Dan Mangan’s new album “CLUB MEDS”
Calvin A. Jay takes Dan Mangan’s latest offering for a spin and discovers a little of the old Dan and a whole lot of the new.
Katy Perry to bedazzle Superbowl XLIX
A look back at the past 4 Superbowl Halftime shows from Bruno Mars, Beyonce, Madonna, and the B.E.P.
TEDxBCIT Preview – Heather White
We’re only a week away from the first ever TEDxBCIT conference! In the days leading up, we’re bringing you previews with the speakers and some of our favourite TED moments of all time.
A brighter Rio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad8mH6vUX-s After successfully raising over $16,000 dollars, the Rio Theatre lit up its iconic neon sign Thursday night. Thanks to the help of 342 funders, the theatre was able to bring their sign back to life in front of a happy crowd that waited anxiously for the unveil. Rio Theatre owner Corinne Lea couldn’t be…
Great Moments of TED – Chris Hadfield
TEDxBCIT is getting closer… And in the run up to it, we’re posting some of our favourite TED talks of all time. For your viewing pleasure here is Chris Hadfield – everyone’s favourite Bowie-Guitar-Playing-Photo-Taking-Moustachio’d Canadian astronaut hero. Here’s his talk “What I learned From Going Blind in Space.” I’m not going to lie, the experience…
Student council’s first meeting of the year
Student council had its first meeting this Monday January 12th. BCIT’s Student Association began 2015 with a new voting system in place for council meetings. Rather than using the traditional hand vote, the Association obtained i>Clicker2s for all councillors and board members. All votes are shown immediately on the screen and a record is taken…
“The Interview” finally shows in Vancouver.
Rachel Fox, movie programmer at the independent Rio Theatre in Vancouver, wanted to book the The Interview for a run long before the hack on Sony Pictures and the brouhaha involving North Korea. In fact, right up until the week before Christmas, she thought they would be able to book the film. “Then,” she says,…
Cutting The Cable
A CRTC report released this past May suggests the numbers of cable subscriptions can’t keep up with fast emerging households, and how fast those households are opting out of TV plans. According to the findings, cable subscriptions grew by 126 000, but more than 134 000 households cancelled their TV subscriptions, and more than 170…
Eh Pod expansion on the horizon
For students frustrated from the wait when wanting to book study time at the EhPod, the a proposed $1 million dollar expansion might be the answer to the problem. BCIT’s Student Association has allocated $170,000 from its student space committee budget to the project, and is waiting on approval of the remaining $895,000 from the…
Enter the Cellar
The Art of Cellaring Beer: Ever had a beer that tasted like cardboard? That’s a stale beer – one that’s been left on the store shelf a few months too long. It’s a golden rule – beer is meant to be drank fresh. Right? Actually, not always. And hidden amongst you is a small secretive…
Juicing your way to a healthy 2015
It’s that time of the year again – The festive season comes to an end, along with the comforting holiday meals and hopefully not too many bottles of wine. The New Year means new beginnings, when we make resolutions in the hopes of keeping happy our mind, body, and soul. If you’ve been searching for…
Massacre in Paris
As a writer, it’s difficult to sit here and form these words. By now, you’ve likely heard of today’s tragic events in Paris. 12 people, 10 of them journalists with the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo and two police officers were gunned down, apparently over controversial cartoons the magazine had published. I’ve had a number…