Questioning the value of instructor evaluations At semester’s end, relieved students grab a number-two pencil and fill out instructor review forms. From praise, to valid concerns, to outright complaints, they scribble furiously, hoping their comments will make a difference. Marwan Marwan, a second- year computer systems technology student, says the reviews are misleading. Unfortunately, few students understand…
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From being healthy to being hip, the evolution of public hair maintenance VANCOUVER (CUP) — It was death by Brazilian. After exerting its dominance over human genitalia for millennia, pubic lice wasn’t killed by insecticides or chemical balms — it was killed by our own vanity. Bloomberg announced earlier this month that in reaching for…
Is nicotine worse than obsessive-compulsive Facebook disorder? I can’t tell which addiction is worse: Facebook or cigarettes. To set this controversial debate to rest, I will begin by logging myself into Facebook. Oh wait, I’m already logged in on two devices. So far, this experiment is going smoothly. For cigarettes, I’ll have to rely on…
English-teacher-turned- comedian discusses his jump from school to stage It’s rare to find a perfect marriage of passions. Often, we find ourselves scattered across a myriad of interests, rarely finding the time to focus on one. But for local comedian and English teacher John Cullen, it couldn’t have been a more perfect fit. “Every summer,…
Vancouver International Women in Film Festival March 7-10 Vancity Theatre Coinciding with International Women’s Day, this year’s Wom- en in Film is the seventh install- ment of the festival, celebrating women’s involvement in the film industry. Films selected for the festival feature women in at least three key creative roles: writer, pro- ducer, director, cinematogra-…
Amok shows supergroup’s potential It’s here. Sometime in 2009, Thom Yorke hinted at a musical union so powerful, it would transcend all realms of rock. The group, consisting of Yorke, Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, and Beck’s drummer Joey Waronker accompanied Yorke on a tour for his solo album Eraser,…
Largest retrospective of Spiegelman’s work opens at the Vancouver Art Gallery Many Gen Y readers have been introduced to the work of Art Spiegelman though their academic curriculum. MAUS, Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize- winning graphic novel, is commonly discussed in high school history classes and college-level Holocaust studies. MAUS marks only the tip of the iceberg…
Combatting smartphones and laptops as distractions in the classroom Resistance is futile. That’s BCIT social media instructor Rebecca Coleman’s advice to teachers. She’s talking about student use of electronic devices in the classroom for Facebooking, texting, or tweeting during class. And according to Coleman, students’ personal use of cellphones and laptops to socialize in the classroom…
Awareness campaign informs students and reduces stigma associated with mental illness In the name of mental health, the Great Hall at Burnaby Campus was full of energy and activity. The second annual Speak Up Speak Out event—a BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) and BCIT student services joint initiative — took place in February, aiming to raise…
Sixteen students and staff lose their locks in the name of charity On the last day of February, sixteen students and faculty lined up in BCIT’s Great Hall to say goodbye to their hair. In the process, they hoped those who did not voluntarily make that choice would benefit. Notably, over $3,000 dollars was raised…
February’s Big Info session saw the highest number of attendees yet February may be the shortest month of the year, but the recent BIG Information and Program Expo, or Big Info, was the largest the school has ever seen. For the biannual event, there were approximately 1,000 more prospective students registered than in October. “We…