Artsweek Celebrates Peterborough’s Vibrant Culture
Art lovers in Peterborough and the surrounding region are once again gearing up for the highly anticipated annual event, Artsweek 2013. Scheduled to run from September 6 – 13, Artsweek …
Month: September 2013
A Local Star Who’s Hitting It Big: Dylan Ireland
A few months ago, a good friend and fellow music lover suggested I listen to a band that was from the Peterborough area. I fell for their catchy lyrics and …
Workers Action Centre: Striving to heal the wounds of the working class
Recently, a combined project was started by multiple organizations in Peterborough to help combat the biggest problem facing the city—unemployment. With Peterborough having an unemployment rate of 9.8%, the second …
Software Tips to Help You Rock Your Education
Software is somewhere in the running for the least sexy topic I could possibly write about, so I’ll assume if you’re reading this it’s not for the titillation factor; you …
Flying High: Uruguay to become the first country to legalize marijuana
Not long ago, Justin Trudeau admitted to have smoked marijuana after becoming an MP. This sparked a reaction of comments from various politicians that heated up the old debate about …
Trent Athletics Department Cuts Swimming and Fencing Varsity Teams
After the results of an external review this past spring, the Trent Athletics Department implemented some recommendations, such as the removal of the fencing and swimming varsity teams and the …
Should Corporations Care About Environmental Sustainability?
YES Brent Morrison, BSc Psychology Graduate To be clear, I will be approaching this question from a corporate profitability and long-term growth standpoint. In that vein, I think it is …
Don’t Panic: It’s Just the Radio
Programmers: Don’t panic. You can never screw up as badly as other people have in the past—you are not capable of it. You are probably far more interesting a person …
Inspiration Spawned by a Happenstance Moment
There is much intrigue as to whether our lives are based on “happenstance moments”—pivotal points that occur due to a coincidence—our destiny or fate, or perhaps even a mixture of …
The Trent-Temagami Colloquium: A hidden treasure
Photo by Catherine Monaghan Last fall, I started the first year of my Master’s as a first-time Trent student. Although those first few weeks were hectic, I heard about the …