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Autumn doesn’t have to be boring... pg 6 Editorial 2 BCIT Link • Oct. 6 to Oct. 20 My Dreaded Thanksgiving News flash: Thanksgiving doesn’t have to look like a dinner event out of a Sears catalogue

Brenna Temple ally throw it out in a juvenile “take that Thanksgiving!” sort Editor of way. Since I find Thanksgiving shindigs to be depressing, I y childhood Thanks- might change it up this year and resort to the ever so popular Mgiving memories evoke Safeway rotisserie chicken of which I’m capable of eating vivid images of Sears cata- in one sitting. Forget the cranberries and potatoes. The way logue families, a glistening I see it, with my rotisserie chicken in tow, I’m eating like a turkey, and everyone laugh- queen. ing around the table. I don’t mean to be a grinch, but I don’t really enjoy Thanks- Nowadays, my Thanks- giving because I don’t have the “thing” that all my friends givings aren’t anything like who live in Metro have—family. But altogether, I that. Every odd year I’ll spend it with a friend’s family, of- try to make the best of it. Even if I did want to spent the $500 fering to help wherever I can only to be turned down. At first on a plane ticket home to the middle of nowhere, it would dad for enjoying the turkey’s neck (positively disgusting) and I thought it was because they were trying to be nice to their only be for three days. Some would argue that three days is my mom attempting to make mini non-fat cheesecakes only guest, now I know it’s because they fear I may start a modest better than none but I really have to wonder if those people to find they tasted like play dough. house fire. But you see, not letting me help them is really im- are dishing out the case for their own tickets and whether And when people ask me “where is your family this practical for me. I ask to help in order to distract myself from those people are on a student’s budget. It’s not that I’m trying Thanksgiving?” I’ll answer “I’ll see them soon, they’re right the fact that I’m not with my family. to put a price on my family, but my tuition does have a price. where they belong.” After said Thanksgiving feasts, I’m sent “home” (in other So, that being said, this year I’ll spend my Thanksgiv- I wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving, and please re- words, my student sized apartment) with a charitable Tupper- ing in a fiscally responsible manner. I’ll buy my rotisserie member to invite your friends for dinner if they aren’t lucky ware container of turkey, potatoes, and cranberries all mashed chicken, chill out in front of the TV and be thankful for the enough to have their families nearby. together unceremoniously. It makes me homesick and I usu- family I’ll see at Christmas. I’ll remember making fun of my

Campus Query Stephanie Chapman COVER: Human Resources What are you most looking forward to on Being able to see cousins and eat pumpkin pie. Have any plans for the Thanksgiving Thanksgiving? long weekend? We’ve been lucky enough to have a few extra days but Chad Klassen | Assistant Editor the reality is that before you know it, Megan McLaughlin Ryan Arnason the rain will be settling in! Human Resources Electrical Enginnering Getting a break from school and A study break would be nice. Tur- Don’t let the weather get you down. spending time with friends. key’s ok. I see my family quite a bit Nobody likes soggy shoes or frizzy anyways, so it’s not like I’m away from home. It’s more about the time hair, but nonetheless, you should still off to relax. be doing out and enjoying yourself! Amneat Rondhawa Alex Cheung Need some ideas? Check out the Business Administration Financial Management I’m writing the LSAT on the Satur- Food. We don’t have a set tradition. Link’s Autumn to do list on page 6 day [before Thanksgiving], so after We just go year by year. Sometimes and get inspired! Saturday I’m looking forward to my family members aren’t there, so partying and taking a break. My fam- we’ll just hang out. But when we do ily does Thanksgiving on Monday, have family there, we eat together Sunday’s my birthday, and Saturday and have ham and turkey, and even we’re partying. Chinese food.

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Brenna Temple Editor BCIT Encourages Staff and BCIT Hosts Symposium About Students to Quit Smoking Modern Day Literacy

moking: It’s a nasty habit and now BCIT’s doing its part to encourage students and ith today’s use of Twitter and Facebook, speculation about literacy is increasing and Sstaff to quit. The program coined “That’s it, I Quit!” will be running from October 4th Wthat’s what BCIT’s symposium on October 29th is going to be all about. Speakers to December 16th for 11 weeks. According to the BCIT website it will include interactive will talk about our society’s expectation for literacy and technology combined, says a clinics to keep you on track. “Participants who remain tobacco-free from November 1, BCIT news release. “Speakers, panelists, and ensuing discussion will examine our ex- 2010 through and including December 16, 2010 will receive recognition and rewards for pectations regarding the uses of literacy and the questions that arise from the ability to their accomplishment,” says the BCIT website. The program will include clinics, support function within a ‘knowledge society,’” says the news release. “Given the particular con- meetings, and more. For more information and registration check out http://www.bcit. texts and demands of polytechnic and undergraduate education everywhere, it is topical ca/hr/wellness/physical.shtml. to have a public discussion of how pedagogy might address the strained relationship between technology and literacy.”

