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September 21st, 2011 the Volume 47 • Issue 2 STUDENT PUBLICATIONL OF THEi BRITISHnk COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 NEWS ) ) The Link Sustainable Business Leadership program begins at BCIT st Wednesday, September 21 , 2011 ing a need for jobs.” For Daniel Pellizzari, the their project which imple- Volume 47, Issue 2 BCIT’s program focusing Next issue: October 5th, 2011 on sustainable business Hughes and Dr. Mark Gil- decision was more impulsive. ments sustainability practices practices is off to a strong trow, who is designated head The student, who is also a part in a business. of the program, worked to- of the Leaders of Tomorrow For those who scoff at the ABOUT THE LINK start gether to get the right people mentorship program with the mention on sustainability in The Link is the student newspaper of for the job. They recruited Vancouver Board of Trade, the business world, Hughes the British Columbia Institute of Tech- SARAH MASSAH nology. Published bi-weekly by the Editor people in the industry who saw the program as a transi- claims it is more than just re- BCIT Student Association (BCITSA), would be proved to be connec- tion to the Bachelor of Busi- cycling. The Link circulates 3,000 copies to over tions for the students. ness Administration program. “People think it is all green 45,000 students, faculty, and staff. BCIT is updating its curricu- Although the new program and tree-huggers, but being lum to satisfy an interest in en- is only in its first week, stu- sustainable can also mean be- vironmental sustainability in dents in the program are giv- ing in human resources and THE LINK OFFICE the business community. ing it rave reviews. finding ways to keep staff. It is Room 281 - Building SE2 The School of Business has “It’s very busy and we’re go- I needed a little bit of finding out how to keep staff 3700 Willingdon Ave. teamed up with the School of ing to have a lot of work ahead a leg up and I get to motivated so at the end of the Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3H2 Construction and Environ- of us, but it’s a good mix of help the city along day, you save money,” said PHONE ment to create a new sus- students and a great team,” Hughes. 604.456.1167 tainable business leadership said Peter Cox, who signed up the way. The program, which will be

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The Link NEWS 3 U-Pass receives mixed reception at BCIT While many students are Gardner says she’s wit- one,” says Baker. “Even no other choice but to drive. mainland. pleased with the discounted nessed the entire spectrum though I ride my bike pretty “[My program] requires “If it helps the transporta- transit pass, others remain of students including full- much every day, it’s great for that we have a car; so we tion hub around the Lower time students who are en- getting around town and it’s have to pay for insurance, Mainland become more effi- unimpressed joying the pass, those who very affordable.” we have to pay for parking, cient for the economy, great. CHAD KLASSEN are not happy with the extra According to Translink and now they’re saying we That’s what I take out of hav- Assistant Editor cost, and part-time students spokesperson Ken Hardie, have to pay for a pass that ing to pay for it,” he says. who are upset they weren’t most students around the I’m never going to use,” says That is what Translink is While the new U-Pass BC included in the program. Lower Mainland are happy Weld, adding that she did not hoping as well, according to program has been received Second-year broadcast having the U-Pass, and the use public transit during her Hardie. with great fanfare from journalism student Rafferty company is increase in tran- five years at SFU, where the Feedback could be the much of the BCIT communi- Baker, an avid biker, is re- sit used as a result. U-Pass program has been in difference in forcing change ty, some are outraged about lieved to have the U-Pass Hardie says he has seen a place since 2003. when the program expires in being forced to pay for what back in his possession. spike in users with the new two years, according to the they believe is useless. program, which now at 11 BCIT Student Association. While 85 per cent of stu- different post-secondary in- “What I like to remind dents voted in favor of the stitutes across B.C. It’s great for getting people is that we’re only in transit pass last January, It’s one of those “When the new schools a two year contract,” Gard- the remaining 15 per cent, come on, the students get around town and it’s ner says. “We’re already re- strongly against the U-Pass, things where you their hands on a U-Pass and negotiating, so if I have ev- very affordable. feel ripped off having to pay can’t please every- it’s an inducement to use it ery apprenticeship student the extra $30 a month. and some of them start us- - Rafferty Baker, coming here filling out one “It’s one of those things one all the time. ing it,” he notes. “That was BCIT student of these forms, then I can go where you can’t please every- certainly our experience to Translink and say, ‘Look, - Nicola Gardner, “ one all the time,” says BCIT “BCIT Student Assocation with UBC, SFU, Langara can we just exclude the small Student Association Presi- president and [Capilano University].” Weld’s classmate Michael pocket of students. We still dent Nicola Gardner. “It’s Many students are much less Popove echoed her senti- have 10,000 other students.’” definitely been an interesting “When I was at UBC, I enthusiastic about the pass. ments, but is more optimis- The BCIT Student Associ- experience because it’s a pro- loved the U-Pass, but last Carmen Weld, another tic about the bigger picture ation has made a complaint gram that doesn’t fit every- year when I arrived to BCIT student in the broadcast pro- and hopes the program will form available at its General one … but at the end of the I was actually a little bit gram, is upset because those encourage transit expansion Office for those who wish to day it’s a positive program.” choked they didn’t have enrolled in her program have to other areas of the lower voice their concerns.

