Perspective: An interview with a familiar face
If you walk downtown you’re guaranteed to see a familiar face. Peterborough is a place to run into friends, but what about those faces you know in passing? Maybe you …
Volume 49 Issue 24
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 …
Trent students exhibit work at 2015 SPARK Photo Festival
The SPARK Photo Festival is opening this week and will feature the artistic contributions of many Trent students through collaboration between the festival and the Trent Visual Arts Network (TVAN). …
April 30 is International Jazz Day in Peterborough
On April 30, 2011, United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared this day as International Jazz Day. This declaration is a way of highlighting jazz and its way of …
Editorial: The power of Arthur
As a graduate from Trent University, my worldview has been broadened in the one year I have spent in the workforce. My journey has not been a traditional one; it …
Editorial: To build a community
The idea of summing up two years in 700 words is a daunting one. However, I’m contractually obligated to give it a shot. Really it’s the least I could do …
Editorial: Losing oneself; A Sine Qua Non to creation
I left Trent only to become a despondent post-graduate when the high of freedom from academic pressure wore off. I had become a tiny gear in the machinery of a …
Letters to the Editors: Issue 24
Justice — Not War! Government is about who gets what. Government funding declares to the world what the government values – and what it doesn’t. The same weekend that Harper’s …
Why I chose to declaw my cat
I look at declawing a cat the same way I see pinning a dog’s ears up or removing the tail: unnecessary, pain, and aesthetic in a hegemonic and outdated sense. …
Here and Queer this summer? Check out these activities!
With the school year coming to a close, queer students in Peterborough may be wondering where to go for fun, LGBT friendly activities over the summer. While it’s true that …