Disorientation Week 2016 begins September 12th
Excited about the upcoming school year? Ready for more after your week of making friends and finding your place within Trent student culture? Are you ready to engage with issues …
Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) Peterborough
OPIRG Statement on Anti-Semetic hate crime on campus
OPIRG Peterborough condemns the actions of the individuals who have put a swastika in the middle of a chalked message on campus reading ‘Just not Corey’ during the Trent Central …
OPIRG and SAID present : readings by Paula Butler and Yves Engler
This Thursday, January 21st, Canada’s positive international image in regards to Africa will be challenged. OPIRG, The Council of Canadians, and the Student Association for International Development (SAID) have come …
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 …
Come find what you’ve always wanted … for free!
Do you have something that you’ve wanted for a long time, but never got the chance or money to buy it? Do you have something that you once loved but …
Anti-Poverty Activism: Thinking, working, living with poverty
The Anti-Poverty Activism group has had a productive and exciting first year. Last semester’s panel, “Why Poverty Matters,” was a success and it inspired the group to challenge themselves with …
How to make a zine. How to build community.
Dear readers, this is an interactive article that will require one sheet of 8½ x 11 paper and scissors. Before I explain what this article is about, I want you …
OPIRG: Through activism and education to end injustice
As another semester winds down, and the community goes through its summer migration, it’s important to reflect on the achievements and challenges of the past year. For OPIRG, this has …
OPIRG: Something greener than grass
When telling friends from out of town about Peterborough, there are a few things that are sure to make your list: frigid temperatures in the winter, its vibrant (or boring, …
Letters to the Editor: Issue 21
We’ve surrendured, the terrorists have won. Terrorism is an act, or acts, designed to frighten and stun a civilian community, to make the community quake at the spectre of an …