In the news: VIU fans amazing at finals
March 13, 2012
Tournament success underlines city's need to upgrade recreational facilities By Josh Aldrich Nanaimo Daily News I don't get goose bumps often, but I sure felt them on Saturday night at the Vancouver Island University gym during the gold medal game at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Womens' Volleyball Championships. I have been in the industry for almost 10 years, covering college,... Read more
Straight Matters: Sexual Minorities and the Heterosexual Majority
March 13, 2012
Vancouver Island University, Positive Space Alliance is hosting two noted authorities 5 pm, Wednesday, March 21 for a discussion of issues surrounding the implications of having a sexual orientation that is either in the minority or majority of society. Dr. Gloria Filax, Athabasca University, and Dr. Gerald Walton, Lakehead University, will use media images as they examine being "straight" and... Read more
In the news: VIU Mariners conquer Canada
March 12, 2012
Rosenlund goes out as a champion as Dani Smith and Shenise Power named to first all-star team By Josh Aldrich Nanaimo Daily News March 12, 2012 No one jumped higher than Tamara Rosenlund on championship point. The fifth-year Vancouver Island University Mariners' libero wrapped up her college volleyball career on Saturday in grand fashion, with a 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 26-24) Canadian... Read more
In the news: Nanaimo turtles get helping hand from conservationists
March 9, 2012
Volunteers converge on Buttertubs Marsh to clear space Darrell Bellaart Nanaimo Daily News Threatened turtles at Buttertubs Marsh got some help from conservationists this week and neighbourhood residents are thankful. B.C. wildlife biologists, city of Nanaimo environmental staff, university students and community volunteers converged on the marsh Thursday to create places for Western Painted... Read more
In the news: Mariners sail past Mystics to open up championship run
March 9, 2012
By Josh Aldrich Nanaimo Daily News On a day when one national power fell, the Vancouver Island University Mariners made sure a second didn't. In fact they left little to the imagination in their 3-0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-12) dismantling of eighth ranked Mount Saint Vincent University Mystics in their first game of the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Women's Championship at VIU in Nanaimo on... Read more
Faculty collaborate on Meridian, a multimedia performance
March 9, 2012
Kevin Mazutinec recalls the moment when he saw the potential for his fluid animated images to be part of a larger art project and creative collaboration. Mazutinec, an Instructor/Technician in Vancouver Island University's Art and Design Department, produced Meridian, a digitally-animated abstract work that was part of Datastream 4 - Proliferating Signs and Cultural Layers. The result is... Read more
VIU in the news: Schaper wins Wally Buono Award
March 6, 2012
Nanaimo receiver joins Andrew Harris as Vancouver Island Raiders to be named CJFL's top player Josh Aldrich Nanaimo Daily News Jordan Yantz, Jordan Botel and Andrew Smith grabbed most of the headlines for the Vancouver Island Raiders this past season, but it was slotback Michael Schaper who was named this year's recipient of the Wally Buono Award as the player of the year for the Canadian... Read more
VIU in the news: Larisa Fayad award goes to Vancouver Island University theatre student
March 6, 2012
By Charlie Smith Straight.com A theatre student at Vancouver Island University has won the second annual Larisa Fayad Memorial Award in Lighting Design. The Vancouver International Dance Festival has announced that Andrew Pye, who is completing a technical theatre diploma, will use the $2,000 prize to collaborate on a new production with choreographer Holly Bright. They will work under the... Read more
Mariners in the News: VIU ready to host Canadian finals
March 6, 2012
Mariners will take on seven of the top teams in the country this week for the CCAA championship Josh Aldrich Nanaimo Daily News Vancouver Island University athletic department is in high gear preparing for its close up this week. The university is hosting this year's Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Women's Volleyball Championships starting Thursday and running through Saturday. There... Read more
Mariners in the News: Rosenlund leaving a legacy
March 5, 2012
Josh Aldrich Nanaimo Daily News March 05, 2012 The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association women's volleyball championship will be as much about closing out one career as it will be about starting a new one for the Rosenlund family. Tamara, who will leave as one of the all-time Mariner greats, is trying to end her time at Vancouver Island University in style with a national championship this... Read more