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BCIT to make switch from U-Pass to Compass Card Compass Card to replace have personal information U-Passes in the near future data programmed into them NEETU GARCHA News Editor Tap on, tap off.

Those four words sum up how BCIT students will be taking transit in the near future.

There’s no set date as to when, but BCIT students will be scrapping their paper UPass cards for the new smart card.

According to spokesperson for TransLink, Derek Zabel, once students have the new Compass Card, they will board transit by tapping on and exit by tapping off.

TransLink will use this technology to keep track of commuter trends such as most-used routes and busiest times of day and to ensure people pay for the correct number of zones.

Zabel says there are still details to be ironed out but the new smart cards — which

— will change the way students take transit.

“What it is going to have [is] the ability for people to put start value onto it, which means adding money or value to the card,” Zabel told The Link.

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“Beta testing will start in the early fall.”

— Derek Zabel, TransLink spokesperson

Mike Hanson, vice president of external affairs for the BCIT Student Association (BCITSA), says there will not be a price increase for students after the Compass Card is launched.

“The contract we negotiated with TransLink and that was voted on by the students is in effect for the next three years regardless of the Compass Card coming out,” Han-

son told The Link in an interview; “that’s set in stone.”

New media design and web development student Rose Cass, who uses her UPass regularly throughout the year and in the summer, said she’s looking forward to the new Compass Card system but does have some concerns about it.

“I just hope they have the checks and balances in place to kind of track where it’s going, make sure our privacy is protected and also just think of ways to streamline the process,” Cass told The Link.

Before being able to determine details of how the Compass Card will work for students, who currently renew (re-print) their U-Pass every month, TransLink is undertaking beta testing according to Zabel.

Beta testing is when a product, usually a software such as that of the Compass Card, is released to selected customers for testing under normal, everyday conditions

of use to spot any remaining flaws before commercial use.

“We’re looking for five thousand participants to go out there onto the system to help us iron out some of the kinks we may find,” said Zabel. “Beta testing will start in the early fall.”

Zabel estimated the beta testing will run for three to four weeks, perhaps longer.

He says once all problems

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There will not be a price increase for students after the Compass Card is launched.

are identified and resolved, TransLink will move into a transition to Compass Card in the fall.

During the transition period, TransLink will run both the current transit program and the new Compass Card

program simultaneously.

“It will take a little bit of time for people to figure out how the technology is going to work; how to tap on and off ,” said Zabel. “So we’ll run that program for as long as it takes.”

Zabel said there are many benefits to the new Compass Card including more security if the card is lost, since each one is registered.

“If you happen to lose your card or it gets stolen you can contact the Compass call centre and they can add that value that you had on your card onto a new card,” said Zabel.

Zabel added that students will no longer have to re-print a new pass every month.

Student Rose Cass told The Link she just hopes it is transparent to riders what TransLink is doing with the personal information that will be loaded onto the Compass Card; overall, she is looking forward to using the new technology.

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Summer newsroom recap Not the HBO series, the actual news — a look back at some stories from the summer break

Much has been said of Cyrus’ demise into slutdom, but what’s being overlooked is the fact that Cyrus and Thicke are evil geniuses. By velicating like nymphos, they distracted the entirety of western culture from noticing that they’re both terrible singers.

SARAH GRAY Senior Editor Some of you may have missed the worldwide mayhem this summer because you were lying poolside with a mojito or frolicking near a cabin in the woods. At this juncture, you can either read on and catch up on the headlines, or go home and illegally download season two of The Newsroom and binge on that. Your choice.

Worth a twerk?

Unfortunately, one of August’s biggest stories was Miley Cyrus’ risqué performance with Robin Thicke at the MTV Video Awards. Gyrating onstage like a bowl full of jelly, Cyrus used the award show to publicly proclaim the death of her mousy alter-ego Hannah Montana, who apparently succumbed to asphyxiation by latex bikini.

