Keep cool this summer with these hip happenings around the Lower Mainland So. School is wrapping up and it’s almost time for summer break. Too bad BCIT’s tuition and rigid payment structures mean you’ll be working all summer instead of flying off to beaches, festivals, and European backpacking odysseys. Fear not! The Link has…
ARIES (March 21 – April 20) Like pails of cherries in the sun, there’s always pits in summer fun. But like lemons into lemonade, a pit into a beach fire can always be made! [hr] TAURUS (April 21 – May 21) A kayak helps us humans float, and paddleboards are like flat boats. So make…
The Reverend offers some words of wisdom on Justin Bieber’s Anne Frank gaff [hr] Dear Justin, I’m telling you this as a friend. You need to start listening to your publicist. Don’t have one? Here’s my card. It’s not that you’re not a great musical talent or that there is anyone who hasn’t heard about…
The BCITSA has done it again – without the ‘Oops’. If you saw several mad scientists, two super heroes who may or may not have been super-fast, and/or a couple of mysterious W.I.B. (Women In Black) agents running around campus recently, it was likely because March 27 marked the BCIT Student Association’s first annual five-kilometer…
Kim stands tall on crumpled enemy forces; actually a pile of Legos BURNABY — Several waves of Taepodong-3 missiles launched from silos at the Tonghae satellite launching site annihilated major South Korean military and civilian targets late last Sunday, as imagined by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. Gripping a cardboard tube with the words Tapodog[sic]-3…
According to campus security, you should think twice before napping at BCIT Recently, Edmonton’s MacEwan University became a target for students who were caught sleeping. Twitter account @MacEwanSleeps has nearly 500 followers and dozens of photographs of students sleeping, seemingly unaware that their slumber was being captured and on the Internet for all to see.…
Discover the most egregious errors committed by group members, and how to successfully navigate group project waters Instructors love group projects, especially at BCIT. They’re described as a way to “get to know your peers” and a brilliant form of “burden sharing.” After a semester of experience, I can confidently say that anyone who tells…
Spring means finally giving the Toronto the time of day Here in BC, it’s a well-known fact that Toronto sucks. We hate the way everything seems to revolve around them and how they constantly overlook us on the west coast. As for sports, most BC residents could care less about their NBA team, the Toronto…
I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of a secret cult at BCIT EDITOR’S NOTE: We at The Link want to remind our readers that the following views do not reflect the views of the paper, any major religion, or good journalism. They are the opinions of a man who, because of the Internet,…
Is it cheaper to do it yourself or get served? It was one of those crazy sunny days on Burnaby Campus when all I wanted was one more day of spring break. And then I got this text from non-BCIT friends that made me squirm: “We’ve been at Havana since 2pm. We just ordered a…
BCIT offers students many services to alleviate stress, and counsellors have advice for how to cope We’ve all felt it: the familiar fight, flight, or freeze response bubbling up from our stomachs when we realise that our plates are overflowing. Ladies and gentlemen, I present stress. While it’s obviously not a pleasant experience, not all…
