Despite the transformation in how listeners get music, industry experiences growth EDMONTON — Fourteen years ago, the booming music industry hit a thick fog, leaving it adrift as dollars disappeared from even the most influential record labels. Though many thought Napster’s 1999 debut would signal the commercial downfall of the industry, music thrived despite it,…
Debts accrued during relationship now shared between couple NORTH VANCOUVER (CUP) — Earlier this month, BC’s Family Relations Act made a big change that affected many live-in couples in the province. According to the new Family Law Act, live-in couples who have been together for two years will now be considered to be common-law married…
Terminal City Rollergirls season opener April 13 Minoru Arena, Richmond Get ready to rumble with Vancouver’s best at the 2013 season opener for the Terminal City Rollergirls. The event features two bouts: Public Frenemy versus the Riot Girls in the first, and a face-off between last year’s championship finalists the Faster Pussycats and the Bad…
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…
Harmony Korine’s new flick is a sunny trip to the dark side of today’s youth culture Most people, including some long-term Harmony Korine fans, had a similar reaction to Spring Breakers: “Why would I pay to see a movie about skinny white girls shaking it to Skrillex?” It can hardly be called an unreasonable response…
Odd Future’s front man offends and entertains with new album Odd Future shook up the music scene upon arrival. Before them, eccentricity was limited to Outkast’s André 3000, who would wear flamboyant colors in contrast to bandmate Big Boi’s masculine image. Never in hip hop history would an act rapping about dancing in women’s clothing…
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…
Has parking at BCIT gone from service to scam? Yesterday, my karma took a hit: I spent approximately 12 minutes yelling at a customer service representative at Impark, BCIT’s parking despot. The root of my rage, which was taken ungracefully out on an Impark peon, is that thrice this school year, I have trudged across…
The BCITSA general election is just around the corner, with 30 candidates vying for 12 positions 30 candidates are running for a position on the BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) executive board, some seeking re-election, some getting involved in student politics for the first time, and others exercising a passion to get involved. Last year, the…