Screen & Souls
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Madison Mäe Adsetts
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November 11, 2025
A plea for wonder in a world that has mistaken data for divinity.
The Death of the Filler Episode
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Indigo Moran
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October 16, 2025
The disappearance of dead-end plots is symptomatic of a new age of TV writing.
Fly me out of this Room
Fly me out of this Room
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Irene Suvillaga
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December 9, 2020
Irene reflects on a trip home like no other: from Peterborough to El Salvador during amidst a global pandemic. It is a masked journey, full of introspection and a yearning, "To lay under El Salvador’s sun and hear the ocean’s whisper once again, to speak my mother tongue rather than having to translate my soul everyday; fearing that my thoughts were not being expressed properly or that mispronounced words would slip out of my mouth." 
Legless U
Legless U
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Drew Dafoe
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December 1, 2020
Drew Dafoe brings his observations from his first semester at Trent: it's legless. Meaningful connection is difficult in this post-apocalyptic landscape where you only ever see the top quarter of anyone’s body. Read on to hear sage advice from two profs and a psychotherapist--as well as Drew's pitch for Zoom-style reality dating show.
Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan: it brags ‘green’ but is it?
Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan: it brags ‘green’ but is it?
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Debbie Jenkins
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November 27, 2020
Debbie Jenkins unpacks the ecology of the Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan, and explains why she thinks it is not as environmentally friendly as advertised.
Promises and Precarity: How Canadian Policy and Trent's Budget Strategy Exploit International Students
Promises and Precarity: How Canadian Policy and Trent's Budget Strategy Exploit International Students
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Emma Rivero-Uribe
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August 19, 2025
An examination of how Canadian immigration policy and Trent University’s budget strategy place international students in financially and legally precarious positions
U.S. Isolation and the Coalition of the Willing
U.S. Isolation and the Coalition of the Willing
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J.A. Forrester
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March 1, 2025
"America First" is the present refrain of the dogmatic American right wing, but from where exactly did this mantra arise? James Forrester details a history of U.S. exceptionalism which has seen the country further its own agenda while making the rest of the world pay.
Innocence Abroad ...The Americans are coming, the Americans are coming!
Innocence Abroad ...The Americans are coming, the Americans are coming!
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J.A. Forrester
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February 13, 2025
A simple question: Is the United States a global empire in the colonial tradition?
4 Years Left: The World Climate Clock and the Recognition of Indigenous Land Sovereignty
4 Years Left: The World Climate Clock and the Recognition of Indigenous Land Sovereignty
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Ciara Richardson
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February 10, 2025
Ciara Richardson examines the World Climate Clock initiative and its efforts to raise awareness about anthropogenic climate change before it's too late, specifically the project's investment in Indigenous Land Sovereignty as a means to combating the climate crisis.
You Are Not "Just A Girl." Stop Saying That
You Are Not "Just A Girl." Stop Saying That
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Louanne Morin
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January 23, 2025
Are you coquette? Do you know girl math? Do you subscribe to the philosophy of care ethics? From social media to academia, Louanne Morin details the ongoing antifeminist retrenchment.
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On Trent Land: 'Sus'tainable
On Trent Land: 'Sus'tainable
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Francene Francis
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February 19, 2021
With the recent approval of the Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan, including all the sustainability promises it promises, Francene Francis reflects on the current sustainability of the Symons campus. The Lands Plan is meant for holistic, ecological development that will improve life, work, and play on the Trent campus. Using the three pillars of sustainability as a guideline, she examines Trent’s sustainability framework and the plans folded into the new guiding document.
Faculty Focused On Student Success Despite Pandemic's Challenges
Faculty Focused On Student Success Despite Pandemic's Challenges
The Trent University Faculty Association (TUFA) find that online learning during the pandemic has brought about feelings of isolation for students and professors alike. Using data gathered by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, TUFA discusses the immense challenges and successes of online learning as well as areas for improvement within the university and across the province broadly.