Movie Review: The Hunger Games Mockingjay Pt. One – Half a film
We’re at a point now where debating the merits of splitting a book into two parts for the movie has grown a tad stale. Yes, it’s happening a lot more …
Volume 49 Issue 11
Artspace and CFGP to host symposium about the reality of the arts
This weekend Artspace and the Community Foundation for Greater Peterborough will be presenting ‘Make Work: A Symposium On The Economics of Cultural Production In Canada.’ It is a two day …
16th Trans Day of Remembrance observed in Peterborough
(Photos follow the article) On Thursday November 20, members of the community and Trent students gathered outside of city hall for the Trans Day of Remembrance vigil. Candles were lit …
Afrobana 2014: A journey of joy, love, and respect
(Photos follow the article) Afrobana is an annual cultural showcase organized by the Trent African Caribbean Student Association (TACSU). This year it was titled Hakuna Matata and took place downtown …
Editorial: Trent (still) deserves better from its foodservice
On January 28, 2013, an article I wrote entitled “Staff struggling over slashes in hours, positions” was published in the pages of Arthur. The article detailed how the management of …
Editorial: Artists deserve a living wage for their work
When Bank of Canada Govenor Stephen Poloz publicly stated that young, unemployed Canadians ought to work for free, it seemed most people were rightly annoyed. For a while, it seemed …
Comment: Fighting back against the art of boxing
Photo by Steve Bourne. We have a knack of putting things into boxes. We have shoeboxes and cereal boxes and memory boxes and big land boxes that we call countries. …
Canadian’s forced statelessness an affront to human rights
Photo courtesy of Stacy Douglas Deepan Budlakoti was born in Ottawa in 1989. His parents emigrated from India, and received permanent residency status followed by Canadian citizenship and passports. He …
Poverty and the ethics of victimization
Photo by Andrew Tan. At some point in their lives, everyone will either experience or witness homelessness and poverty. It is a growing problem in Peterborough and across Canada, and …
Letter to the editor: Issue 11
Dear editors, I will be back in the new year making more new stories for Arthur. I enjoy doing them. It is a great opportunity and I enjoy what I …