Disabled Voices Anthology Book Review
A mosaic of fiction and nonfiction, poetry, prose, and visual art, the works of Disabled Voices all fall under the genre of “criplit.”
A Hidden Gem: Input Cowork
I'd walked past Input Cowork in the heart of downtown Nanaimo many times before I decided to go inside to check it out. It’s Nanaimo’s only tech and design-focused co-working space, and I was unsure if I would fit in. But upon entering, I was pleasantly surprised. I was greeted by their Community Manager, Adelaide Russell, who was genuine and kind. She offered to give me a tour, and even a free trial day. When speaking with her about what Input Cowork offers, Russell said, “We provide a space for startups, remote workers, and recent graduates to become part of Nanaimo’s business ...
VIU and Community Leaders Help Children With Recreational Needs
Island Health has given a $12,000 Community Wellness grant to help children in need of used recreational clothing, runners, and sports equipment so that they may experience the joys of recreational activities.
Collection bins have been stationed throughout Nanaimo so members of the community may donate sports equipment and clothing for a Swap Meet and Fun Fair that will be held on Saturday, March 21 at VIU.
“We want to reduce leisure barriers for children and families in Nanaimo,” says Joanne Schroeder, Professor and Chair of the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Master of Arts ...
Mariners Women’s Volleyball Team’s Senior Send Off
The Mariners Women’s Volleyball Team honoured their seniors as they closed out the regular season and changed focus for the postseason.
On Saturday, February 15, the Mariners Women’s Volleyball Team hosted the Camosun Chargers for Senior Night, the Mariners’ final home game for the season and their final game of the regular season. The Mariners won the match, 3-0, to sweep Camosun in the season series. Likewise, the victory would complete the Mariners sweep over the entire PACWEST conference, increasing their regular season record to 24-0: a perfect regular season. Following the ...
Mariners Women’s Basketball Close the Book on CBC
Through the weekend, the Mariners Women’s Basketball Team completed a clean sweep over CBC.
On Friday, February 7, and Saturday, February 8, the Mariners Women’s Basketball team hosted the Columbia Bible College (CBC) Bearcats for two games. Both were severely one-sided in favour of the hometown heroes.
The last time the Mariners met the Bearcats on the court was back in November, when CBC hosted VIU. The game ended with a score of 84-31 for the visiting Mariners team. Rookie Guard Aliza Dueck said that this time around, the team was expecting to win, but weren’t completely ...
Mariners Athletics Through the Weekend
The VIU Mariners played a total of five games between two sports and three teams through the weekend.
On Friday, January 31, and Saturday, February 1, the VIU Mariners Women’s Volleyball Team, Men’s Volleyball Team, and Men’s Hockey Team played five games collectively. While the Mariners Volleyball teams were able to sweep Columbia Bible College (CBC) on their own court, the Men’s Hockey team were unable to beat the BCIHL leaders, Trinity Western University (TWU), at home to complete a perfect Mariners weekend.
The Women’s Volleyball team began the weekend’s competition on ...
Nanaimo’s Own: Good Life Juice
Good Life Juice is the only one of its kind on Vancouver Island; creating raw, unpasteurized juices meant to pack your body full of nutrients.
Good Life Juice was started by Andrea Dershin in 2014, and she couldn't be more thrilled with the growth and evolution of her company. Dershin started out by making juices in her home until she eventually began selling to friends, and realized she could go bigger.
Juicing is the process of squeezing all the liquid nutrients out of fruits and vegetables. It may sound simple, but it takes a lot of taste-testing and intuition to create ...
Tap in to Nanaimo Craft Beer Week
Nanaimo is holding its third annual Nanaimo Craft Beer Week (NCBW) this month from February 15–23. Last year, Nanaimo welcomed a new brewery, Cliffside, and a new tap room, Craft Fare, both of which will be participating in NCBW. If you’re not interested in beer, there’s also a cider event that snuck in. Find out more below!
Cliffside Brew Co. will host the kick-off event for free during their regular hours, 12 pm–12 am, on February 15. Nanaimo’s newest brewery is not short on taps and this launch party is sure to be hoppin’.