Trudeau hotboxes his soapbox If Canadian politics were a 1990s high school rom-com, Justin Trudeau is totally the star quarterback of the football team, and Stephen Harper is removing an ill-gotten wedgie in the safety of the boys’ bathroom.

But Canadian politics is not high school (mostly) and this summer Trudeau gained coolness points for his admission that he has indeed sparked a doob since becoming an MP. “We had a few good friends over for a dinner party, our kids were at their grandmother’s for the night,” Trudeau explained to Huffington Post, “and one of our friends lit a joint and passed it around. I had a puff.”

According to a National

Post/Forum Research poll, the Liberals celebrated 38 per cent of voters’ support after Trudeau talked tokes, while Conservatives weakened to 29 per cent.

Unless Thomas Mulcair starts twerking, there is no room in my 1990s teen romcom for a third main character.

So what does any of this actually mean to voters? It shows that the legalization debate is still going strong and that modernizing policies towards marijuana use and distribution will remain an important feature of Canadian politics.

Most importantly, though, it showed us that Trudeau actually enjoys his time off from Parliament, while Harper uses breaks to oil his parts.

Russia is anti-everything In an ode to everything archaic, Russian president Valdimir Putin spent June 2013 passing an incredibly homophobic law that has resulted in targeted beatings and violent crimes against the country’s “suspected gays”.

Although I could discern the

general intent behind the legislation, I needed its stipulations spelled out. So I cruised to policymic.com, which told me that “[the law] bans on gay pride parades in Moscow and other cities, hefty fines to gay rights groups accused of acting as a “foreign agent,” denial of registration to nongovernmental organizations, and regional laws banning the propaganda of homosexuality to minors.”

It’s not particularly surprising that Russia’s wacky president pulled another mean and stupid move, but there was a positive aspect to his idiocy: The rush of support for gays in Russia and everywhere was heartening (not to mention RIGHT), with calls to boycott the Olympics sounding far and wide. ...but not anti-Syria Now, Russia has stepped in some poop again with its support(ish) of the Assad regime in Syria.

The conflict in Syria took a disturbing turn in August when it was confirmed that the president’s lackeys used

chemical weapons against its own people. Russia said it did not support intervention in the country (surprise), stalling possibilities for a coordinated response from the UN. There are no wisecracks to make here. According to CNN over 100,000 people have been killed and millions more displaced. Easy answers are elusive as conflict rages two years on. I’m not sure intervention is the right idea, especially if it involves even more bombs and collateral damage, but it’s difficult to see death unfold while the international community sits with its hands tied.

What you need to know This is in no way a concise list, but since I’m a genius, it’s definitely everything you need to know about what happened this summer. My prediction (as reliable as a Mayan calendar for apocalyptic doom) for the year’s remainder is that the world will continue to orbit the sun, and humanity will continue to generate ridiculous, horrifying, and occasionally wonderful news stories.

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Lot D closed to daytime students until November Lot D limited to staff-only during the day, forcing students to arrive earlier or risk having to park farther NEETU GARCHA News Editor

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BCIT students who park in Lot D will have to temporarily find parking elsewhere to make room for staff as a result of a large construction project in Staff Parking Lot 7 at the Burnaby campus.

BCIT Media Relations Coordinator Dave Pinton said he is not sure why the project is delayed. However, as a result, student Lot D will not be available for student use until at least November 1, the new estimated completion date for a new green energy project.

“We kind of hope that students will think about what’s happening on that lot and the Energy OASIS project,” expressed Pinton.

The project in Lot 7 — which makes use of research on electric vehicles and alternative power according to Pinton — will consist of an integrat-

ed system of parking canopy structures, canopy-mounted solar panels, electric vehicle chargers, and energy storage, according to BCIT’s website.

“Lot F is just a few extra steps down the path by Guichon Creek there,” said Pinton, downplaying the increased commute time for students over BCIT staff.

Marketing and communications student Allison Stanbury drives to school from Maple Ridge and usually parks in Lot D. She says it will mean more than a longer walk.

