Reflecting on the restructuring of the colleges
The restructuring of the Trent University Colleges is a topic that elicits a spectrum of emotions from utter confusion to frustration. The Colleges are at an interesting crossroads with the …
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Ten Things that White People Need to Hear … In Light of Black History Month
1. My country is not some abstract thing for you to pick apart as you try to decipher why the economy is struggling or why corruption is rampant. It’s quite …
Opinion: Trent Frat’s Identity
One of the most stereotyped and stigmatized groups on any university or college campus are the fraternities. Unless you’re part of one, you don’t really understand their true purpose. Most …
An Open Letter to Undergraduate Students from a GTA
This is my fourth year as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA). I’ve taught at two universities in four classes, two at the first year level and two second year. Incontestably, …
What do Trent and Hogwarts have in common?
Dear Trent, When Arthur called for submissions for this letters issue, I spent time wondering whether or not I should lament the administration, Aramark, or perhaps even lamentation itself. No, …
The elixir to the unpleasantries of master and slave morality: The all Canadian heroic faces of Trent campus
Dear fellow Trent activists, It’s as if sometimes the only thing we are aware of is oppression. When I was studying at Trent, every week, my peers and I in …
“Sport for All” … Who Purchased the Pass
Some of you may be tempted to read this rant as just noise—but that’s your inner yogi’s choice. Where a yogi’s voice counts for nothing, then we’ve got a political …
Lack of Clarity between Students, Trent Governance Troubling
Accountability at the University. It seems to be a hot topic with almost all candidates across all elections this year, and yet no one is really saying how they plan …
Racism Lives
I want to tell you a story. ‘Tis a true one. Today I had a date with the Landlord/Tenant Board. I will not bore you with the details, but I’m …