The gymnasium was a melody of bouncing balls, squeaking sneakers, and chirping whistles, as both the men’s and women’s teams held tryouts to prepare for the upcoming season.
Although there were not many new faces on the men’s side, as most players are returning from last year or had trained with the team over the summer, head coach Matt Kuzminski was happy with the turnout.
“I am really excited about this season,” Kuzminski says. “I think we have some veteran guys who can provide quality leadership and help our younger guys adjust. I have been pleased with the work that has been ...
VANCOUVER (CUP)—The Vancouver Whitecaps soccer team has found a home at UBC.
The Whitecaps announced on Sept. 7 that they will be building a $32 million National Soccer Development Centre at Thunderbird Park, in partnership with UBC and the B.C. provincial government.
“We’ve been all over the Lower Mainland in terms of places to train,” says Bob Lenarduzzi, president of Whitecaps FC. “I’ve been involved for 38 years with the professional game…and we have never had a place to call home. That’s ridiculous.”
The facility will consist of two existing fields and three new ones, as ...
It seems the Mariners women’s soccer team doesn’t like to lose, or allow goals for that matter. Their only goal against came against Corbin University in their lone defeat of the year, and they have been on a roll ever since.
The M’s closed out Aug. with a 1–0 road victory against TSS Academy. Warner Pacific visited VIU Sept. 2 in a rematch of the Mariners’ resounding 5–0 win less than two weeks earlier, but were blanked again—this time 4–0.
The ladies traveled to the mainland Sept. 8 and 9 to take on Langara College and Quest University, collecting another two clean sheets. The ...
Years of effort for owners Phil and Brenda Levesque finally paid off last spring when their expansion bid into the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League was accepted. The Buccaneers were placed in the North Division with Campbell River, Comox, and Oceanside.
The club’s name is derived from the last Junior B team—of the same name—to exist in Nanaimo. The original ‘Buckaneers’ skated in the now-demolished Civic Arena until the late ’70s.
The team, already affectionately dubbed ‘the Bucs’ by locals, opened the season with a 5–4 overtime victory Sept. 6 over the Comox Valley Glacier ...
Despite scanty attendance, the Lingerie Football League (LFL) is not going away: underwear-clad football is alive, and expanding to markets near you.
In my last LFL story, I mentioned several major cities in Canada that were being courted as prospective venues for new franchises. After much debate, the new teams include the Saskatoon Sirens, Regina Rage, and British Columbia Angels, located in Abbotsford. These three teams, plus the reinstated Toronto Triumph, make up the Canadian LFL division and only square off against each other until the Lingerie Bowl in Nov.
The Angels’ season ...
Vancouver Whitecaps President and former Canadian National team player, Bob Lenarduzzi, will be the keynote speaker at the 2nd Annual Coaches Breakfast, announced PacificSport Vancouver Island.
The public is welcome to attend the event, which takes place Friday, Sept. 21 at the Coast Bastion in Nanaimo. The $25 ticket includes admission to the keynote presentation and a buffet breakfast.
Lenarduzzi began his soccer career in England before joining the Whitecaps in 1974. He competed with the Canadian National team in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the World Cup in 1986. ...
The most provocative piece of journalism that I read over the summer was the cover story of the July/Aug. issue of The Atlantic. “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” by Anne-Marie Slaughter is 14 pages best described by this mission statement: “It’s time to stop fooling ourselves…the women who have managed to be both mothers and top professionals are superhuman, rich, or self-employed. If we truly believe in equal opportunity for all women, here’s what has to change.”
Slaughter is the former first female Director of Policy at the U.S. State Department (working for Hillary Clinton in ...
There is a plague spreading across our vast country, rooting itself in the young. This epidemic is apathy, and it has been growing.
Earlier this month, there was an assassination attempt on the newly elected premier of Québec, Pauline Marois. The news, though surprising, seemed to fade from the headlines rather quickly. And there are many people here whom I have talked to who haven’t even heard of it. Whether people care or not, it has happened, and it’s something people should know about. Someone tried to kill her! And few outside of Québec care.
