Volume 49 Issue 3

Volume 49 | Issue 3 | September 23, 2014

Pride 2014

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Photo by Jenny Fisher

Student Centre Raises Concerns

A Look at the College Election Coverage Head Positions on Arts and Jobs

PRide Parade In Pictures

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Correction: In last week’s article on the TCSA’s first board meeting of the year, the date of the meeting should have read September 7 (not 4), the speaker’s name was Perl Quesada-Marder (not Perle), the first order of business was proposing the Executive Review Commitee, done by Queer Students Commissioner James Abbott (not Braden Freer), and the event on September 5 was the Glow Party (not Glow Show).

Clarification: The photo on Issue 2’s page 11 was taken by Michael Barrett. The photo credit was too difficult to see against the dark background of the photo in our print version.

This Issue in History: Volume 48 (2013), Issue 3 Just months after it was planted, a shrub that was part of a colonnade at Sadleir House was stolen.

In perhaps one of the worst days of his life, Sadleir House Steward Dwayne Collins arrived to work on Sunday September 22, 2013 to discover the theft.

Neighbours found out soon after, no doubt, as Collins paced the yard yelling both “Someone stole my shrub!� and “Who steals a shrub?�

Collins followed a trail of dirt, presumably from the stolen shrub, north on George St, but it proved to be a dead end less than a block away.

The shrubs, 27 in all, had been planted earlier that summer as part of the wider Grounds Master Plan of the historically designated property.

Sadleir House is the flagship building of the former Peter Robinson College. In 2003 Sadleir House was purchased by students after Trent sold it off. Today it serves as alternative

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student space in the downtown.

The Grounds Master Plan is part of a long-term initiative to enhance the grounds of the building.

In addition to the theft, another shrub was brutalized by the vandal, but it remained firmly rooted. Sadleir staff nursed it back to health immediately.

The issue of Arthur informing students of this injustice was still hot off the press when Collins made a pleasant discovery: the abducted shrub had been left in a ditch alongside the Rotary Greenway Trail not far from the building.

First an update was issued on the Arthur website, then the replanting began.

Today, both shrubs remain in tact, having made a full recovery not long after a replanting. Initially Collins’ feared that a significant loss of dirt would hinder the plant’s growth, but this proved not to be the case.

The Grounds Master Plan continues to progress at Sadleir House. As you read this, work is being done on a new retaining wall that Collins says will make the yard a more functional, social, and inviting place.

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CampusNews Catching up with an old friend: the student centre

The much-debated and much-discussed Student Centre seems to have taken the next step closer to being built, though some would argue that the methods used have been questionable at best.

Last week, the Trent Central Student Association (TCSA) voted yes on an unprecedented and controversial by-law at their General Meeting. The vote was seven for and three against, with several abstentions.

It wasn’t just those on the board of the TSCA pushing this through, however.

Steven Franklin, the president of the university at the time, is quoted in an Arthur article released December 4, 2012 saying a student centre has been the university’s “... number one priority for several years now.”

However, the university can’t build a student centre without downloading the majority of costs onto its student population, which is what some would suggest led to a questionable referendum after students

You may not have known this vote was happening since, according to some members at the meeting, it wasn’t well advertised. There was no mention on the TCSA website, twitter feed, or facebook page.

There was no P.S.A. on Trent Radio and nobody here at Arthur was notified until two days prior to the vote itself.

Yes, the meeting was advertised, but there was no mention of what the by-law entailed.

The by-law in question prohibits the TCSA from removing, altering, or diminishing the $95.01 student levy that is required to build the Centre. This is something that has never been done before and adds another layer onto an issue already rife with controversy.

In 2012, a referendum was held to determine whether or not students wanted to bare the majority of costs for the building of a Student Centre south of Bata Library.

This levy was rejected by students.

Just one year later, the TCSA again proposed a similar levy; this time with three yes options and one no option.

Students were given a ballot asking them to indicate whether they support an $85, $95, or $105 levy for the project, or no levy at all. The majority of votes were given to one of the three yes options and the number for the levy was averaged out—hence $95.01.

This type of ballot was another first for Trent University.

Current TCSA President, Braden Freer, commented on this. “Without bashing predecessors, I think it was unfortunate that we entered into a referendum a year after.

The year before, it just barely failed. [The TCSA] wanted to carry on momentum and hopefully win.”

had already turned it down the year before.

The referendum that did pass claimed a “student owned and operated centre.” Students were to kick in $14 million dollars and the university was to raise $7 million.

As of this point, the university has completely failed to raise any money and students have been left with a $14 million dollar building, even though they voted for a $21 million dollar building.

This $14 million building was guaranteed by the TCSA president at the time, Ben Perry. Perry was quoted in several Arthur articles as well as TCSA board meetings as saying Trent has a $14 million dollar student centre.

Last February, however, it was confirmed that the levy approval was only enough to construct a building somewhere around $10 million—less than half of what students voted yes to.

Current TSCA president Braden Freer also commented on this. “It’s unfortunate they [the TCSA] decided to say it will be $14 million without verifying those numbers. It’s unfortunate that students were given that perception without work being done to verify.”

It’s also unfortunate that students were told they’d be getting a 36,000 square foot building because, as of last week’s discussion, that number is closer to 19,400.

Students were also told that third-party contracts, such as Chartwell’s food service, would not be applied to the centre. Recent viability reports show that this is now being considered.

Many questions have been raised about what students voted for and what students will be getting. While the TCSA maintains that this building will be entirely owned by students, there is very little discussion

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about who actually wants it.

It’s clear that the TCSA wants this, and it’s clear that the University wants this.

What’s not clear is whether or not students want this, and a questionable ballot a year after it was turned down should attest to this.

Also, by all accounts, it seems that students are not getting what they voted for.

Students were told they’d be getting a $21 million dollar building that’s 36,000 square feet. Do students actually want a building that’s half that price and nearly half the size?

Whether or not students want this needs to be entirely clear, being that students will be covering the costs for the next 30 years—with no chance of bringing it back to referendum.

Other questions have been raised about how the TCSA is going about getting this building and the kinds of precedents this sets.

First would be the ballot itself. Three yes options and one no option just one year after the referendum was denied by students.

Are other levy groups allowed to do this type of ballot, or is it just the TCSA? Furthermore, are other levy groups allowed to propose by-laws that prohibit the levy from being removed, altered, or

diminished; apparently preventing the bylaw from being lifted? Or, again, is this just a TCSA thing?

Finally, would another group be allowed to go through so much controversy, letdown, and false-promises without having to be responsible to the students through a referendum?

Last week, 10 students voted on locking in a $95.01 levy for the next 30 years on a building that students might not even want.

With a levy that’s been so contentious and unprecedented, some members attending the meeting suggested it should have instead been put back to the students in a referendum.

Apparently that view isn’t shared by all. The TSCA and the university have decided to forge on behind closed doors and without real student approval, regardless of the fact that students are paying for it and aren’t really getting what they voted for.

Those concerned are definitely encouraged to voice their opinions though. As Braden Freer put it, “We’re going full steam ahead until students tell us no”.

For somebody to say no, usually they have to be asked a question or presented with an issue.

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Campus

Insight into the functions of Trent’s latest college system

By Ugyen Wangmo

The four undergraduate colleges of Trent see a new leadership foisted upon them, considering the most recent restructuring of the college system.

The functioning of colleges has changed, and with that pursued a change in the roles and responsibilities of the college head positions.

Apart from the Principal of Traill College, they are now a member of staff as a full-time student affairs positions, rather than being academic posts, which was also only a part time appointment.

Further, the four undergraduate college heads are under the directives of, yet another entirely new position, Director of Colleges.

Even though the change may go on unnoticed by the greater part of the Trent community, there ares still those who need insight into the new system.

“The hope with the restructuring and refocus on the colleges is to reinvigorate the college communities in the current demographic reality,” justified the Associate Vice President Students, Nona Robinson.

She explained that the college system at Trent is focussed on strengthening the role of the colleges for all students.

Historically, the colleges were fashioned on a residential model that was intended to bring faculty and students together by having residences, faculty offices, classrooms and common spaces all together.

As Trent grew larger, though, a much smaller proportion of students lived in residence, and also faculty have gradually become less involved in college life. Nevertheless, all full-time undergraduates pay about 235 dollars per year in college fees, so it is important that colleges provide activities, support and services for all of them, says Robinson.

The possibilities for the colleges are extensive. It can be hubs for all aspects of university life, starting from academic, student support, and building skills, to

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community building.

“It is my deep hope that with new energy infused into the colleges, they will return to being the forefront of the student experience, for all students,” said Robinson.

When asked about the authority and autonomy of the heads within the university, she explained that the College heads will be working with their college advisory councils, which will include students, faculty, staff and alumni, to set individual college priorities.

Budgets and spending priorities will also be determined in consultation with the advisory councils. Yet, they still have enough scope to plan activities and set priorities, besides colleges needing to be accountable for how student fees are allocated and spent.

“Students need to know how the colleges have changed and why,” was the opinion of one of the students in the first issue of Arthur.

To that end Robinson explained that, there has been over decades of discussion about the role of the colleges.

The two main ways that the colleges are evolving, is the staffing structure, and in the broadening of the colleges’ mandate.

The reasons for the change, she restated, is to achieve colleges that are increasingly relevant in today’s university, and that maximum students feel a strong sense of connection to their college.

