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How Does Peterborough Police Service Investigate Sexual Assault: Part 2

In this follow-up, Elizabeth Mitton dives deeper into the changes that resulted from the findings of Robyn Doolittle’s 2017 “Unfounded” investigation for about how Canadian Police services handle sexual assault investigations. Specifically, Elizabeth details the local effects: the changes made in the Peterborough Police Services policy around sexual assault investigations. This piece outlines these changes in great detail.

Elizabeth Mitton

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June 8, 2021

How Does Peterborough Police Service Investigate Sexual Assault: Part 1

In this article, Elizabeth Mitton dives into Robyn Doolittle’s groundbreaking 2017 Globe and Mail article, “Unfounded” and the impact it had in police precincts across Canada. At the time, Peterborough stood out in this investigation with rates of sexual assault allegations classified as ‘unfounded’ exceeding both the provincial and national rates. Mitton examines the realities behind these numbers and the commitments made by the Peterborough Police Service in response to this investigation..

Elizabeth Mitton

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June 7, 2021

On Trent Land: An Alternative Plan

Connor McCaskill and Carolina Engering are senior undergrad students in Michael Classens’ ERST 4810- Ecological Design course. As their final project, they have chosen to undertake the task of bettering the Trent Lands Plan, specifically proposing an alternative to Cleantech’s ‘Street B’ that will bisect the Trent Vegetable Garden.

Francene Francis

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April 15, 2021

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Editorial: How It All Hangs Together

In this editorial, Nick Taylor reminisces on the year that has been and all that it requires of journalism. They also attempt to weave a few seemingly-unrelated stories together: CAUT's censure on UofT, the bombing of Al Jazeera and Associated Press offices in Gaza, and the felling and beheading of a statue of Egerton Ryerson.

Nick Taylor

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June 14, 2021

Video: Arthur's 1st Annual Telethon & Fundraiser

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Open Letter to Trent Security re: Racism on Campus

Domenica Othwolo, the VP of The Association of Black Students (TABS) writes an open letter to Trent Security, detailing the anti-Black racism that she and others have experienced in their engagements with campus security.

Domenica Othwolo

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June 8, 2021

Open Letter to Trent Security re: Racism on Campus

Little Barbershop of Horrors: The Bosses Revolt

In this op-ed, Cameron Noble tracks the rise of anti-mask, anti-vax, anti-lockdown mobilization in our city -- including how local business owners are working together to 'end the lockdowns.'

Cameron Noble

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April 16, 2021

Little Barbershop of Horrors: The Bosses Revolt

Slander in Cinema

In this article, Aimee Anctil explores the oft-overlooked racist and homophobic tropes in 'Mean Girls' (2004) and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010). Anctil reminds us that "we can appreciate art, we must also criticize it for what it is. No art is without flaw, and no film is without its biases."

Aimée Anctil

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April 15, 2021

Has City Hall Failed the Transgender Community?

In this article, Robert Gibson explores the debate about change rooms at the Peterborough Wellness Centre--diving into whether or not transgender and non-binary folks are being heard by the City of Peterborough. In addition to pointing out some of the transphobic rhetoric being espoused by community members, Gibson interviews a transgender man to provide insight on the developing situation.

Robert Gibson

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April 14, 2021

Has City Hall Failed the Transgender Community?

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Virtual Sleep Out Raises $5000 For Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Irene Suvillaga

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April 14, 2021

Trent student, Simal Iftikhar helped host a “Virtual Sleep Out” in collaboration with Peterborough Cares umbrella network in effort to raise money for youth and families experiencing homelessness. On March 26, several participants slept outside in their backyards or garages and were successful in raising $5000 for the YES Shelter for Youth and Families. The event was live streamed, during the event’s livestream, Iftikhar and her friend Jocelyn Enright were joined by Brooke Erickson, the Community Engagement Manager at Youth Emergency Shelter (YES) Shelter.

Interviewing the Trent Vegan Society

Aras Mommertz

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April 14, 2021

The Trent Vegan Society (TVS) is a registered group with the Trent Central StudentAssociation (TCSA) that has been active since September 2018. The founders Shira Rubinoff and Eliaz Tavares have promoted the importance of veganism through pay what you can bake sales, a kombucha brewing workshop, Annual General Meeting (AGM), and communal potlucks. In this interview with TVS, we learn about how this group has been engaging students during COVID-19 and how you can get more involved.

