By News Editor Aislinn Cottell
Want to help improve your community? Looking for some experience to bolster your resume?
On April 8, Volunteer Nanaimo (VN) is hosting the Nanaimo Volunteer Fair for 10 am – 5 pm at Woodgrove Centre. The Fair is a networking event aimed at raising awareness for local not-for-profit organizations, as well as connecting those in the community looking for volunteering opportunities to places where their help is needed. This year’s Fair was organized by three MBA students as part of a co-op, and there will be prizes available.
Volunteer Nanaimo is a ...
By Sports and Lifestyle Editor Cole Schisler
In honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary, ONE condoms is holding a contest for Canadians to design condom wrappers that best represent Canadian life, culture, and values.
10 winning designs will be chosen. Five will be chosen by popular vote, there will also be five regional winners: Northern Canada, Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada. The winners will be chosen by a panel of judges, and by popular vote.
Each of the winners will receive a cash prize, and a year’s supply of condoms featuring their design, (supply may vary ...
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By contributor Dallas Bezaire
Have you ever felt as if something was meant to happen? That your whole life had led up to this moment? That you are fated to do or become something in life?
If that is the case, then you believe in determinism. Determinism is the belief that the future is set in stone and every single thing that happens was meant to happen. Stated differently, it is the belief that if you know everything about the current moment, the speed and energy and position of every single particle, then you can determine exactly what will happen 100 ...
By contributors Chantelle Spicer & Alex Berube-Robert
(Chantelle) I am not normally one for head games or over-analyzing, but there is one exception to this—what I like to informally call “The Game.” It’s rooted in that moment of recognition that you are really in that moment, in that place—an opportunity to be mindful and introspective of all the decisions in your life that have led you to the moment. It’s a “game” I have played since first moving to Canada 12 years ago, which started due to my complete disbelief that I had just uprooted my whole life, knowledge base, and what I ...
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By contributor Drew McLachlan
This article contains spoilers.
“Archie got hot—he has abs, now!” is a real line in the pilot episode of Riverdale. It may as well be the tagline of the series.
This observation, made by Kevin Keller (a 2010 addition to the comics), introduces the viewer to Archie Andrews: former All-American Everyboy, now Nouveau-American, Aspiring Sex Symbol.
Archie’s abs, like Chekhov’s gun, linger in the foreground throughout most of the key moments of the series.
When Archie first pursues an affair with Miss Grundy, he’s shirtless. ...
By contributor Ahron Balatti
*Contains mature content*
A hard right hook explodes in my ribs. A wheezing grunt escapes my mouth as I stagger backwards under the fluorescent street light, a crowd of zit-faced teenagers cheering in the background.
I’m pretty much done.
T presses forward, charges, and tackles me to the ground. The best I can do is cover my face and see how long I can stand. But he decides he’s made his point and pulls me up. Much to the despair of my ribs, he lifts my arm in the air and all the kids cheer. We always had to fight first to break the ice.
To ...
Above: The Mariners front line jumps up to make a block.
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By Sports and Lifestyle Editor Cole Schisler
Despite taking silver in the championship match against the Camosun Chargers, the Mariners secured their wildcard spot by beating the Douglas Royals in an exciting three-set match.
In their match against the Royals, the Mariners were charged up; fresh from their first-round bye, the Mariners had something to prove. The two teams battled in the first set, the teams traded points back and forth to tack the tally up to 31-29. The ...
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By Arts Editor Cheryl Folland
CBC’s Hometown Hockey event, February 25-26, was an excellent way to kick off Nanaimo’s spring and summer outdoor event season. Though the weather was a little chilly at the start, cold had no impact on community engagement. Many businesses had food and drink specials for the duration of the event.
There was a noticeable traffic increase, both on foot and vehicular, in Nanaimo’s downtown core. Pedestrians of all ages crowded the streets sporting their favourite hockey gear, ranging from Nanaimo’s own Clippers to NHL ...
By News Editor Aislinn Cottell
Astronomers are over the moon about a recent announcement that brings humanity another step closer to answering the tantalizing question—are we alone in the universe?
Not too long ago, that inquiry may have been relegated to the tin-hat territory of X-Files fanatics. However, for the last decade, that question has become less of a spooky subject, particularly since the launch of the Keppler Spacecraft in 2009. Designed specifically to search for exoplanets—planets in star systems other than our own—the Keppler telescope was set to observe a single piece ...
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By Sports and Lifestyle Editor Cole Schisler
The Mariners won the PACWEST Provincial Championship title with a clean sweep in their home gym.
The Mariners faced the College of the Rockies Avalanche in their first round, and won the match in three sets, (25-22, 25-17, 25-12). The gym was packed with proud Mariners fans, who loudly cheered as their home team scored point after point. The Mariners easily turned that energy into success.
“After we got the first few kills, we ...
By Associate Editor Natalie Gates
On February 28, the judges of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards honoured the work of Vancouver Island photographer Rob Wilson, whose image “Taft Point” is shortlisted as top 10 in the world in the awards’ Open Travel category.
The announcement came as quite the surprise for the VIU Digital Media and Journalism student who was in the midst of taking a year off of school to travel. He was sitting in a coffee shop in Dominical, Costa Rica, when he saw the confidential email.
“I was so stoked, but also couldn’t believe it because I’d kind of ...
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By Sports and Lifestyle Editor Cole Schisler
For the third consecutive year, the Mariners Men’s team has won gold at the PACWEST provincial championships.
“Last night may have been the most special one,” Assistant Coach Avneet Brar said. “We have 10 new guys on our team this year that weren’t there last year, so to have that kind of success with a team is a real testament to how hard the guys have worked.”