Further, to ensure that their college fees are well invested, and to reinvigorate the colleges’ role as central to the Trent student experience.

Colleges can also be integral to addressing some of the challenges faced at Trent, in particular student retention.

This, according to Robinson, can be achieved by colleges which can make students feel that they matter, connected to their academic and student life, and offer the support students need-both when they’re experiencing difficulties or in reaching their goals.

Above all, colleges can help everyone

feel valued and proud of being a member of the university.

Like it’s natural for any change, the college restructuring also raised questions about transparency.

In terms of college restructuring, it was a complex process, which, among other things, involved individual people being affected by restructuring decisions, says Robinson.

Transparency and consultation are both very important, as is an understanding those boundaries. Change is always difficult, and is often controversial.

Robinson, however, is very encouraged by the energy and enthusiasm of the new college staff and is optimistic that with the help of cabinets and involved students, and members of the Trent community, Trent will be seeing many great things happening in the colleges in the months to come.

She strongly believes that Trent needs to reinforce and reassert the importance of colleges. “I never want people to ask ‘what’s the point of colleges’ because I want that to be completely evident,” she affirmed.

Despite the change, the college heads continue to be responsible for engaging students in learning outside of the classroom, faculty-student engagement, promoting academic success, fostering a strong sense of community, and creating an environment that supports the needs of a wide range of students, pointed out the Director of Colleges, Barry Townsend.

Students are heavily involved in the colleges this year—from helping to shape overarching goals to frontline delivery of programs and services, assured Barry.

They have created eight new student staff positions in each college, and are in the process of recruiting volunteers in each college too.

Students will also be involved in Advisory Committees for each of the colleges, besides working closely with the Cabinets.

He said that per se they would hear from a broad range of students (not just those who are already involved) about what they are looking for in their college communities.

The change is to triumph increased participation—particularly among those who have traditionally not felt a strong connection with their college, said Townsend.

And also to ensure that everyone graduates with a feeling that their college has been a social and intellectual home during their time at Trent—a place where they have been supported and inspired, he added.

Principal of Catharine Parr Traill College, Michael Eamon, the only remaining head from the old college system, said that, over the years, there had been issues where faculties were not volunteering for these positions, and the nature of the college heads had been changing as a result.

So when the college committee came through and asked what everyone wanted, students said that they wanted a full time

head position.

The change was for people to understand what the colleges were all about.

Over the past few years it had become hard to maintain that as the nature of space changed even including the roles of the principal or head.

It is an old issue that has been around for decades but ‘This’ is the most recent attempt to cross correct the colleges and make sure they are addressing the modern student population, says Eamon.

In response to the question of college heads not being a member of faculty, he said, “I am a scholar who does the position and I think that is important to have that, especially at Traill College.”

For the other position it depends on the new directions the directors of each college has.

“For many of the jobs I did last year as the head of the lady Eaton College I didn’t need to be an academic, but it is not to say that it didn’t help sometimes to be able to communicate to academics,” said Eamon.

And over the past few years this whole question has been asked over and over again, as if a college head should be an academician.

This now remains to be seen and how it will actually all play out.

Principal Eamon, described the new system as being more centralized, which can be either good or bad. Centralization can save resources and have oversight but it can also hamper creativity, or how the things move.

The challenge of centralization is to make sure that it is as innovative and as creative as possible. The goal here is, now that they are trying make the colleges work more together, more cost effectively, he hopes they will manage to run things centrally but still respect the diversity of each college.

The other underlying issue was that some colleges were perhaps providing more than the others in some ways under the old system, and consequently college experiences were not similar for every student. The new system is to provide a more uniform experience to the student. But the danger, which Principal Eamon sees, is that the experience doesn’t take away from the individual identities.

According to Principal Eamon, in brief, “Associate Vice President Students, Nona Robinson is the Architect of the new college system and Director of Colleges, Barry Townsend is the person who was hired to implement and refine the change.

“It means more standardization of the services, more student employees in the colleges than have ever been before, more programming, much younger demographic- the average age of college head is closer to that of the student than it has ever been before.

“So what does this mean to the colleges and what do the students want out of the college heads?”

TCSA General Meeting

TCSA student center plan

The other five minutes

By Stelios Pappas

Trent University students will have to pay an extra cost of $95.01 next academic year for the student centre during yesterday’s TCSA general meeting in Gzowski 110 said President Braden Freer.

Order came at 3:16 pm as the association was unable to find members to fill the 20 member quota to start the meeting.

Following this, the hour and thirty minute meeting was mostly centred on discussion regarding the student center.

Comically put by TCSA President Braden Freer “this is probably why most of you are here.”

Originally proposed as a 36,000 square foot building, the center is now being slated at 19,400 square feet.

While the funding for the student center is still up in the air, now that the student levy is passed, the TCSA can afford the mortgage. Unfortunately there a few critical issues that need to be sorted out beforehand.

This issues include the levy passed, $95.01 for the 2015-2016 academic year for the next thirty years. The referendum for the levy passed in 2013. As well as acquiring the mortgage from the bank.

No bank would hand out the loan because the student center cannot be repossessed when it sits on university land.

Freer continues, “They want some form of leverage, this is the guarantee.” Therefore, the bank will not loan out the 10 million dollars without some guarantee. This is where Trent’s board of directors comes in.

“The way this is possible, if the university guarantees our loan. What this would mean is that if the TCSA ever defaults in its payments [i.e. doesn’t pay the mortgage]

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the levy would ideally go under their control [the banks] until an association gets created, which would then take over the ownership of the building.”

“Finances must be sound.” Trent’s student population is below six thousand students. The loan is calculated to be around “just shy of eight million dollars. ($7,973,480)” Dr. Leo Groarke Trent’s newly elected president was also at the meeting. The first time a president was at a general meeting said Braden Freer.

President Groarke stated “I’m a strong supporter of the levy system”.

Now why should students pay for a building they won’t see?

One cohort will never see the center even though the levy would be paid by them as well. Groarke mentions it’s about

“we should feel good because we help in its legacy.”

“The university has made a commitment to put four million dollars into the project.”

The best possible situation is the university puts four million. The university will have to raise money and if not pay it from its own pocket.

Has this ever been done at Trent before? “No, not at Trent”.

The TCSA admittedly has never balanced a multimillion dollar building project before. Yet the decision was made for six thousand students by just a handful.

Seven people voting yes.

Other than the lackluster advertisement for the general meeting most students will not hear about this until more by-laws are passed.

As may be obvious by now, the Trent Central Student Association’s (TCSA) general meeting was dominated by discussion of the student centre.

But, several by-law amendments were also considered during the roughly 90 minute meeting. It took approximately five of those minutes to pass them.

Most notably, the members of the TCSA voted to reduce the number of mandatory board meetings per term from six to four.

TCSA President Braden Freer’s rationale for the change was that having so many mandatory meetings often created situations where several redundant meetings were taking place, but nothing was able to get done to address the concerns raised within them.

This is especially the case for board members who also sit on other boards, such as college cabinents who would be further swamped with those meetings.

Accordingly, the number of meetings a director must miss in order to be terminated from the board was reduced from three to two.

The members also passed an amendment that will make it possible for directors to proxy their vote.

This amendment was the only one that garnered any real discussion. Members were largely confused as to whether proxies must also be directors.

Freer clarified that the bylaw allows directors to proxy their vote to anyone, including non-directors. Proxies may hold no more than one additional vote.

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LocalNews Election Focus: Industry and Jobs in the Downtown Core in the operations of the current city council moving into the future. Her take on economic development in Peterborough aims to correct some of current council’s errors. This includes reclaiming the Shopper’s Drug Mart building on Aylmer St and making it a hub for local small business and artisans.

Barring this, Peeters would see that such oversights and mistakes are not made in the future.

By Ayesha Barmania

The new ‘help wanted’ signs emerging in local business windows are a friendly wave to passers-by. Literally, it is a sign of a job vacancy, but more figuratively, it is a hopeful sign of an improving job market.

It is undeniable that Peterborough has experienced a significant identity crisis in a globalized economy.

With one of the highest rates of unemployment in the country (8.7%), Peterborough is not the friendliest place for the cash-strapped.

Peterborough needs big ideas for fostering development and renewing this city’s relevance in the province, the nation, and the world.

In the upcoming election, students will be watching closely for innovative ideas that might herald a positive force for economic and social development.

The following gives an introduction to key innovative proposals for economic development put forward by mayoral candidates.

AlanWilson’sPracticalProjects Right off the bat, Alan Wilson’s campaign announcement features several practical solutions to employment and industry issues that can be dealt with realistically.

Several projects require large-scale changes in the way the city operates, but at a candidate debate at Artspace, Wilson was confident these barriers can be overcome.

His ideas for the city include converting a section of George St into a pedestrian precinct. This would stimulate local businesses in the area, create new opportunities for business, and create spaces for community events.

Wilson would also look at job creation within existing businesses in the city. Specifically, he spoke of creating investment incentives for businesses that pay low-lev-

el employees a ‘living wage’ (i.e. $15/hr or higher).

Maryam Monsef’s Open Doors One of the founding principles of Maryam Monsef ’s campaign is democratic participation. Not in the contemporary sense of ‘democracy’ but more in the original Athenian sense where all citizens have the opportunity to speak.