Be Sure to Check out BCIT’s BCIT’s Writing Centre Wants to Farmers and Artisans Market Help You Improve Your Writing

he BCIT Farmers and Artisans Market might be worthy of checking out on Thursday f you’ve wanted some extra help with your writing then you’re in luck since BCIT’s TOctober 7th if you’re interested in purchasing fresh produce and more. Feel free to Iwriting centre recently started offering help to those who want to sharpen their skills. stop by between 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. in parking lot 8 regardless of the weather condition. The main goal is “ to help students meet their academic needs by supporting the technical, There will be local farmers, food producers, artisans with locally made products, plants, business and academic writing that is required in the classroom,” according to BCIT’s handmade jams, jellies, soaps, crafts, jewellery, baked goods, and more according to the website. Book your (up to) 25 minute session at the library. For more information check BCIT website. out http://www.bcit.ca/learningcommons/writing.shtml or call 604-432-8370.

BCIT Nominated for a BC Hydro BCIT’s 8th Annual Distinguished Power Smart Excellence Award Alumni Award 2010 Recipients

BCIT is one of three nominees nominated for the BC Hydro Power Smart Excellence Congrats to this year’s Alumni Award Recipients: Tim Shields, Stuart Ballantyne, Leila Award due to be awarded on October 25th. As per the BCIT website, “The nomination El-Khatib, Dr. David Holloway, and Brent Charleton. Every year five BCIT alumni are recognizes BCIT’s collaboration with BC Hydro on energy conservation research and awarded. As per the Don Wright on the BCIT website, “BCIT’s Distinguished Alumni promotion of energy efficiency on our campuses.” BCIT has always been a leader when it Awards are an opportunity for the institute to celebrate the graduates of our programs comes to energy conservation tactics and some of the reasons why BCIT was nominated as well as their impact on the social, environmental, and economic development of this this year include the 2010 Olympic Power Down, BC’s first intelligent electricity mi- province,” adding, “our grads become leaders in their field, making strong contributions crogrid system, and the Sustainable Energy Management program. See more ways BCIT to business and industry that clearly reflect the value of technology and trades studies at conserves energy at www.bcit.ca/update BCIT.” News 4 BCIT Link • Oct. 6 to Oct. 20 Peer-to-Peer Sharing of Textbooks Ryerson-developed website catches on throughout Southern Ontario Jeff Lagerquist The Eyeopener (Ryerson University)

TORONTO (CUP) — Peer-to-peer could change the way many students get their textbooks, even if no downloading or piracy is involved. Three ambitious students from Toronto's Ryerson Uni- versity are hoping their new site, Peertexts.com, might have what it takes to make that happen, by putting sellers and lenders in touch with buyers and borrowers. The website is not entirely dissimilar to other sites like Craigslist, but this one comes with a twist. “We’re hoping to revolutionize the way people get textbooks,” explains 20-year-old business management student Ade Labinjo. “Instead of buying a book for $100, borrow it for $30, and [the lender] makes money at the same time.” The website is peer-to-peer in that it allows students willing to part with their books the opportunity to meet up with students needing a copy of it. The price is worked out between the two of them on their own terms. Labinjo launched the initial site last year with friends Mike Di Giulio and Justin Yee-Ching, both in Ryerson’s information technology management program. After registering on Peertexts, students can search for books by title, author's name, ISBN or even keywords like "psychology." The search results show full cover art of the textbooks, what edition it is and who is willing to lend it. Fright nights The idea came to them during their first year of classes. The original idea was to create a micro-loans service for small businesses. They pitched a business plan at the RBC Innovators Challenge, but the legal and logistical prob- lems were too great for three first-year students to pursue the idea further. It wasn’t until the fall of 2008, when Labinjo contacted Di Giulio and Yee-Ching with a new idea, that their focus shifted to textbooks. “We spent many hours at Ryerson, on the whiteboard, constantly brainstorming and throwing around ideas, just trying to figure out how we [could] make this work,” said Di Giulio. Other sites, like Textbooks.com and Chegg, rely on www.frightnightS.ca costly warehouses and inventory systems to sell their books. Peertexts, however, aimed to cut out the middle- man and rely on direct peer-to-peer exchange instead. The site is also a profit-maker for its owners. Peertexts pockets a $3.99 transaction fee from each successful sale. The system has worked well for Zakaria Kibria, a fourth-year Ryerson student who heard about the site Save $3 through friends. He’s since used the site to lend two text- on passes at books and borrow at least three so far — saving over $100 Oct 15 .ca to www.frightnights in the process. “It’s very easy to use. The transactions are smooth,” Oct 31 (Savings are only available online. said Kibria. Passes are not available 6pm–late for sale at retailers.) With a growing number of campuses across Southern nightly Ontario already available through the site, Labinjo and his team are hopeful that the site will go viral now that classes are back in session. They're not the only ones taking the rising costs of text- books seriously, though. Larger universities, like the Uni- versity of Toronto and the University of British Columbia, are starting to launch their own textbook rental programs. * Due to overwhelming demand, tickets must be purchased for a specific date. Tickets are The cost of renting a text brings significant savings for valid for one single night’s admission. Event nights have limited availability and may sell out. students. Rentals at U of T are 60 per cent of the book’s Admission includes unlimited access to haunted houses and 16 rides (additional charge for retail price and 45 per cent of the price at UBC. the Hellevator, Drop Zone and Revelation). With files from Alexandra Posadzki

