Vote, or don’t: your guide to either
Elections are in the air and you could not avoid them if you tried. The Trent Central Student Association (TCSA) and Trent University Politics Society (TUPS) have even pushed a …
Trent Central Student Association (TCSA)
Talking Trent University and student politics with TCSA President-Elect Alaine Spiwak
Arthur’s outgoing co-editors, Pat Reddick and Matthew Rappolt, caught up with Alaine Spiwak, the newly elected TCSA President, to discuss student politics at Trent and the future of the TCSA …
University bookstores and how to undermine them
As we come to the end of the year, buying schoolbooks is one of the last things on our minds. But thinking ahead to next year, Arthur decided to look …
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 …
TPSA membership overwhelmingly approves TCSA merger
The Trent Part-time Student Association (TPSA) passed its referendum to merge with the Trent Central Student Association (TCSA) with an 84% vote in favour. This merger has been in …
TCSA transit fee increase means fewer cuts to Trent Express
The City of Peterborough is increasing transportation fees for Trent University by 10%, and the university has the option of making significant changes to the offered bus services or altering …
TCSA general elections marked by high turnout and engagement
The Trent Central Student Association (TCSA) has rebounded from recent controversy with a highly successful 2015 general election. According to the results released on Thursday, March 19,—still unofficial at the …
Guest Editorial: Fairness for international students
International students are an integral part of our university campus, making Trent more diverse and contributing to the academic community. Between 2000 and 2010, the number of international students …
TCSA election candidates square-off in heated debates
Thursday, March 12, saw candidates running for the board of the Trent Central Student Association (TCSA) square off in the Lecture Hall of Sadleir House in a pre-election debate. Starting …
Board members talk about racist acts and implicit bias in the TCSA
Recent events at the Trent Central Student Association (TCSA) have elicited a conversation about racial discrimination in the student organization. At the last two Board of Directors’ meetings on March …