Citizens Still Have BWXT Safety Concerns
Playground uranium exposure “relatively safe” says Peterborough Medical Officer of Health. Between March 4 to 6, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission will hold a hearing at the Holiday Inn to …
Cancer and Known Carcinogens
Toxic Beauty (2019): Facing Facts About the Beauty Industry
Have you ever thought about what ingredients are in the beauty products you use every day? The deodorant that is meant to make you smell sweet, or the lotion that …
Citizens Oppose BWXT’s Radioactive Risks
There are two questions about BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada’s operations that nobody seems able to answer. The first being, are they insured? According to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), …
Environmental, Health Concerns Rise Around Uranium Processing Potentially Coming to BWXT Peterborough
The people of Peterborough are facing a contentious question: is nuclear energy safe, and if so, is it acceptable to process 53 percent of Canada’s nuclear fuel across the street …
Trent Community Rallies around Professor Carolyn Kay
On February 24, a GoFundMe page in support of Trent Professor and historian, Dr. Carolyn Kay, and her family went live. The description of the fundraising page informed community members …
Trent Relay for Life on March 8
Cancer changes everything, but so can we. That is one of the messages featured on the Canadian’s Cancer Society’s Relay for Life website. As Trent students, it is our pleasure …
Designing the Perfect Cup of Coffee
What do Organic Chemistry and Materials Physics have to do with designing the perfect cup of coffee and avoiding cancer of the esophagus? Apparently everything, as an exciting new invention …
Through Excalibur Eyes: Bras for a Cause
Through Excalibur Eyes is a developing series that aims to spotlight Trent Excalibur and its athletes. For the month of October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Trent University Excalibur women’s …
Annual Ball Hockey Tournament raises Movember funds
On Saturday November 12th, Champlain College’s Cabinet hosted their semi-annual Ball Hockey Tournament. This is a long-standing Champlain College tradition in which students use the tables in the Champlain College …
Pink Hijab Week: Raising Awareness for Breast Cancer
Did you know? Hijab is an Arabic word that means barrier or partition. The Trent Muslim Students’ Association (TMSA), in honor of breast cancer awareness, holds a Pink Hijab Week …