Through Excalibur Eyes: The Epiphany
“Athletics has provided me with much of what I hold near and dear to my heart. It has provided me with an outlet to deal with my emotions, and balance …
Month: January 2018
Choose-Your-Own-Adventure: Continuing Education at Traill
To take a Continuing Education course is to foster your curiosity and get right to the heart of what it means to get an education at Trent University. Some of …
Populism vs. Globalization
Over the past decade, the Community Movements Conference has become a cornerstone at Trent and in the broader Peterborough community. International Development Studies students and faculty have been working tirelessly …
No, My College is the Best!
Some of us still have the O-week cheers ringing in our ears, but for others it’s nothing but a faint echo from years ago. College rivalries bring out the competitive …
The Arthur Questionnaire – Janette Platana
The Arthur questionnaire is a new web-exclusive series. Vaguely inspired by Vanity Fair’s Proust Questionnaire, the Arthur questionnaire asks Trent faculty and community members to offer pieces of “reading material” …
A Real Replacement for Bata
Last issue, we listened to students’ opinions of the Student Centre. We also asked about their thoughts, worries, and feelings of nostalgia, if any, towards Bata. As a study space, …
Food Service Workers Rally Against Precarity
On January 21, a rally took place in support of Food Service Workers who are currently in the midst of a labour dispute with Chartwells — a subsidiary of Compass …
Conway to Represent Ontario NDP for Peterborough
On Jan. 22, a group of over 50 New Democrat Party members gathered in a room to decide on who they believe will be the next Member of Provincial Parliament …
Creating Local Change with Change.org
[content warning: Although it contains no overt or graphic details of bodily violence, this piece discusses sexual violence on campus.] On January 23, first-year Journalism and Gender Studies student Shira …
A Quick Look at the Minimum Wage Increase
On January 1, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia saw the minimum wage take a drastic leap from $11.40 per hour to $14 per hour in the first installment of the …