Average Canadian tuition rose by eight per cent in two years: StatsCan Tuition fees continue to dents, who pay $6,640 on av- non-instructional fees levied last year, rising to $430. For raise across Canada, inter- erage, pay the highest tuition on students in the country: graduate students, non-in- Canadian tuition national students fees still in the country while Quebec they’re $1,399.” structional fees went up by undergrads enjoy the lowest 17.6 per cent. highest tuition in the nation, pay- The national average for by the numbers ing an average of $2,519. compulsory fees went up TANNARA YELLAND Students in Newfoundland Compulsory non- 5.5 per cent for undergrads. Canadian University Press and Labrador, where tuition Graduate students in Nova fees have been frozen since tuition fees went up Scotia were the only stu- 4.3% SASKATOON (CUP) — As 2003–04, are paying an aver- for undergraduates dents in the nation to see a national average tuition universities try to balance age of $2,649. by 21.5 per cent over decline in compulsory fees; increase in 2011 their budgets in the face of In Alberta, tuition is they went down by 7.5 per a sluggish economy, Cana- nominally capped to the last year. cent. dian postsecondary students Consumer Price Index “ While Canadian under- have seen their tuition go up (CPI), meaning it increased grads are paying more each by eight per cent in the last by about two per cent for year, they are still signifi- $5,366 two years. the 2011–12 year. Average While Alberta has the cantly better off than either national average A four per cent increase fees for full-time under- highest non-tuition fees, their international student undergrad tuition for the 2010–11 year was grads in that province sit at students in New Brunswick counterparts or graduate followed by another 4.3 per $5,662. will have the largest increase students. International stu- cent hike this year, accord- “However, that number over last year’s non-instruc- dents, who represent a rap- ing to recent Statistics Can- is misleading,” said Uni- tional fees for both gradu- idly growing portion of the $17,571 ada study. versity of Alberta Students’ ates and undergraduates. student population, pay an The Canadian average Union Vice President-Exter- Compulsory non-tuition average of $17,571 in tuition average international for undergraduate tuition nal Farid Iskandar. “Alberta fees went up for undergrad- — up 9.5 per cent from two student tuition is now $5,366. Ontario stu- has the highest mandatory uates by 21.5 per cent over years ago. September 6th, 2011 4 OPINIONS Direct-to-consumer drug ads are a danger to the public

