Upcoming VILC hopes to inspire students
Vancouver Island University will be hosting the 11th annual Vancouver Island Leadership Conference (VILC), March 8 – March 9. VILC is sponsored by...
Cole Schisler
Managing Editor
Cole is a fourth-year creative writing student with a focus in journalism and scriptwriting. He was shortlisted for the 2018 Fraser MacDougall Prize for Best New Voice in Human Rights Reporting. Cole sits on the board of directors for CHLY and hosts the Kinetic Flow, a hip-hop program on the station. He is also the editor of the VIU Compass. This is his second year as Managing Editor of The Nav.
A thought on impermanence
When I hear the words “nothing lasts forever,” I think cliché. We’ve heard those words repeated so many times, but it’s a simple truth. “Nothing...
VIU shows pride at National MBA Games
A team of 34 Master of Business Administration students were chosen to represent the VIU MBA Association at the 2019 National MBA Games, which were...
Violence against journalists should worry you
2018 was one of the worst years for violence against journalists in recent memory. According to a report by Reporters Without Borders, at least 63...
Put your feet up and rest awhile
You made it. Take a moment to congratulate yourself for another semester finished. Maybe you rocked it, maybe you didn’t, but either way, you...
UVIC hosts Building Reconciliation Forum
Back in September, I joined a VIU dialogue group to discuss Indigenous perspectives in post-secondary education. The group is composed of 10...
The middle ground
Math and science or arts and humanities? Right wing or left wing? These distinctions often miss an essential element of what it means to be human:...
Discontent City expected to resolve in November
After six months, the fate of Nanaimo’s Discontent City remains in flux. A BC Supreme Court decision from Justice Ronald Skolrood on September 21...
Reckoning with #MeToo as a man
For me, seventh grade was the first year of middle school. I had no idea what middle school would be like, and being new in Kelowna, I had no idea...