Also earlier this month, our ...
Big Mama Student Services LTD, a Vancouver-based textbook rental company, qualified for the 2012 BCIC New Ventures Competition. The competition began in Apr. with 146 companies. It is one of North America’s largest technology business-idea events, allowing early stage businesses the chance to network, attend seminars, and improve their business strategies.
Ramona McLeod, founder of Big Mama Student Services LTD, describes the competition as a “business bootcamp.”
“Competitors are given the opportunity to take part in a series of seminars on how best to prepare themselves and their ...
Québec politics is seldom predictable and most election results often demonstrate that the political analysts are off the mark. For some time, the unpopularity of Jean Charest’s Liberal government seemed so extensive that the party would suffer a huge defeat and even be reduced to a distant third place. So, on election night of Sept. 4, there were a few surprises. First, while Jean Charest lost his own seat, the Liberals were still a strong second party. They obtained 31 percent of the popular vote, only one percent less than the victorious Parti Québécois. The actual seats won were 50, ...
Imagine spending your entire life fighting against discrimination—only to reach old age and retreat back to the closet for fear of intolerant residents or care workers. Now imagine being forced out of your neighbourhood by skyrocketing rent costs. For Vancouver’s aging LGBTT community—this is a grim reality.
Alex Sangha, 40, of Vancouver is trying to fundraise $25 thousand for a feasibility study for a LGBTT friendly affordable housing complex for elderly LGBTT. Sangha, a social worker and activist calls his project, “Dignity House—A Vision for LGBTT Senior Housing for ...
Listen up slackers, your five hour marathons of Storage Wars and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo shall never be ruined by clamoring commercials again! Hurrah.
The Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has ushered in new laws that prohibit digital broadcasters from airing commercials that are louder than regular programming.
“Starting on Sept. 1, Canadians will be able to enjoy their favourite television programs without having to adjust the volume during commercial breaks,” the broadcast regulator’s chairman, Jean-Pierre Blais, says in a statement.
The dark ages of ...
On Sept. 6 students flocked to the lower cafeteria in search of school supplies, housewares, and clothing—all for free. Several portable tables were arranged into a makeshift store. Cardboard boxes containing dishes and utensils were displayed on the floor. There was even a few television sets.
Elaine Gabler, a customer service representative at VIU’s welcome centre, organized the event. “It’s a great opportunity for students who need a little help, and if the University community can help our students I think it’s a good thing,” she says.
Brittany Caldwell, a Professional Baking ...
Kristy Craig, the owner of Twisted Grip Dance and Fitness Studio is offering a children’s pole dancing class called “Little Spinners.” These weekend kiddie classes will run on Saturdays in the fall for a staggering fee of $70 an hour.
Craig claims that she is simply catering to the demands of her adult clients. “My existing students were asking about it for their children. They were saying, ‘my daughter plays on my pole at home all the time, I’d love her to actually learn how to do things properly and not hurt herself,’ ” Craig said to the National Post.
Little Spinners is set to ...
A school-based outreach program called Violence is Preventable (VIP) is looking to recruit male students. In this program, supportive men present to grade 10 students in School District 68 about domestic and dating violence.
Tracy Meyers, Coordinator for the Children and Youth Who Witness Abuse Program at Haven Society says,
“The mandate [of the VIP program] is to connect to children in classrooms. We recognize at haven that we only see a little fraction of the children who may have witnessed violence at home. We’re only seeing the women who come forward and say ‘hey my kids need ...
On Sept. 8, an open house was held at Bowen Park to discuss plans for a proposed science centre. The event allowed the public to ask questions and provide feedback through a survey.
The proposed science centre is geared towards all-age groups. There would be hands-on activities for children to foster learning at a young age and to allow university students to gain work experience. The facility would also provide a place for scientists to converge and discuss their work and innovations.
Suzanne Samborski, Senior Manager of Recreation and Culture Services, says, “I think having a ...