fright nights ad - bcit, the link, october half-page ad (6.4 in x 10 in), bw due: september 27, 2010 run dates: october 6, 20, 2010 BCITSA Info & News National Coming Out Day: Oct 11th Andrea Lam & Jasta Austin

ccording to the American Psychiatric Association, dif- sions that can result from masking such a very important part Aferent people recognize and embrace their sexuality at of your life. It can also lead to anxiety and internal conflict different points in their life. There is no particular time in which may lead to depression and other physical and psycho- which a person is required to “come out”, or realize the kind social problems. of person they are attracted to. In fact, sexuality is often con- Did you know that those who know someone who is ho- sidered something fluid, something that can change over time mosexual has a much higher likelihood of overcoming any and can embrace all forms of people! It is often scary to come prejudice they may have? If you feel the next step is to “come out because of the uncertainty of how society will react, as out”, know that there are many out there ready to accept you well as the fear of facing stigma. Coming out is often referred for who you are and support you in the process! to as a psychological process or journey. The BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) is friendly to peo- However, some people are afraid of divulging their sexu- ple of all orientations and provides many services to answer ality to those around them, even loved ones, in fear of being your questions, inform you of your rights and advocate for criticized, judged and treated with prejudice. This, in turn can you as you are! They offer support in a non-judgmental en- lead to much stress and for many, a lack of freedom of ex- vironment – whether you just want to talk or have an outlet, Executive pression. In a society where individuality is held in the high- or if you want assistance in letting your friends and family est regard, not being open with yourself can cause feelings know. They are there to help! of oppression and isolation. There are all sorts of repercus- Weigh In

Mon-Fri 11am-9:30pm A message from VP SE2 across from Geared Up Public Affairs and you’ll wanna set your alarm Marketing: for these specials $ Ciara Hamagishi after 5 5 www.bcitsa.ca sale t seems like we just had Orientation day and sud- ots colour postersposters printing printing c copya denly mid-term month is already here. For all re- @ s colourfaxingaxing posters bindingsters printing ingprinting gtransparentransparenc transpareg copy copycopy I reports faxing binding t turning students, you know the drill. For new stu- student print solutions dents, give it all you have and I promise that you lotsots colour posterposte will make it through. The best advice that I can give is to never sit eportsports faxinfaxi down and think of everything that you have to do all at once. Write it out in your student planner or tss co604.451.7039 • [email protected] • www.bcitsa.ca SE2, above Geared Up on a wall calendar and just take things assignment by assignment according to the closest due-date. Taking things one step at a time will keep you sane and prevent the last-minute stress of having to print that assignment you forgot right before class. Despite the fact that your work load may seem overwhelming right now, it’s crucial to keep that Visit one of the three Stands school-life balance with at least something left for your free coffee card! on the “life side”. The BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) has some events planned to keep every- selected one going until Christmas break. One great exam- ple is The Haunt which will be held at Professor clothing & bags Mugs Pub on October 29th from 2pm until 8pm. *regular priced items only Make sure that you stop by to check out the DJ and band, costume contest, and special Halloween menu items before heading downtown or wherever your night takes you. present: For more events and services offered by the BCITSA, make sure to check out www.bcitsa.ca or “like” our page on Facebook to stay in the loop of event details. Open Mic Nights Friday October 15 & 22 4pm-6pm

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* The BCITSA Info & News Page is designed for the BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) to showcase the Association’s projects or events. The advertising on this page does not necessarily reflect the views of the Link or its staff. Feature 6 BCIT Link • Oct. 6 to Oct. 20 Autumn Events Don’t let the Autumn get you down Brenna Temple Editor

