My spoiled ballot
Like approximately 3.6 million other Canadians, I decided to vote in advance this election. However, my experience this Monday at the Lion’s Centre in Peterborough was not ordinary. After registering …
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Syria:“Looking Back. Moving Forward.” A panel discussion
Last Thursday, October 8, the Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC), the World University Services Canada (WUSC), and the Student Association for International Development (SAID) hosted a panel to discuss the …
OPIRG’s Food Cupboard is closing
For the past 16 years, OPIRG (Ontario Public Interest Research Group) has been running a Food Cupboard for Trent University students and Peterborough community members to provide access to emergency …
Gender-based violence in our community
What message is the story sending the victims? The perpetrators? And the bystanders? are the three most important questions to consider when telling the stories of gender-based violence. “WORDS MATTER: …
Drawing the Line
Most people can agree that sometimes, you’re hanging out with a group of friends, making jokes, and there’s that one person who takes a joke too far, whether it be …
Trent Radio does not like music
I would like to speak in defence of Freddie Mercury’s “Radio Ga Ga” song. Though adored by and played often on commercial radio, it is, in fact, a scathing attack …
Earn a bike!
Winter is approaching quickly but that doesn’t mean your community B!KE shop is closing! In fact, we’re going to be ramping up our workshop schedule in the coming months starting …
Peterborough and the next federal government
Peterborough residents have their eyes on plenty of political issues. Filtering through them, from the niqab debate to the TPP, may prove difficult. I asked Peterborough City Councillors what they …
A word with Stephen Stohn: the man behind Arthur and Trent Radio
Guess what? It’s Arthur’s 50th birthday this year, so we had to do something special. What could be more special then speaking to the man who conceived Arthur …
How to register for voting
Voting is probably the most important thing you can do in life. Politics is not about who can provide you with safety; that is an illusion. It is not about …