Repeatedly her ideas for Peterborough’s economic development feature citizens approaching city hall with problems and ideas. Over the long term, this will require reshaping the priorities of city council to reflect this. In the short term, a priority will be set on attracting and stimulating entrepreneurship.

TomYoung’sPersonalApproach Tom Young proposes a platform that increases the role of the municipal government in the stimulation of local artisans and businesses. At the Artspace candidates debate, Young proposed subsidizing the cost of instruments and music lessons to stimulate those individuals interested in the music industry but who cannot afford

to engage.

Young provides a grassroots level approach to the issue of arts development in the city.

Terry LeBlanc’s Magnetic Peterborough Terry LeBlanc’s approach to Peterborough’s industry and employment issues rings a bell that’s already been struck: attract new business investment and stimulate job creation.

Specifically, he proposes that Peterborough utilize the tourist industry and attract the wealthy cottagers, boaters, and passers-by that frequent but do not stick to our city.

Stimulating investment in the economy, LeBlanc says, will create a tax base and an economy for other businesses to grow from.

Patti Peeters’ Grounded Development Patti Peeters has been involved with Peterborough politics for years and is invested

Daryl Bennett’s Steady Hand Approach The incumbent mayor, Daryl Bennett, states on his website that he plans to maintain city council’s current heading in terms of economic development. In his 3-year report to the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce, Bennett spoke of the city’s effort to maintain infrastructure and draw in new capital investments.

Bennett’s term as mayor has seen a huge investment in learning about the city’s needs and potential.

Discussion surrounding ways to stimulate Peterborough’s economy swirl around social media and conversation regularly. A leader for the city must be one who facilitates that discussion and works practically to address the issue and bring about positive change. The municipal election will take place on October 27, and students are eligible to vote.

This is the second in a five-part series of articles detailing various local issues that student voters are going to be most interested in come voting day, October 27.

Next week’s article will be on how new Canadians are approaching the election.

Discussion of arts leaves much to be desired in local candidates

By Caleigh Boyle

Artistically inclined Peterborough voters gathered on Thursday September 18 at Artspace to hear mayoral and ward candidates speak about arts and culture.

Excited to hear about what the future of Peterborough could be, I settled into my wooden chair, took out my pen and paper and leaned forward to listen.

First to speak was Dean Pappas. Having been elected to council in 2006, Papas has always had a passion for the city and the arts claiming, “culture, arts and history are vital to a city.”

Following Pappas was Diane Therrien.

“Downtown is the backbone but arts and culture are the heart,” exclaimed Therrien when discussing her plans for Peterborough’s downtown.

Donald Fraser spoke next, putting forward the idea that there should be more drama festivals and art in the park. Fraser says we have to “embrace the notion of an arts incubator.”

After Fraser, Jason Stabler discussed how downtown is an essential part of the identity of Peterborough. One of Stabler’s plans is to streetscape.

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other candidates at least used pretty phrases to talk about the importance of arts and culture—without really saying what they will do—Juby had this to say, “you come to us, you have the idea’s. We’ll make it work.”

Juby talked about the dollar value that the arts have, listing several different ways the arts have brought money to Peterborough, such as through The Art Gallery, Market Hall, Artspace and so on.

However, he failed to mention any way in which he will continue to support the development of the arts, saying “we’ll do what we can.”

After hearing from the Town Ward candidates, the Mayoral candidates spoke.

Beginning the discussion was Alan Wilson. Wilson has big plans for George St. After describing a beautiful image of what street markets are like across Europe with painters in one corner of the street and poets and performers in another, with flowers and trees all around.

Wilson went on to say that George St. is “a big disappointment.” I think this point is hard to argue. Wilson wants to cut off traffic in sections of George St. to make a pedestrian precinct.

Maryan Monsef spoke next. One of the first things Monsef mentioned was that she

wanted to showcase the beauty of Peterborough. She recognizes that taking away the arts would break the people and states, “investing in the arts is good economic development.”

George Leblanc spoke after Monsef recognizing that Peterborough has a lot going for it and that the arts are a big part of that.

Leblanc suggested that Peterborough should be selling itself to other people to get them to come here and that all the rest will follow.

Patti Peeters spoke next on the importance of arts and culture in Peterborough saying, “I am for the arts. I am excited and ready to go!” Peeters’ big push is to have the city of Peterborough purchase the Shoppers Drug Mart on the corner of George and Simcoe St. to be used as arts space and housing.

After Peeters, spoke Tom Young. Young began by saying “we should stop running government like a business and start running it like a family.”

Young would also like to see more support for up and coming musicians.

Last to speak would have been current Mayor Daryl Bennett, but he wasn’t there.

Each candidate had five minutes to talk and share their ideas for Peterborough arts

and culture, and though some mentioned briefly what they plan to do—or at least mentioned that they supported the arts—I couldn’t help but wonder what I would be hearing if I were sitting in a hockey arena.

With the election nearing, I can’t even begin to imagine the stress and pressure that each candidate is feeling, but I expected something more.

When I walked into Artspace on Thursday night and saw the room filled with people who where there to form opinions, I was honoured and excited to be a part of it; but by the time the meeting was over I felt as though I had no new information, ergo no new opinions.

I wanted to hear, plain and simple, what these people were going to do for the arts; that’s what the meeting was for. Instead, I heard a lot about the life troubles and life accomplishes that got each candidate to where they are now.

While a person’s past is important, elections are not about the past they are about the future.

Without knowing clearly what each candidate intends to do for arts and culture, it’s hard for me to determine what their future will be and what that means for Peterborough.

Local

Ursula Pflug on hand for Peterborough launch of anthology

By Brian Hough

On Friday, Sept. 12 The Theatre On King Street hosted a full house for the launch party of They Have To Take You in, a new anthology of short fiction on the theme of family released by Hidden Brook Press and raising money for the Dana Fund (a charity to “promote and support mental health recovery and wellness by working with individuals, families and community partners” according to their account on charity crowdfunding site ‘canadahelps. org’).

On hand was the anthology’s editor, Norwood-based author and editor Ursula Pflug (ursulapflug.ca) Pflug has been writing for decades and her latest novel, Motion Sickness (illustrated by former Peterborough illustrator SK Dyment) was released by Toronto publisher ‘Inanna’.

Her previous books include the novels Green Music and The Alphabet Stones as well as collections After The Fires and Harvesting The Moon and she has also written non-fiction about books and arts and worked as an editor for The Peterborough Review, Takeout, The Link and a number of other clients.

When asked how she came to the project she replies “A couple of years ago Kingston poet Bruce Kauffmann edited an anthology for HBP entitled That Not Forgotten.

It was a fundraiser for the renovations on the Purdy House in Prince Edward County with the goal of turning it into a writers’ residency. I met publisher Tai Grove at the launch and he asked me if I had any ideas for projects.

“As to the fundraiser aspect, I spoke to a few potential partners, but Gordon Langill is an old friend and he has a literary back-

ground so that gave him specific insight from the outset.

“The fact that Dana Tkachenko was a remarkable writer was very exciting. I’m really pleased that we were given permission to publish her work. By the way, the donation link to the Dana Fund can be found via the CMHA home page at: https://www. canadahelps.org/dn/4840” They Have To Take You In, which gets its title from the Robert Frost poem, “The Death of the Hired Man” features selections from a wide variety of authors, says Pflug: “Our better known authors include Michelle Berry and Leanne Simpson from Peterborough, Linda Rogers and Silvia Moreno-Garcia from BC and Jan Thornhill from Havelock.

“Joe Davies, also from Peterborough, is widely published in the short story form.

P.J. Thomas is author of several books including her remarkable novel about mental illness, Almost Up and Down.

“It was important to me to include writers who are just starting out as well as those who are established, so I’ve also included work by talented newcomers Georgia Fisher and Tapanga Koe among others.”

Asking about the literary scene in Peterborough, she manages to hit on every nook and cranny for people interested in the literary arts and would-be writers alike.

“There is a Trent based series at Traill College called Writers Reading which hasn’t posted its fall season yet. The Peterborough Poetry Slam hosts monthly events at The Spill and elsewhere. WordUp, another Spoken Word series, also takes place at The Spill.

“At the Cat Sass series in Norwood I scheduled both local and nationally touring literary authors for two and a half

years. We’re doing occasional events now only as the wonderful Cat Sass coffeehouse has closed.

“On the good side, an offshoot of Toronto’s Chi-series is just starting up. The series will be hosted by Derek Newman-Stille at Sadleir House and I’ll be presenting there on October 16, together with Ian Rogers and Kate Story.

“Going to events is a great way to connect with other readers, with writers, and with the publishing community. Events are also a great place to buy amazing books.

“Broadview Press is located in Peterborough but they are an academic publisher.

Ordinary Press has been an occasional publisher of plays and anthologies.

“I edit short fiction for lifestyle quarterly The Link. It’s flash length meaning under a thousand words and our mandate is to publish local authors, both from the city and surrounding areas. Folks should feel welcome to send me work via The Link but it has to be polished and ready for publication.

“Writers shouldn’t feel limited by geography; many publishers have a mandate to foster talent and work with emerging authors including those outside of their immediate area, and there are also excellent lists of literary publishers online. The OAC’s Writer’s Reserve compiles one such list.”

With the Peterborough launch of They Have To Take You In behind her, she’s going to be very busy with much of her own work: “I’ve got events coming up to promote Harvesting the Moon, Motion Sickness and They Have To Take You In. “I’ve also got a novel, Down From, in draft form that I’d like to finish one day.

