Trent Model UN
Several weeks ago, from Jan. 23 to 26, the a delegation from the Trent Model United Nations worked side by side with student delegates in Montreal. The conference, McMUN, was …
Volume 48
The Meaning of Life
I just finished reading about an exchange between the Dalai Lama and a waitress. His Holiness was approached during a luncheon and asked that all-too-ominous question: “What is the meaning …
Post-Apocalyptic Dystopias Sure Are Great Places to Find Love
There’s nothing I love more than watching a world built from the ground up. From the small desert cantina of Mos Eisley to the hallowed halls of Hogwarts, when it’s …
Part-Time Faculty Strike Looming
[Update: CUPE 3908 and Trent have reached a tentative agreement.] Contract faculty at Trent, also referred to as ‘sessional,’ ‘adjunct,’ or part-time faculty, have been working without a contract since …
Chartwells announced as new food service provider
The process to select Trent University’s next food service provider has at long last reached its conclusion. On Friday, Associate Vice-President Students Nona Robinson confirmed to Arthur that Chartwells Canada, …
Pat’s and Matt’s Editorial Platform
For volume 49 of Arthur, we have built our editorial platform around three fundamental goals: increase the quantity and diversity of coverage while at the same time maintaining quality, foster …
Trent Film Society Presents: The Exterminating Angel
Luis Buñuel’s 1962 film The Exterminating Angel (El ángel exterminador) plays with the now-familiar theme of an individual or group’s struggle in an isolated environment. Buñuel’s genius is turning an …
Local Urban Forestry the Focus of New Book
Does it ever occur to you that when you walk around in Peterborough, you’re in the middle of a forest? Take a look past the buildings and concrete and you’ll …
‘On the Road for Justice’ speaking tour to bring attention on Guatemala mining conflict and need for remedy in Canada
Why is it that Guatemalan community leaders spend months in jail after being wrongfully targeted in violence connected to the Tahoe Resources’ Escobal mine, while the company’s former head of …
Cultural Outreach 2014, in pictures
Click images for larger versions. Hi-Rez Versions: Singer, Dancers