Growing Pains is an Arthur Newspaper podcast about the corporatization of Trent University and how it affects students, faculty, and the surrounding community. We want to tell you the story of how this small, collegial, liberal arts university has grown into something else… something perhaps unrecognizable from its original form. Part 2 of our episode about student activism is here! In Part one, we told you the story of how eight students occupied an administrator’s office at Trent...

Growing Pains is BACK! After a bit of an accidental hiatus, we have returned to bring you two episodes all about student activism. In Part 1, we revisit the events of 1999-2001 that we discussed in 'The Company Trent Keeps,' the closing of Peter Robinson College, the shifts in Trent's governance, the structural changes that are still playing out today -- but this time, from the students' perspective. Much of the radical, direct action based culture that once attracted students to Trent has...

Growing Pains is an Arthur Newspaper podcast about the corporatization of Trent University and how it affects students, faculty, and the community in which our university lies. We want to tell you the story of how this small, collegial, liberal arts university has grown into something else… something perhaps unrecognizable from its original form. In this episode, 'Bleeding Green', we unpack Trent's Cleantech Commons development project and how it typifies the marriage between academy and...

Growing Pains is an Arthur Newspaper podcast about the corporatization of Trent University and how it affects students, faculty, and the community in which our university lies. We want to tell you the story of how this small, collegial, liberal arts university has grown into something else… something perhaps unrecognizable from its original form. In our first episode, ‘The Company Trent Keeps,’ we break down Trent’s Board of Governors and attempt to explain how and why a small group of...

This week we have arranged interviews with the candidates for the TCSA Spring Elections! In all honesty, this has been the most difficult audio-project we have embarked upon. In making this podcast - in conducting the interviews, and throughout the audio-editing process, we had to balance our obligations towards fairness and objectivity, while still making this podcast listenable. If you want to jump to specific candidates: 10:33 - VP Campaigns and Equity: Morgan Carl and Zoe...

This week on What's the Point?! we switch things up and give you an episode that is nothing but FUN! Nick gets candid with the inaugural Champion of Canada's Drag Race, PRIYANKA! They talk about everything from Priyanka's origin story and the Toronto drag scene, to her best and worst moments on Drag Race and what winning meant to her. This episode is guaranteed to make you laugh! 

Thanks to our gracious interviewee, Professor Colleen O’Manique. Thanks also to Katherine Scott, Professor Pat Armstrong of York University for their work referenced in this episode. Special thanks to the journalists whose work we relied on throughout this episode: Nora Loreto, Paul Webster, Sara Mojtehedzadeh. If you like this podcast, check out our website trentarthur.ca. You can find articles about Trent, Nogojiwanong-Peterborough happenings, art, poetry, puzzles and more. Please...

In the early hours of January 1st, 2021, Prof. Thomas Henry Bull Symons died peacefully at his home in Peterborough, ON. As the founding President of Trent University, his legacy is rich and far-reaching. This podcast tells the story of how Prof. Symons established a small, collegial, interdisciplinary university, and went on to devote his life to teaching and learning. Through the words of his students and friends, we attempt to articulate his humility, curiosity, and love for...

This is an edited version of our conversation about the Trent Land and Nature Areas Plan. Follow up by checking out our coverage on trentarthur.ca and completing this survey built by the TCSA. 

A special edition of What's the Point! This week: a very hefty COVID Update - we talk vaccine equity, the pandemic provincially and in Peterborough, how Trent and Fleming are responding (or not responding) to cases an intro to the Lands Plan!  -COVID: more info re: vaccine equity: https://launchandscalefaster.org/COVID-19 -Irene Suvillaga's article on Housing in Peterborough: https://www.trentarthur.ca/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-housing-in-peterborough -Trent Lands and Nature Areas...

Trent Radio & Arthur made a radio project together with the hope of building some audible history of past Arthur editors and contributors. We asked participants to answer a series of questions and choose their favourite (or most memorable) article or editorial from their time at Arthur. Listen here to take a deep dive into the past of the campus news curiosity that is Arthur Newspaper.

Trent Radio & Arthur made a radio project together with the hope of building some audible history of past Arthur editors and contributors. We asked participants to answer a series of questions and choose their favourite (or most memorable) article or editorial from their time at Arthur. Listen here to take a deep dive into the past of the campus news curiosity that is Arthur Newspaper.

