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Lee Groen
| 04.30.2025

AI Poster Generates Controversy for VIU Theatre Department

Who doesn’t like hearing both sides to every contentious issue? This time around we sit down and talk to two contrasting perspectives about the ethics of using generative AI, artistic opportunities on campus, and another successful production for the VIU Theatre...
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Grace Penner
| 04.03.2025

VIU | Where Do We Go from Here?

Rumours surrounding VIU’s financial turmoil run rampant. VIUSU, students, faculty, and staff are asking for answers surrounding their educational institution. VIU comes forward to...
Laurent Lemay
| 03.25.2025

The Death of Duolingo and His Iconic Rebirth

Owls, Cybertrucks, and popstars. What do these things have in common? Duolingo’s marketing team does it again, this time bigger than before. They killed...
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Laurent Lemay
| 03.19.2025

Am I Proud to be VIU?

My experience isn’t a unique one. I am but one of many students—newly enrolled, making friends, attending classes, growing, learning, saying goodbye, and graduating....
A man with light skin, short dark hair, and a beard stands in the middle of a record store, smiling at the camera. He is wearing dark jeans and a dark hoodie with a palm tree design, layered under a gray knit cardigan with brown suede shoulder patches. His hands are casually tucked into his jean pockets. The background features shelves filled with CDs, vinyl records, and colorful posters, including psychedelic artwork and a tapestry with a circular pattern. A small sign on a record bin categorizes albums by condition, with labels reading
Tianna Vertigan
| 03.12.2025

Sound Heritage

Sound Heritage store owner Nathan Randall isn’t just selling music—he’s fostering community in a city that’s constantly...

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Kieran Armstrong
| 01.23.2025

Wandering Around Campus for a Newspaper

Follow the amazing writers for The Navigator as they show us what’s in the first printed issue of Volume 56, where to find the...
Illustration of an airplane in the sky with dollar signs in the windows, representing airline price gouging. Emojis of stacked flying Canadian bills accompany the jet.
Tianna Vertigan
| 01.22.2025

Airline Price Gouging

From luggage expenses to return fares, travelling out of Canada has become a nightmare. But it’s not like this in other countries—not for...
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Jenaya Shaw
| 12.15.2024

2024 AGM and Board Election

Voting will be open first thing tomorrow, December 16, until the AGM December 17 at 5pm...
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Tianna Vertigan
| 11.22.2024

Paying Lip Service

Alyona Latsinnik interviews BC Conservative Candidate Marina Sapozhnikov during an election night. As an Indigenous Studies student, she is appalled by the shocking news...
Exterior view of the Port Theatre, a modern building with a curved, glass-paneled façade. It's overcast, and the surrounding Downtown Nanaimo area has autumn foliage and street signs visible.
Lee Groen
| 11.20.2024

Local Theatres Take Centre Stage

Phones off please—we’re about to take a look at whether local theatre is an endangered artform, if it’s alive and well, or if it’s...

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Grace Penner
| 04.03.2025

VIU | Where Do We Go from Here?

Rumours surrounding VIU’s financial turmoil run rampant. VIUSU, students, faculty, and staff are asking for answers surrounding their educational...
A photograph of multiple yellow posters by The Nav taped to a glass door indoors at VIU. The posters contain messages such as
Laurent Lemay
| 03.19.2025

Am I Proud to be VIU?

My experience isn’t a unique one. I am but one of many students—newly enrolled, making friends, attending classes, growing,...

Older Posts

A stack of magazines with blue covers featuring a photo of a lighthouse and The Navigator logo.
Kieran Armstrong
| 01.23.25

Wandering Around Campus for a Newspaper

Follow the amazing writers for The Navigator as they show us what’s in the first printed issue of Volume 56, where to find the...
Illustration of an airplane in the sky with dollar signs in the windows, representing airline price gouging. Emojis of stacked flying Canadian bills accompany the jet.
Tianna Vertigan
| 01.22.25

Airline Price Gouging

From luggage expenses to return fares, travelling out of Canada has become a nightmare. But it’s not like this in other countries—not for...
Graphic reads
Jenaya Shaw
| 12.15.24

2024 AGM and Board Election

Voting will be open first thing tomorrow, December 16, until the AGM December 17 at 5pm...
British Columbia's Flag, flown at Vancouver City Hall
Tianna Vertigan
| 11.22.24

Paying Lip Service

Alyona Latsinnik interviews BC Conservative Candidate Marina Sapozhnikov during an election night. As an Indigenous Studies student, she is appalled by the shocking news...
Exterior view of the Port Theatre, a modern building with a curved, glass-paneled façade. It's overcast, and the surrounding Downtown Nanaimo area has autumn foliage and street signs visible.
Lee Groen
| 11.20.24

Local Theatres Take Centre Stage

Phones off please—we’re about to take a look at whether local theatre is an endangered artform, if it’s alive and well, or if it’s...
The VIU Meter radio host Elke Sorensen seated in the studio at CHLY, wearing headphones and speaking into a professional microphone. Behind her are computer monitors displaying program interfaces and audio levels, along with equipment racks.
Elke Sorensen
| 11.18.24

VIU Students Vote Yes for CHLY

VIU students voted to increase fees to support campus radio station CHLY 101.7FM. Find out how the CHLY Fee Referendum result benefits campus culture...
A group of fans on a balcony in a sports venue are seen cheering and raising their hands. They appear excited and engaged with the event, creating a lively and supportive atmosphere. Behind them are banners with various achievements displayed.
Grace Penner
| 11.11.24

Breaking Barriers

As a woman in a world of sports, journalism is challenging for not only Nav Reporter Grace Penner, but other journalism students Noelle Suzuki...