Despite its critical role, Canada’s involvement gets unjustly overlooked the film adaptation of the 1980 hostage rescue mission Before Ben Affleck hits the Oscar trail for his film Argo, he needs to account for the proverbial bitch-slap he handed Canadians with his film. Argo, based on the 1980 joint US-Canadian effort to save six American…
Founder hopes to provide a platform for students far from home It may be easy for homegrown students to go about their routines on campus without the pressure of making new friends, but the same cannot necessarily be said for international students. International students must find ways to connect to the culture, the city, and…
Following a series of votes in favour of strike action at post-secondary institutions across the province, support staff at BCIT’s Burnaby campus picketed outside of four buildings on Tuesday, November 6. The demonstration forced BCIT to cancel day classes, while night courses were unaffected. Larry Dea, head of BC Government Employees’ union (BCGEU) Local 703,…
It seems to be strike season at post-secondary institutions across British Columbia. BCIT’s Faculty Staff Association (FSA) voted 78 per cent in favour of holding strike action at BCIT. The FSA represents about 600 instructors in part-time studies, about another 600 day-school instructors, professionals in the library, students services in counselling, 100 members in information…
The BCIT Faculty Staff Association (FSA) is engaging in a full strike today (Monday. November 17, 2012) and will be picketing at all campuses from 6am to 8pm. This action will be carried out in cooperation with the BCGEU’s support staff bargaining unit. All FSA members are instructed to withdraw their services to BCIT tomorrow.…
What you and BCIT can do to prepare yourself for an unexpected natural disaster Three words: drop, cover, hold. If you were to pick out the most important words from the information provided online regarding BCIT’s emergency preparedness, those are likely them, according to Teresa Sharp, who runs BCIT’s emergency management department. “Get personally prepared…
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7:00 p.m. Punk Monks NBC NEWCOMER! These ain’t your daddy’s monks! The show follows the antics of a disgruntled group of monks who pull pranks on local celebrities. Don’t miss it! [hr] 7:30 p.m. Doughed! FAMILY FUN! Some guy from Saturday Night Live stars in this show! It’s about a guy who owns a pizza…
“So, what does the vice president of external relations do?” This is a question I have been asked many times; so perhaps I should clear it up for everyone. The vice president of external relations is responsible for managing and building relationships with any organizations that are external of the student association; for example, I…
Members of the BCIT Student Association’s Peak Leadership program participated in two seminars covering effective leadership and public speaking last week. The seminars were conducted by professional speaker Peter Legge, who gives approximately 75 speeches each year and travels the world to spread his message. “Even after thousands of speeches, it is still so exciting,…
