Eight years after the first Harry Potter book was published, Simon Fraser University formed a Quidditch team. Club founder Christine Konrad says until now, no one took the initiative to apply to SFU Recreation to start the team. She told The Link, “I watched a UBC-UVic game about two years ago, and I thought, ‘This…
“We are water.” If there was a concise way to summarize Watermark, this quote from Oscar Dennis comes pretty close. Words do a poor job of describing a film of such overwhelming visual beauty, but the Tahltan linguist captured the simple and yet loudest message of the film. Watermark is the second cinematic collaboration between…
ARIES (March 21 – April 20) This time of year it’s useful to assess life using a costume-benefit analysis. Are you exuding enough sparkle? Are you more often yourself, or someone else? Is your life peaceful or is it full-on war(drobe)? TAURUS (April 21 – May 21) Taurus, quit moonlighting as the person you want…
Pumpkins, witches, black cats, and most importantly – candy. Yep, you got it: it’s that time of year again. Halloween is just around the corner, and the big question on everyone’s minds is what to do for this year’s holiday. Luckily, The Link has compiled a list of the coolest, most happening Halloween events in…
When I first told my friends I was going to kill zombies, they deemed me nuts. I told them I was practicing for the zombie pandemic. I first heard of zombie survival games in BC while researching a story. I was drawn to it: I grew up watching horror movies, so I tend to gravitate…
Do you love warm seasonal spices but hate the cloying sweetness of artificial syrup? If you crave pumpkin flavour, but lattes and pie just don’t do it for you, there’s another way to get your spiced pumpkin fix: Pumpkin beer! Most breweries now produce seasonal beers. At my last count, a well-stocked liquor store took…
Everything we do has a purpose. Not having a purpose is in itself a purpose, by which we choose what to do, what to say, and how to go about purposelessness. A purpose is the difference between studying for an exam and watching countless reruns of Criminal Minds. If you are at BCIT, it is highly…
The five award recipients at BCIT’s Distinguished Alumni Awards come from diverse backgrounds. The alumni awarded at the ceremony on October 1 are Bill Dow, Craig Crawford, Robyn Worcester, Gillian Findlay and Ceilidh Millar. Bill Dow is currently the dean of BCIT’s School of Health Sciences, and his role insures graduates are prepared to be…
ARIES (March 21 – April 20) Swimming Sockeye says follow your streams. If your current situation is tough, you just have to be efishent, bear it, and keep chasing the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow (trout). TAURUS (April 21 – May 21) Sea otter says you don’t have flippers so put…
A 12-week BCIT House Inspection Program moved from a classroom to a Thompson-Nicola region reserve this past summer. Now, it is paving the way for other training opportunities on reserves. The House Inspection Program is usually offered part-time at the BCIT Burnaby campus over an extended period of time. This summer, the program was revamped…
