Trent hoping to scrape food service satisfaction out of the coals
With campus food provider Aramark’s contract expiry date looming, administrators are scrambling to find out what students want to eat and how the university can serve it up on a …
Month: November 2011
Trent profs weigh in on Palestine’s UNESCO membership
Palestine was granted membership at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General Conference in a 107-14 vote at the end of October. This is the first time …
Peterborough’s average hourly wage the lowest
In 2010, Peterborough had the lowest average hourly wage among 34 major centres in Canada. In a study released last month by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Peterborough …
Major funding cuts force Community Based Education program to seek new funding sources
Following a 30% funding cut from Trent University this year, the university’s Community Based Education (CBE) program has cut student projects and staff and is looking for new funding sources. …
Ex-page DePape calls for democracy beyond the ballot box
“We live in exciting times and we need to seize the moment.” – Brigette Depape On June 3 of this year, parliamentary page Brigitte DePape stood up on the senate …
“You should or ought to have known”: Arthur Interviews John Moore
In 1979, John Moore was convicted of second degree murder for a crime he says he did not commit, and he has been fighting to clear his name ever since. …
[Resist!] Trans Day of Remembrance
Co-written with Karolyn Givogue. On November 28, 1998, Rita Hester, an out transgender African-American woman, was found dead in her apartment, having sustained multiple stab wounds. Her life and death …
No in-year cuts expected despite lack of enrolment growth
Following seven consecutive years of in-year budget cuts, including $6.2 million last year, Trent is projecting a small budget surplus for this academic year. Last April, Trent budgeted half a …
Indigenous Studies PhD Candidate wins six-figure SSHRC
For Trent University Indigenous Studies Ph.D. candidate Tasha Beeds, academia is about more than getting a high paying job upon graduation. It’s a vehicle for change. She’s researching violence in …
Trent Excalibur hosts rugby tournament again
Over this past weekend, Trent University played host to a much-anticipated Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Women’s Rugby Championships on the Justin Chiu Stadium field. This was Trent’s second consecutive year …