Drew McLachlan
Associate Editor
The Navigator
While browsing news stories over the weekend, I came across one article that really stood out. It followed Parti Québécois’ candidate for Lafontaine, Jean Carrière’s, dismissal from the party over an Islamophobic post he made on Facebook. If you’re wondering, Carrière’s post featured a topless woman flipping off the camera, with (more…)
Leah Myers
Editor-In-Chief
The Navigator
I’m not sure if it’s a case of the pre-summer blues or end-of-semester-blahs, but I’ve personally needed some pick-me-ups for the past couple of weeks. Of course, we all know that getting enough exercise, sleep, and eating properly can improve our overall mood and stamina, but sometimes we all need some quick-fix feel goods, so here are a (more…)
Sheena Gnos is in her 4th year, graduating in June with a double major in English and Creative Writing. She has experienced and loved both sides of the publishing world, having worked on two magazines and been published in novel, short story, and article format. She enjoys nature, painting and drawing, and above all, reading. (more…)
Anonymous
Contributor
The Navigator
Looking around campus, it’s obvious that graffiti happens, and most commonly in the washrooms. Nevertheless, I won’t try and claim that graffiti is art, because street art is in a category of its own. But I will never say graffiti is just wanton destruction of public property, which is a debatable matter entirely. (more…)
Clayton Bambrough
Contributor
The Navigator
I recently finished watching the second season of House of Cards on Netflix, and it got me thinking about two things: how much film and television have changed in my lifetime, and how it will continue to change. Television and film have evolved greatly over the past few decades, and there may be a point in my life when movies no longer premiere at theatres. The future of how we see film, television, and entertainment in general, may change significantly with the next few years. (more…)
Denisa Kraus
The Navigator
For some artists, art serves as a platform for social, political, or cultural commentary. For others, it equals communication of their inner world with the audience. And then there are artists like Carly Neigum who imagine and create their own inner worlds on canvas for themselves to escape, heal, and play.
Born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Neigum moved to Nanaimo in 2008, (more…)
Spencer Wilson
Contributor
The Navigator
Welcome to the post-Oscar lull. Hopefully, by now, everyone has seen The Lego Movie and The Wind Rises, which are basically the only movies that are worth seeing that are playing in Nanaimo right now. As is always the case of being a movie-goer in a city that never gets the movies you want to see right away, it’s time to revisit some classics. (more…)
Denisa Kraus
The Navigator
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Denisa Kraus
The Navigator
At the unveiling of the iPad 2, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs stated “It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough— it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing . . .” (more…)
Denisa Kraus
The Navigator
A new Bachelor of Arts major in visual arts will provide VIU students a direct focus on a wide range of art courses as well as the unique opportunity to complete their degree on Vancouver Island.
VIU’s Visual Arts department has been approved to list the major as the second institution in the province, the first being the University of Fraser Valley. (more…)
Gisèle Merlet is a French Canadian VIU student working towards a minor in CREW and a minor in English. In 2005, she graduated with an undergrad degree in Liberal Arts Studies. As a senior student, she enjoys reading, writing, walking, and being part of the social life on VIU’s Nanaimo Campus. (more…)
Ben Chessor
The Navigator
The PacWest championship game between the VIU Mariners and the Langara Falcons was a classic—both teams played great basketball until the final buzzer. Unfortunately for the Mariners, they couldn’t hold onto a fourth quarter lead against the top ranked Falcons and fell 90-84. (more…)
Ben Chessor
The Navigator
The Nanaimo Buccaneers put up a valiant effort, but their season came to a disappointing end on Friday, February 28. The Buccaneers lost their seven game first round series against the Campbell River Storm four games to two.
The series got underway on Wednesday, February 19 at Strathcona Gardens in Campbell River, and the Buccaneers were off to a strong start. Shane Dial gave the Buccaneers the lead late in the first period. A powerplay goal by Michael Olson early in the second tied the game for the Storm, but Garrett Brandsma responded with a powerplay ...