on’t let yourself be a victim of the Autumn blues. With Autumn in full swing and lots of Vancouver events on the rise there’s no excuse to lock yourself inside the Dhouse and hide beneath the covers. The Vancouver International Film Festival From September 30th to October 15th the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is a great way to sit back and relax while unleashing your artsy side. VIFF includes three categories including East Asian, Canadian, and non-fiction films for you to peruse. For more information check out www.viff.org to find out how you can check out the wide array of culturally diverse films. Vancouver International Improv Festival If you like your acting to be spontaneous instead of scripted then you should definitely check out this festival before it ends on October 10th. The shows will take place at Per- formance Works located on 1218 Cartwright Street and will be directed on the basis of the audience’s suggestions. For more information check out vancouverimprovfest.com. Stanley Park’s Halloween Ghost Train Whether you want to go with your family or a date, the Stanley Park Ghost Train is a good way to get October’s spookiness out of your system. It’s not an expensive way to spend your evening either coming in at $9.82 for adults. Just remember to bring your mittens and an umbrella in case it gets cold or rainy! Taste of Yaletown Yaletown is known for it’s expensive taste but who knew you can check out it’s best restaurants for a cheaper price? From October 13th to 31st, try out menus at 25 differ- ent Yaletown restaurants for $25, $35, or $45. For more information check out Taste of Yaletown on Facebook. Fright Nights If you want an extra excuse to don your Halloween costume then make your way to Fright Nights at the PNE. From October 15th to October 31st you can check out the PNE com- If it’s not raining, Autumn can be quite picturesque. Go for a stroll on a nice day and enjoy the plete with spooky décor, live shows, and more. Buy your ticket online or at Safeway if changing leaves. Or better yet, first make the cookies featured below, then eat a few (or a lot), you want a discount ticket. Tickets range from $28 to $33. and then go for a nice stroll to burn off some of the calories. Sounds like a great plan to me! Cranberry Cowboy Cookies Baking to be thankful for! Brenna Temple 1-1/2 cups butter, unsalted Editor 1-1/2 cups white sugar 1-1/2 cups brown sugar (packed) Baking can be annoying. However, trust me when I say 3 eggs that these cookies will change your feelings about baking. 3 tbsp. vanilla They might even change your life. Ok, I’m being a little 3 cups chocolate chips overdramatic but I did grow up making these cookies and 2 cups cranberry they are positively amazing. Better yet they’re a great way 3 cups rolled oats to show your loved ones that you’re thankful for them on Thanksgiving. Feel free to get creative and alternate the Directions: 5. With a spatula, mix the dry ingredients into the wet ones. goodies you add to them (smarties instead of cranberries.) 1. Preheat your oven to 350. 6. Next, add your chocolate chips, cranberries, and rolled You’ll love how they’re just the right amount of chewy 2. Next, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cin- oats and whatever else you want to add. I like the cranber- and soft. Delicious! namon and salt in a large bowl. ries because it adds a Thanksgiving feel. 3. Ok, here’s the crucial part. You’re going to beat the but- 7. Now you can drop the dough onto a non stick pan mak- The goods: ter on medium speed in a separate bowl. Make sure you ing the cookies medium sized. Make sure you leave about 3 cups white flour have the sugar ready at the side because you’re going to three inches in between each one. Bake for 16-19 minutes 1 tbsp. baking powder gradually beat in in. until the edges are just a LITTLE brown. Let them cool 1 tbsp. baking soda 4. Then, add your eggs to your sugary butter mixture one for about 10 minutes after you pull them out of the oven. 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon at a time, whilst beating. Next throw in the vanilla (the If you don’t eat any cookie dough then you should have 1 tsp. Salt beater should still be running). about three dozen. Enjoy! Sports BCIT Link • Oct. 6 to Oct. 20 7 Broadcast Students Living the Dream

