Above: Montell Lindgren jumps up for the steal. By Cole Schisler. By Sports and Lifestyle Editor Cole Schisler On November 4, the VIU Mariners hosted the Douglas Royals, and put on a clinic. The first quarter began at slowly, and was low scoring. The Mariners moved...
Above: Photo via amandapalmer.com By News Editor Aislinn Cottell VIU hosted the 11th Annual Urban Issues Film Festival on November 4, where a variety of films investigating urban development projects and philosophies were shown and discussed. The following are my...
By contributor Kelly Whiteside The Vancouver Island Symphony (VIS) revealed their new mini-series, Symphony SoundBites, on Thursday, October 27. This series contains two shows (one of which was in October, the other in March) that give the audience a more intimate...
By Sports and Lifestyle Editor Cole Schisler The Mariners were in Montreal for the CCAA National Soccer Championship over the weekend, and ended the tournament winning the last of their three games. In their opening match against the Idiennes d’Ahunstic, the Mariners...
By Arts Editor Brendan Barlow On Tuesday, November 22, Vancouver Island University will host a book launch event for In Our Own Aboriginal Voice, an anthology of both Aboriginal writers and artists from all over British Columbia. This launch will not only feature...
Above: Photo via bandcamp.com By Arts Editor Brendan Barlow Released October 1, and handed to me in public outside The Vault Cafe on an actual cassette, Nowstalgic is the debut release from Nanaimo rappers Teenwolf and Static. It is an 11-song album produced right...
Vancouver Island University Student’s Union completes petition required for member referendum on issue of leaving the Canadian Federation of Students. The Vancouver Island University Students’ Union (VIUSU) has been petitioning to leave the Canadian Federation...
By Sports and Lifestyle Editor Cole Schisler On September 2014, the Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) published a study on the state of homelessness in Nanaimo titled “Summary of Need for Emergency Shelter and Related Housing Services for Women in Nanaimo.” According...
Above: Location of Woodfibre LNG plant. Photo via Global News. By Associate Editor Natalie Gates A few weeks ago, a friend on Facebook posted a photo of the new Woodfibre LNG and FortisBC Community Office in downtown Squamish, with the caption: “Whoever guessed an...
Above: Keith Penner scaling a rock wall. By Cole Schisler. By Sports and Lifestyle Editor Cole Schisler Every Tuesday night at 6 pm, Campus Rec runs a shuttle service from the VIU gym to the Romper Room Indoor Rock Climbing Centre for $7.35. VIU Campus Rec provides...