Ben Chessor
The Navigator
For the last month of the British Columbia Hockey League season the Nanaimo Clippers knew they were going to finish in third in the five team island division, and now they finally know who they play. The Powell River Kings lost 3-0 to Port Alberni on the last night of the regular season; the loss meant that Victoria finished first in the Island division, two points ahead of the Kings.
The Clippers are struggling slightly entering the first round of (more…)
Ben Chessor
The Navigator
The Mariners women’s basketball team brought a medal back from the PacWest provincials. Unfortunately for the Mariners, it wasn’t the colour they were hoping far. The Mariners knocked off the Camosun Chargers 51-43 in the PacWest bronze medal game Saturday, March 1. (more…)
Ben Chessor
The Navigator
The Mariners women’s volleyball team continued their hot play at the PacWest provincial championship held February 20-22 at the Capilano University Sportplex. The Mariners picked up the victory over the host Capilano Blues in the finals and will play at the Canadian Collegate Athletic Association National championship in Toronto March 5-8. (more…)
Ben Chessor
The Navigator
The Mariners’ men’s volleyball team left everything they had on the court in the quarter finals of the PacWest Provincials on Thursday, February 20 against the Douglas College Royals.
The Mariners lost their last six games coming into their quarter final match against Douglas. The first set went back and forth, with both teams battling hard to take the early lead, but the Mariners eventually fell short, losing the first set 25-23. (more…)
Ben Chessor
The Navigator
The winter Olympics have come and gone, and it was once again a proud time to be Canadian. Canada finished second in the medal standings with 11 gold medals, three shy of the record breaking 14 gold medals Canada won in Vancouver. But none-the-less it was a remarkably successful Olympics for Canada, becoming the first country to win gold in both men’s and women’s curling and hockey in the same Olympics. (more…)
Denisa Kraus
The Navigator
Photos by Denisa Kraus.
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Spencer Wilson
Contributor
The Navigator
The Oscars have come and gone, and now we can all hum and ha over what did and didn’t win until next year. Regardless of the winners or losers, what can be most frustrating about the Oscars is the choice of what gets nominated for each category. This year was no exception, with snubs such as the mediocre Philomena getting nominated for Best Picture instead of Inside Llewyn, Davis David O. Russell (American Hustle) getting nominated for Best Directing instead of Spike Jonze (Her), American Hustle getting nominated for Best Editing instead of ...
Denisa Kraus
The Navigator
Do not ask Rio Trennaman to paint a pretty picture. The artist and graphic design student at VIU met with The Navigator over a big cup of bad coffee and spoke about his visceral art, down-to-earth career reasoning, and childhood spent in-line skating on gravel roads.
Navigator: When did you realize you wanted to be an artist?
Rio Trenaman: My mom encouraged me to do art from a very early age. Not like “oh, you should do art!,” but she’d always buy me supplies and stuff. I’ve been doing art for (more…)
Denisa Kraus
The Navigator
Nanaimo Art Gallery (NAG) presents Chronicles of Form and Place, a touring exhibition of the acclaimed Canadian artist Takeo Tanabe. Organized by Burnaby Art Gallery, the exhibition encompasses six decades of Tanabe’s work in different styles such as drawing, print, and watercolor painting. While paper is the exclusive medium featured in the exhibition, genres vary from design to abstraction, (more…)
Drew McLachlan
The Navigator
The impression that Vancouver leaves on visitors is a blunt disparity to its reputation with the locals. Many tourists leave the rainy city with an image of a West Coast haven made entirely of glass condos and Expo 86 relics, with an attitude and energy not too foreign from any other city its size. But many who call the city home have half-jokingly dubbed Vancouver a “polite but unfriendly city.” The idea of a “Vancouver freeze” has been around for years with bloggers spending the past half-decade discussing whether or not Vancouver truly is a city full ...
Lindsay Sheppard
The Lance
Windsor (CUP) — Anyone who has ever seen the movies Sorority Boys, Legally Blonde, or Old School has an idea in their minds of what it is like to be part of a fraternity or sorority. Most people associate these groups with excessive alcohol consumption, elitist social groups, and lots of hazing.
Sororities and fraternities are known collectively as (more…)
