We all know the negative effects that unemployment can have on a community and the familiar frustration of being just one name in a stack of resumes for the handful of job openings that can actually be found. With Statistics Canada pinning unemployment at %11.7 in Peterborough this April, I wanted to reach out and [...]

Trent Film Society is pleased to announce its Sci-Fi Summer Series! We will be exploring science fiction (SF) as it has been visually represented over a total of 110 years, beginning with a film made in 1902 and proceeding in chronological order to 2012. This is an opportunity to see how the development of cinematic [...]

Turning a literary classic into a film is a bold undertaking, and one that director Baz Luhrmann has not shied away from in the past. When approaching The Great Gatsby, especially after having read and loved the novel, it seems necessary to suspend preconceptions and expectations surrounding what the film should be like. As a [...]

Public Energy’s Emergency festival celebrated its 20th year this year. The annual festival celebrates the creative works of emerging and established artists alike, performing and presenting all forms of art. A hallmark of this festival would seem to be that it brings performance and art out of the gallery and turns the streets of downtown [...]

The Trent Athletics department has announced that they are making significant changes to the Trent Varsity Team line-up. This decision was made for a number of reasons including “gender equity” and budgetary issues/changes. Bill Byrick, Director of Athletics talked to Arthur about some of the factors at play in this decision making process. Trent Athletics [...]