What I learned from a breaking down
Here’s the thing about mental health: when your mental health is poor anything can seem insurmountable. So when you have mental health problems, you cannot compare yourself to how anyone …
Month: January 2015
After graduation: Life lessons from Pinterest and High School Musical
Over the holidays, how many times did your relatives ask you, “What’s next after graduation?” For those of you who were able to answer that question no sweat, congratulations and …
Colleges as cultural constructions and the changing collegiate university
This is an abbreviated version of the paper given by Dr. Michael Eamon at the Collegiate Way Conference at Durham University, England, 20 November 2014. Fifty years ago, the founders …
How alumni active in their college can enhance the student experience and be a catalyst for increased institutional reputation
An edited version of this article was published as “Alumni can be the catalyst for college renewal” on page 7 of Issue 13 (Volume 49). This is the full version, …
50 years of transformation: The evolution of Trent’s college system
The Trent collegiate system has transformed over the years since its inception so as to keep pace with the inevitable forces of changing time. In fact, it is experiencing change …
New year, new copyright processes
As the new year ushered in declarations of change from those seeking self-improvement, it also marked a change in part of Canada’s copyright law process. As of January 1, 2015, …
Local currency looking to expand membership in 2015
Kawartha Loon Exchange (KLE), Peterborough’s local currency, currently in its second year has about 140 members and around ten non-member business that accept the Kawartha Loons (KL)–but the membership is …
Unbroken – Louis Zamperini makes your life seem easier
Unbroken, based on the Lauren Hillenbrand biography of the same name, makes one thing abundantly clear: Louis Zamperini lived a fascinating life. There are details in his story that are …
TUMS Battle of the Bands now accepting submissions
It’s that time of year again … the Trent University Music Society is now accepting auditions for Battle of the Bands 2015, so get those submissions in. The deadline for …
Comment: Are we really political animals?
As the nation of Uruguay selected a new president in November, all the country’s ills seemed to be solvable through proper government policy-making. Political campaigns stressed the possibility of change …