BCIT Student Association sees reduced voter turnout despite high number of candidates Incoming president Rebecca Davidson won in a landslide with 1,126 votes, more than double the combined number of votes for the three candidates who also ran for the position. PJ Krider came in second with 336 votes, followed by Kevin Hipolito with…
ARIES (March 21 – April 20) Like pails of cherries in the sun, there’s always pits in summer fun. But like lemons into lemonade, a pit into a beach fire can always be made! [hr] TAURUS (April 21 – May 21) A kayak helps us humans float, and paddleboards are like flat boats. So make…
The Reverend offers some words of wisdom on Justin Bieber’s Anne Frank gaff [hr] Dear Justin, I’m telling you this as a friend. You need to start listening to your publicist. Don’t have one? Here’s my card. It’s not that you’re not a great musical talent or that there is anyone who hasn’t heard about…
Cost and format differences might be making electronic textbooks an unattractive option for BCIT students Electronic book sales have been consistently low across post-secondary schools in BC, and BCIT is no exception. Electronic versions of textbooks have been offered at BCIT for a few years now, but numbers show that students still prefer the…
The results of the BCIT Student Association election and BCIT board of governors election have been announced. Listed below are the winners. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY President Rebecca Davidson (automatically given a seat on BCIT’s board of governors as part of VP student affairs portfolio) Vice President, Finance & Administration Brad Johnson Vice President, Campus Life…
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.…