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Time management, Mariners at nationals and study resources 📚

VIU Student Pulse News: November 9, 2022
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Time Management 101

By Samantha Allan
Learning to use your time more effectively can make all the difference in university
A view of VIU's Nanaimo campus library from the exterior with a snowed-in quad

Preparing for West Coast weather scenarios

By Samantha Allan
Extreme weather preparedness for on campus and in the community
Armin Saatchi next to a mass spectrometer on loan to VIU from Thermo Fisher Scientific

From recovery to harm reduction

By Rachel Stern
One alum’s story of personal healing and joining the fight against the opioid epidemic
Shanon Sinn leans on a balcony railing and gazes at a night city scape

Three real Vancouver Island ghost stories to get you in the Halloween spirit

By Shanon Sinn
Alum Shanon Sinn shares his research
People dressed in costumes sitting on paddleboards at Westwood Lake

VIU Student Pulse News: October 26, 2022

Halloween happenings, new library resources & scholarship deadlines 👻
Theo Finigan holds out a copy of the book Atomic Blonde

Action thriller Atomic Blonde examined in Colloquium lecture

Theo Finigan explores graphic novel and film adaptation
Jenni Ottilie Keppler stands on the koi pond bridge at Vancouver Island University's Nanaimo campus.

Harnessing the power of the poop loop

By Rachel Stern
Meet Jenni Ottilie Keppler, VIU’s visiting student researcher from Germany
above view of a person with a laptop in front of them, notepad next to them and crafting materials around them

How to build your skills outside of the classroom

By Samantha Allan
Why getting involved is so important for your success