Sober Nights in Nanaimo
As Nanaimo’s population marches past 90,000, and businesses note the growing influx of university students, the need for an accessible night-life...
Lys Morton
Associate Editor
Lys has lost count of what year he’s in at Vancouver Island University and is trying to finish one project before he graduates. His work is featured in Portal, Rebel Mountain Press Disabled Voices, and TransFocus. He is the recipient of the 2018 Mike Matthews Humorous Rant award.
Everything by Lys Morton
Shack Island: The Little Island that Could
Nanaimo is full of small parks and nature to explore. Bowen Park, offering tranquil duck ponds and amphitheatre. Icarus Park’s meandering stairs...
“Study snack” chicken empanadas
Salsa counts as a vegetable. You can quote me on this. So, when my mom sent me a jar of her homemade recipe, I knew I could tell my doctor with a...
IP pulled pork for an army
Now that the semester is done (except for us sad saps cramming their summer full of courses), it’s time to gather with friends and toast to making...
Universal access and gender neutral facilities
Fall 2018 saw the opening of VIU’s new Health and Science Centre (HSC), a state-of-the-art facility now home to many of the university’s Health and...
VIU’s new Elders-In-Residence
Nanaimo Campus’s Elders-In-Residence Program welcomes Maxine Hayman Matilpi (Lakwa) and Barney Williams (Klith-wii-taa) to the team....
Yes, you can IP lasagna
I was going to try and write a recipe that wasn’t for the Instant Pot, wondering if I should message my mom and ask her how to make puffed wheat...
VIU names Dr. Saucier as president
March started off with VIU announcing Dr. Deborah Saucier as the university’s next president and vice-chancellor. She will join VIU for a five-year...
Te’tuxwtun totem pole unveiled at VIU
As Vancouver Island University continues to integrate Indigenous perspectives on campus, the university celebrated two new pieces of Coast Salish...