This is not a bowl of candy. Paul Wilson

Self-diagnosing consumers transforms normal difficulties their antidepressant Aurorix. tion drugs may cause nega- This means the relatively are hurting themselves in into disorders that need drugs In reality, the most of the so- tive physical, mental, or small investment pharma- the long-term to correct. called sufferers were actually emotional side effects that ceutical companies are allo- In 1997, Roche, a pharma- experiencing nothing more can result in people taking a cating for DTCA are resulting DAVE SWANSON ceutical company, stated that than extreme shyness. larger quantity and sample of in enormous profit margins over one million Australians By allowing pharmaceuti- drugs. which have been generated Culture Editor suffer from a disorder called cal companies to advertise di- Of course, treating side at the expense of the public social phobia, which they de- rectly, people are being taught effects of one drug with an- well-being. In 1997, the U.S. Food and scribed as a “soul destroying to disregard self-coping strat- other, or taking a drug that DTCA impedes our qual- Drug Administration modi- condition.” egies or alternative medicine. is not the most effective and ity of life and contributes to fied the regulations of direct- Instead, DTCA angles peo- time efficient means to reach the oppression of millions to-consumer advertising ple’s focus inward, and be- health and creates an unnec- of people in exchange for (DTCA) of prescription drugs, cause DTCA is successful in essary strain on the health physical and psychological allowing pharmaceutical Most of the so-called “medicalizing” many normal care system. freedom that has yet to be re- companies to advertise on psychological and physical alized by the majority of con- TV, radio, in magazines, and sufferers were actually states, it perpetuates a form sumers. online. experiencing nothing of hyper-sensitive self-analy- If supporters of DTCA truly In Canada, DTCA is illegal, more than extreme sis which has shown to lower In 2009, global believe it has positive social but because Canadians are one’s self-esteem and distract benefits, it is their respon- exposed to so much American “shyness. people from more significant investments in DTCA sibility to produce evidence media, we still see many phar- events in their environment. were roughly $4.5 supporting this stance. If this maceutical advertisements in In reality, the actual num- Finally, because much of billion. evidence cannot be produced, our daily lives. ber of sufferers was closer to DTCA does not provide suf- “ as I believe to be the case, we It is believed that DTCA has 300,000 but Roche continued ficient information about al- must openly recognize the had a negative effect on pub- its unfounded claims and lat- ternative treatments or side- In 2009, global invest- clinical and economic pit- lic welfare because it encour- er announced that the num- effects, the drugs consumed ments in DTCA were roughly falls of DTCA and implement ages individuals to seek medi- ber of sufferers was around may actually not be the best $4.5 billion which helped strict regulations to alleviate cal treatment for everyday two million. means for alleviating genuine produce global revenues the social detriment that has experiences that they feel to To combat this, they rec- health concerns. from prescriptions drugs spawned from pharmaceuti- be a burden. This ultimately ommended that people take In fact, branded prescrip- close to $808 billion. cal advertisements.

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[email protected] The Link OPINIONS 5 Mandatory U-Pass unfair to many students The U-Pass contradicts program requirements for many students and should be optional

ANITA STHANKIYA Link Contributor

There’s been a lot of talk about the U-Pass coming to BCIT since the vote passed in Janu- ary. The BCIT Student Associ- ation fought long and hard to get the pass at our school and I applaud them for their efforts. However, that applaud is turning into a slow clap as I realize the U-Pass is mandatory for all full-time students, forcing non-transit commuters to The controversial pass lies discarded. Sandeep Singh pay $30 each month, for nine months. never use? Sure, you may think BCIT, translating to $810 a fee on an already inflated tu- ured out, I feel strongly against Whether you use transit or that it’s only an extra $30 a year. I pay $80 a month for gas, ition cost is ridiculous. the mandatory program and not — including students who month, just $270 a school year, $720 a school year, and over I have heard the excuse that demand a reduction in park- live on campus as well as those but in my broke world that’s $900 per school year in car in- if it wasn’t mandatory, Trans- ing fees if I am required to pay who are required to drive to a lot for something that isn’t surance. link would lose money. for the U-Pass. Over $800 a school — it comes out of your even going to be used. Between parking, gas, The argument that Trans- year to park, with no incentive pocket. and car insurance, having a link would lose money over an to buy weeks in advance? Are As a student in the Broad- car costs me over $2,000 per optional U-Pass, in my opin- you kidding me? cast Journalism program, school year. ion, is a load of shit. Only 15 In summary, while the U- we’re required to have full ac- I demand a reduction That’s more than the aver- per cent of voters in the U-Pass Pass program benefits many cess to a car, just as students age student pays for textbooks referendum opposed the U- BCIT students, it is in direct opin other programs might are in parking fees if I am — a lot more, in fact. The $270 Pass. That’s a small number, position to many others’ pro- required to buy certain text- required to pay for the I am forced to pay for the U- no way near the numbers that gram requirements and should books, for example. Pass could be going towards could possibly affect a defi- therefore be optional. Other- I have to pay for my car in- U-Pass. insurance and gas. cit for the transit company if wise, the real socially irrespon- surance, gas, and school park- The U-Pass is brilliant for these people actually take the sible people are those who are ing and now I’m forced to pay “I’ve done the math. I pay those who use it, need it, want time to opt out. forcing the program on people for a transit pass that I will $90 a month for parking at it. But enforcing a mandatory If you haven’t already fig- who don’t want nor need it. CAMPUS QUERY Do you think it is okay to buy or sell your U-Pass?