"Ale-archy in the UK" will be held at Wolf Brewing ...
Two-Step with the Mariners Dance Team (and Tye)
Have you ever wanted to learn how to line dance or two-step to your favourite country jams? Me neither. But, if the music and dancing doesn’t tickle your fancy, maybe supporting your fellow Mariners will.
On Thursday, February 13, from 7 pm–9 pm, the Mariners Dance Team, partnered with the VIUSU Student Pub, will be hosting the Two-Toonie Two-Step—a 19 and up event. The hootenanny will take place at the Student Pub. In advance to the Pub’s own Country Night event, the two-hour hoedown will see the Mariners Dance Team offering lessons on line dancing and two-stepping for all skill ...
VIU Eco Club hosts Clothing Swap in the quad.
The Clothing Swap will be in the quad between 11 am–2 pm on Thursday, February 6 in participation with Global Citizens Week. Everyone and anyone can attend, and the Eco Club will be there to give support and collaborate ideas.
Mariners away game recap
From Friday, January 24, to Sunday, January 26, the VIU Mariners, collectively, played a total of nine games. Men’s Hockey, Women’s Volleyball, Men’s Volleyball, Women’s Basketball, and Men’s Basketball were the active teams throughout the weekend; all of the teams played on the opposing team’s territory and played two games each, with the exception of Men’s Hockey who only played one game. The Mariners just fell short of a perfect weekend, finishing with eight wins, and one loss on the road.
Beginning with hockey, the Mariners were given a shot at redemption as they traveled to UVic ...
Gorgeous Cinema: The Gentlemen
“It’s cinema and it’s gorgeous,” are a few of the first words uttered by Hugh Grant’s character, Fletcher, in this slick, meta-fictive gangster flick, and no truer words have been said by a cinematic character since the turn of the millennium.
The Gentlemen starts out with England’s puff business boss Mickey Pearson sitting down at his neighborhood pub for a pickled egg and a pint as he calls his wife on the phone to make dinner plans. Pearson is a transplanted American, played masterfully by Matthew McConaughey, and not once did I think of buying a Lincoln during his performance. At ...
VIU celebrates innovation for Global Citizens Week
From February 3 – 7, VIU welcomes the local community to take part in Global Citizens Week. The activities will showcase the many initiatives that faculty, students, and community members are involved in to help build a better, more sustainable world.
Innovation in Action is the theme of this year’s event, in effort to coincide with International Development Week activities taking place across Canada.
“We have the ideas, the knowledge and the motivation to solve deep-rooted problems such as homelessness, inequality, environmental destruction and climate change,” says Darrell ...
Gregory Scofield is this year’s Ralph Gustafson Distinguished Poet
Renowned poet Gregory Scofield will be coming to Nanaimo on February 12 and 13 as VIU’s Ralph Gustafson Distinguished Poet for 2019-20. He is Michif of Cree, Scottish and European-Immigrant descent, and traces his ancestry to the Métis community of Kinosota, Manitoba, and Bacon Ridge. He will discuss, through oral storytelling, the importance of Indigenous literature and storytelling, the ways in which knowledge is presented and accepted, and inform how storytelling can be used to foster miyo- wâhkôhtowin (good relationships).
Scofield says now, more than ever, people of all ...
Mariners Men’s Volleyball Host Douglas Royals
The Mariners Men’s Volleyball Team were on the hunt for redemption as they hosted the Douglas Royals for two games of action.
On Friday and Saturday, January 17 and 18, the Mariners Men’s Volleyball Team hosted the Douglas Royals for back-to-back game days. The Mariners came into the weekend games riding a six game win streak; the last time they lost was at Douglas, who took the first two games of the regular season series. The Mariners finished the weekend by splitting the series with Douglas, and pushing their win streak to eight games.
Their first match started at 8 pm ...
Mariners Women’s Volleyball Team Hosts Douglas Royals
The VIU Mariners Women’s Volleyball Team hosted the Douglas Royals for back-to-back game days.
On January 17 and 18, the VIU Mariners Women’s Volleyball Team played against the Douglas Royals on VIU territory. A pair of outstanding performances by the Mariners would see them continue their extraordinary run through the regular season.
