Trent in Ghana
In just a few short weeks, 14 Trent students will be returning from an eight-month long exchange in Ghana. As these students prepare to re-adjust to life in Canada, another …
International
Kurdish Crisis in Afrin: Which Side are We On?
I recall volunteering at the Brock Mission in Peterborough in August of 2014, washing dishes and chopping onions as the news breaks on the radio took on an increasingly dark …
Addressing Poverty through Education of Women in Developing Countries
We are not doing a good job in fighting global poverty. This was a sentiment expressed by members of the panel at the recent WUSC Colloquium Series event, titled “Addressing …
Trent Group Honoured for Refugee Program
World University Service Canada’s (WUSC) Trent branch has just been honoured for its student refugee program. Awarded Local Committee of the Year, Trent WUSC was deemed the best out of …
Scholars at Risk: Turkey’s Neoliberal Debacle and Academic Crackdown
Student Association of International Development (SAID), in collaboration with Trent International Students Association (TISA) has started a series of lectures, films and discussions for the Scholars at Risk (SAR). SAR …
Quirks of Culture Shock: Winter Edition
When the conversation gets to the topic of weather, you’d think it’s small talk material, but Canadian winter – quite the topic. Being born and raised in the warm climate of …
Out With the Weinstein, In With the Woke Scenes
Do you know what’s a fun way to pass the time when you’re home for the holidays, your parent’s house doesn’t have internet access, and everyone’s gone back to work? …
Migration: “Me voy pal norte” vs. “La Bestia”
There are migrants like myself who travel with documents and reach their place of settlement via airplanes or buses and across borders where clashes with authorities are minimal or no …
Meet the Status Quo Warriors Fighting Against Campus Politics
The tide is turning against academic institutions. Just 36% of Republicans in America believe that Universities have a positive effect on their country. In Canada Progressive Conservative party leader Andrew …
Writing as Resistance: Lessons Learned from Chris Hedges’ Market Hall Address
“Real journalism is not concerned with the news, it is concerned with the truth,” Chris Hedges articulated to a crowd of community members, professors, and students on November 20, 2017 …