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DECEMBER // 2016
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CONTRIBUTORS Jordan Kwong Tanushree Pillai Kurt Tadeo Emily Buck Joel Laurino Flora Brodie Mat Hylan Anita Shen
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In this issue:
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BCIT
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Engineering Victory
Curtis Renning
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POV
12
COMMUNITY
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Locker Room Talk
COMMUNITY Welfare food challenge
PHOTO FEATURE Joel Laurino
Alexis Cornwall
Managing Editor
Associate Editor
Jarell Alvarez
Rachel Chang
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Maddy Adams
Annie Sheng
Photo Editor
Online Community Coordinator
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ENVIRONMENT
18
FILM
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT Max Huang
LINK is published 8 times annually by the BCIT Student Association and distributed free on newsstands across all 5 BCIT campuses.
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GAMES
Dan Post | Publisher 604. 451. 7191
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The Stewart & The Stewards
Escaping Agra
Playing God: A Sims Story
REVIEWS Gwent; Arrival; + six albums
POETRY & PROSE Not What it Seems; Because We Were
Andrea Carl | Promotions 604. 453. 4072
Featured Contributors
Emily Buck
Marine Engineering Officer Cadet
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Next on the Mantle
Selenna Ho
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Emily is a marine engineering cadet at BCIT in North Vancouver. She has spent time as a mechanic and a data processing technician on research vessels. She loves wilderness, books, animals, and big machines. She was born in Central Alberta, but has never managed to stay put anywhere for very long.
Mat Hylan Campus
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