February 20, 2013
In honour of the Academy Awards and the Year of the sss-nake, this week’s theme is famous snakes and celebritie-sss! IF THIS WEEK IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: Somewhere near the intersection of Year of the Snake and Oscar hoo-ha is your special day. Prepare your sss-peech accordingly, because it’s your year to glide from ssss-eat filler…
Scarlet writes about sex and relationships. Have a burning question? Email scarlet@linknewspaper.ca! [hr] Dear Scarlet, It’s intimating to go to my doctor to ask if I have a STI. Are there a few ways to self-diagnose? When do I need to go to the doctor for sure? — Scared out of my Mind Dearest…
Luminous Books Pop-Up Bookshop February 15-March 30 UNIT/PITT Projects Face it: Victoria’s cool indie bookstores are upstaging Vancouver’s shops. Part of the solution? Luminous Books is a London-based store that specializes in second-hand books on philosophy and cultural curiosities, with a “special interest in alternative activity around the book form.” Travelling to Vancouver is part…
Hollywood gets a slice of BCIT at this month’s Academy Awards BCIT graduate Leslie Knott is up for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short for her film Buzkashi Boys. Knott moved to Afghanistan in 2004 after graduating from BCIT’s broadcast journalism program. She was offered a six-month contract to start up a radio station in…
The U-Pass program is valuable to students and we must vote to keep it I’m a BCIT student who uses the U-Pass to the point of exhaustion. And I’ll sure appreciate if the pass doesn’t go the way of dial-up Internet as a result of the BCIT’s current U-Pass referendum. Like many BCIT students, I…
New album more than an exercise in nostalgia When it comes to pop music, expectation is a fickle thing. It’s exciting, motivating, and when expectations are met or exceeded, there’s no greater sense of euphoria. Unfortunately, expectation also carries the risk of letdown. The threat of letdown is huge with the surprise arrival of mbv,…
A president, a dentist, super heroes, and Canadians The Oscars are right around the corner, and let’s face it: you’ve been too busy with group projects and midterms to see any of the nominees. The Link has you covered. Our picks for seven major categories will help you figure out which flicks to watch before…
The Animated Short Film category displays great leaps of imagination and mastery of form The Animated Short Film category in the Academy Awards should be the highlight of all Oscar-watching parties. It is the category with the most variety between the nominees, and showcases a breadth of skills and imagination that is rarely found, even…
How I sidled up to the stars and saw Justin Timberlake’s spit bubble The morning of my birthday usually includes a bucket beside my bed and a headache, so you can imagine my delight when I woke up feeling like a normal human being. Not only did I wake up hangover-free on my birthday, I…
How the rise and fall of Canada’s neon capital affects our discussion of city heritage Vancouver’s tumultuous relationship with neon signs is a subject of much discussion in both academic and popular platforms. Once the neon capital of Canada, the only remnants of the city’s once vibrant sign culture are a few restored signs and…
BCIT president Don Wright reflects on his career, his five years at BCIT, and what’s next Just two days after he announced his official resignation from his nearly five-year term as president of BCIT, The Link was able to sit down and talk to Don Wright about his career leading up to where is he…
Research university organization argues against Liberals’ prioritization of trade programs VANCOUVER (CUP) — A limited pot of post-secondary funding in BC has begun to pit the province’s large research universities and trade schools against one another. As technical and skills-based programs at schools were given sizeable sums in recent weeks as part of the BC…