Trent Radio & Arthur made a radio project together with the hope of building some audible history of past Arthur editors and contributors. We asked participants to answer a series of questions and choose their favourite (or most memorable) article or editorial from their time at Arthur. Listen here to take a deep dive into the past of the campus news curiosity that is Arthur Newspaper.

Trent Radio & Arthur made a radio project together with the hope of building some audible history of past Arthur editors and contributors. We asked participants to answer a series of questions and choose their favourite (or most memorable) article or editorial from their time at Arthur. Listen here to take a deep dive into the past of the campus news curiosity that is Arthur Newspaper.

Trent Radio & Arthur made a radio project together with the hope of building some audible history of past Arthur editors and contributors. We asked participants to answer a series of questions and choose their favourite (or most memorable) article or editorial from their time at Arthur. Listen here to take a deep dive into the past of the campus news curiosity that is Arthur Newspaper.

Trent Radio & Arthur made a radio project together with the hope of building some audible history of past Arthur editors and contributors. We asked participants to answer a series of questions and choose their favourite (or most memorable) article or editorial from their time at Arthur. Listen here to take a deep dive into the past of the campus news curiosity that is Arthur Newspaper.

Trent Radio & Arthur made a radio project together with the hope of building some audible history of past Arthur editors and contributors. We asked participants to answer a series of questions and choose their favourite (or most memorable) article or editorial from their time at Arthur.  Listen here to take a deep dive into the past of the campus news curiosity that is Arthur Newspaper.

Trent Radio & Arthur made a radio project together with the hope of building some audible history of past Arthur editors and contributors.  We asked participants to answer a series of questions and choose their favourite (or a memorable) article or editorial from your time at Arthur, and recording a reading of it to share on the radio. If you could give one piece of advice to a rookie reporter, what would it be? What is your favourite Trent/ptbo myth/legend? How did your time at...

Welcome to our wild podcasting adventure. This week: @TrentUConfessions is HaCkEd, we analyze the culture of anonymity, public shame and hyperbole that is/was this account. Updates from out East--how Mi'kmaw fishers and community members continue their fight for constitutional rights amidst colonial violence. A spooky hallo-week with Trent Film Society. City council 2021 budget is OUT, find it online and engage in the public review! And MORE:  - Flu shots:...

EPISODE 6: Cases that haven't yet been made Haiku About the Weather: As always COVID Update: Local info on testing in Shopper's Drugmart, as well as Dougie's halloween plan to save christmas!  Mi'kmaw fisheries: We cover some of the details of the Mi'kmaw struggle for moderate livelihood fisheries in Nova Scotia drawing from journalism by Maureen Googoo of Ku'ku'kwes News, as well as analysis by Shelley Denny. Ku'ku'kwes News for independent Indigenous journalism (twitter).  Trent Lands...

EPISODE 5: Haiku About the Weather: we are such sad boys in this one... COVID Update: A super-spreader event at a Hamilton, ON spinning studio? We've got the deets! Also! Trent's first COVID case - don't worry, though. It's low risk. We are safe, for now. TCSA Elections: If you are reading this before 4pm on Friday October 16th, GO VOTE! Board of Governors Meeting: We debrief the October 9th BoG Meeting! What happens at a Board Meeting? Who are these people? The answers will shock...

EPISODE 4:  Haiku About the Weather: this one is silly! Here is a link to the Chilli Recipe mentioned in this segment...  COVID Update: Local info! and a vague and unhelpful update from Trent Prez, Leo Groarke! Green Party Leadership RESULTS: this long and controversial race comes to an end! We chat about the winner, what could have been, and the never-ending cluster of controversy percolating this party and their former leader, Elizabeth May.  PARN Moves into the Old Greyhound Station:...

Warning: this episode was written and produced by disturbingly caffeinated people, and it shows. EPISODE 3:  Haikus about the weather: this one is sad! COVID-19 Update: Second Wave, baby! We talk about how people responded to our COVID instagram polls and whether y'all are feeling the PANIC! The Speech from the Throne: We chat about the GG's throne speech and its wider political implications. Where do the other parties stand? And why can't JT and the crew ever make any concrete policy...

Warning: this episode was written and produced by disturbingly caffeinated people, and it shows.  EPISODE 2:  What we've got for ya: Haikus about the weather  COVID-19 Update: We try and unpack the COVID youth myth, are young people to blame? or are they being scapegoated?  Walkhome gone AWOL?: An update on Walkhome courtesy of the Centre for Women and Trans People. Send them an email re: your campus safety concerns at [email protected]. Peterborough Pride: We chat about an article...