Chad Klassen Assistant Editor

wo -raised broadcast journal- Tism students are steadily climbing up the sportscasting ranks with help of a hockey program that is doing the same on the ice. Shaheed Devji and Zameer Karim, both in their second year at BCIT, have established themselves as the voices of the Simon Fraser University Men’s Hockey team. It’s the third season that the pair have been together announcing Clan hockey in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League, starting their run during the 2008/09 season. “It’s pretty cool because you’re able to see the team and the league both grow,” says Devji, who has aspirations to take over Ca- nucks play-by-play duties from John Short- house. “You feel that your job is inherently more important as the hockey gets better, so it’s been really fun.” SFU has won the league championship in two of the past three seasons and advanced to the title game in each of the two years that Devji and Karim have been calling the games. BCIT broadcast journalists Shaheed Devji (left) and Zameer Karim calling the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League final last season. During that time, university hockey has taken a gigantic leap towards the mainstream was working on his Communications degree. technical side. I don’t see a technical prob- me if I wanted to do the play-by-play, which with more high-calibre junior players com- However, an unsuccessful email to SFU lem as an obstacle; I just see it as another fun scared me,” Zameer reflects. “Jas Rai was mitting to programs such as SFU. Hockey in 2007 meant that the Clan grad challenge.” a first-year on the team and I asked him to But part of the league’s rapid expansion was out of an opportunity for the moment. That kind of attitude has taken him far fill in as the color commentary. We made it has also been due to the work of Devji and “I remember when Shaheed first contact- with his broadcast partner, Zameer, who through somehow and I realized at that point Karim over the last two seasons. ed me. At the time it seemed like an unreal- turned a secondary role with the Press Box when I did the game that the rush of play-by- “It’s great that people can tune in and istic project to undertake. It didn’t feel like into a color commenting opportunity with play is what I wanted to do.” listen to the games, and it’s professionally we had a product that people would want to SFU. Since last season, the two have shared the done,” says SFU general manager Jeff Du- tune in to,” says Dubois. “The second time “I grew up playing hockey and thought it play-by-play duties with Devji covering all bois. “It’s brought a lot of professionalism to [in 2008], the level of hockey had taken a would be fun to do color commentary,” he home games and Zameer taking his voice on our program. Having guys who are constant- couple big steps forward and it seemed like a says. the road. ly around the team and knowledgeable about From the beginning in 2008/09, the crew the team, who are going through the profes- “I got the chance to sit in the press box for a Canucks game has expanded their coverage to include the sional process themselves, it looks good on a few years ago, and on the way out of the arena I ran into entire BCIHL playoff tournament. us as a program.” And with the addition of fellow second- However, the journey that’s seen the tan- both Jim Robson and . Robson said to me, ‘so year students Joe Perkins and Jeremy Bosch dem produce hundreds of hockey broadcasts what are you doing to get better at play-by-play? What are a year ago, the production was only ampli- was long and winding. you calling now?’ That’s when it hit me that I have to be doing fied with an in-game host and reporter add- For Devji, who’s always had a keen in- ing to the package. terest in calling play-by-play, it took some something.” It received raved reviews from listeners words of wisdom from a legendary Vancou- -Shaheed Devji, SFU Hockey play-by-play across province, especially with Thompson ver hockey announcer to help him realize really good fit.” Yet, despite growing up on the Island to- Rivers University and Okanagan College that he was further from his dream than first After being spurned by SFU, Devji took gether, Devji forced his neighbourhood bud- competing for the first time last spring. thought. matters into his own hands and started The dy to audition and prove himself behind the “When they broadcasted the playoffs last “I got the chance to sit in the press box Press Box, a sports website that featured col- microphone. year, people were blown away at the profes- for a Canucks game a few years ago, and on umns and a weekly radio show. Devji joined Competing against current first-year sionalism of it,” notes Dubois. “I think it all the way out of the arena I ran into both Jim forces with Nabil Karim, a recent BCIT broadcast student Kamil Karamali, Zameer lends that extra little bit of class to what we’re Robson and Jim Hughson,” Devji remem- broadcast journalism grad who now works won the position based on his commentary doing and validates the track we’re on.” bers. “Robson said to me, ‘so what are you for . from NHL 08. Devji called the play-by-play The next step for the broadcast crew is doing to get better at play-by-play? What are The two combined to produce and host of a simulated video airing the BCIHL championship game on a you calling now?’ That’s when it hit me that their own radio show on local and profes- game, while Zameer provided insight. sports talk radio station like TEAM 1040 or I have to be doing something.” sional sports before Devji branched off with It was a moment he’s never looked back an Interior station that might want to pick it He took Robson’s advice to heart and all his own equipment. on. But when Zameer called his first hockey up. without hesitation contacted Junior A teams “I’m a real technical guy,” he says. “My play-by-play in November 2008, the thrill With the help of the Television Program at in the British Columbia Hockey League uncle’s a computer systems analyst, so he’s of bringing the game to listeners as the lead BCIT, Devji also hopes to stream live video looking out for broadcasters. always been on the cutting-edge of technol- voice hooked him. on this season’s league final, which will un- Without any luck in the juniors, he ogy. He would always bring stuff over to our “Literally a month into our season, Sha- fold at Burnaby’s Bill Copeland Sports Cen- reached out to clubs like SFU, where Devji house and that’s where I first got into the heed couldn’t make a game and he asked tre in March. Culture 8 BCIT Link • Oct. 6 to Oct. 20 Jamiroquai Preview “Love Foolosophy” and “Little L” will soon be joined in their regular rotation by “White Knuckle Ride”. This Julia Montague first taste of the album is undeniably Jamiroquai, but up- The Link dated. The jazz is heavy and funky, while the electro beats give up. Sufjan Stevens’ The Age of Adz has have been given a subtle modern reno. The vocals are soul- I been on the tip of indie tongues all summer. ful, and as usual feature great backing. I feel pressured to ‘get’ it. I don’t. “Blue Skies”, touted as the first official single, is un- In my annoyance-fuelled procrastination expected. Jay Kay’s vocals are lyrical and soft, perhaps to review it, I came across a fact I’d some- in line with what the band calls the more ‘organic sound’ how missed. There is a new Jamiroquai album they wanted to achieve on this record. Fair play, as the past dropping November 1st. Eff the hipsters!! couple albums verge on the over-manufactured and com- Jamiroquai used to be the calming factor in puterized. But the first single? I’d forgo the mid-tempo and our household. It appealed to a Dad who loved stick with the funktronic for now. jazz, a brother who was in late-nineties bar- The title track feels like a blend of the two. It tones down star mode, and a tween who watched a lot of the beats but still keeps things moving. A winning combo. muchmusic. In summary, it’s good stuff. For you old Jamiroquai cronies, this album seems like it The group’s seventh studio album main- will be worth the wait. Young’uns, you have much to learn. tains their unique acid jazz sound and dancey Check out this new album November 1st and work your vibe. In an era of Chromeos and Hot Chips, way back. Jamiroquai is back baby. Jamiroquai still holds their own. Like A Martyr and now I wanna do it again,” with such conviction that Review it comes across heartfelt, instead of cheesy. In a musical Mitch Pollock culture soaked in irony and pretension, it’s refreshing to The Link see a band this genuine and honest. Ben Henthorne peppers the album with tasty lead guitar ike a Martyr leave very little room for in- licks and Matt Denny-Keys lays down a solid bass groove Lterpretation on their ballsy release As Long on the standout track “Pistol”. But the best moment on as You Don’t Get Caught. From start to finish the disc is also it’s most tender. On the Rolling Stones in- it’s a deep exploration of blues tinged rock ‘n’ spired “At 7th and Main,” the band is as vulnerable as the roll. If you love heart and soul rock, recorded organ that slips around the chorus. A risk that most straight live off the floor, you will surely crank this up rock ‘n’ roll bands wouldn’t dare take. record at high volumes. You can pick up As Long as You Don’t Get Caught at Lead singer Jeremy Allingham makes any independent Vancouver Record Store. no apologies with his lyrical content, wail- Catch Like a Martyr at the Railway Club November ing lines like “Rock and Roll made me do it, 26th Artist Spotlight: Kate Nash Jessica Rivers The Link f you don’t think a song with lyrics about seagulls, scabs, and being sick could be romantic, then you haven’t listened to Kate Nash. In her latest album My Best IFriend Is You (2010), she sings of love in bizarre, sometimes uncomfortable, but al- ways endearing ways. She boldly displays her insecurities and, in her half-talking, half- singing voice, she lets listeners know that she really feels the emotions she’s singing about. She’s able to mix upbeat pop beats and a sweet, cheerful voice with lyrics about committing suicide to the point that you feel guilty for thinking it’s so catchy. 2007’s Made of Bricks has much of the same vulnerability and strange musings on love and pain. It’s no surprise that she won Best Female Artist at the Brit Awards in 2008 after it was released. A particular standout is “Birds”, where Nash sings: “Birds can fly so high, and they can shit on your head, they can almost fly into your eye and make you feel so scared, but when you look at them, and you see that they’re beautiful, that’s how I feel about you”. They’re not sexy lyrics, they’re really kind of weird actually, but hearing it played on acoustic guitar behind Nash’s accent-inflected, imperfect voice makes it more romantic than The Notebook wrapped in A Walk To Remember. Without all the dying at the end, of course. If romance isn’t your thing, you can still enjoy songs about having a skeleton as a best friend or an ode to a strange girl named Mariella. If you can bear to miss The Gorillaz playing at the same night, catch Kate Nash at the Commodore Ballroom on November 3rd. Views BCIT Link • Oct. 6 to Oct. 20 9 Frozen VS Canned Which should you eat? Sarah Massah Culture Editor

