Pavilion: A Collaboration Between the SA & BCIT
Link went behind the scenes to learn more about this collaborative project between the SA and BCIT. This new food services location is offering scratch cooking in NE-1 thanks to requests by students.
Mike Robertson: Photographer & Painter
Mike Robertson is a BCIT student in the video production and editing associate certificate program. He is also a full time Graphic Artist and Art Director for Roots of Fight (rootsoffight.com). Mike Robertson is an avid skier, a dog lover, and a lifelong resident of Vancouver, who grew up on the North Shore. [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget]
De-Extinction: What A Species?
Let’s face it, we’re killing the planet. Right at home in BC, we’ve lost the Island Large Marble, the Sei Whale and the Pygmy Short-Horned Lizard. More recently, many populations of Chinook Salmon are now considered endangered throughout the province. In Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction, author Britt Wray…
The Interactive Art of Enclosure
B.C.-based conceptual artist Mowry Baden uses perceptual psychology, science, and architecture to engage viewers to participate in his art. The Vancouver Art Gallery is featuring a 15-piece exhibition of his works that will run until June 9th, 2019. By Ali Pitargue “Have any of you danced with a mop bucket?” asked Mowry Baden, standing before…
Student Spotlight: Ahmadullah Rahmat Hoping to Change the Face of Afghan Media
During my first practicum rotation in the BCIT Broadcast and Online Journalism program, I was running around grasping at ideas, trying to make newsworthy stories out of nothing. At one point, I turned to a classmate, Ahmadullah Rahmat (who goes by Rahmat), to see what he was doing. Not only was he fully caught up…
Can You Virtually Enhance Empathy?
The Friend 2 Friend Social Learning Society is using virtual reality technology (VR) to help enable people to empathize with children who have autism. As part of the Autism Demystification® program, the organization aims to foster peer social relationships One in 66 Canadian children have autism , or what is more appropriately termed autism spectrum…
Where At BCIT Can Students Find Pride
Illustration by Sheku Nafisi Last week I met with Trina Prince in the SA offices to discuss the history of 2SLGBTQ+ issues at BCIT. Trina has been working with the BCIT Student Association (SA) for three years, and prior to that worked for the BCIT Alumni Association for 3 years. They have been involved in…
“Hey Guys” And Why It’s Harmful: reducing the use of gender coded language
Who among us hasn’t, at some point, referred to a diverse group of people as “guys”? Maybe you know them all well, maybe you don’t. You could be referring to three people, or a hundred—but there is a good chance that at some point in your life, one of those people felt gender dysphoria, or…
Murder Most Fun
“Serial killers were becoming a source of entertainment for millions of people who munched popcorn as they watched Silence of the Lambs…It was an interest that would appeal to those who had never lived with anguish these monsters cause.” —Seattle Sheriff David Reichert Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer…
The Canadian Branch of Feminism
BCIT Communications instructor Tessa Jordan discusses the impact of cultural production on Canadian feminist history. Her upcoming book, Feminist Acts, examines how the 1970s women’s magazine, Branching Out, contributed to Canadian feminism. In the summer of 1975, Rosemary Brown was making Canadian history as the first black woman to run for leadership of a…
For the Love of Valentine’s Day
It’s February, and the question, “What are you doing for Valentine’s Day?” is likely to be hot on people’s lips. Now, put the question on its head. What is Valentine’s Day doing for you? Take a loveseat, grab some bon-bons, and let’s see what’s behind that Hallmark façade. In this feature, we delve into the University of British Columbia…
Of minds red and blue: How urban living is assaulting our brains and how Nature can restore us to ourselves
Good ol’ Mother Nature—giver of life; cradle of civilizations; muse to poets, and discrete host to lovers’ trysts. Her summer radiance may have fallen dim, but She remains our best hope as we kick off the Winter Semester. This is a story of campus life and urban sprawl. It’s about our brains’ struggle to hold…