“My immediate thought is that I’m going to have to get up a bit earlier now to find a decent parking spot,” said Stanbury.

Pinton told The Link he understands the concerns associated with parking on campus, but is confident that BCIT has enough stalls to cater to students’ needs and that the project is worth it.

There are 2,500 parking stalls available to students at the Burnaby campus, with about 500 stalls unused every day according to Pinton, who is confident that the project is

Unfinished construction project will one day boast solar panels. worth the trouble.

“We understand that this is an inconvenience but we hope that people look at this as part of a project that will bring alternative energy research opportunities for students,” he said. “It’s an exciting project to help with alternative energy and electric vehicles.”

However, Stanbury thinks that other nearby lots will fill up fast in the mornings and she is concerned about having to park much farther away.

“I leave school by dark and, as a girl, I don’t want to be walking [far] by myself,” explained Stanbury, citing a potential safety issue.

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Pinton said Lot D will be available for visitors with temporary parking passes and after 4:30 p.m. for part-time studies students. Signage will be put up and once all of the information is gathered, BCIT will send a message out to students to advise them of the changes in parking lot availability.

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A glimpse of the newly renovated second floor of Student Assocation Centre located in SE2

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BCIT Burnaby gets a face lift BCIT Burnaby will be more pleasing to the eye following extensive renovations to SE2 as well as other parts of the campus NEETU GARCHA News Editor After talking about a new space for over ten years, the BCIT Student Association (BCITSA) has finally completed a large student center upgrade project in building SE2.

The approximately six hundred thousand dollar upgrades near BCIT’s Great Hall include eight new bookable meeting rooms, larger council chambers, club spaces, and the Campus Print & Copy, formerly called Ctrl-P. Caroline Gagnon, director at the BCITSA, says the completion of the renovations is a huge accomplishment for current and previous student association executives, many of whom will be invited to the official launch of the space on October 16.

“It was their dream when they built this facility in 1995 so we are going to invite all these students that were a part of the process to make this a reality,” Gagnon told

The Link.

Gagnon says the BCITSA is working with the Alumni Association to try and connect with executives from the past twenty years.

The institution is working to improve the campus in other areas as well through its beautification efforts.

Mike Newall, senior development planner for facilities and campus development, says the focus is on incremental cost effective changes.

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“We try to focus on areas where we’ll have the most benefit for the most students.”

— Mike Newall, development planner, BCIT

“We try to focus on areas where we’ll have the most benefit for the most students and at the same time we’ll try to make sure no areas of the campus are left out or not addressed,” said Newall.

A project BCIT has on the horizon in conjunction with

the city of Burnaby is replacing the Willingdon and Goard Way bus shelters, according to Newall.

“They’re quite old and a source of frustration for a lot of students especially in the winter months,” said Newall.

“They’re not very pleasant to stand inside and it’s hard to see outside the glass and that kind of thing.”

Newall said the final design hasn’t been signed off on yet but the new shelters will be much more open, with steel and clean glass.

“If the [bus shelter replacement] comes to fruition, I think it would be a beautification effort that would be appreciated by many,” said Newall.

In the meantime, Gagnon encourages students to visit SE2 and have a look at the rooms, each of which has a different feel.

“There’s some very different rooms [like] a grass wall, paintings on the walls, a crow room because this campus has crows everywhere at night,” explained Gagnon.

New and returning students who take orientation tours will be formally introduced to the new student center space in building SE2.

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GOOD S T A E

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The RIX (SE2) Inglis Café (NE1)

Located in NE1, one of BCIT’s biggest buildings, the Inglis Café has the second of BCIT’s Coyote Jack’s. There is plenty of space to hang out in between classes with 250 seats available, and there are multiple floors where you can enjoy the onthe-go takeout options on offer, including deli items and daily lunch and breakfast offers.

Aside from being a funky and comfortable hangout, the RIX is home to BCIT’s only Starbucks as well as sandwiches and baked goods from Bread Garden.

