A Letter to the Graduating Class of 2017
During my five years at Trent, I would occasionally find myself sitting up on those over-sized rocks (obviously not a geology major), waiting for the East Bank bus to pull …
Month: January 2014
Letter to Trent Admin: Improving the Safety of Queer Students
Dear Trent Administration, As far as the work the administration has done to make Trent University a Positive Space for queer students, I appreciate what’s been accomplished. However, the faculty …
A Letter from a Trent Journalist: Things You Shouldn’t do when being Interviewed
No aspiring journalist’s dreams were crushed in the making of this article, but I can’t deny that they were beaten, bent, and maybe, in a weird kind of way, realized. …
What do Trent and Hogwarts have in common?
Dear Trent, When Arthur called for submissions for this letters issue, I spent time wondering whether or not I should lament the administration, Aramark, or perhaps even lamentation itself. No, …
The elixir to the unpleasantries of master and slave morality: The all Canadian heroic faces of Trent campus
Dear fellow Trent activists, It’s as if sometimes the only thing we are aware of is oppression. When I was studying at Trent, every week, my peers and I in …
Listening to Music is Harder than it Sounds
Dear Trent, I suppose this is going to read largely as a Part Two in my series of “don’t be a jerk to people” op-eds. But with the immense amount …
Enjoy a Free Screening of Rouge Sang, a Canadian Horror Film
Martin Doepner’s Rouge Sang, a.k.a. The Storm Within (2013), takes place in the deep woods of Québec, New Year’s Eve 1799. We are introduced to a family of five who …
For the Love of ‘Duck’: Responding to Phil Robertson
What’s the biggest 2013 holiday story across the Canadian and American media? Growing income gaps between the rich and poor? How about the rising levels of seasonal credit card debt? …