With this crazy semester in full swing, I can’t wait to take a break from the madness and enjoy fab clothes, fab company, and an overall fab time at The Cypher. The BCIT Marketing Association has been hosting its annual fashion show for years; with the focus of this years’ show being street wear. From…
During BCIT’s student council latest meeting at the Burnaby campus on October 5th, the winner of the by-elections was announced to council. Jessica Graham has been elected as the new VP of Finance and Administration with a total of 275 of 500 votes. The process of the by-election was officially ratified during council. “It was a…
BCIT’s Student Council held their first meeting of the school year this Monday Sept. 14th. The new Student Executives welcomed new Council members and went straight into business. The first item discussed was the cancellation of Frosh Fest —the association’s largest annual event that welcomes students to BCIT. The event was cancelled due to the…
The $25 dollar student fee increase was approved by a thin majority of 94 votes. With exactly 1,500 students casting their vote, the referendum passed with 797 votes in favour and 703 against. President Dylan Smith thanked everyone present and those who voted, “Exciting times for sure, as we start to move forward with all…
The minimum number of members required to approve the upcoming referendum that would increase students’ fees by $25 dollars was barely met during last council meeting. Twenty-six people attended the meeting this Monday Feb. 23rd, during which council approved to hold a referendum on the last week of March regarding the student fee increase for…
Council beat reporter Estefania Duran checks in the machinations of student government.
This week: student fees, the transit referendum, and Rec services.
The upcoming transportation referendum was the focus of the student Council meeting on Jan. 26th. The Student Association asked Council whether or not they should take a stance on TransLink’s upcoming plebiscite. Other student Associations have publicly expressed their support for the referendum. UBC’s Alma Mater Society is one of the student society’s that has…
Student council had its first meeting this Monday January 12th. BCIT’s Student Association began 2015 with a new voting system in place for council meetings. Rather than using the traditional hand vote, the Association obtained i>Clicker2s for all councillors and board members. All votes are shown immediately on the screen and a record is taken…
Voting for BCIT’s Student Association by-election is taking place this week. But only those students taking a course or enrolled in the School of Computing and Academic Studies are eligible to vote. Voting will end this Thursday Nov. 20th at noon, and the result will be announced online by 2:00pm that day. Chief Returning Officer…
By-Election BCIT’s student council met again on Monday Nov. 3rd where a committee was chosen to manage the upcoming by-elections that will fill the position of Computing and Academic Studies Chair. The committee will be composed of Chief Returning Officer (CRO) and Student Affairs VP Evan Findlay, Aerospace Technology VP Daniel Sumano, School of Energy…
School of Computing and Academic Studies Chair, Alexander Clarke, handed in his letter of resignation to SA President Dylan Smith just hours before council met on Monday October 20th. According to President Smith, Clarke will no longer be attending BCIT, as he will be pursuing a different career path. Clarke’s departure leaves the SA with…
BCIT’s Student Council met again this Tuesday, October 7th. The meeting began with a concern voiced by Anya Besharah, an Environmental Health student, who asked about BCIT’s policy on electronic cigarettes. Subsequent to Vancouver City Councillors’ vote to ban e-cigarettes in public spaces, Besharah was interested in knowing how this would affect BCIT policy. Many…