Today’s provincial budget announcement saw historic investment in affordable housing for students. With just over 300 units, BCIT is one of the least-served postsecondary institutions with respect to student housing. Today’s announcement of $450 million in low-cost financing for affordable student housing is an important step towards enhancing student life. “Metro Vancouver has some of…
Uphill from Here words catherine garrett photos graham cox Landon McGauley is a 22-year-old BCIT Journalism student, public speaker, and sit skier. He broke his back in a mountain biking accident at age 15 when he lost control of his bicycle, and has been living in a wheelchair ever since. He competed in the X…
Sheldon Lynn Computer Systems Technology Follow him on Instagram: @sheldon Visit him online: sheldonlynn.com Photography speaks to both sides of my brain, the creative artist and the analytical programmer. When/how did you start taking photos? I have been painting and drawing my whole life and that fascination with exploring the world in a visual manner…
OAKUM is about to become your new favourite DJ and he might just be sitting right next to you in class, crafting his latest track.
BCIT grad Kaya Dorey represents North America as UN Young Champion of the Earth
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: DAYNA WESTSTEYN words twila amato photos braeden frew To Dayna Weststeyn, sonography and photography are both forms of art and science. As a fashion photographer and a student in BCIT’s Diagnostic Medical Sonography program, Dayna’s lifestyle is solid proof that two seemingly opposite interests are just two sides of the same coin. Here…
Student Spotlight: Albert Tang For the October issue of LINK, we sat down with Albert Tang. It is not often a twenty two year old is accomplished, and It is even more rare when they are a full time student. Albert Tang wears many hats but, none more impressive than that of being a small…
BCIT Architecture student Albert Tang was travelling through Spain, Hungary and Italy this summer and shared some of his photos with us. You can follow Albert on Instagram @_tangerr for more landscape, lifestyle and travel photos! Why do you take photos? I take photos because I love being able to really capture a moment or scene that…
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] BCIT student (and chef, entrepreneur, graphic designer, marketer and macaron king), Max Huang, was travelling through Malaysia during the summer before school started again. He shared with us some beautiful street, landscape and food photos he took during his time in Southeast Asia. Follow Max Huang on Instagram @itsmaxhuang for more food photography,…
Every month, we shine a spotlight on one exceptional BCIT student with a unique story to share. What inspires them? What brought them to BCIT? What can we learn from their experiences? It’s amazing what you can find out about the people around you if just ask the right questions. Caitlin Purvis is a woodworking student at BCIT by day,…
From humble beginnings in Puebla, a suburb two hours from Mexico City, to a craft brewery in Vancouver’s Olympic Village, Mauricio Lozano (alongside his wife Alicia) is using his expertise as an instructor in BCIT’s Food Technology and Operations Management program to give traditional craft beers a fresh kick at one of the city’s most…
EXPOSURE is a rotating student photo show featuring the work of select BCIT students. Each month we select 5 amazing images to print and hang inside Habitat pub on the Burnaby campus, exposing you to the some of the talented artists amongst us at BCIT. See something you like? Prints may be available for purchase by contacting the artist. Want…