The first match began at 6 pm. The energetic Mariners squad conceded two points to start the first period, but quickly came back for a 7-3 lead before Douglas called their first timeout.
The Mariners continued to pull ahead, forcing Douglas to ...
Modo Yoga Nanaimo
Skye Langlois is the studio manager of Modo Yoga in Nanaimo. Modo Yoga has two locations: one on Dufferin Crescent, and the other on Rutherford Road. Langlois has been a yoga teacher since 2015.
“What drew me to yoga was initially vanity. I wanted to be someone else. I wanted to be skinnier. I wanted to look healthier. I wanted to seem fit to others who I saw took such good care of themselves. And I wanted to be like the girls I saw around town, walking along the streets with a yoga mat in-hand and a bounce in their step. But what kept me coming back to yoga was the introspection. ...
Mariners Basketball Sails Through Competition
On Saturday and Sunday, January 18 and 19, the VIU Mariners Basketball teams—Men’s and Women’s—hosted the Okanagan Coyotes for a total of four games stretched across the two day span. Naturally, each day would see one Women’s game and one Men’s game. By mid Sunday, each of the Mariners teams had two wins to add to their regular season record.
Saturday’s first jump ball took place at 6 pm on the Mariners' home court. The Mariners Women’s Basketball team would go scoreless for the first two minutes of the game, providing an opportunity for the Coyotes to strike. The visiting team took a ...
The Harlem Globetrotters Visit VIU
The world renowned Harlem Globetrotters are set to lace up their kicks for an eventful afternoon at VIU’s own basketball court.
On Sunday, February 2, 2020, the Harlem Globetrotters will be performing at the VIU gymnasium, located at 900 fifth street, building 190. For General Admission and Bench Seat ticket holders, the doors open at 2pm, while the event begins at 3pm. For those holding either of the two previously mentioned tickets as well as a Magic Pass, the fun begins at 1:30pm.
The Magic Pass, along with a ticket for the main event, grants access to the Pre-Show Event. This ...
Alumni Spotlight: Elise Boulanger
“Oh, hello,” Elise Boulanger said sheepishly.
It was the night of December 14. I was downtown at The Cambie, about to watch Elise perform at the festive Acoustic Night show, when I stumbled upon her in the large, graffitied washroom. She was standing by the sink, brushing her teeth.
“Pre-show ritual?” I teased.
“Yeah. I always brush my teeth before I perform.” Smart, I thought.
I’ve known Boulanger ever since high school at Dover Bay, but apart from the odd musical production back in the day, I had never seen her perform until now; let alone her own music. Although it was an ...
Building Nanaimo’s LGBTQ+ Scene
A culture is driven by its sense of pride and history like a flag billowing in the horizon of its niche; a strong culture has a history that reminds the present day why identity is something worth fighting for and there is nothing more admirable than to see a person be themselves with no regard of what others think. The history of the gay and queer community is something worth being studied, discussed, and participated in and once a person understands a bit of what queer people have endured, then the true beauty of their communities and art comes into limelight.
I experienced my ...
Season at a Glance: VIU Mariners Men’s Soccer Team
The VIU Mariners Men’s Soccer Team cap off
the 2019 season riding a wave of success.
Free concert series coming to the VIUSU Pub
Starting on January 9, VIU music instructor Hans Verhoeven will be collaborating with Adam Ockey to present live jazz every Thursday at the VIUSU Pub. The event will run from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
Verhoeven, along with Music Program alumni Alex Coleman and James Darling, will be performing “elegant, swinging and soulful piano trio music in the tradition of Oscar Peterson, Red Garland, Ahmad Jamal, and Nat King Cole,” describes Verhoeven. In their second sets, they’ll be showcasing students invited from the Music Program, giving them the opportunity to perform with a professional rhythm ...
Little Women: A Movie Review
What we’ve come to expect from Gerwig is attention to detail. From dialogue to costumes, from movement to lighting. There is no shortage of details to pick up on, no overlooking of a single, minute thing. Imperfections are rejoiced, spirits are lifted, and generations can find common ground in the humanity of the film.
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