CFS Ontario's Sébastien Lalonde on the Student Choice Initiative Appeal Hearings

Spencer Wells

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Robert Gibson

April 14, 2021

Robert Gibson and Spencer Wells interview Canadian Federation of Students' (CFS Ontario) chairperson, Sébastien Lalonde, about the ongoing fight against the Ontario government's Student Choice Initiative (SCI). The CFS organized an online gathering March 23rd to view the Province's appeal hearing. Student leaders from various Ontario post secondary institutions as well as CFS members voiced concerns about the ongoing legal battle, and what the SCI could mean for levy groups like student unions, students services, student spaces and more.

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Black Girls Chatter Episode 11: Covid Carding

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Alicia Mcleod

In this episode Shaela and Alicia dive into the history of carding in Canada, and how Doug Fords latest announcement on April 16th affects the BIPOC community.

What's the Point?Episode 12: TCSA Elections

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Nick Taylor

Brazil Gaffney-Knox

This week on What's the Point?! interview this years candidates running in the TCSA Spring Elections! We start with a quick primer on what the TCSA is and what has been up in the past few years. Listen in to get the tea on how to vote in this year's elections.

Opinion

The Grift that Keeps on Giving

Cameron Noble

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In this op-ed, Cameron Noble explores how the anti-lockdown, anti-vaccine movements overlap with far right movements in Peterborough. He provides a glimpse at the backdrop of anti-vaccine sentiments in Canada, and some updates about the anti-lockdown movement locally. Ultimately, Noble argues that while these movements seem fringe, they have perhaps shifted the overton window both in how mainstream media frames the pandemic response, and in how state actors have repeatedly put self-interest and profit above the safety of citizens.

Little Barbershop of Horrors: The Bosses Revolt

Cameron Noble

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In this op-ed, Cameron Noble tracks the rise of anti-mask, anti-vax, anti-lockdown mobilization in our city -- including how local business owners are working together to 'end the lockdowns.'

Slander in Cinema

Aimée Anctil

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Has City Hall Failed the Transgender Community?

Robert Gibson

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Open Letter to Trent Security re: Racism on Campus

Domenica Othwolo

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June 8, 2021

Satire

A Review of a Service Canada phone call

Robert Gibson

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February 11, 2021

Robert Gibson reviews a Service Canada phone call in this timely piece of comedy as more people are using Service Canada over the phone. While his experience was a hellscape, he hopes you have a better time.

Sports

Chapter One of 'Highway Robbery: An Odyssey of Bikes Stolen in Peterborough'

Katie Pedlar

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December 9, 2020

In this first instalment of her series, Katie Pedlar retells her personal experiences with bike theft in Peterborough. Drama, crime, and intrigue -- this odyssey has it all! Katie confronts cycling as a paradox: it is a symbol of wealth and hardship, a means of transportation, a creative outlet and a metaphor for Peterborough itself.

Culture

The Arthur Literary Review: Roger Boylan's Timeless Novel

Dante Pettapiece

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June 8, 2021

In his latest edition of the Arthur Literary Review, Dante Pettapiece reviews Roger Boylan's newest novel, The Adorations, which has been described as this Nabokovian author's magnum opus.

'For All That I Learned From You' : Trent's Broken Promise to its Students

Irene Suvillaga

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April 16, 2021

In 2019, the TCSA approached Daniel Crawford and Hannah Spinney to paint a mural outside their office in the Student Centre. Mid-way through the project, the TCSA learned that the mural was in violation of their lease agreement with the University, and was destroyed.

Slander in Cinema

Aimée Anctil

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April 15, 2021

Private Server, Lonely World

Dante Pettapiece

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April 15, 2021

In his most recent non-fiction story, Dante Pettapiece recounts an online encounter with a Penguin, the avatar of a self-proclaimed shut-in from Hong Kong. Pettapiece weaves web worlds, long nights, and the elusive question of democracy into this story about confronting someone for whom the new norm of “quarantine” is typical.

The Next Best Option; the Musicfest Livestream

Elizabeth Mitton

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April 2, 2021

Musicfest's free admission concerts in Del Crary Park have been a staple summer activity in the Peterborough-Nogojiwanong area for decades. However, in the age of COVID-19 and concerts being cancelled for the foreseeable future, Musicfest opted to host their first-ever livestreamed performance while aiming to maintain audience engagement. How did they do it? Elizabeth Mitton sat down with Musicfest's Marketing and Communications Specialist Justin Sutton to find out.

Trout Rodeo 2021 Yearbook

Jill Staveley

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Little sounds from the pounds

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