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Post-Secondary Labour Tensions in the COVID Era

February 4, 2022

As COVID-19 has exposed and exacerbated the cracks and injustices within post-secondary labour, scholars, students and general staff have taken the streets and pushed back against the conditions within their profession. Irene Suvillaga examines the rising labour tensions across Canada analyzing recent actions in Ontario in effort to reveal the causes behind it and assess Trent's position amongst its peers.

Why aren’t we talking about China?

Connor Belbin

October 8, 2021

In this op-ed, Connor Belbin explains why he thinks Canadians ought to be more concerned over China's human rights abuses, as Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig re-adjust to normal life after three years in a Chinese prison..

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The Anti-Racism Task Force: Performing or Performative?

Varun Biddanda

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April 12, 2022

Trent Institutional Investment: How it Works, and How it Affects the Planet

Irene Suvillaga

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April 11, 2022

All Is Full Of Love: April Films from the Trent Film Society

Trent Film Society

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April 4, 2022

TLNAP Update: No plans to build over TVG, says Julie Davis

Varun Biddanda

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February 14, 2022

Post-Secondary Labour Tensions in the COVID Era

Irene Suvillaga

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February 4, 2022

Back to Normal? Trent says “Yes,” Whether You Like it or Not

Evan Robins

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January 26, 2022

Justin Trudeau is Executing an Ideological Purge in the Federal Bureaucracy

L. A. Seneca

September 29, 2021

Re-elected Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced last week that his Liberal government will require COVID-19 vaccinations throughout the federal service and this anonymous contributor to Arthur is on-board. Read more to find out why L.A. Seneca thinks this public health measure is coming at the right time.

Recap: End-times environmental debate

Brazil Gaffney-Knox

September 16, 2021

As the election inches ever-nearer, residents of the Peterborough-Kawartha riding are increasingly bombarded with debates, canvases, political ads on the interweb, radio and TV. Read on for coverage of last week’s all candidates environmental debate.

Seven Things Settlers Can Do Instead of Celebrating C*nada Day

Nick Taylor

June 30, 2021

This year, as we grapple with the discoveries of what is now over 1 300 children found in mass graves at residential schools, many are left wondering what there is to celebrate on July 1st. So while you trade your red and white for an orange shirt, Arthur has put together a non-exhaustive list of steps you can take towards decolonization on C*nada Day this year.

Catholic Church Calls Accountability 'Unfair'

Cheyenne Wood

June 18, 2021

In this article, Cheyenne Wood unpacks the troubling deflections of blame made by members of the Catholic Church and the Canadian government in the weeks since the discovery of a mass grave of Indigenous children at the Kamloops Residential School. While neither institution has fully taken on accountability for the atrocities committed, they both have blood on their hands.

News Goes Down Under!

Robert Gibson

April 14, 2021

In this article, Rob Gibson explains why Facebook's choice to remove news content from its site in Australia. This controversial decision by the multi-billion dollar tech company was made amidst ongoing conversations about how to regulate social media, news media, and the internet more broadly. Find out how greed is driving the conversations, and policy development around regulating the internet.

Laurentian's Tensions

Katie Pedlar

March 17, 2021

Katie Pedlar dives into the dire financial situation at Laurentian University and questions if these circumstances could arise at Trent University. This article touches on administrative redundancies, international tuition and post secondary funding.

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