BCIT offers students many services to alleviate stress, and counsellors have advice for how to cope We’ve all felt it: the familiar fight, flight, or freeze response bubbling up from our stomachs when we realise that our plates are overflowing. Ladies and gentlemen, I present stress. While it’s obviously not a pleasant experience, not all…
Busy schedules and heavy workloads mean the return of intercollegiate sports at BCIT is unlikely Back in the 1990s the BCIT Cougars men’s and women’s teams competed in a variety of sports such as soccer, volleyball, badminton, and basketball. As a part of the British Columbia Colleges’ Athletic Association (BCCAA), BCIT played other colleges such…
Aboriginal Services have launched the project to share First Nations’ culture with students Aboriginal Services at BCIT is fundraising to build a traditional Coast Salish-style longhouse. The space will be built outside of the BCIT Aboriginal Gathering Space in SW1 on the Burnaby campus, on the grassy knoll outside of the southwest entrance. The longhouse…
17 bylaw changes at student association’s special general meeting, but not without disagreement The recent BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) special general meeting (SGM) passed 17 bylaw amendments, leaving only one unapproved. The SGM, is held annually to make changes to existing bylaws in the constitution of the BCITSA through requests called motions. All students are…
BCIT’s Green Team hosted an eco-fashion show to promote their commuting campaign BCIT’s Green Team, in cooperation with the BCIT Student Association, turned the Great Hall into a catwalk for its first ever eco-fashion show on March 19. Models strutted down the runway in chic athletic gear to inspire staff and students to keep their…
ARIES (March 21 – April 20) March is here to put spring back into your life and into your step. Practice getting springy by finding a trampoline. Reach for the sunshine! [hr] TAURUS (April 21 – May 21) Sure, the Rolling Stones sing a song about sending “dead flowers” every morning, but it wasn’t springtime…
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-…