the big disconnect
“Disconnecting can help us feel more connected to ourselves”
Morality at the Movies: Blade Runner & Finding Humanity Through Mercy
Picture it: Los Angeles, 2019. We collectively turn a blind eye as a special unit police officer guns down an enslaved minority that has escaped captivity. We are told the killing was done to uphold law and order. Besides, the cop is just doing his job. Sadly, aside from flying cars the dystopian vision of…
Wanderlust Feature
Where we’ve gone, and where we’ll go again. Sarah Sarmadi, Wadi Rum, Jordan 2019Lauren Edwards Cinque Terre, Italy 2019Zach Kiedaish, Vancouver Island, 2019Zach Kiedaish, Vancouver Island, 2019Justin Park, Toronto, 2019Brittany Roffel, 2019 Sarah Sarmadi, Iran, 2019Elin Molenaar Golden Ears, 2020Elin Molenaar Golden Ears, 2020Sarah Sarmadi, Iran, 2019Brittany Roffel, 2019
Be Part of Canada’s Lifeline
Odds are, you’re a student at BCIT with a workload that requires a huge time commitment. It can often feel like you need to spend every minute to focus on your program while excluding time for social outings and helping out your community. Since the onset of COVID-19, blood donations have been considerably reduced…
A Collection of Avocado pits
I’d seen avocado pits with toothpicks poked in them in passing but had never had thought much of it. At the end of March this year my boyfriend was about to go back to Australia due to COVID-19. While he was still in Vancouver I half-joking asked him to “do the toothpick thing on this…
What Type of Team Member are You?
Orientation for first-year students is always a whirlwind of information. My BCIT orientation experience last year was a busy, bustling day with an overload of student energy. Hundreds of students in the School of Business were welcomed to the program in the Telus Theatre. My nerves had me sitting at the edge of my seat…
Policing the Police: a look at excessive force in Canada and the United States
Amid a slew of news reports involving violent (and lethal) police incidents in the U.S., many Canadians have pondered why these events seem to happen more down south, compared to here at home. On the other hand, some have suggested that the disparity is not as deep as it appears, and that some over-sensationalized American…
Intro: Masking for a Friend
Years from now, when people ask us what the year 2020 was like, all I can say is that it was a time of disaster, unrest, and tragedy, all underneath the cloud of a global pandemic. But in its darkness, it also rang in a new era of solidarity, accountability, and transformation. During these months…
Protecting Your Mental Health in Times of Isolation
Stephanie BohnStephanie grew up in a small town and has enjoyed adjusting to life in Vancouver. She like to keep an open mind and learn about other people’s lives. When Stephanie is procrastinating from her studying she can be found falling at ice rinks or attempting to ride tandem bicycles at Stanley Park. www.bcitsa.ca
When Reality Plagues Fiction
The ironic escapism of pandemic-inspired books, films, and television. Zombies Will Rule the World: The Hypothetical Pandemic For others, the less realistic, the better; less reality means more imagination. Horror, fantasy, and science fiction creatives tend to opt for a more hyperbolic approach. It usually goes along the lines of: a mutated strain of a…
Government Provides COVID-19 Support for Students and Recent Graduates
In March, the number of post-secondary working students (aged 15-29) dropped by 28% from February, due to COVID-19. The federal government announced emergency responses to help the post-secondary community during the pandemic, namely the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB). CESB provides $1,250 per month for eligible students from May to August and $1,750 for students…
Companies that are thriving during COVID-19
Money-making behind the screens by Daniella Pettenon COVID-19 has brought stress to individuals and businesses across the world. However, there are a handful of companies that are thriving from the dramatic shift in consumer demand—Nintendo, Electronic Arts, Pornhub, Netflix, and DoorDash, to name a few. For years, parents have been pushing their children to go…