It’s about a couple of witches who live in neighbouring villages. They’re both artists,

mothers and gardeners. The story tackles the ways in which women undermine instead of support each other. Gossip as black magic. Strong stuff.”

The success of this launch as well as many of the multi-genre interest for the spoken and written word (the Peterborough Poetry Slam nights—the fourth Thursday of every month—tend to draw really well once the students come back) demonstrate the growing diversity of the arts and culture economy in Peterborough and yet more opportunities for students to connect with similarly interested peers and those already working in their respective fields.

They Have To Take You In as well as all of Pflug’s other works are available online at Chapters/Indigo and Amazon.

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WorldPages South Korea choice destination for university graduates

By Brian Hough

As many of Trent’s undergraduates find themselves getting closer to the point of having to answer the question “What are you going to do with that?” they may want to consider following in the footsteps of the thousands of young North Americans who, over the last decade, have looked to East Asia as a chance to pay down some of their debts while getting some much needed life and work experience.

Korea has been especially popular given its relatively high wages and low cost of living. ESL teachers make around $20-25,000 a year, almost tax free, with contracts that include having their airfare and apartments paid for by their employer.

“Over my 6 years in Korea I paid off my student loans, did a lot of travelling and had a lot of fun. It’s a lot more competitive for jobs now, especially the good ones, but I would still recommend it to anyone” says Andrew Johnston, a Brock University Graduate (BA English) from London, Ontario, “I think a lot of people come here not knowing what to expect and are surprised by how much there is to do and how affordable it is to do it. I don’t know if I’m ever going back home, I mean what’s to do there? The job situation sucks and I feel great here (in Busan, Korea’s 2nd largest city, renowned for its beaches).”

For most prospective ESL teachers this journey starts at “Dave’s ESL Café” (named after its founder, Californian Dave Sperling) a long-running website dedicated

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to both recruiters and teachers. In addition to job postings from all the across the globe, the site also offers important information for teachers on every subject from planning lessons to acclimating to new cultures.

While it should be obvious, the latter is essential. Though in the minority, it isn’t uncommon for new teachers to give up, collect their next pay (which is doled out in monthly sums) and take off home in the middle of the night (known as ‘runners’ by Ex-patriate ESL teachers) and it’s something that many get tempted to do, especially in their first two months.

“Prospective teachers should prepare for inappropriate questions being asked.

Also prepare for invasion of personal space ie. Dongshim (a game where children touch their middle and index fingers together (like a ‘gun’) and jab each other in the butt), the touching of men’s hairy arms.

Prepare to go into unknown situations at a moments notice and at the whim of management even if it doesn’t make sense or no one wants to do it” says Francie Heginbotham, an Ohio native and Ohio State graduate (History and Geography) who taught in both public and private schools on and off for about 14 years before returning to the States to get her teaching certificate.

“Be prepared for a different way of doing things, so do your homework on how to be respectful of the country you intend to work in and be sure you can handle the adjustment and the time away from home”

says Glen Riley, a Winnipeg, Manitoba native who got a BFA in Photography and post-graduate degree in Project Management Studies from University of Manitoba and Mount Royal College respectively. Riley has been in South Korea for more than 10 years (and continuing), with an additional two years of ESL teaching in Vancouver under his belt.

For those who survive the first few months though, the rewards go way beyond the money, continues Riley-“Experiencing a new culture, living in Asia, opportunities to travel, learning history, the eating”.

Johnston- “Booze is cheap at corner stores and there’s no such thing as ‘last call’-” (South Korea has one of the highest rates of alcohol consumption per capita in the world), “that’s one of the best parts of Korea, but there’s a lot of people who don’t handle it really well and go way too far with it”.

For Heginbotham, the personal rewards were a bit more ‘teacherly’, “the children’s smiles, that’s the best part” she says.

While Johnston mentions that the job market is getting more competitive (a lot more preference is going to majors in English, Psychology and Early Childhood Education) he is quick to emphasize that it’s still pretty easy for someone looking to teach in Korea to get a job there.

“Pretty much any B.A. is accepted, but if you don’t have a major in one of those three fields you should probably get some sort of certification, either TEFL or CEL-

TA is usually enough,” he adds.

These types of certificates can be obtained through private schools like One World ESL Education in Peterborough run

by Wendy McConkey (MA, TESL [Teaching English as a Second Language]).

This school offers a 2-TEFL certificate for $950 (the average price tends to be $1000, give or take).

Many public schools, generally regarded as some of the better jobs for teaching English in Korea, are requiring them, and as such many people who already have some experience are taking breaks to add a TEFL or CELTA certificate to their resume.

“The best thing to do is try and get your certificate before you come over and then just go to Dave’s (ESL Café) and start responding to ads under the ‘Jobs’ section,” Johnston continues, “you’ll probably start getting phone interviews with schools (usually late at night) within the first few weeks you start looking- but be ready because once you get hired, they’re going to want you to get your VISA started, it’ll take a trip to the embassy in Toronto and the whole process can seem like it happens all at once, the first time I got hired there I was landing in Seoul three weeks later.”

Dave’s ESL Café can be found at eslcafe. com.

One World ESL Education can be reached at oneworldeslschool@sympatico. ca or by phone at (705) 755-0378.

Global Perspective

A student perspective on the Ukraine Armed Conflict

By Kristina Dergacheva, TURSA President

What is the Ukrainian armed conflict?

Well, it comprises the fighting that has been taking place in Ukraine, more specifically in the Lugansk and Donezk zones, in which people have been suffering for few months.

Fighting is happening between the armed forces of Ukraine and civilians from those two zones.

Those civilians are asking the Ukrainian government to become independent.

However, Ukraine does not want to lose that land due to the presence of natural resources in those regions.

The USA is also interested in those resources, so they are trying to help the Ukrainian government to tameНачало формы the “separatist”.

Many would argue that Russian influence is indirect, since the country is not seen as directly invading the Ukrainian territory.

Russia is helping people in Lugansk and Donezk to escape the armed conflict, save their children, and also allowing civilians that want to move temporally to Russia in order to escape the conflict.

This summer I volunteered at Crimea.

I was helping refugees from Donezk and Lugansk to find a place to live and a temporary job.

People were telling me different stories about the Ukrainian army, how they were ruining their houses during bomb attacks. Конец формы The Ukrainian government states that they are just trying to save the land from terrorists, but there are no terrorists, there are just civilians, same Ukrainians as them.

The refugees told me that they were scared and that now they feel safe, in another country.

This armed conflict started on the 7th of April.

Since then, world media has been representing different visions of conflict and different facts.

Russia and Ukraine are showing

opposite facts and views on situations. So people from these countries do not know what to believe anymore.

European news just hides information in the media, which is not beneficial for them.

Few sources pinpoint the conflict from a balanced perspective. For instance, the right wing national party from France, and their leader, Marine Le Pen, looks at both sides of the conflict, and it tries to investigate the truth.

People from other countries have a difficult time forming an opinion since the information is not clear and they do not know what to believe.

One day a Canadian student came to one of my Russian friends and asked if it is legal for her to be in Canada.

How can we avoid these questions?

How can we help people to get to know the truth?

Some young men and women are coming from Russia and Ukraine to study in Canada.

Those students have different beliefs and stories to tell.

This year, one student came from the zone of conflict. This person is trying to not have conversations on “THAT” topic, because as he thinks, it would not change the situation back home, and it would rather just ruin his relationships with other students.

Organizations like TURSA (Trent university Russian speaking association) are trying to bring people together from different countries. We are free to talk and share our beliefs.

Yes, sometimes we have disagreements, but we are one big family and we all are friends.

Here, in Canada, at Trent University we are worrying about our families back home, but we understand the feelings of each other.

So we are trying to stay positive no matter the circumstances.

We know our history and respect each other’s views, beliefs and feelings.

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Pride Feature

Pride Feature

Dildos, Butt Plugs and so much more

By Ayesha Barmania

Come As You Are, a Toronto based sex shop, treated Peterboroughers to a crash course in sex toy use, safety, and maintenance on Friday September 19.

With so many sex shops dripping with misogyny, transphobia and heteronormativity, this perspective was a breath of fresh air.

Included in the seminar were dildos, strap-ons, packers, binders and vibrators.

For a complete novice such as myself, this was a fantastic introduction into what’s out there, and what to watch out for.

One of the most popular brands of sex toys is manufactured just outside the ‘bor-

2014 Peterborough Pride Parade in Photos

Photos by Jenny Fisher

ough. Happy Valley Silicone operates from a farm house located in Warsaw, ON. They feature sustainable, environmentally responsibile manufacturing, and sex positive development.

Best of all, Happy Valley uses healthy, non-toxic materials that won’t poison your nethers.

The seminar was a refreshingly open and positive introduction to sex toys. It was hosted by the Peterborough AIDS Reduction Network, a local NGO committed to sexual health and public awareness.

Come As You Are has an online delivery order system which will cheekily show up on your credit card bill as a “silicone sculpture”.

The official Pride dildo Photos by Ayesha Barmania

Pride doesn’t mean we dominate society for a week

By Jesse Woods

This year marked the 12th annual Pride Week in Peterborough.

As these MGSRI (marginalized gender/sexuality/romantic identities, a fairly inclusive alternate to LGBTQA) focused events are becoming more common, especially in urban areas, some cisgender and heterosexual members of society seem to feel that they have become defunct and are unnecessary.