We all know Starbucks’ prices can be a little ridiculous, but hey, some of us just can’t help ourselves. The Bread Garden is also a good place to pick up a snack to tide you over in between classes.

One known issue at the Rix is a dearth of power outlets, so pop in to charge up your body, not your laptop.

The Stand (SE2, SE12, NE1)

Students can support their student association by dropping by The Stand and picking up JJ Bean coffee as well as some snacks for class. If you’re in need of a sugar rush, The Stand has got you covered with everything from energy drinks, to chocolate bars and Pocky sticks, and even a small selection of stationery items. There are a number of locations around campus, so Stands should not be hard to find.

Campus Café (SE12)

Town Square Café (SE2)

Featuring BCIT’s Quizno’s and Triple O’s, Town Square Café is the best place to get good food at an acceptable price.

Besides a decent variety and quality fare, students can enjoy their leisure time by hanging out in the adjacent Great Hall. Tables around Town Square Café can get a little dirty at times, so be sure to behave like adults, take off your caveman hats, and clean up after yourselves.

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Located near the library, Campus Café features the school’s Tim Horton’s and Coyote Jack’s. For many college students coffee is a must, and Tim Horton’s has the best prices in this regard. However, the place gets busy, so we recommend if you’re going to make the trek out, get there at the top of the hour and avoid the breakfast/lunch rush.

Coyote Jack’s is also located inside the Campus Café where they feature a daily meal at a relatively low price. The meals can be hit-or-miss at times, but more often than not they are worth the price. However, their breakfasts are great bang-for-your-buck. Portions are sizeable and can provide a kick start to those of us who struggle with early mornings.

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How to survive your first year at BCIT A veteran BCIT student provides advice on how to keep your head above water at BCIT VISHAL PRASAD The Link Welcome and, congratulations on your enrolment into the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

You’re in for a year of painstaking work, expensive parking, and Tim Hortons chicken snack wraps. Regardless of the length of your program, your first year will be nothing short of eventful. As a student with one year under his belt, I’ve decided to share my wealth of knowledge by disclosing tips on how to survive a year at BCIT. 1) Blood, sweat, and tears are required Work hard. I might sound like a strict parent with a letter grade fetish, but to survive this school, work ethic is a prerequisite. If you imagined casually studying in the shade of tall tress against a backdrop of bunnies hopping around a majestic fountain I suggest you go to UVic. BCIT is a work school. Its curriculums and class schedules are respon-

sible for 97.6 per cent of the grey hairs found in BC’s under-24 crowd. The stairs to the library at exam time resemble crosswalk in downtown Tokyo. If you don’t constantly have three bags — one on your back and one under each eye — you’re probably doing something wrong.

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Students from prestigious universities around town think BCIT is a four-letter word.

2) Be cool when explaining why you chose BCIT Outside of the classroom, my second survival tip is how to behave when people react to your recent post-secondary choice. Students from prestigious universities around town think BCIT is a four-letter word.

Whether they’re from UBC or SFU, your friends have heard tales about the wrath of BCIT course loads. Expect an endearing head nod and a possible shoulder touch of condolence.

This exchange will usually inspire the other student to tell a story about their friend who goes to BCIT and how they haven’t seen them much lately. Then they’ll tell you about their own liberal arts program and amazing journey of selfexploration. Grind your teeth and nod back. Explain nicely that BCIT is not a clown college or a penitentiary. Above all, always play the “BCIT will get me jobs” card. That’s why you’re here, right?

3) Seek solace in beer and friends Do not underestimate the power of rest and relaxation. In other words, drink beer. This can be achieved at Professor Mugs, BCIT’s watering hole. Attend in overalls or a suit.

Most importantly, don’t do this or anything at BCIT alone.

Take advantage of the intimate class sizes to build your own BCIT family. Know that it takes a village to raise a letter grade.