ith Thanksgiving coming up, most people are head- Wing home for the holiday to eat double their daily caloric intake. But some students are stuck away from family and friends and will have to make due with a pseu- do-Thanksgiving dinner. Before dashing to the grocery store and grabbing all those canned vegetables and fruit to make the feast, take a second and read the label. According to Samantha Liepner, a nutritionist based out of Port Moody, the cons outweigh the pros when it comes to canned foods. “When I think about canned foods, and the items on the ingredient list, what I see is the excessive amount of sodium,” said Liepner. “Often with the canning process there are a lot of preservatives added and the vegetables lose a lot of their nutrition, it’s really not a good choice.” Unfortunately, despite the high amount of sodium and the extra preservatives added to allow for a longer shelf life, for students there aren’t many other choices when it has no sodium. (The recommendation is to have no more etables tend to be for 2/3 cup - canned vegetables tend to comes to quick, cheap food. However, Liepner suggests than 2400mg of sodium per day) have a serving size as 1/2 cup. The serving size for frozen taking a stroll down to the frozen aisle. CALORIES - about the same for canned and frozen. vegetables is usually larger. “It would be so much better to buy frozen vegetables, FAT - no fat in vegetables - if they come in a sauce, they'll FIBRE - the same amount of fibre in both canned and fro- and really that could be almost the same price, with lots have fat ... but it has to be added zen. more nutritional value as they are frozen at their peak ,” CALCIUM - serving of canned green beans has 20mg Cal- said Liepner. cium whereas a serving of frozen green beans has 40mg PEAS - very good source of Vitamin K, C and a good Liepner went through some common pre-packaged veg- (twice as much in frozen) ! source of Fibre. etables and compared them in frozen form vs canned form. FIBRE - Very similar for canned and frozen green beans SODIUM - 400mg in canned serving and none in frozen peas GREEN BEANS - are high in Vitamin K, C & a good CORN - good source of vitamin B1 and Folate CALORIES - almost the same per serving source of Calcium SODIUM - almost 370mg for a serving of canned corn - but FIBRE - a little more Fibre in frozen peas versus canned SODIUM – Canned beans can have a serving of up to only 5mg of Sodium in a serving of frozen corn peas. (It is recommended to get between 25-35g of Fibre 400mg of sodium, whereas a serving of frozen green beans CALORIES -almost the same. Serving sizes for frozen veg- each day) 2/3 cup of frozen peas can give us 4g of fibre. Too Much Technology = Bad Manners With gadgets always on hand, students forget proper etiquette

