What I Did on my Summer Vacation: The Arthur Virtual Archive
The summer months are a wonderful time for us Canadians to finally escape our dreary protective rectangles, get outdoors, and appreciate the beauty of nature. For a decent chunk of …
Month: September 2013
Anne Shirley Theatre Company: Starting a Conversation at Trent
Most people discount musical theatre as being a camp means of overemotional expression. It’s either filled to the brim with melodrama (The Phantom of the Opera) or it’s so ruthlessly …
The Seasoned Spoon: More than a Café
Autumn is just around the corner, and, as the leaves start to turn, the annual student migration to Trent will be in full swing. Many of the returnees are the …
You’re a Radio Wizard, Harry
First year students, I give you a gift: radio, the capacity to make it, to manipulate sound waves like the light fantastic, and to rock out like you would in …
An Evening With Trent Film Society
Co-written with Troy Bordun. Trent Film Society (TFS) is a student and community group that showcases international, independent, and forgotten films from cinema’s short but dynamic history. All of our …
In Defense of One Direction
Dear reader, I can smell your cynicism from here. It’s the same turned-up-nose, too-good-for-it stuff I get with my roommates when I have the audacity to suggest that boy bands …
Discover Yourself At Trent
Dear First-Year Student, Congratulations on accepting your offer to attend Trent University, and please also accept my warmest welcome! You don’t know me, but I can guarantee that the next …
“Try A Real Education Next Time”? I Got A Real Education This Time
I’ve had the pleasure of attending Trent for the past three years, and I will soon have the pleasure of hanging my honours degree from Trent on my wall as …
TCSA talks biking, busing, and a new Student Car Share
You can leave your gas-guzzler behind this year because the TCSA and community partners have been hard at work finding ways to keep the Trent community on the move with …
Join the Growing Movement to Divest Trent from Fossil Fuels
Co-written with Nick Weissflog. As we launch into a new year, the campaign initiated by Sustainable Trent in March to divest Trent from fossil fuels is building strength and momentum. …