Black History Month: Africa is NOT a country…
…were the words I wanted to scream out loud while watching Blended, a romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler, in addition to addressing the other gross stereotypes and plainly racist innuendos …
Month: February 2015
Editorial: TCSA/TPSA merger will hopefully lead to levy equality
The fact that the Trent Part-Time Student Association (TPSA) is moving forward with its plans to merge with the Trent Central Student Association (TCSA) should come as welcome news to …
Trent BoG not doing enough for fossil fuel divestment
Last week, an editorial was published in Arthur shining a positive light on the Trent Board of Governors for not saying ‘no’ to Sustainable Trent’s fossil fuel divestment proposal. I’d …
Letters to the editor: Issue 17
TCSA fumbled the ball by rescinding Israel divestment policy On January 29, the Trent Central Students Association (TCSA) held its annual general meeting of the membership and voted to rescind …
TCSA: It’s no secret: A degree is a debt sentence
Post-secondary education is less accessible today than it has ever been before. Sky-rocketing tuition fees and the prevalence of loan-based financial assistance have pushed student debt to historic levels. 70% …
Trent Radio: My first Geek Day
It was a beautiful day when I came to Peterborough for the second time in my life. I had come to move in to my room in a big student …
Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada: A match is something magical
I swung my feet in the air as the school office was busy around me. I was waiting for my mom to take me to the dentist. She ran in …
Enweying/FPHL/Gzowski College celebrates 10th anniversary
Enweying building, home of The First Peoples House of Leaning and Peter Gzowski College, will celebrate its 10th anniversary on the weekend of February 7. The celebration will honour Peter …
Trent Riverside Rail Jam’s rails jammed
The Trent Rail Jam event that began in 2009 and ran each year until 2013 will not be taking place this year, largely because it is not currently financially viable. …
Trent students rally to support fossil fuel divestment
Article co-written with Jack Smye. Photos by Keila MacPherson. Divestment Week, organized by OPRIG and Sustainable Trent, culminated with a rally during the Board of Governors meeting on Friday. The …