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I am kind of 50/50 on it. I can see I think it is ok to sell it because I think you should be able to sell If I didn’t use it, I would prob- We all have to pay for it for it to why people are doing because it we paid for it and we can do it because you are paying $30 a ably do it too. work. It is a brilliant system. It is they are not going to use it but what we want with our prop- month for it. It should be your really nice for those of us to use they are paying for it anyway, erty. property and you should be able it. If people want to sell it than they may as well get their money to do what you want with it. that’s what they have to do. from it. September 6th, 2011 6

Will your social media presence affect future job opportunities?

Written by Hafsa Mulla @Ryerson University Social media is being used by recruiters screen job applications, what does your web presence say about you?

TORONTO (CUP) — Most job ap- “While resumes and interviews do plicants have a standard checklist give you a bit of an insight to a per- before a job interview: Prim business son, they can also be a façade,” said attire, luminously thorough resume ANOKHI Magazine Fashion Editor and a stellar combination of zest and Jacqueline Parrish. “People’s un- intelligence. guarded social media profiles, how- However, if tweaking your Face- ever, provide you with a raw look at book profile for a potential faux pas the job seeker as people rarely censor hasn’t made the cut, maybe it should. their social media sites. Their pro- While you settle comfortably into files tend to be a direct reflection of the digital age, it’s safe to say that them.” your online presence has now be- Provocative photos and referenc- come a virtual imprint that shadows es to drinking and drug use are the you to an interview. It is your sublim- key contributing factors in the hir- inal curriculum vitae. ing process after online-screening. As online social networking grows However, many of us are oblivious increasingly pervasive, many em- to the fact that poor online commu- ployers are utilizing these websites nication skills are also a stumbling to screen potential job seekers. So, block. if your status update reveals you had A hyper-articulate Twitter time- a solid Saturday night coupled with line can polish one’s virtual persona, gory comments, it could be potential and in the same light, it can cause grounds for your rejection letter. damage through inappropriate Twit- According to a study conducted ter feeds. by Harris Interactive for Career- “A quick Google search of a can- Builder.com, 45 per cent of employ- didate — whom I had pegged as a ers use leading social media out- potential intern — revealed tweets lets such as Facebook, Twitter and that looked ‘lyk ths’ via Twitter,” said LinkedIn to screen job candidates. Parrish. “Suffice to say, I wasn’t im- The study also found that 35 per cent pressed and decided to disqualify of employers disregarded candidates her.” based on racy content uncovered on This is another rationale for dis- leading social networking sites. missal: The discrepancies that ap- 7

pear between qualifications posted documenting refined and thought- online and the candidate’s actual re- provoking ideas. Social media tips sume. A virtual fib is more than just LinkedIn is specifically tailored a social blunder; it is impermissible. for job seekers, companies and re- While most of these issues are pri- cruiters. for job hunters mary hindrances that keep us from “Keep it reserved and utilize it as landing our dream job, what many of a tool for employment,” said Par- By @BCIT_Link staff us need to realize is that these draw- rish, “and don’t forget to be honest, backs are easily avoidable. there’s no need to overstate your Social media websites can help you find a job so long as you are Tweak your privacy settings with qualifications.” projecting your best qualities. Make sure you take steps to avoid ex- just a scroll and a click and tailor And lastly, check the gist of your posing anything that might make a potential employer thing twice them according to what is consid- online reputation and discover about hiring you. ered tasteful. what a simple Google search reveals See below for some quick tips on what to do and what to avoid about you. when seeking a job! We live in a digital age that has made information easily acces- 45 per cent of employers sible. With a simple click of a but- @EvanEmployed ton an individual’s social life can be Use career-focused sites like LinkedIn to connect to use leading social media completely exposed, for better or classmates, co-workers, and recruiters. outlets to screen job worse. The unfortunate truth for ev- candidates. ery job seeker is that it doesn’t just boil down to conventional tactics @JohnnyJobless “ anymore — i.e. sugar coating your Trash-talk old employers and complain about work. “If you know that there is inappro- résumé and putting your best foot Nobody will ever know, brah! priate content that could potentially forward. harm your chances of employment, After all, there are thousands of change your privacy settings and applicants competing for a single @EvanEmployed searchability,” said Parrish. “These coveted position and your employer Choose your words wisely. Avoid talking about work options are provided for a reason.” is merely testing the waters to see if and never complain about your employer. In contrast, you can leverage the you are able to represent the com- social media explosion to your ad- pany in a dignified manner. vantage. Why not treat these out- @JohnnyJobless lets as self-selling-tools to project a Post pictures of yourself drinking and taking drugs so positive image to your prospective everyone will know what a badass you are. employers that will encourage them to hire you? Keep it reserved and Facebook allows you to advertise utilize it as a tool for @EvanEmployed your professional qualifications and employment. Google your name and see what comes up before you personal interests, a feature that apply for jobs. can help convey a dynamic image. Create a field-centric group that “You’re effectively left with an can help you establish relation- unavoidable choice between two @JohnnyJobless ships with recruiters, leaders and so alternatives — to eliminate your Leave your privacy settings on low so all your friends forth. Be selective about accepting digital faux pas entirely or create can find you online. Don’t worry about anyone else. friends and frequently scan com- your professional image via various ments made by others. Set a default networking sites. picture in good taste and police But one thing is for sure: Tech- @EvanEmployed your profile. It is after all, a branding nological and social networking Check how much of your social media pages like Twitter power of sorts. advancements offering up-to-the- and Facebook viewable without your consent. Twitter allows you to follow any- minute information are fast grow- one under the sun. Why not follow ing, leading to increased concerns inspirational leaders and the head about privacy issues. Your job, as @JohnnyJobless honchos in your field? Concoct your an applicant, is to ensure you sweep Ignore this article! What do they know, anyway? tweets in a profound manner that those digital dust bunnies to the best generate targeted following while of your ability. 8 CULTURE HEALTHY EATS