Especially in areas where same-sex marriage is legal, many seem to feel that equality has been reached and this apparent awareness that pride week promotes isn’t needed.

Furthermore, some people even go as far to say Pride Week is simply an obnoxious display of MGSRI people flaunting their identity in order to make cis, straight individuals uncomfortable.

Obviously, this sentiment is ignoring the fact that the other 51 weeks of the year is

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essentially just a barrage of heteronormativity and ciscentric “pride” being plastered across society.

Some people have gone as far as saying heterosexuality awareness month should be celebrated, which can be found on Facebook, predictably.

The assumption that pride is about awareness brings up the question of what pride is actually about.

The thing is, for many people attending Pride events, awareness isn’t their goal.

Pride, for many MGSRI, is about acceptance and community.

We live in a heteronormative society, where this ideology permeates our culture. From simply seeing straight couples in publics, to most films featuring heterosexual protagonist, unless that is it’s a “gay” film, to advertising blatantly forcing the viewers to partake in some sort of assumed heterosexual male gaze.

Anything beyond this is often only found in small niches and safe spaces

(which even then can still be exclusive and even dangerous to some) who still manages to have heteronormativity shoehorned in some way, helping to placate the “allies.” However, Pride week is less about shoehorning allies in as much as they can, but more about including people across the MGSRI spectrum.

Events catering to many orientations and identities were featured, including live entertainment, films, workshops, and general outreach, as well as events covering issues that are of particular concern to MGSRI such as sexual violence and HIV were featured in this years pride week.

Events such as the “Some of my Best Friends are Dildos: Sex Toys 101” can be noted for being especially trans friendly, featuring stand-to-pee devices and packers amongst others.

This inclusiveness, from across the MGSRI spectrum, is what Pride Week is about.

The other 51 weeks of the year, discussions on binders and queer-friendly STI

prevention rarely exist outside safe spaces.

Pride is when people can come together and learn from one another, forming a community where they aren’t simply an anomaly in a heteronormative society, but one where there’s people who can understand and relate with them.

Growing up surrounded with ciscentrism and heterosexuality, it’s a relief, even if it is only for a week, for these typical views to allow alternatives to present themselves.

Of course, contrary to what seems to be popular heterosexual belief, MGSRI doesn’t dominate society at this time, it simply shares the space.

Going to a movie theatre will still result in most of the films featuring cisgender, heterosexual protagonist, straight couples will still be out in public and advertising will still be catering to heterosexual men.

But for MGSRI at least we have a week where we feel like society isn’t trying to sweep us under the rug.

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ArtsPages P.K. Page remebered through academia and performance art

By Caleigh Boyle

There are so many brilliant Canadian writers whose works change people’s lives, such as Margaret Atwood and Margaret Laurence.

Ask anybody in the literary world who these two women are and chances are that they will be able to tell you at least one thing about them. But what about all the other incredibly talented and influential Canadian writers, what about P.K Page?

P.K Page is a Canadian poet, journalist, and writer who married a very innovative editor for Maclean’s Magazine, Arthur Irwin. Over the course of her life, Page published many different works and won several awards for her writing.

However, though “Page herself is known to be a major 20th century Canadian poet, it’s only now that her first critical biography has been published,” explains Professor Suzanne Bailey.

“Compared to the literatures of other countries I think Canadian literary studies have perhaps lagged behind in producing authoritative editions of our major poets and important literary figures.”

Page received an honorary doctorate from Trent University in 2004, just as Atwood and Laurence did years before.

In 2002, “Trent organized a very interesting and significant conference on Page’s writing,” describes Bailey.

The conference was held to celebrate the works of P.K Page and to launch one of her then up and coming books.

This conference was put together by the faculty and organized primarily by Professor Zailig Pollock; Pollock has since become the primary literary executor of Page’s estate.

Bailey was on the organizing committee for this conference and became Page’s personal chaperone. Bailey was also the editor for Page’s travel journals, which have now been published, titled Brazilian Journal.

“Brazilian Journal included some of the previously unpublished sketches and visual work that Page actually donated to Trent,” explains Bailey.

Based out of Trent and directed by Pollock, The Collective Works of P.K Page Project has been a result of this conference. This project team involves

a number of Trent professors including Pollock, Bailey, Professor Beth Popham and Professor Margaret Steffler.

“My sense is that she appreciated the interest in her work and the support in the organizing of her massive literary output, that she received at Trent. It was as a result of very positive feelings about the conference, about the work that was being done here, that she donated her artwork to Trent University and that is quite a remarkable gift,” says Bailey.

The artwork of Page now resides in The Page Irwin Colloquium Room located in Wallace Hall at Traill College. “Her artwork does justice to the creative spirit of P.K Page,” says Bailey.

It is a huge honour that Trent University is the spearhead on this project.

Though the Trent team does collaborate with researchers from other institutions, we have the privilege in being the main resource when it comes to anything P.K Page.

“Some very positive encounters here lead to her interest in donating material to Trent,” explains Bailey.

“The project as a whole is doing

Canadian studies and Canadian literature a service in making available a lot of previously unpublished material,” explains Bailey. There is a second volume of Page’s travel journals being launched December 2014 and leading that project is Margaret Steffler.

The profound influence of P.K Page goes far beyond Trent University. In fact Scott Thomson, a trombonist and composer from Montreal, has been so inspired by Page’s poetry that he has taken eleven of her poems and put them to music creating a performance piece titled The Muted Note, which will be performed at Trent University on Tuesday September 23 at Trail College.

“The Muted Note is a project of mine, along with Suzanna Hood that has a broad scope and the basis of the project is poetry

by P.K Page,” says Thomson. Thomson put the poems to music between 2010 and early 2012 for Hood to sing.

Hood is best known as a dance artist, a choreographer, and a performer. “When we play together I accompany her on trombone, which is an unconventional combination but it suits the openness of

the project,” says Thomson.

The Muted Note is performed two different ways; Thomson and Hood do a performance on their own as well as a larger performance with a five-piece band and three more dancers.

The show to be performed at Trent will be the intimate performance of Thomson and Hood. The Muted Note will be touring all around Canada, “everywhere but P.E.I, and that’s not for lack of trying,” jokes Thomson.

Thomson has been a reader and lover of poetry his entire life. “As much as I love poetry I don’t consider myself as a poet or a lyricist. When looking for music, I set it to other peoples text and P.K Page’s poetry caught my attention … there’s such a musicality about her verse,” explains Thomson.

Having been a seminar professor at Trent for six years, Thomson is well aware of the significance of P.K Page to Trent.

“It seemed like a natural fit for me to reach out, and they agreed, and so the English Department is sponsoring our performance which is very much appreciated,” says Thomson.

Artspace celebrates 40 years with Trent alum at the helm

By Brian Hough

As Trent celebrates its 50th year, another Peterborough institution is celebrating a significant milestone of its own. Artspace, located on 378 Aylmer Street, is celebrating its 40th year.

In addition to curating exhibitions and functioning as a gallery space, Artspace serves a variety of functions within the Peterborough Arts community, such as bridging the gap between artists and the community, advocating for the rights of artists, and fostering burgeoning regional talent.

Coincidentally, as both Artspace and Trent celebrate important anniversaries this year, they do so as the Directorship of Artspace is now being taken over by Trent (and Arthur) Alumnist, Jonathan Lockyer.

Lockyer earned a B.A. in Canadian Studies at Trent, which he attended from 2004-2008. He also began an M.A. at the

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Frost Centre before deciding to move back to his native Toronto in 2010 to be with his partner. Most recently, he finished his Masters at the Ontario College of Art and Design.

He started gaining an interest in Art and going to exhibitions at Artspace shortly after it relocated to its current location (its sixth) in February of 2005.

“Everything happening there just seemed so exciting to me,” he says, “there was a lot going on. It was the first time that I felt like working in the arts, and in this capacity, was something that I would want to do, so I started volunteering here, mainly with a lot of exhibition installation, and later volunteered at the Peterborough Art Gallery in the summer of 2009”.

In addition to the visual arts he also wrote for the Arthur as a way of developing his interest in writing as a form of creative expression.

When asked how his experience at Trent

helped prepare him for his role as director at Artspace, he points to Trent’s emphasis on interdisciplinary studies.

“That’s a big part of what attracted me to Trent—especially the Canadian Studies program. It made sense to me not just as a way of learning but also as a way of thinking and approaching art-making and curatorship.”

He also emphasized the importance of Trent’s sense of community both within the student body and outside of it, “As a Trent student you’re not just here to go to school but to be a member of the Peterborough community.”

In fact, the newly added Resource Library, run by Andrea Kotelles, housing a collection of exhibition catalogues, books on the arts, and art magazines will also help people search through the collections and archives housed at Sadlier House in a partnership between the two institutions.

In addition to the recently opened “The

Language Of Visual Poetry”, a retrospective on Dennis Tourbin (a poet, activist, visual and performance artist born in St.Catherine’s Ontario who passed in 1998), Locker and the Artspace team are busy planning the programming for next year.

They are working on raising awareness for Artspace and its 40th anniversary, as well developing different modes of community engagement.

They will also be looking for different ways of securing new funding and maintaining its financing. “That’s always a challenge, for any sort of Arts organization or institution” he says.