In May, the Bank of Canada unveiled a new generation of $20 bank notes adorned with a holographic image of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. The notes are constructed from a single piece of polymer instead of paper, making them a more sustainable alternative to the previous paperbills.
“These new polymer notes have very secure security features and are easy to verify and hard to counterfeit. People can use them with confidence,” Isabelle Jacques, a Senior Analyst with the Bank of Canada in Vancouver, says.
“They are more durable and last two and a half times longer than what we ...
VICTORIA (CUP)—On Aug. 29, two formerly gendered washrooms in the main concourse of the UVic Students’ Union Building (SUB) were reopened as multi-stall gender-inclusive washrooms, meaning any person of any perceived gender can use either space.
“The driving force behind why we are going gender inclusive is there are a lot of issues of violence against transgendered people in washrooms and difficulty for them to access or enter gendered spaces,” says Ariel Tseng, UVic Students’ Society (UVSS) director of Finance and Operations and a member of the gender-inclusive washrooms committee. ...
Hygienic practice has us accustomed to flushing the toilet every time we go. Although this might be necessary at certain times, we need to reduce the amount we flush in order to conserve water. The toilet is the number one water-consuming apparatus in a household, accounting for 30 percent of household water usage. If we can limit the number of times we flush we will be able to conserve many liters of one of the world’s most valuable resources.
Canada has the most freshwater resources of any country in the world, including the Great Lakes and glacial sources on both the east and west ...
When asked what I did this summer, I can’t help but feel a thrill when I tell people that I went to Poland from May 7–28 for an English and Art History field school to learn about Polish art and translated literature. As Apr. drew to a close, I excitedly packed, and repacked, my bag for three weeks of education in Wroclaw.
Nine students and two professors (Terri Doughty and Justin McGrail) took part in this trip worth six course credits. We arrived at the hostel very late, but as we drove into the city, we could feel the city waking up. I longed to join them, but I had no idea where ...
If anyone knows first-hand the travesties of Monday, it’s university students. Be it through the conventions of society or cheesy ’80s songs, people have an ingrained grudge towards Mondays. Why is this so? Monday sets us up for the rest of the week, so it is vital to channel a positive attitude for this inevitable day. Here are a few pick-me-ups to ensure or at least encourage a brighter start to the week.
1: Set your alarm 30 min. early.
It sounds ambitious, but take the extra time to relax and process the day ahead. Start with a nourishing meal. The brain cannot function to its ...
As the weather cools, a bowl of rice pudding makes for a great evening treat—and cold leftovers are a filling breakfast in the morning. Set it to bake while studying in the evening—trips to stir the pudding make for good short breaks.
Short-grain rice (Pearl rice)—heaping 45 mL
Evaporated milk—370 mL
2% milk or almond milk—105 mL
Sugar—15 mL
Vanilla
Prep time: 5 min
Bake time: 2 hours
Serves 4
1. Spread heaping 45 mL measure of rice across the bottom of a small flat baking dish. The rice should make a thin layer.
2. Combine and pour evaporated milk and 2% or ...
Community gardening has become a lot more visible in Nanaimo during recent years. As concern and a general awareness about the origin of our food increases, so does the interest in playing a part in food production—which is inspiring Nanaimoites to get outdoors and into their community. There’s the promise of reward for their hard work in the shape of locally grown, organic foods, and the satisfaction of seeing the process through from seed to the table.
The Nanaimo Community Gardens Society is based out of two locations: their outdoor garden is located on Pine St. behind Nanaimo ...
When the VIU library staff looked at a list of the changes that they had recently made to their policies for making resources available to students, they were impressed—and for good reason. The VIU library staff have been busy, and the experience of using the library is not what it used to be; that’s a good thing. By moving forward to meet the needs of students as technology advances, the VIU library has revisited and revised policies to make their materials and space more accessible to students and faculty alike—it’s a roster of changes that demonstrates their aim to serve the needs of ...