Whether you are clinking ice cold beers at Professor Mugs or meekly toasting Tim Hortons cups at two in the morning, surviving at BCIT just wouldn’t be the same without a couple of good friends.

Believe me, it’s the only reason I made it.

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Don’t snub the club WHY JOIN A CLUB? Resume-building

Club memberships look great on resumes and job applications. They can represent both leadership and social skills. Have something more to cite in your interview than a BCIT diploma or degree.

Helping hands

Clubs share your interest, provide mentorship, teach skills, and build relationships. Learn good study habits and behaviours from fellow second- or third-year students to get through that heavy workload. Members of clubs are generally very encouraging and supportive.

BFFs

Also known as group synergy, club membership can lead to lifelong friendships. Share your valuable experience, advice, and contacts with others like you over a nice cold drink at Professor Mugs Pub.

Career opportunities

Use this opportunity to network with people in a similar line of work. Get exposure to real life experiences in the subject that you’re interested in. Practice your management and control skills by exercising leadership and proving your own abilities in a group.

Social interaction

Perhaps most important, you should have fun while going to BCIT. Involvement will ensure you get access to the best parties and events that BCIT has to offer. Get out there, get involved and meet people outside your set.

Challenge yourself

Involvement with a club can be a great opportunity to get out of your comfort zone and try something new. Go ahead and challange yourself!

Members the BCIT Marketing Association buddy up at the American Marketing Association’s annual conference in New Orleans.

Clubs are a great way to gain experience, make friends, and establish networks for after graduation BAILEY McRAE The Link With a well-deserved tan and few expectations, the last thing on my mind at the end of last summer was going back to school. After checking my schedule for the semester ahead, panic struck.

I knew that BCIT wouldn’t be just another university, but a class schedule from hell? How was I going to make it through this, what about my friends?

Orientation day came quickly with a cluster of activities and speeches that left me excited for the year ahead.

Crammed into a large auditorium, members of some of the biggest student clubs and organizations presented their recruitment pitches to the first-year students. It worked.

As a business student, these

experienced second- and third-year students looked and spoke in a language that I wanted to be fluent in. In fact, I wanted to be them. As I listened in amazement to their talented speeches in front of hundreds, I knew that I didn’t want to sit back and watch my college years pass me by.

Few of us are prepared for the lifestyle change as we enter into BCIT’s intense classroom schedule. As I would later find out, a key factor to remain successful throughout is to enjoy your time here. If you are miserable, then it will most certainly reflect in both your grades and you attitude about the experience.

Joining a club or organization is the best way to work on your skills while you become a young professional. As overwhelming as the course syllabi are, take some time to experience the advantages of joining a club.

We’ve all heard it. The big V word – volunteer. No, you are not being paid. Let’s be honest, it looks great to have

something other than “BCIT diploma” on your resume and job applications. Fill in the experience spaces with project management positions, member awards, and executive positions. To say that being in a club helps academically would not do it justice.

The many lessons learned will guide you through your professional life as well.

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A key factor to remain successful is to enjoy your time here.

What are your hobbies and interests? Incorporating these things into your academic life will prove to be more enjoyable and help you set goals and work toward achievement in many disciplines. Start by looking for clubs and student organizations that fit with your values and interests.

Being an active member in a

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club can give you the sense of achievement you may be looking for.

There is a variety of special interest and departmental campus clubs and student organizations for students to join. You are under no obligation to join the group if you attend a meeting – it’s simply a chance to interact and see if you’d fit in.

If you can’t find something you like, you should establish your own club! Chances are, if you’re interested in something, there are plenty of other BCIT students interested too.

The moral of the story is that you should go out there and participate! This is the first step to finding success in the professional world. Make opportunities for yourself.

You owe it to yourself to at least try.

If you have any questions or would be interested in joining one of the clubs or organization or would like to start a club or organization, contact the BCITSA’s clubs coordinator at clubscoordinator@bcitsa.ca.