“Artspace has always been a vital part of the Peterborough, identity, community and culture and ultimately the goal is to continue to serve that function while finding ways to expand upon that role”.

Arts

Let’s Hear it for Family Dysfunction!

By Brian Lukaszewicz

Weddings and funerals.

They’re the cornerstones of any movie with a family ensemble. A perfect excuse to bring a group of jaded, dysfunctional people into close quarters with each other and, more importantly, make them stay there.

In the case of This Is Where I Leave You it’s a funeral. The family patriarch has died and being vaguely Jewish – a fact playfully brought up time and again throughout the 103 minute film – the Altman family are required to sit shiva, the seven day Jewish mourning ritual by which the direct kin of the deceased all stay together under the same roof.

I know. If it weren’t a millenniums old Jewish tradition I’d say it were a bit too convenient.

Either way, leading the ensemble is Jason Bateman’s straight-laced Judd. He arrives at the funeral in the midst of his own relationship crisis, intent to keep his

head low and cruise through the proceedings without having to go into the details.

It works about as well as you’d expect and over the course of the seven days he starts to re-evaluate the way he’s put his life together.

Of course, there are detours through several other characters as well. The cast that’s been assembled here is amazing.

From Adam Driver and Tina Fey to Rose Byrne and Connie Britton, there’s frankly too many great performers in TIWILY to name comfortably. Unfortunately, with that collection of talent more than a few of them are left with little, if nothing, to do.

Indeed, the film can feel a bit staggered at times, particularly in the early going, trying to weave together so many characters and storylines. Some, like eldest son Paul (Corey Stoll) and his wife Alice come off feeling a tad one-dimensional. Others, like Connie Britton’s Tracey, just feel shoehorned in.

Tina Fey felt especially underutilized

playing only daughter Wendy. She gets plenty of screen time, yet too often gets stuck in the role of family historian, musing through the past in poorly written scenes designed to dump information on the audience. When she’s let loose she’s pretty funny, but in service of the script she’s kept caged up through the vast majority of the proceedings.

If I were to pick one gripe with TIWILY however, it’s that the film just feels a bit too familiar. There isn’t much here that we haven’t seen before out of the long list of other movie family ensembles, from the old-fashioned family homestead to the sibling blow-up right on the front lawn.

Thematically as well the film sticks pretty closely to the tried and true, with the odd notable exception.

Again, all of this tends to hurt the film most in the laughs department. TIWILY is just not the laugh out loud funny one would hope for given the comedic chops of its very talented cast. Certainly Fey’s not

the only one held back, just the most visible.

With that said, TIWILY plays quite a bit better in its latter half. Once the debt of establishing all those characters has been paid the movie’s finally allowed to the play with them in really rewarding ways.

Mainly, the focus seems to return to Judd – by far the most interesting and developed character in the movie – and in turn he seems to elevate the stories of everyone around him.

TIWILY is just a series of weird dichotomies. It has a fantastic cast but can never figure out quite how to use them. It’s first and foremost an ensemble piece, yet seems to excel most when its focus lies on its main character. And while the majority of the movie feels like a tired rehash of the typical family movie tropes, its ending was satisfying enough to make me want to semi-forgive the slow start.

In short, it has all the internal dysfunction of the family it portrays.

“This shit just works”

By Caleigh Boyle

Downtown Peterborough at night is a busy place to be.

Families are out to dinner, couples are on dates and as the night gets darker, Peterborough begins to show all of its colours.

There’s the café district on Hunter St., Pappas’ Billiards for those pool sharks, and of course the array of night clubs hosting Nothing But 90’s or Country Night for the Peterborough partiers.

But where do the people with written words and booming voices go?

They go to The Spill, where the Peterborough Poetry Slam Collective has made its home.

The Peterborough Poetry Slam Collective (PPSC) is a poetry collective consisting of eight members including Wes Ryan, Sasha Patterson, Joshua Butcher, Xandra Leigh, Beth Lexah, Rick Webster, Danny Taro and Carolyn McGee. The PPSC runs poetry slams on the fourth Thursday of each month at The Spill. Poetry slams are competitions where people have the opportunity to present their own poetry and their own ideas to an audience and a panel of judges randomly chosen from the audience.

However “as much as it is a competition, it is also a safe place for people to come and share their narratives, that’s what we do,” explains Ryan.

At these events people also have the amazing chance to perform on the same stage as some of the top poets in the country as the PPSC brings in a monthly feature poet.

The PPSC also runs the Peterborough Youth Poetry Experience, “PYPE because we smoke poetry,” says Ryan.

PYPE—which receives support and funding from the City of Peterborough— will soon be happening monthly for people 22 and under.

Along with the monthly slam and PYPE, the Peterborough Poetry Slam Collective runs at least one other spoken word event each month.

There is the opportunity (three times a month, at least) to be heard and to have your poetry heard. The Peterborough Poetry Slam Collective is just that, a collective, leaving hierarchy and rules out on the side walk, because when you walk into The Spill on the night of an event, there is nothing but an overwhelming feeling of inclusiveness.

While having my conversation with

Ryan about the PPSC, we sat outside The Spill and chatted as he waited for the Toronto Slam Team to arrive (they were featuring this past Saturday night at the PPSC event).

As the team appeared, walking their way towards us, Butcher—who was performing inside—reached the climax of his poem and his voice resonated outside on the street. The Toronto Slam team was greeted before they had even walked over the threshold.

That’s what slam poetry is about, “slams are interactive poetry experiences,” says Ryan.

Though the PPSC is a small scene, they have expanded in “leaps and bounds,” says Ryan, within the last couple years and that includes coming third at Slamtario, a provincial slam contest.

“There is a lot of spoken word and story telling that goes on in Peterborough,” says Ryan.

On the third Wednesday of every month, Rick Webster runs Word Up, which is an open mic night. “The nice thing about slam poetry and performance poetry is that you’re not trapped by the page in any way, you can put your body into it. It gives the audience ‘the feelings’,” says Ryan.

Slam poetry is a wonderful and emotional and powerful way of expressing yourself, it’s therapeutic; “this shit just works,” says Ryan.

On September 25 PPSC is hosting their season opener.

The evening will begin with an open mic, followed by a poetry slam, which has two rounds.

What this means is that whomever wishes to compete will participate in the first round, and then there will be an elimination based on the decision of the judges (randomly chosen from the audience) and then the finalists will compete in the second round, after which a champion will be named.

There will also be a feature poet at the opener, Sean O’Gorman.

“O’Gorman is an international spoken word performer who has spent the last few years in Korea and has competed in multiple national poetry slams. He is doing a national tour to promote his fifth collection of poetry titled Issues With Edict,” explains Ryan.

The opening night event is not one to miss and is five dollars at the door. ONLY FIVE DOLLARS?! That’s right, only five dollars.

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OpinionPages Editorial: TCSA AGM leaves Editorial: Student centre project many questions unanswered not what “student-run� looks like

By Pat Reddick

By Matt Rappolt

At the TCSA’s annual general meeting, a bylaw was adopted stating that the union will henceforth be “prohibited� from removing the $95.01 student centre levy, altering its purpose in any way, or diminishing its value until the building is paid off in 25 to 30 years.

Leaving aside questions about this bylaw’s legitimacy, given that it was passed by only seven TCSA members (roughly 0.1 percent of the union’s membership) all of whom are currently sitting as directors, there was also confusion about its scope and perminence.

During the meeting it was stated that the union’s membership would not be able to rescind this particular bylaw due to the fact that it makes the levy “mandatory.�

However, Braden Freer later clarified in an interview with Arthur this is not the case: any bylaw (this one included) can be struck by a vote of the membership at a general meeting.

If the membership were to rescind this bylaw at a future meeting of the membership were to happen then the students could indeed vote to rescind the levy, an act which he warned would not only likely bankrupt the union, but also send the university over its debt ceiling.

However, the confusion surrounding this bylaw is symbolic of the broader opacity and outright messiness that has mired this student centre proposal for more than a year now.

Since the TCSA ran its referendum campaign in 2012 the student body has heard precious few details about the plan. Even the brief update given at this AGM raised a whole new list of questions. I thought it would be worthwhile to go over what we still don’t know: t 5P EBUF XF TUJMM EPO U LOPX XIBU UIF HPWernance structure of the building will be.

Freer stated that the building will be governed by a board comprising of both student and administrative representation, however, the original referendum question stipulated clearly that the centre must be “student owned, student operated.� What mechanisms will be in place to make sure the administration doesn’t make a power play some time in the future?

yet to be discussed. t 1SFTJEFOU -FP (SPBSLF EJE TUBUF UIBU UIF administration will contribute $4 million to the project to build a second large lecture hall on campus. However, we don’t know where this $4 million is going to come from. To date, the university has been unsuccessful in petitioning various levels of government for funding. Furthermore, at last year’s TCSA general meeting Richard Morgan, Trent’s director of External Relations, stated unequivocally that alumni have shown little interest in donatJOH UP B OFX TUVEFOU DFOUSF ćFSF IBT CFFO nothing publicly released to suggest this situation has changed. t ćFSF BSF TUJMM PVUTUBOEJOH RVFTUJPOT regarding the actual composition of the student centre. A report dated August 18, 2014, shows that the TCSA executive was exploring the idea of adding housing space as recently as a month ago. At the AGM Freer said that the union no longer views housing as a viable option, but the idea of housing was never before been discussed XJUI UIF NFNCFSTIJQ ćJT CFHT UIF CBTJD question: what exactly is this student centre going to be? t 8F BMTP EPO U LOPX XIZ UIF VOJPO IBT never looked at more affordable alternaUJWFT JO EPXOUPXO 1FUFSCPSPVHI ćJT question was raised at the AGM to which Freer replied that the referendum question stipulated that the student centre had UP CF CVJMU PO DBNQVT ćJT JT BDUVBMMZ OPU the case, however, as the question made no mention of location. It simply asked: “Do you support a levy ‌ to construct a new student owned, student operated, student centre, to be collected only after architectural renderings are completed?â€?

