A Call for Stories: the Trent Lands and Nature Areas Draft Plan
On October 13, Trent University released the Final Draft of the Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan (TLNAP). This Plan has been underway since 2017 and serves to update the …
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Silent Protest at Board of Governors Meeting
When the Trent Board of Governors announced that they had “elected” a student governor, having not actually held any election at all, students were understandably concerned. Upon further investigation, students …
Editorial: a review of our own
Founded in 1964, Trent University is a relatively young campus. In such a short time, we are already going against the very foundations it was built upon: a strong college …
Trent students’ candid response to the external review of Catharine Parr Traill College
In Arthur’s last publication, Trent University president Leo Groarke submitted a special message to the campus: Catharine Parr Traill College is undergoing a review. Is this a big deal? I …
Trent University Board of Governors open session
Open Session Information The meeting took place Friday, December 4 from 1PM to 3:30PM in the A.J.M. Smith Conference Room of Bata Library. The next meeting is scheduled to take …
President Groarke calls early retirement incentives a “win-win” as university continues to grapple with budget deficit
As Trent University gets on the bandwagon to steer the current budget challenges, the university recently announced a voluntary early retirement incentive for staff and faculty members. Trent University One-Time …
Student Centre Challenge asks Trent staff and faculty to contribute
Recently, Trent University launched a campaign, the Trent Student Centre Challenge, encouraging faculty and staff to donate to the Student Centre project. The Challenge is going to be the source …
Letters to the Editors: Issue 22
Thank you letter from the Canadian Blood Services. Dear Trent Students, The Canadian Blood Services would like to thank Trent University students and faculty for the great success of the …
Trent BoG not doing enough for fossil fuel divestment
Last week, an editorial was published in Arthur shining a positive light on the Trent Board of Governors for not saying ‘no’ to Sustainable Trent’s fossil fuel divestment proposal. I’d …
Trent students rally to support fossil fuel divestment
Article co-written with Jack Smye. Photos by Keila MacPherson. Divestment Week, organized by OPRIG and Sustainable Trent, culminated with a rally during the Board of Governors meeting on Friday. The …