Trent Radio stands up to censorship
Last month the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) put a call out to National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) to comment on a proposed commission that the NCRA would operate in order to police content and conduct on air.
The NCRA, in turn, put a call out to their membership to comment to the CRTC on the proposed code and commission, as well as the CRTC’s idea to have a campus/community specific code and commission to deal with complaints. While there are already several censorship stop gaps in place, the rhetoric of the CRTC’s decision to have the NCRA deal with campus/community censorship issues is that of protecting consumer rights, a commercial radio attitude that reflects the heavily industry-biased CRTC board and interim chair, Len Katz.
Buh-bye! I am gone, but I am not going far
Well this is it folks. We have finished the year in typical Arthur fashion. There has been a heck of a lot of letters this year and it has been great hearing from you all.
This will be my final editorial, potentially ever, as I am waiting to hear if I get accepted into teacher’s college this coming week (again). This time I will be accepting the offer of submission if I receive it.
New Editors Fail to Make Headline, Old Editor Mad [Proofreader No Help Either, Sucks at His Job]
Well. We are your new editors. What are you going to do about it? Read the paper now? We understand that with our financially abused public education system, many of you have only this year been introduced to this concept of “reading”.Matt only recently acquiredletter comprehension from the dented tins of alphagetti that he steals from the basket at the back of No Frills. And he (almost) has a Degree in Writing!
Protesting the Fanshawe Riots
The recent riots at Fanshawe College on St. Patty's Day left me a little - no greatly (!) -disturbed by the lack of reaction from the public - especially parents. Where are they? More later on this. As a student, and a Trent student at that, I thought about the pride and love I have for my role in Trent. Simply put, I would never trash the place or its surrounding abodes, Peterborough and Oshawa. They have provided me with a home away from home, a general support networks, and, sometimes, a place to express my individuality. As a supporter of the Occupy protests, and protests in general that seek to communicate ideas regarding political issues, I am struck with a sense of shame. For the most part, those who attend protests are students and young folk, so, you can see how this riot will be clumped in with meaningful protests in the past. Older generations, including Gen X, the Baby Boomers, and - spare my conscience, the War generation - are thinking "look at these little brats." Yeah, look at them and while you are at it profile them using their social media. The youth of today (I am talking Gen Y) must find some purpose, goal, or collective motto to stand for in their lives. I grew up with parents who were young in the 60s and who saw a world far more threatening than this one (i.e. nuclear war, Vietnam war, racial and sexual division) and, yet, they and their peers stood pretty strong and eventually lead productive, meaningful lives without sacrificing their generation's creed.
re: this is not a disclaimer
Dear Trent Arthur:
I am confused and hurt by your response to “Love and Cheese.” I told the story of my relationship candidly, so as to encourage other members of the Fecophiliac that it is okay to express your love in any way you choose. I changed the name of certain locations in order to preserve the integrity of those establishments, as we face more than our fair share of ignorance and those establishments may seek to flush out our presence.
Haikus take talent
I found my self extremely offended, disgusted, and outraged while reading the paper this
week. Those atrocities you tried to pass off has haiku's were insulting.
Anyone can string to--
gether seventeen syllables
and call it a haiku
2012 Ontario Budget Receives Bad Rep from your Student Reps: What it says, and what you can do about it
The Ontario Government has indicated on press materials released moments prior to the budget presented on March 29 that they intend to cut $121 million in post-secondary education funding, as well as increase tuition fees by an average of 5% province-wide. The exact programs and expenditure cuts have yet to be fully determined, however some details that have been released state that approximately $100 million of these cuts will be found through reduction and elimination of financial aid.
Summer Courses at Trent
Attention Trent Students! Have you considered taking summer courses? The decreasing yet ever-present list of assignments still to be completed and anxiety for upcoming exams would suggest to me that maybe you haven’t just yet.
That is understandable, the average student is rather unlikely to be anxious about summer courses after spending the past eight months in lectures and seminars, working on assignments and contemplating the means by which one’s student loans will be paid after all this is over.
Nestle Chairman is UofA’s Honorary Doctor of Laws
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman and former CEO of the Nestle Group, received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Alberta for “contributions to water management”.A group of approximately 100 students were forcibly removed from the March 1 honorary degree ceremony after they yelled obscenities at administrators as Brabeck-Letmathe went to collect his award.
Read more: Nestle Chairman is UofA’s Honorary Doctor of Laws
Testimonial Injustice
this paper is the exact transcript of an Arthur writer’s speech at the
Trent Philosopy Symposium 2012
Throughout the course of my paper I want to defend my coverage of the Curve Lake pow wow while offering a description of testimonial injustice and how it relates to identity politics and the formulation of positive epistemic communities. First will be a definition of testimonial injustice and an introduction to my example, the cover of Arthur, issue 3. Then the difference made clear between objectization and objectification, two very different terms with very different connotations. After that I will describe Fricker’s dependance on a Kantian “ends in themselves” ethic and his equating the rational with the ethical. Another key distinction of Fricker’s will be made between an informer versus a source of knowledge. How these concepts are used in a sort of reality creation, epistemic organization and the essentialist pitfalls in these frameworks will then be brought to bear on the issue testimonial injustice. And then finally I’ll further complicate the idea of essentializing identity when entering into a broader epistemic conversation.
