65 and sexy?
Think of your grandmother; now think of a friend’s grandmother. Is she sexy? Why? Why not? In our current culture, women over the age of 65, and even younger, are …
Month: March 2015
Trent’s Senate approves Arts Administration masters program
At the 441st meeting of the Trent University Senate in January, the Senate voted to approve approve a proposal for an Master of Arts program in Arts Administration. The proposal …
Reading the Filmstrip: A workshop with Kelly Egan
For all you out there who are interested in learning more about film, on Saturday March 7, Trent University Professor Kelly Egan will be running a workshop titled Reading …
Movie Review: Focus – Somehow the title seems more like a plea
The crowning moment of most caper films is the reveal of the long con. Someone, somewhere has left something up their sleeve, and the payoff needs to surprise not only …
Letters to the Editor: Issue 19
Need a national inquiry – NOW! When there is a federal government that can ignore the reality of almost 1200 missing and murdered Indigenous women, we are in deep trouble …
Editorial: There’s no place for harassment in the Trent community
Several weeks ago, in issue 15, I wrote my weekly editorial on the importance of nurturing responsible debate within our contemporary communities. Specifically, the editorial discussed how our public education …
Editorial: ISW name change makes sense
Any change made to Introductory Seminar Week (ISW) seems to be a point of contention for the Trent community. There’s a good reason for this: introductory seminars are what make …
Holding hands: A perfect relationship?
Last week as I meandered down the streets of Toronto, with its bespangled skyline littered with towering buildings, enjoying my newly established dalliance with caramel macchiatos. I paused momentarily …
Trent Film Society presents: Force Majeure
“What will you do when something as disastrous as an avalanche happens? Are we expected to perform differently based on our gender?” That is the question Östlund is trying to …
Trent Radio: An exploration of the cassette tape
Ages on, my audio cassette player still works, even as my CD player and mp3 player have both bit the dust. The poorest of the poor in audio fidelity, yet …