ćFTF BSF KVTU TFWFSBM PG UIF NBOZ JNportant questions that have yet to be answered by TCSA leadership. Another crucial one could be: does the union have any evidence that, after a year and a half, the student body is still committed to funding this project?

One of the low points of AGM occurred when one TCSA director suggested that the bylaw making the student centre levy irrevocable should be passed simply because that’s what adult organizations do. t ćFSF BSF TUJMM OP EFUBJMT PO XIBU TPSU PG Actually, what adult organizations do is land-lease agreement would be in place make sure that they have all their ducks in between Trent and the TCSA. Freer noted a row before pitching multi-million dollar that it would “similar� to the one negoti- capital projects to their memberships. ated with London Property Company for It’s been a year and a half and we know the private residence, but clarified that the scarcely more than we did the day after the details of such an agreement remain have referendum.

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It’s probably a bad idea to begin writing this at 6am after having stayed up all night to finish this issue, but it’s either that or run with a large whitespace on this page, so here goes.

I was asked to include the image below with the first letter on page 15. As you can see, it wouldn’t fit very well on that page.

I do want to include it in this issue though since it captures a pivotal moment in our university’s history: the closure of Peter Robinson College.

Trent was, and to this day often remains, hell-bent at severing all of its ties with downtown Peterborough.

Unfortunately, it forgot to pack up its spirit when it moved everything up Water.

For many years it was at least kept alive through its students. But if the TCSA’s general meeting convinced me of anything it was that some of us have also lost it in a move.

When I think of student-run initiatives at Trent, what comes to mind is the Seasoned Spoon, Sadleir House, Trent Radio, Arthur, Absynthe, or any of the fantastic projects that have been undertaken over the years.

But the archetype for me would be an initiative that was largely lead by alumni rather than current students—the Peter Robinson College 50th Reunion.

In anticipation of Trent’s 50th anniversary, several PR alumni got together and

planned what would become the showstealing event at the Alumni Reunion Weekend last August.

I was privileged enough to be a part of the planning and the execution of the celebration, despite being only 12 years old at the time of PR’s closure.

Let’s compare that to the student centre.

After receiving a “no� vote it went back to referendum a year later with a drastically one-sided ballot. ćF OFYU ZFBS PG JU T MJGF JU XBT QMBHVFE CZ scandal and misinformation. It seemed no one really had a clear idea as to what was going on with the project. ćFO SBUIFS TVEEFOMZ UIF 5$4" HPU JU all sorted out? Don’t worry about it, kids. ćJT JT BEVMU CVTJOFTT ćBU T XIZ XF OFFE a vaguely advertised, pseudo-members meeting to pass this resolution. ćBU T XIZ XF TUJMM IBWF OP NPSF BOTXFST than we had before? ćJT IBSEMZ GFFMT TUVEFOU SVO *U GFFMT like students are being kept at a distance from the project.

It feels like something for the TCSA and 5SFOU "ENJOJTUSBUJPO ćF MBUUFS JT FTQFcially peculiar since, to me, the student centre was always a big “fuck you� to an administration that didn’t have any respect for student space. After all, they’re why we “need� this thing (see below).

I’ll be honest. I voted yes to the student centre. I wanted to see another great student-run initiative happen at Trent. ćJT XBTO U XIBU * WPUFE GPS

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Comment: Trent’s college system is on life support

by Ayesha Barmania

A series of developments in the university have got me wondering: are Trent’s colleges dying?

A founding principle of Trent University was the college model as a way of connecting students, faculty, and alumni.

Yet, with college restructuring of the summer, and the plans for building a student center, I wonder whether these developments are compatible with the foundational concept of colleges.

The restructuring saw the addition of mid-level and low-level bureaucrats, that is the full-time college heads and the addition of several paid student positions.

The college restructuring takes away from the networking aspect of colleges. As an institution that is intended to bring to-

Letters Re: “Downtown is not the answer...”

Dearest Editors, This is a response to Vanessa Stark’s issue two article criticizing and problematizing the apparent issue of the downtown locations of student spaces.

Stark and those interviewed in the article stress that Trent’s affiliated alternative spaces downtown, while being the home of many of the offices of Trent student organizations, are not the answer for the issue of limited student space.

To begin, I’d like to call attention to the history of Trent University buildings and past student measures to keep our downtown presence alive that Stark blatantly failed to address.

First, Trent’s first campus buildings of 1964 were Rubidge Hall (at Rubidge and Charlotte- now Rubidge Retirement Home; closed 1985), Catherine Parr Traill College, and Peter Robinson College (now Sadleir House).

Therefore, Trent University was first and foremost founded within the downtown community, and then came Symons campus on the northernmost side of Peterborough.

It was in 1999 that the then Trent President Bonnie Patterson announced the closure of both Traill and Peter Robinson colleges. This resulted in student protests founded on the very same arguments I am making in this letter.

During the protest in 1999, many of the students protesting felt that the downtown locations of Peter Robinson and Traill bridged the connection between the downtown Peterborough community and the Trent community.

We are privileged to be able to have this unique and fulfilling experience as

gether students, faculty and alumni, these staff members add a level of administration that was not previously necessary.

The members of the colleges ran themselves. In effect, this brought together those of diverse backgrounds and fostered a sense of community.

Inclusion in the process of decision making within the colleges and generally in the activities were considered crucial components of college life.

Of the four appointed colleges, only Ashley Wall, head of Otonabee College, was a student of the college they are leading.

Furthermore, the accountability of colleges to students is called into question. By installing these appointed positions, what happens to the role of the college cabinets?

Students will now have to compete for po-

sitions (probably TWSP limited as well) to become involved in college affairs.

Secondly, the new TCSA student center is intended to fulfill the function of colleges; student space, club offices, and seminar rooms are all the component parts of a college.

The intention of colleges was to keep those three elements integrated with the residences and dining halls, thereby merging the discrete aspects of university life. Integration of these aspects creates a seamless transition from the classroom to the informal conversation.

I see it as a direct failure of the colleges to function that this student center is needed.

The fact that certain spaces within college buildings are inaccessible or in such terrible condition that they are unusable is

disgraceful.

How is it that $10M can be approved for a new building when the facilities existing for those specified purposes fester? Where is the budget to keep existing spaces in working order?

Separating the student spaces from the college buildings flies in the face of the college model the university was founded on.

Perhaps I am clutching at an archaic idea, but I hold that there is still value in university colleges. It just needs a little bit of effort from all involved.

These changes reflect a larger inclination to view the student body as passive receptacles for a university education.

The golden years of Trent’s early days are gone. Today, we are left with colleges nearly indistinguishable from typical university residences and a typical university student center.

I do not believe students are as passive as administrators might think.

I keep being told how different this generation is from previous ones, due to social media mostly, but I don’t believe these new media for communication make students less inclined to participate.

It’s just new ways of participation. I think students want opportunities to get involved, colleges simply need to provide the framework.

This is a framework that has been lost over time, but it can be uncovered and given new life.

students at Trent; to be able to just as easily take advantage of the inspiring artistic spaces of downtown Peterborough as well as have access to the academic spaces at Trent.

One of the most notable of the student protests against the erasure of downtown campus was the Trent Eight. On February 16, 2001, eight female students barricaded the doors of a Lady Eaton College administration office to occupy and demand that the downtown colleges remain available for Trent students.

Almost three days later, riot police were called, broke a window, and dragged the students out of the office. Subsequently, the administration did end up selling PR in 2002.

This is an example of the extent Trent students have gone in the past to maintain our unique downtown/university community relationship, as well as the extent of the disapproval by Trent’s administration of the student autonomy that downtown colleges have.

With a student vote in 2004, the students bought back Peter Robinson College, which is now known as Sadleir House (where Arthur, the publication you decided to place your article in, office is located).

This was done to both compensate for the lack of student space for clubs and groups, as well as to reclaim that space as it was one of the original downtown student spaces.

The PRCSA (Peter Robinson Community & Student Association) was founded during the student purchase of PR in 2004, which continues to grow today, as this year we mark the tenth anniversary of student ownership of 751 George Street. The PRCSA’s Capital Campaign for 2014-2019 reads: “The PRCSA believes strongly in the role that student and community life play in a truly liberal arts education. Locating these elements in downtown Peterborough, we work to ensure the connection between ‘town and gown’ and foster a con-

nection between scholarship and civic engagement.”

This quote is a great summary of the philosophy of why the relationship between the downtown and Trent community is so vital to the unique Trent student experience.

So, not everyone agrees that the relationship between the Trent community and the downtown Peterborough community should be severed.

In fact, it seems the slight suggestion of dissolving this marriage, so to speak, is almost implying that there is an inherent problem with downtown Peterborough.

