Broadcast instructor exceeds $50, 000 fundraising goal in memory of late husband On a crisp, clear November afternoon, the tenth and final High Flight Run took place, leaving organizer Mary Kay Thurston feels a definite sense of fulfillment. Thurston, a broadcast journalism instructor at BCIT, started the run 10 years ago, in honour of her…
It’s time to create a stink over the condition of the washrooms at BCIT Public washrooms: A Pandora’s box of disease, and the center of our societal depravity. Think that sentence was an exaggeration? Please, go to a washroom on-campus today. You will be guaranteed to see at least one urine-laden toilet seat, two sinks…
With Christmas around the corner, should Christmas trees be adorning the halls of BCIT? Walking through the halls of building SE2 at Burnaby Campus, one cannot help but notice the proliferation of Christmas trees that have begun to pop up. Making my way to the offices of The Link, located above the Great Hall, I…
BCIT Student Association confronts premier about provincial funding for BCIT Dear Premier Clark, Every year, more than 45,000 people attend BCIT in order to prepare themselves to enter the work force. Currently, those same BCIT students face the possibility of their education and careers being delayed. As elected representatives of the BCIT Student Association, we…
Neetu GarchaNeetu was born and raised in the Okanagan Valley (minus the few toddler years she spent living in Punjab, India where her line of heritage is from). She moved to the lower mainland to attend BCIT and is now in her graduating year of the Broadcast and Online Journalism Program. Her writing and editing…
Lynne Denison Foster was honoured with a lifetime achievement award for her significant contribution as a leading aviation instructor at BCIT’s Aerospace Technology Campus in Richmond. The award, presented by the British Columbia Aviation Council, came as a surprise to Foster. Although she has been in the industry for 43 years, she is younger than…
Forget the unions, BCIT’s internet connection has been on strike for years Life as a BCIT management student is tough. Crammed class schedules and huge group projects stretch the capabilities of students, to the point where we need to weigh the cost/benefit/risk ratios of getting more than three hours of sleep per night. Signing up…
International Students’ Association hosts cultural exchange event The sound of festivities from different cultures echoed through the Great Hall on Burnaby Campus last week. Supported by the BCIT Student Association and funded by BCIT International, the International Students’ Association (ISA) held the World Showcase Event, with booths representing international students from a variety of countries.…
Dear Scarlet, My girlfriend is refusing to give me head because she says my sperm tastes gross — aside from getting a new girlfriend, is there anything I can do to change her mind? — Funky Spunk Dear Funky, There’s not a lot you can do to actually change your girlfriend’s mind. However, you can…
Students answered the “Call of Duty” at BCIT on October 25, completing an obstacle course with a military theme. Obstacles like cattle wire and ammunition boxes challenged participants who raised funds for BCIT’s Legion Military Skills Conversion Program scholarship. The Legion Military Skills Conversion Program is an initiative designed to help members of the Canadian…
If today is your birthday Count your lucky stars, birthday boy/girl — really, count them. On my birthday this year, I counted 8, 568 and then I had the best summer ever. Spot 8,569, and your whole year is guaranteed to be stellar. ARIES (March 21 – April 20) Aries, it’s time to make…
A message from BCITSA School of Construction Chair Brian Harvey The BCIT Student Association has been very busy over the first few months of the school year. Starting this week, the second floor of the building SE2 will become a construction zone. The result of a process that started over two years ago, the project…