Global Citizens Week
From February 8 to February 12 you'll be able to see the world and learn about many different cultures from the comfort of your own home. VIU will...
Lauryn Mackenzie
Lauryn is a fourth-year Digital Media Studies student. She has had her work featured in the Powell River Peak, Portal Magazine, and The Discourse. When she’s not looking up fun facts about bees, she’s probably fantasying about Portland, Oregon.
Everything by Lauryn Mackenzie
To Double Mask or Not to Double Mask?
With COVD-19 numbers in BC averaging over 400 new cases a day, the conversation around "double masking" is starting to grow while the waiting game...
BC Announces Province-wide COVID-19 Immunization Plan
British Columbians can soon look forward to gatherings, concerts, and family barbecues as the timeline for the large-scale and complex rollout of...
New Provincial Funding to Enhance Bee Health
There seems to be a new buzz in the air now that groups can start receiving funding from the provincial government to help protect the health and...
January Horoscope
Aries (March 21 to April 19) With January being a cold, rainy, sunsets-before-five-o’clock kind of month, it’s important to avoid falling into a...
In Plain Sight
“You’re going through withdrawal, it’s from all the alcohol you people drink; you’ll have to wait for your booze.” An Indigenous woman recalls...
Ratatouille:
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world into isolation, everyone had to find new ways to stay connected with the people they care about. For...
A Steep Climb to Accessibility
A VIU press release announced that the Nanaimo campus and the Cowichan Trades Centre will be seeing new upgrades for greater accessibility. The Rick...
BC Administers First Vaccinations for COVID-19
The first COVID-19 immunizations in BC have been administered in what the province is calling the most comprehensive vaccine program in the...