The Trent Way: Good Teaching, Bad Planning
Good Teaching:
These are the professors you talk about so often that even your mom refers to them by their first names. They are the teachers who go out of their way to help you. They make you laugh, they surprise you, they show you what’s fascinating. They are the Ms. Frizzles that push you to take chances, make mistakes and get messy. Teachers are the most important people in the world. Since 1986, 3M – in collaboration with the Society For Teaching and Learning in Higher Education – has awarded the 3M Fellowship to up to ten innovative, experimental professors each year. Trent has five 3M Fellows: Deborah Berrill in the School of Education and Professional Learning, Stephen Brown and Sarah Keefer in the English Department, David Poole in Mathematics, and Susan Wurtele in Geography. Despite working in different fields, their approaches to teaching are remarkably similar. What they all have in common is conversation.
The Hunger Games Makes For Entertaining Science Fiction
Having read none of the books, I wasn’t sure what to expect going into The Hunger Games. With the ominous knowledge that this was a ‘young adult’ series, my head was stuck in the notion that this film would suffer the familiar pitfalls of that distinction – overdramatic love stories, wooden acting, characters looking for any excuse to take their shirts offs. I guess therein lies the reason you don’t go book cover judging…
Read more: The Hunger Games Makes For Entertaining Science Fiction
Kinamagawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom
It’s true that a multi-cultural society can sometimes feel like a maze of politically correct terms and social uncertainty.The effort needs to be made however, through as many awkward silences and risks taken as need be, to find a way through that maze which let’s everyone feel safe, respected, and that they both understand and are understood.
Jane Goodall; Greatness in the Face of Adversity
Jane Goodall is a tired but tough as nails 78 year old woman.She has a particular fondness for scotch whiskey.She has been married twice, both to jealous men who disapproved of her public life and friendships.She has a son from her first marriage from whom she was estranged for much of his adult life because of her (in his words) “obsession” and disapproval for his life choices.The species with whom she feels the deepest connection with (perhaps excluding humans) are dogs.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me… or will they?
Oftentimes, we use language casually. Most of us interact with thousands of words on a daily basis without always putting much direct thought into the words we choose. Of course, this is necessary at times –we cannot go through the day thinking every word through to its full extent, or else communication would become very difficult.
Read more: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me… or will they?
Hooked on Addictions
When are people going to listen—how loud do the cries need to be before something is done—or do we have to wait until they become screams? For the past few weeks every newspaper in the country has been reporting on the crisis regarding the removal of Oxycontin. Most of the concentration has been on northern Ontario and First Nation communities.
The Past, Present, and Future of Trent Film Society
Wednesday, January 11 was our first screening of the year, as well as our first as directors of Trent Film Society. Seeing Yasujirō Ozu’s An Autumn Afternoon projected onto the wall at Artspace, with a large crowd (we nearly ran out of chairs) and a warm reception provided assurance that all the work done in planning the screenings for the semester, and the work to come every week, would be well worth our time and energy.
Read more: The Past, Present, and Future of Trent Film Society
Mining Injustice Continues [CMA]
Last week, we were saddened to learn of yet another community leader’s death in a mining-affected community. Bernardo Vásquez Sánchez, an Indigenous Zapotec activist from San José de Progreso, Oaxaca, Mexico was murdered in an ambush by a group of three gunmen. His brother Alvaro Vásquez and local activist Rosalinda Vásquez were also wounded and remain in hospital. Bernardo was an outspoken leader against the mining operations of Vancouver-based Fortuna Silver Mines.
OPIRG Peterborough is looking for new Board Members!
Summer terms
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School year 2012-2013
If you are committed to themes of social and environmental justice, want experience in organizing events, coordinating research, managing the operations of a non-profit organization and working with a diverse team of individuals with similar goals, then the OPIRG Board wants you to join us!
Read more: OPIRG Peterborough is looking for new Board Members!
Trent Radio is looking for summer programmers to rock their socks
Calling all summertime audiophiles and radio amateurs (and we mean that in the loving way)…
Trent Radio wants you
…to be a programmer and/or executive producer!
Read more: Trent Radio is looking for summer programmers to rock their socks
Correction submitted by the TQC
The haikus that were placed on the pictures in the Queerlines centre fold are not associated with the individuals in the photos. The haikus were submitted anonymusly. Additionally, thank you to Sadleir House for providing the space for the photoshoot.
