The Navigator

The Navigator (a.k.a. The Nav) is Vancouver Island University’s student press. Founded in 1969 as a newspaper, The Navigator has undergone several transformations. Perhaps most notably, The Nav is no longer a newspaper, but a monthly magazine. Just a few years ago, The Nav transitioned to a fully online magazine in order to better serve evolving news mediums. The Nav operates seven months of the year with production based around VIU’s fall-spring semesters. In addition to regular content September through March, each volume of The Navigator contains six monthly issues. The magazine is completely run by students—from the business end of marketing and social media, to writing, interviewing, and editing. As such, The Nav prefers to prioritize self-care during exam season, swapping a December issue for submissions and sillies so students can destress. Whether newspaper or magazine, student press or society, The Nav strives to both provide a venue for students to gain professional experience and act as an outlet to bring pressing student and community issues to the public eye.