GRANOLA SARAH MASSAH Editor

New students will soon realize going to BCIT does not leave a lot of extra time for eating, never mind eating healthy. Having a full course load does not leave a lot of time to pack a nutritious lunch that is filling, so many resort to the fat-laden goodies at Tim Horton’s or Professor Mugs. While it’s always fun to splurge on junk food, it’s not the best for a student’s body. I’ve col- lected recipes for food that I make that I can eat on the go that are healthy and fairly inexpensive. The ease of combining online courses with her on-campus studies enabled Meaghan to complete her degree at her convenience.

INGREDIENTS PREPARATION Stir the oats, make sure they are • 3 cup rolled oats 1) Preheat your oven to 300 not burning, and then bake for In the fall of 2010, over 25% of post-secondary • 1/4 cup slivered degrees. While it’s heating up, another five to 10 minutes, until students in Canada took at least one online course and the number is growing every year. We offer a almonds (raw) combine your oats, almonds they are golden brown. flexible alternative to in-class course-taking with • 2 tsp cinnamon and cinnamon in a large bowl. Set aside. 5) Take the dried fruit and add easily transferrable credits. • 1/3 cup apple juice it into the oat mixture. Let the • 2 tbsp honey 2) In a small saucepan, com- granola cool completely before • 1 tbsp canola oil bine the apple juice, honey and storing it in an airtight contain- • 1 tsp vanilla canola oil. Cook the mixture er. It can be stored for a week to • 1/8 tsp salt over medium heat until the 10 days. • 1/3 cup unsweetened honey is just dissolved. Then banana chips add the vanilla and salt to it. This recipe makes about four • 1/3 cup raisins cups worth of granola and de- 3) Take the wet ingredients (the pending on what kind of fruit apple juice mixture) and slowly for a serving of 1/3 of a cup; it is poor it in with the oats. Mix only 141 calories, with about 45 them until combined the oats calories from fat. 1.877.404.OPEN are all covered. This whole process takes about half an hour at the most 4) Take a large baking sheet, to get ready and it will last for spray with cooking spray and over a week. What’s really a bo- spread the oats evenly on it. nus is how easy it is to pack Bake the granola for 15 minutes. and eat on the go.

