The invisible knife
Article co-written with Zara Syed. Malcolm X once compared racism to a knife jammed in the back of the oppressed, which the oppressors refused to admit, existed. After hundreds of …
Month: March 2015
Orientation Week is the new ISW
With the 2014-15 school year working towards a close, the Trent University Office of Student Affairs is well into planning the week of events that will welcome new students to …
Trent Northern Studies Colloquium returns March 12
The Trent Northern Studies Colloquium is pleased to welcome everyone out to our one day event, showcasing the Canadian North! Each academic year students and faculty at Trent University come …
Welfare state conference to honour retiring professor
An interdisciplinary conference on the history of the welfare state this weekend will celebrate the career of Canadian Studies professor James Struthers. The Future History of the Welfare State will …
CUPE 3908 Unit 2 and Trent reach tentative agreement
Bargaining teams representing student workers—Local 3908 Unit 2 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3908)—and Trent University’s administration reached a tentative agreement at around 4am Friday morning …
Ryerson prof Alan Sears highlights OPIRG Peterborough’s AGM
The Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) Peterborough held its annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday, February 26, with the keynote speaker being Ryerson University sociology professor Alan Sears. …
2015 Jack Matthews Fellow Wab Kinew discusses Indigenous issues
The Jack Matthews Fellowship, created in 2008, honours the contributions that Jack Matthews made to Lakefield College School, Trent University and The Canadian Canoe Museum. The fellow is chosen based …
Trent admin to shift student services for improved access
Changes to the administrative structure of Trent University’s Academic Skills and Careers department should increase student access to the services. The changes, which will be implemented at the end of …
Why are we still talking about The Parkway?
The Parkway is a divisive issue in Peterborough and draws on a long history of controversy. This long history can make it seem like the Parkway has been debated for …
Defining feminism: What it is and why we all need it
A girl I know recently proclaimed on social media that she “hated feminists”, and it boggled my mind. The stigma around feminism needs to end, and it needs to end …