The Right to Learn
On Wednesday, September 19 the TCSA hosted a film screening of the documentary The Right to Learn, as well as a panel discussion on the accessibility of post-secondary education. The …
Month: September 2018
TACSU Talks: Black Bodies and Black Culture in North America
2018 is slowly coming to a close and winter is encroaching. So much has happened in this quickly diminishing year, but that does not mean the conversations that began are …
Peterborough Artsweek 2018
Since moving back, Hannah Keating has been replanting her roots in Peterborough through the arts community after studying Art History in Ottawa. “When I came back to Peterborough, I was …
Ontario’s Public Sex Education: Outdated and Dangerous
Perhaps it was naiveté, but when Doug Ford first claimed that he would repeal Ontario’s newly instated sex-ed curriculum back in February of 2018, I convinced myself that he was …
Why I Became a Frequent Flyer with Trent’s Community-Based Research Organizations
On August 9, 2018 The Guardian newspaper printed an opinion piece entitled “A PhD should be about improving society, not chasing academic kudos.” Within, Dutch researcher Julian Kirchherr argues that …
The Trump Administration Deserves… an Emmy?
To say that from the moment that Games of Thrones emerged, it was so good, everything else has been bad is akin to saying that since Trump became president, America …
Peterborough Pride Week 2018
The temperature is slowly dropping and Peterborough is filled with the buzz of student life yet again. It’s that time of the year. Peterborough Pride is fast approaching. Let this …
The Trent Advantage
A new initiative at Trent requires students coming into the university this year to take a half credit of Indigenous studies. In celebration, I would like to personally reflect on …
New to Peterborough? Here’s What You Need to Know
If you’re one of the many new students, domestic and international, you will probably spend a little while trying to figure this place out. Peterborough is equal parts disproportionately cool …
Welcome (Back) to Trent
Welcome. You’re now at T(rent) “UNIVERSITY”. This is your first day in a long series of long days. If you’re here for firsts, you’ll soon realize they don’t mean much …