Meaghan, Student of the Future MC115093

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The Link CULTURE 9 Sleep-deprived songwriting ARTIST SPOTLIGHT with Wax Mannequin Hamilton-based singer/ these stories written down,” tour isn’t the lack of sleep songwriter Chris Adeney he says. “It’s been a very pro- or a spotty memory — it’s finds inspiration on the ductive project so far, and at spending such a prolonged the very least it’s given me a amount of time away from road jumpstart to my songwriting his 10-month-old son. as well. What I’m lacking in “I’m having a great time DYLAN WILKS sleep I’m making up for in at the shows and with the Camosun College lucid-delusional rambling people but it’s emotionally writing.” taxing being away from my VICTORIA (CUP) — The Time spent alone also little guy for so long,” says best way Hamilton-based allows Adeney to reflect Adeney. “I Skype; I see him indie singer/songwriter on towns he visits and the on the Internet every day THE PRISONERS Chris Adeney can capture stories surrounding them. and he’s learning new stuff Photo courtesy of Matthew Van Deventer the strange stories of his He feels that whenever and changing while I’m not tours as Wax Mannequin he returns to a town, he’s there, so I feel I’m missing a SARAH MASSAH a haunting resonance to it,” may be through sleep depri- continuing a life that he’s bit of it.” Editor the band told The Link, “He’s vation. spread out through a num- Despite the emotional an incredibly prolific song “Sleep is really sporadic,” ber of years. taxation, Adeney is glad to Despite having a member writer and is never short on he says from on the road. be out on the road with his of the band in my program good ideas and hooks.” “I’ve reached the hallucina- music and is excited about at BCIT, I still have not able The four members, who GRANOLA tory stage of the tour. I find his life as a father. Wax Man- to check out the Prisoners have known each other since it hard napping when there “What I’m lacking in nequin has come a long way live in. However, after hear- attending high school in are big weird people sitting since back in his younger ing their EP This Is All of the Kelowna, have come togeth- next to me.” sleep I’m making up years, when Adeney toured Time this week I have come er to make a solid indie-rock Adeney is taking Grey- for in lucid-delusion- across Canada in a 1991 to the realization that it was debut that has deservedly hound buses for part of his al rambling writing,” Honda Civic with a wooden my loss. Big time. garnered praise and recog- current tour in support of window. The album is a mix of nition. Although Pollock was “ - Chris Adeney, Hear Some Evil, an EP writ- “I had to smash it right strong hooks, melodic vers- hesitant to name musical ten and performed with singer/songwriter before a gig to get my drum es, clap-your-hands beats influences, he did mention Canadian indie band The machine out,” says Adeney. and is punctuated with bands like the Cure, Neil Burning Hell. Adeney says “I revisit people that I’ve “I had locked it inside with haunting keyboards, aggres- Young, The Sea and Cake, the bus is actually a great met and fallen in love with,” my keys. I constructed a sive riffs and uplifting har- and Shellac. opportunity for him to delve he says. “Other musicians wooden window the next monies. Once I started play- “I feel naming your influ- into his stories of being on and friends of mine, we kind day and drove home with it. ing it, I couldn’t stop. ences can be misleading. It the road before he forgets of pick up where we’ve left It was a terrible blind spot The vocals on the opener gives people an expectation them. off like no time has passed.” but it stopped the winter of the EP, “Do the Wrong of what we sound like,” said “My memory is a bit spot- But the biggest chal- cold from freezing me all the Thing” reminds me of The Pollock. “I’d like to think we ty so I want to get a lot of lenge for Adeney on this way home.” National’s Matt Berninger. sound unlike any band I’ve Moving on to “Stone Mov- heard.” er,” the sound is much more In their short two years uplifting and poppy. Not together, the Prisoners have one song sounds the same, played all over Vancouver but all have a distinct sound, including three headlin- which bassist Mitch Pollock ing shows at The Biltmore. credits to keyboard player However, the band is at a Wes Regan. crucial stage right now in “It’s his signature keys their careers. sound that links many of “We’re at the stage right our songs. It’s a completely now that many bands get unique sound found by us- to where you’ve maxed out ing three or four different at the level of [being] a lo- pieces of gear,” said Pollock, cal Vancouver band,” said a second-year broadcast Pollock. “It’s a bit of a wait- journalism student at BCIT. ing game to see who listens “I’m very proud of the re- to our album and who sees cord. Tim’s voice has such our show.” THE PRISONERS Tim Gunderson - Vocals, guitar Neil Corbett - Vocals, drums Mitch Pollock - Bass, backing vocals Wes Regan – Keys Online at prisoners.bandcamp.ca and @PrisonersRock Chris Adeney, better known as Wax Mannequin. Photo courtesy of Chris Adeney