Laura Patterson ANTIGONISH, N.S. (CUP) — Technology is negatively “I think it’s foolish to pay tuition to come sit in a class- The Xaverian Weekly altering social interaction. room and update your Facebook," he said. "But for me the St. Francis Xavier University “People create a little world for themselves where they real problem is the distraction it creates around you.” don’t have to interact at all,” said Richard Students have to remember that although they may not feel like paying attention in class, others around them do. WHO WOULD YOU HIRE FIRST? Nemesvari, dean of arts at St. Francis Xavier University. “I think what we need in a contem- Cellphones are the cause of poor etiquette in many porary world is more interaction not less.” social situations. Because cellphones are so convenient, AN APPRENTICE? Technology such as cellphones, MP3 play- many people have them on hand wherever they go. -­‐ OR -­‐ ers and computers are a main part of our ev- Most people would agree that there is a time and a place to answer the phone or make a call. People should not be AN APPRENTICE WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL eryday lives. University students are addicted to these tools for both communication and en- answering their phones in a library, movie theatre, class- (FLAGGER) CERTIFICATION? tertainment. However, what most people don’t room, in the middle of a conversation with someone else, realize is that these technologies have actually doctor’s office or during a meeting. GET CERTIFIED IN ONE WEEKEND. negatively impacted our behaviour, including Leaving cellphones on during a friendly visit or private $225+HST in academic settings. meeting creates rifts between the people participating in BURNABY LOCATION. Technology in the classroom is a common the conversation. A phone ringing during a conversation is distracting, interrupting the conversation regardless of CONTACT: problem these days. Although Nemesvari says there are some benefits, such as using search whether or not the call is answered. DLMSAFETY.COM STEVE OR MARK 604.433.0002 engines in the classroom, the effects are most- ly negative. Read the rest of this article at www.bcitstudentnewspaper.ca Views 10 BCIT Link • Oct. 6 to Oct. 20 Grow Up Already In today’s society, are children babied too much for too long? Zameer Karim and learn from mistakes – a common trait which is part of The Link the growing and maturing into adulthood, mom and dad would be hovering around to pick them up and clean up very weekday I leave my house, I drive right past an the mess. Eelementary school and the hundreds of cars that shuttle One glaring example was a scene when a mother and children in and out. her son were at Simon Fraser University for an info ses- The normal 10-15 minute walk that my sisters and I sion prior to the school year. When speaking with some- used to do alone as children now requires a mother, one one from admissions, the mother, who’s doing most of the child and the family’s BMW X5 to make the five-minute talking on the child’s behalf says, “so ‘WE’ have gotten journey to school. into residence.” The same thing happens in the afternoon. The kids But it is the child, not the mother, who has been granted get out at 2:45 and parents are waiting like chauffeurs to the dorm – unless the mother intends to live there as well. whisk their children and others in the laps of luxury for the The point is, let the kids grow up, make the mistakes, short trip home. fall down scrape their knee, stick the fork into the power It is no wonder the younger generation is so malnour- socket (well don’t do that last one). ished and overweight; their parents are the ones causing it But the mind learns what not to do by doing them and by not allowing them to get their daily exercise. feeling pain, a scolding or by getting an F on that term This is but one example of how the new generation of paper. children are being pampered and essentially overmanaged. It is a concern for many of the teens and younger people CBC ran a documentary on this topic earlier this year who are growing up these days, not being allowed to make called Hyper Parents, Coddled Kids that explained the the same mistakes I have. I’ve learned from these things, phenomenon of baby boomers and more recent parents whereas kids these days won’t have the benefit of doing having fewer children and having them once older and because of having hover parents that will drive them to more established. and from everything and not allowing them to develop on The doc showed that children weren’t allowed to make their own. Our Strange & Complicated Drinking Rituals A romantic look at alcohol and all its accompanying baggage Miguel Yetman awesome, stronger, empowered or that you’d be cooler The Manitoban (University of Manitoba) after consuming a company’s specific brew, ignoring the hangovers, embarrassment and health risks. INNIPEG (CUP) — Oh, alcohol, that wondrous and This cavalier attitude towards alcohol marketing all Walmighty social lubricant available at hundreds of changed very rapidly, both here and abroad, with almost inebriation stations in a town near you. every country having its own regulations for what can and Whether your poison be spirits, beer or wine, there is a can’t be said in advertising. Some of the most extreme wasted at home? beverage out there for everyone to enjoy. regulations can be found in countries like Ukraine, Kenya That being said, I recently attended an Arcade Fire con- We all know that when the room begins to spin, sitting and France, where alcohol advertisements on television cert and was fascinated to find that this was not the case or lying down feels a lot “cuddlier” than usual. Long walks have been banned, with the intention of cutting down on there. People were in their seats, and while I did see a lot of to McDonald's and other far-off fast-food joints don't seem underage drinking. beer cups, it was, in my estimation, not the usual amount. I as far and potential partners seem more attractive than usu- As someone who drank as a minor, I learned the value attribute this to them being wonderful musicians and pos- al. of a dollar. Many excellent evenings were spent surround- sibly the lack of Pabst Blue Ribbon. Most of us are familiar with the current advertising ed by friends in a public park, drinking discount beer. Finally there is the problem of drinking and driving. campaigns for alcoholic beverages. Their slogans usually When you were young and money was tight, you knew If I were an officer of the law, I would think to set up a include the message, “Please drink responsibly” or some that beers like Colt 45 were a cost-effective way to get roadblock outside football stadium parking lots. Without take on the phrase. In reality, they should read more like drunk. It tasted awful, but it got you where you wanted to a doubt, I’d be able catch the inebriated assholes filled side mirrors on cars: “Things may seem better and more be at a reasonable price. with fermented barley and nab them before they got to kill awesome than they actually are.” On a related note, drinking at public events has always someone. But, we all make mistakes. been a popular activity for many a fan of inebriation, be it Seriously, why hasn’t anyone thought of this? Ads these days are nowhere near as fun as they used to sports or music events. I never do it, mostly because I end Same thing applies to local watering holes. Just sit out- be. For example, advertisements for Guinness designed in up driving, but I have often noticed that the line for beer is side and stick the Breathalyzer tube in the mouth of the the ‘30s and ‘40s had slogans and phrases like “Guinness directly proportional to the line for the bathroom. guy or girl with keys in his or her hands. I promise you we for Strength” or “Guinness is Good For You.” But hey, maybe some people get their kicks out of pay- could cut back on alcohol-related vehicular fatalities. In the “good ol’ days” it was legal to promote the fun ing $30-120 dollars for a concert and then doing their ab- and pleasure that sometimes came with alcohol consump- solute best to match that dollar amount in beer — so much tion. Ads were permitted to suggest that you might feel for listening to the music. Couldn’t you just have gotten Views BCIT Link • Oct. 6 to Oct. 20 11 ITCHY ANSWERS ? Answers to all your burning Sex & Relationship questions Drake Winters & Olivia Starling with someone who has the same romantic blood coursing man is so used to sprinting he doesn’t know how to go The Link through his veins? I’m not saying this is break up materi- long distance. Here is what you do. Tell your BF you al, I’m sure there are many reasons why you are with your want to play a game….. call it “don’t cum so frikkin fast!” I want my boyfriend to get me a promise ring BF. What I AM saying is you either accept him as a non- Okay the name could use some work but here is what you but he mentioned that he thinks the idea is old romantic man or you find a Celine Dion-listening-flower- do. You both go down on each other, one at a time or at fashioned. Am I behind in the times or is it ok to buying-promise-ring-giving-kind-of-guy. Capiche? the same time or whatever and whoever makes the other be ridiculously romantic? person cum first wins. The object of the game is to stop My boyfriend doesn’t last very long during sex. your partner riiiiiight before you cum. Your boyfriend will Hello R & R….. Before I dive into this one I have a ques- At first I thought it was just his nerves but now it’s enjoy teasing you and hopefully he will train his soldier to tion for you: Have you considered the possibility that your become a bad habit. Is there any way he can go the distance. Keep in mind this will take some restraint BF is in fact a romantic guy but that he simply doesn’t fix the problem or will I always be with aone- on both your parts….. it will also increase the intensity of WANT to buy you a promise ring because he just isn’t minute man? your orgasms. ready? Of course you have!! Okay, here are my two cents: YES, it’s okay to be a ridiculous romantic! You are talk- Your boyfriend needs to practice dribbling without sink- p.s. I just thought of another sexy song to add to your play- ing to the girl who has a romantic play list on her itunes ing the basket. Did that metaphor make sense….. hmmm list….. who remembers ‘Hey Lover’ by LL Cool J? (Massive Attack, Marilyn Manson, and NIN to name a I’m not quite sure but let me elaborate. When guys smack few) just in case the mood should call for some bow chica the monkey they usually aren’t too concerned with lasting. Got an itchy question? Need a scratchy an- bow wow. What’s NOT okay is imposing your romantic It’s the old in and out sort of thing. So when it comes to swer? Send your questions to: demands on your boyfriend. Wouldn’t it be better to be game day they haven’t built up any stamina. Their little [email protected]

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