In the gold medal match, the Mariners defeated the Capilano Blues 94-77. Usama Zaid paved the way ...
By News Editor Aislinn Cottell
WHAT
On March 16, world-renowned primatologist Dr. Birute Galdikas will be giving a talk on her work with wild orangutans.
WHERE
Nanaimo Campus Bldg. 356, rm. 109.
7 – 10 pm
Suggested donation: $10
WHY YOU SHOULD CARE
The event is a fundraiser for Dr. Galdikas’ non-profit organization Orangutan Foundation International, which spearheads the movement to save orangutans and their habitats from extinction.
WHAT
On March 23, Michael Layland is presenting his book A Perfect Eden: Encounters by Early ...
By Arts Editor Cheryl Folland
For the past two years, 15 Minutes of Infamy (15 Minutes), has provided local artists an intimate venue to share their work. 15 Minutes specializes in spoken word and song, including poetry, storytelling, and interactive word-based performance art. Sitting down with Carla Stein to chat about their history and upcoming show proved spoken word is making a comeback.
How did 15 Minutes get started?
Carla: Ian Cognito, founding member and co-producer [of 15 Minutes], started with the vision of giving people more room to move and work than a traditional ...
By contributor Megan Wolfe
It’s not easy being anxious. With anxiety comes a multitude of symptoms that are draining and time consuming, like staying up all night worrying about what will happen tomorrow, or that offhand comment you made in a casual conversation that will most likely be the last you ever have with that person, because those five words that left your mouth has left a bitter taste in theirs and they clearly no longer want anything to do with you. Obsessing over these thoughts cuts down on your available time to sleep, and then you have to cope with the fact that it’s ...
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By News Editor Aislinn Cottell
It’s tax season and, for many students, that may seem an intimidating task on top of all the other spring responsibilities—aka exams. But taxes are important to complete, not only because of the civic duty, but also because many lower income students are eligible for tax benefits returns. It may seem like a headache now, but those cheques can feel like a godsend when struggling to make ends meet in the middle of semester next year.
So, how do you do it?
First of all, know your due dates. For most Canadians, tax filings for ...
By Arts Editor Cheryl Folland
February 15, at The Queen’s—sequins and hearts everywhere. The night’s theme was love. Titled “Get a Heart On”, all of the evening’s performers had created their own routines and costumes to inspire, speak to, and celebrate love, in all its forms. Skill level, body shape, gender, and experience varied from act to act. Sitting down with Betty Krueger, one of Sweet Tooth’s founders, it was clear burlesque has a major impact on her life.
Betty Krueger is a comedic, plus size burlesque dancer. Watching her perform routines, from sassy to serious, she proves ...
By Production Manager Catherine Charlebois
If cooking tonight isn’t striking your fancy, try this garden medley. Full of vitamins to prep you for that final semester push, this quick and easy meal is cheap to make and filling to eat, with plenty of leftovers to boot. Sweet and savory, this meal goes great over a plate of rice.
Ingredients:
• 4 large carrots, diced
• 3 fresh beets, peeled and diced
• 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 medium onions, peeled and quartered
• ½ cup water
• 2 tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• ¼ tsp dried thyme
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Fresh ...
By Associate Editor Natalie Gates
Space and time are funny things. We’re always trying to get more of them or less of them. Trying to pass the time, skip through it—or grasping onto each second of the day, wishing there were more. Too much space and we get lonely, bored. Not enough and we get claustrophobic, antsy, over-stimulated. It’s a constant push and pull.
But, as you might expect when you reach any “milestone”, I find myself dancing between the two extremes in my head more and more as graduation creeps closer. The options that used to seem like distant dreams become tangible ...
By News Editor Aislinn Cottell
Since 2002, Nanaimo’s Partners in a Cleaner Community Program has been a yearly collaboration between the city and local non-profit organizations to keep Nanaimo a cleaner community, by providing aid and incentive for these groups to hit the streets and help clean up some of the accumulated litter.
This year, the City of Nanaimo is expanding the program. For the first time, they are admitting for-profit businesses applications, although they will not be given the $50/km donation allotted to the not-for-profits.
“We [are welcoming them] because ...
By Sports and Lifestyle Editor Cole Schisler
As we prepare to shift into the spring equinox and finally free ourselves from winter, the city is making the most of March by putting on Festival Nanaimo, a month-long celebration of the city.
The festival will feature many events throughout March that showcase local art, music, food, and culture. While the city has yet to unveil what may be in store for the city for mid-March, Nanaimo will host eight signature events beginning March 17.
To kick things off on St. Patrick’s Day, Lucky Irish Spirit will be playing at the Port Theatre, ...
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By News Editor Aislinn Cottell
In an age when the Internet offers—but also condemns us to—a constant bombardment of often conflicting information, a certain kind of paralysis can occur. The seemingly endless fountain of facts, “alternative” facts, opinions, and ultimatums becomes an overwhelming cacophony, and sorting through the noise to some semblance of truth, let alone determining what action should be taken in response, can seem borderline impossible to attempt.
A crucial part of navigating this often confusing and seemingly contradictory ...
By columnist Diana Pearson
This Thursday, March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD). Beginning in 1908, IWD is a day to acknowledge women’s struggles, and celebrate their successes in all walks of life. Women have fought for, and continue to fight for, the right to vote, the right to own property, to have reproductive freedom (birth control and abortion), to go to school, to participate in positions of leadership, and to be safe from violence and discrimination in many ways.
In Canada women are still prey to sexual and physical violence: One in four experience sexual assault in their ...