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BCIT resources at a glance KEVIN WILLEMSE The Link While the BCIT website offers a wealth of information regarding the various services students enjoy whilst enrolled, read on for The Link‘s roundup of those students should be most aware of.

Uconnect Resource Centre The Uconnect is located on the second floor of SE2 just off the Great Hall, and serves as the hub for all BCIT Student Association-related student services and programming.

For details regarding the student health plan, peer tutoring, leadership and volunteer opportunities, bursaries, the advocacy office and more, this should be your first call to get connected as a BCIT student. If you can’t pop in, call them between 8am and 4pm at 604.451.7087.

Campus Print & Copy Also in the Great Hall in SE2 is Campus Print & Copy. Formally known as Ctrl-P, Campus Print & Copy offers a full service print shop operated by the BCITSA at the Burnaby campus. It offers affordably priced colour printing, copying, coil and cerlox binding, laminating, scanning, and wide format printing. Bring in a USB drive or email your files for processing directly to ctrlp@bcitsa.ca.

Program advising Making the commitment to a particular course of study, and subsequent career path, is a daunting one. Thankfully, BCIT offers program advisory services to all students who can help you understand the application process, upgrading and course transfer options, costs, transfer credit opportunities, and more to help you make the best decision. They are located in SW1 Room 1130, and can be called at 604.434.1610, or toll-free at 1.866.434.1610.

Student health plan Even though we know you’re invincible, the BCITSA Health & Dental Plan is available for all full-time students in programs

16 weeks or longer and includes extended health, dental, pharmaceutical, optical, and travel insurance.

Students wanting to add spouses or dependants, or who have an existing extended healthcare plan and want to opt out of the plan, can do so within 30 days of their course start date. Contact the health plan coordinator in the Uconnect Resource Centre in SE2 for any information or to make any plan changes (bring your student card and any existing medical plan details along).

Peer tutoring For students needing help with particular courses, peers tutors are available to provide free drop-in sessions in the Library Learning Commons. Additionally, one-on-one tutoring is available for $16 an hour. Drop by the Uconnect Resource Centre for a schedule and more details, also available on BCIT’s library website.

For a more holistic and proactive approach, the student health centre in SE16-128 aims to promote wellness and healthy with an efficient walkin medical centre, fully staffed with qualified physicians and nurses. The clinic is available for all BCIT students, faculty, and staff and offers emergency care, immunization, travel vaccinations, STD testing, and more.

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The Link offers writers a freelance rate of $25 per printed story, so writing can be worth your while. Pop into our offices in the Great Hall (SE2) to say hi and share your ideas with us.

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Other Services BCIT offers various other services which add value and convenience to all students who make use of them. These include the 24-hour ehPod study area, audio/visual equipment rental, dedicated computer/

research labs, a lost and found office, team recreational activities, and sports.

The BCITSA is dedicated to providing services and facilities to enhance your student life and encourage you to achieve your potential.

Furthermore, the available services and facilities will be enhanced and expanded during the 2012/2013 year as the Great Hall in SE2 is fully renovated into an expansive, modern student centre. The SA will also be adding a childcare centre at the Burnaby campus.

Take time to explore the various options, and find those which make your life at BCIT memorable and fulfilling!

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Advocate’s office Get clarity on what rights you enjoy and what rules you’re bound by as a BCIT student.

The advocate’s office is an unbiased, confidential place to raise your concerns, and is located on the Burnaby campus in SE2 Room 286.

Drop-ins are welcome, or contact the Advocate at 604.456.1161. Also, should you ever experience harassment, discrimination, disagreement or disrespect from any faculty or student which you feel is inappropriate, support resources and information are available through Campus Mediation Services/Harassment & Discrimination at 604.451.6721.

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Recreation Services Student life doesn’t have to be all pizza, late nights and Dr Pepper. Okay, it does, so work off the effects of those educational essentials by popping in to the Burnaby campus’ Fit Pit to break a sweat, free to all BCIT students.

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