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Driver’s Ed - 5 tips on BC driving

By Craig Burton • Nov 19th, 2008 • Category: Driver's Ed

Driving tips for those new to BC or visitors from out of province.
When in Rome…drive like the Romans right?
Picture a nice sunny day in the beautiful mountains of British Columbia, and hardly a soul on the road. In your rearview mirror there is a fast approaching car franticly flashing their high beams at you, weaving [...]



Driver’s Ed: smooth, safe braking

By Craig Burton • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: Driver's Ed, Life and Style

As a society we are so wrapped up in the licensing procedure, how to negotiate intersections, parallel park, and maintain the speed limit, that we miss out on the very fundamentals of driving. Traction control, weight transfer, and smooth and efficient use of the controls are rarely taught in the rush to get a new [...]



Driver’s Ed: The Black Ice Monster

By Craig Burton • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: Driver's Ed

It comes out every fall and stays until early spring. It attacks in the morning when you’re still half asleep and in the evening when you’re anxious to get home. It lurks in the shadows, around corners and at intersections. You can find it just as easily on the highway as in your driveway. Most [...]



Driver’s Ed: Are You a Good Driver?

By Craig Burton • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: Driver's Ed

Sure you are! If you’re a young guy, chances you’re the best driver on the road. I know I was. From the time I got my licence at sixteen (we didn’t have graduated licensing back then) I was great. After all I had a licence that said so, right? In my mind I was the [...]



Starving Student - Pearl Bocconcini Salad with Pesto Dressing

By Craig Burton • May 27th, 2008 • Category: The Starving Student - Recipes

Makes 2 cups of pesto sauce
Homemade pesto is very easy to make. It uses some expensive ingredients, but will still cost less than buying it premade at the grocery store or restaurant. This pesto recipe forms the base for the pesto salad dressing and creamy pesto pasta sauce. It also makes a good tomato sauce [...]



The Sentinel is looking for a few brave men and women

By Craig Burton • May 27th, 2008 • Category: Opinion

The Sentinel is looking for staff to fill roles within the news paper for the fall and winter 2008-2009 semesters.
 
We need:

Editor(s)
Writers
Webmaster
Print Designers for the monthly magazine

If you are interested please contact editor@selkirksentinel.ca



Welcome to the Sentinel - Selkirk College Students’ Newspaper

By Craig Burton • May 26th, 2008 • Category: Features

The Sentinel is moving online. Leaping into the nineties, and going web 2.0 at the same time. Check back to keep track of our progress as we build out our news and community features in order to keep you connected to your fellow students and the world around you.