This is part two of a two-part inquiry into the restraints placed on female bodies and sexuality. Editor’s note: Myself and the two women who’s experiences I share in this article are cis-gendered. The vast majority of sexual education in Canada refers to...
Caroline Hsu leaves the classroom, rubbing the fatigue from her eyes. She’s spent the last hour working on her assignment, following a three-hour class. Now, she’s going to pick up her son, Hannes, from day care. Hsu climbs the steps and walks up the ramp to the...
Giving Tuesday began in the heart of New York to encourage people to become more engaged in their communities and spread more kindness into the world. The annual global movement takes place on the Tuesday after Black Friday and has a simple goal: to practice...
The roads are slick with black ice and noses turn red from the biting cold—Nanaimo faces a chillier winter this year and the homeless population needs more support than ever. Over the last decade, those living on the streets have struggled as inflation steadily...
Portal hosts its first poetry night of 2022 with Charlie Petch and student readers Tammi Carto, Bella Hoodle, and Jack Corfield (14:38). Jack also interviews Bella and Tammi after the readings! Charlie Petch - (2:17) Tammi Carto - (9:36) Bella Hoodle - (13:02) Jack...
After spending all day cooking a delicious Christmas meal for our boss, Sean, we had to go on a thrilling mission to track him down so he could try it. Go watch Part One if you want things to make slightly more sense... That's Christmas baby.
It has been a dark semester (particularly for our Managing Editor Sean), so this month, the video team challenged ourselves to bring VIU some joy... plus Mike has had enough of talking about how awful the world is. Embark on a journey of culinary debauchery with Jack...
The NAV’s Sports Editor, Austin Heidt, interviews VIU Hockey Captain Adam Morton and Assistant Captain Gavin Rauser before the holiday break. Get to know these veteran players at the Nanaimo Ice Centre, the home of the VIU Mariners. ...
Ella Blaschko is an international student from Munich, Germany. She’s in the second year of her journalism studies and spent the fall term at VIU. A lifelong dream, a milestone and, above all, a great opportunity. For 21-year-old Michel Egenolf and Claas Schönfeld,...
Commanding Hope: The Power We Have to Renew a World in Peril Thomas Homer-Dixon Vintage Canada, 2022 464 pages ISBN: 978-0307363176 $24.00 Reviewed by Don Alexander Don Alexander is a partially retired professor at VIU and Chair of the Environmental Scan Working Group...