September 6th, 2011 10 SPORTS Stadium facelift sure to stun Vancouver

BC Place has quickly become a standard figure of the Vancouver skyline. Photo courtesy of bcplacestadium.com The newly renovated BC Beyond opening night, BC closed to keep fans dry and tention to give their fans some- a mainstay in the Vancouver Place is set to dazzle sports Place will provide the best of happy. However, it won’t be thing to be excited about in two skyline over the past 28 years, both worlds for the fans, and able to close in time if rain hits months’ time. and will be for at least another fans with two big events to for each team, which will ben- the field during play. Officials It’s what the team did back 30 years. mark the grand opening efit from the ability to adjust to will have to monitor weather in ’83 when they hosted the To- It’s definitely not the iconic the elements outside. reports prior to any game and ronto Argonauts – actually on domed stadium anymore. In CHAD KLASSEN During hot summer nights, make a decision accordingly. the exact same day this year’s fact, at one point it looked Assistant Editor the retractable roof will pro- Either way, hopefully the Grey Cup championship is be- like that giant spider from the vide a cool breeze to make a Lions can keep up the winning ing played. movie Wild Wild West. But as You can see it from practically three-hour game a lot more tradition at BC Place, which construction nears completion anywhere in the downtown enjoyable to sit through. It was has been good to the franchise everything is coming together core and soon the new BC a big source of contention with during most of its existence. quite nicely. Place will re-open to mark the the old fully-domed stadium, It was, of course, the site of It’s going to be a big And now Vancouver will beginning of a great fall season which suffocated some fans B.C.’s memorable Grey Cup officially own the title of hav- on the Vancouver sports scene. watching football indoors. win in 1994 when Lui Passaglia year for Vancouver ing the world’s largest cable- It all kicks off September put a last-second kick through and the new BC supported retractable stadium. 30th with the ceremonial open- the uprights to defeat the Place, just like it was The high-definition score- ing of the stadium when the American-stacked Baltimore boards – four in total which will Lions welcome the Edmonton Stallions. “when it first opened. hang from the middle of the Vancouverites who Eskimos. There have been some other roof – will be one of the eye- Two nights later, soccer haven’t caught a great teams, including the 1985 B.C. unfortunately dropped opening features. returns to the dome with the sporting event in and 2006 Grey Cup-winning a heartbreaker, 18-17, but the The five million dollar Vancouver Whitecaps making decades are suddenly squads, which also created current Lions want to finish the screen will stretch 24 feet wide their Major League Soccer de- “scooping up tickets. some fond memories for fans job this time around. It’s also and 13.5 feet high on each side, but October 2nd against their at BC Place. home to the 2011 Vanier Cup, and is tabbed as the second Northwest rivals, the Portland Looking ahead, it’s going to which goes two days before to biggest next to the one at Cow- Timbers. Conversely, Empire Field be a big year for Vancouver and crown the champion of Cana- boys Stadium in Dallas. The amazing part of the exposed fans to the elements the new BC Place, just like it dian university football. The facelift BC Place re- grand opening is that Vancou- especially the last couple sea- was when it opened for the first Many taxpayers were out- ceived for the Olympics was verites who haven’t caught a sons. It also exposed fans to time back in 1983. raged to be contributing to the incredible for anyone who sporting event in decades are some losing football, as the Li- The renovated facility plays $565 million upgrade, but these had the pleasure of experi- suddenly scooping up tickets, ons went 5-9 at the temporary host to a pair of national cham- events will attract a great deal encing the Games there. But anticipating a magical night park. pionship games. There is, of of fanfare across the country the 2011 opening is expected when the roof is opened for the At the new facility, when course, the Grey Cup on No- and help some of us relive the to blow the roof off when the Leos and Caps — that is, if the Vancouver is getting pound- vember 27th and the Lions are joys of the 2010 Winter Games. Lions and Whitecaps inaugu- rain holds off. ed with rain, the roof can be hoping to climb back into con- Besides, BC Place has been rate a new era. The Link The BCITSA Info & News page is designed for the BCIT Student Associationto showcase the Association’s projects or events. The advertising on this page does not necessarily reflect the views ofThe Link or its staff. BCITSA Info & News Executive Weigh-In BCITSA’s iPad Giveaway Become a fan of the BCITSA Facebook page, tag yourself in Orien- tation Week pictures (you don’t even have to be in the picture!), and you will be entered into a draw for a brand new iPad! 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