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Screen & Souls

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

Indigo Moran

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October 16, 2025

The disappearance of dead-end plots is symptomatic of a new age of TV writing.

Laurentian's Tensions

Katie Pedlar

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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.

A Better Way to Talk About Crime

Alexia Kambanis

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March 16, 2021

In her second article of this series, Alexia Kambanis introduces a counter-example to her initial criticisms of local crime reporting: Arthur Newspaper! She explores how crime has been covered in Arthur's pages, and argues for crime reporting that accounts for context and empathy.

On Trent Land: An ED-ucation

Francene Francis

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March 3, 2021

Francene Francis interviews Edward (Ed) Smith, of the Society for Ecological Restoration, a student group at Trent. They discuss his views on the recently approved Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan, its environmental implications and what is says about Trent's future. Ed shares some of his environmental passions and the great work SER-TU has been up to in the past few years.

Gentrifying the Heart (or On Polyamory, Power, and Who Gets to Be Really Radical in Peterborough)

Marisol Campos-Navarrete

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August 19, 2025

What does a political economy of polyamory look like?

Promises and Precarity: How Canadian Policy and Trent's Budget Strategy Exploit International Students

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

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!

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

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

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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Proximity Holding Peterborough Back

Devin Henderson

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February 10, 2021

Devin Henderson writes about the difficulties involved in supporting local businesses during the pandemic. With the end of the State of Emergency quickly approaching, Devin is looking forward to the opportunity to shop local, rather than putting money into big box-stores.

On Trent Land: Wildin'

Francene Francis

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February 4, 2021

Habitat destruction and fragmentation is often a common side effect of human habilitation and expansion projects. How will the Trent Lands and Nature Areas Plan (TLNAP) affect the feeding relationships on the Trent campus and its surroundings? Let’s examine the situation through the lens of two top predators in the Trent natural community.

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