I suggest Stark and others who might agree with Stark to meditate on the possibility of this implication, focus their attention on what they would like to see improved, and work on making an authentic effort by voting in both the upcoming municipal and student elections.

There is definitely a history of students being absent from the polling booths, and today we are calling for a paradigm shift in that regard. If you want to see change, vote.

Harper underserving of Nobel Peace Prize

Sincerely, Calla Durose-Moya

Do you have something to say about something you read in Arthur?

Bust out a .doc, then send it to

editors@trentarthur.ca We have some guidelines on page 2 that no one ever reads or follows, but hey, you should.

Where is the Stop the Insanity lady when we really need her?

Recently it was announced that Canada’s P.M. has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize–an incongruity comparable to nominating Joan Rivers as Ms. Congeniality.

This is the “pacifist” who has eviscerated Canada’s Blue Beret forces, once respected around the world for their courageous peace-keeping efforts, and seems intent on signing us up for the War of the Week.

This is the “humanitarian” who has cut foreign aid and disaster relief (claiming the money is needed to prevent domestic poverty) while at the same time reducing supports for the elderly, the ill and those with disabilities. Currently he is denying dying child war victims access to free life-saving medical care.

This is the “leader” who has just signed us into a 31-year “trade pact” with China which will cripple domestic businesses making them vulnerable to bankruptcy and devastating law suits.

His imperialistic autocratic leadership is simultaneously destroying Canada’s international reputation and prosperity and jeopardizing the security and survival of future generations.

To clarify, there is no intent to imply that our Prime Minister is not deserving of recognition and awards--perhaps the Machiavelli Award, the Rowan and Martin Award, the Nero Award, the Dr. Strangelove Award, the Despot of the Year Award -- but please preserve the integrity of the Nobel Peace Prize by reserving it for individuals who genuinely believe in, promote,work, live and make exceptional sacrifices to achieve genuine and lasting world peace.

Carol Winter

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Dear TCSA: Consent isn’t sexy, it’s mandatory

By Simon Semchuck

The TCSA has been touting the “Consent is Sexy” campaign for a few years now, and it really disturbs me.

Consent is never, ever sexy. Consent is mandatory. Consent is a necessary function for any healthy relationship or sexual interaction.

Consent is not some trite slogan, and the campaign, despite its good intentions to bring in dialogue and enforce the importance of consent is not only barely scratching how integral consent should

be in all of our sexual encounters and romantic relationships, but is wilfully supporting misconceptions around rape.

To say that consent is sexy is to say that it is attractive - that it may be on your priority list, but hey, we’re all willing to make exceptions, right?

That we should consider it alongside intelligence, taste in movies, political views. To say that consent is sexy is to completely misrepresent what rape is - a forceful abuse of power.

Rape has absolutely nothing to do with sex as intimacy between two (or more)

partners. There is nothing intimate about rape, except in the absolute violation of trust for another human being.

Rape is physical and mental domination in order to control another individual and gratify the abuser’s self.

There is nothing sexy about rape because rape has nothing to do with healthy sexual interaction.

To me, it also steamrollers the fact that often rape is committed under coercion, especially in established relationships.

How far does one have to go to reach the “sexy” level of consent?

While the campaign does address the issues of intoxication and non-verbal lack of consent, I don’t feel it adequately deals with the fact that even an uncompromised yes can still be rape - that 10 minutes discussing why a partner will not offer up consent is coercion, and is still rape.

Given the statistics that came out years ago showing that only 2% of all rape allegations are falsified, we need to stop coming out with half-baked campaigns around what consent actually means.

We need to start taking campus rape and all other forms of rape more seriously than a trite line posted around student hubs; because when the governing bodies don’t take rape seriously, nothing is done when an actual incident comes up (I am referring to a specific incident mishandled by college representatives).

We need to change the dialogue from how sexy consent is, to how you will be legally prosecuted for not ensuring noncoerced consent; to recognizing that rape is not simply an isolated incident, and both causes severe mental and bodily problems for many survivors and indicates a likelihood of repeated offence by the perpetrator.

For survivor counselling, you can contact the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre: (705) 748-5901; or call their crisis line for immediate support: (705) 7410260, toll free 1-866-298-7778.

Big appetites, big changes for Trent’s foodservice

By Stelios Pappas

There has been a change in the way Trent works inside.

When you look at the school everything else is fairly the same. New students wouldn’t notice it right off the bat.

You’ll see a protruding light and a river of students. It’s an outrageously long line from the Otonabee café stretching like a snake around the fresh brew of Tim Horton’s.

Tim Horton’s at Otonabee?

Yes a brand-spanking new Timmies built from the ground up right across from a brand new Subway.

Let’s give some love to Champlain and LEC (Lady Eaton College), as there have been some changes there too.

“Woah,” you might say, “that is fantastic!” as some first years exclaimed.

Well, what does this mean? “Lines seem the same length, just slower.” Says Mason Godden, a former resident of Otonabee College. “Chartwells has had ample amount of time.”

This is true, and not an uncommon thought around campus.

But when you have “over 400 students one day,” like Judie from the Subway on campus counted, you can really notice the struggle.

Brenda Dougherty, a worker in the Otonabee café, gives an excellent point to express the way she feels about the changes: there are “new and exciting meals delivered fresh as well as interesting flavours in a clean and inviting atmosphere.”

She personally hopes that all students, both new and returning, enjoy the new environment.

You feel a sense of business and worry waking up at nine a.m.

The discomfort is palpable; instead of being excited for meals, the lines make you dread it.

Kim Hewitt, a student in second year

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Photo by Keila MacPherson who never lived on campus, still feels “the inconvince no matter what.”

Many students fall into that side too, living off campus you relish a quick morning breakfast and speedy lunch in between classes if you need to buy it on campus.

So it’s near the end of the month and like Michael Durand in second year says “let’s give it some time and let them get used to the new system.”

Yes, patience is something that benefits everyone in the long run. The workers from last year are trying their hardest to learn the fresh meals and polices.

“I like the new installment of the new

venues,” says Durand, it rocks having some more culture in our food options, but the Thai Express is always busy till just before closing time.

So what brought about this change? Out with Aramark, whose contract ended last winter semester, and in with Chartwells.

So what about the wait time? Yes there are lines probably like there were years prior and will be in the future.

Some students mention having to wait around half an hour just in the Subway line. That’s without paying.

Conversations are still being struck up and names are remembered.

It’s about smiles and at least knowing

the person behind the counter is having as much as a rough day as you are. Don’t be afraid to say please and thank you here and there. “They’re human too.”

Change is going to happen. It happens as you are reading this now. It would be wise to remember the past and know that all the workers deserve the outmost respect from the student populace, because they have to change too.

So be kind to the workers and show a calm and humble tone even if you’re running late.

After all, would you like it if someone was angry at you while you were working to provide them with a service?

Clubs&GroupsPage OPIRG: The Stories That My Pants Would Tell Trent Radio: Listening Power

By Heather Ray

I can hear them calling to me, telling me their stories, their history, their hardships.

I shut the door to my closet to find some solitude, but it isn’t always enough.

Sometimes their stories are grand, they make me smile and make me feel invincible!

Sometimes, when I really listen, they tell me the truth of their origin and shine light on the dark secrets of their maker.

My clothes have often travelled further than my body, they have been loved but they have often been dreamed of in greed, available and affordable to me thanks to oppression and not deserving of a wasted life.

Like many material objects in this day and age, our clothes are cast away in exchange for something new, something that will make us feel ‘better’, something that will solve our problems for a low, low price (or so we are told by corporate interest). In actuality, many are paying a very high price for our extravagance.

According to National Geographic Water Footprint Calculator, it takes 700 gallons of water to make a cotton shirt and 2600 gallons to make a pair of jeans, not to mention the energy used in production, gathering and use of raw resources and impacts from massive amounts of transportation. The global apparel industry has been criticized for years for infringing on workers’ rights but little has changed as sweatshops are still largely utilized within the industry. Avoidable disasters within sweatshops has made headlines in recent years with the Ali Enterprises fire in

By Steven Snow

What’s better than a film starring Jake Gyllenhaal?

A film starring Jake Gyllenhaal... twice!

And what better place to screen the film than at Market Hall (140 Charlotte Street), on a big screen!

Corny opening aside, in Denis Villeneuve’s art thriller Enemy, Gyllenhaal plays Adam Bell, a timid university professor who becomes entangled in a mystery surrounding a man that looks exactly like himself.

Adam is recommended a fictional film by a colleague, and while he watches it, he notices that an extra (Bellhop #3 to be exact) looks exactly like him.

Obsession quickly ensues for Adam, as he searches the Internet for any information he can find about this surreal occurrence. After extensive web searching, Adam comes across a man named Daniel St. Claire, the actor in the fictional film

Pakistan in September 2012, the Tazreen Fashions fire in November 2012 and the Rana Plaza building collapse in April 2013.

Thousands of workers around the globe (including within North America) are overworked, underpaid and are sometimes even stripped of their life so that a small percentage of consumers can remain fashionable.

With staggering corporate markups on apparel not all have the privilege to update their wardrobe, even when they have too (let’s face it, sometimes we legitimately have too as clothing becomes no longer mend-able) many go without or others work second jobs or rack up piles of debt to remain clothed. Sometimes we have to remove clothing from our closet, maybe we are given clothing as gifts and our closet is bursting, maybe you feel it just isn’t fair to your chatty shirts to be left in the back of the closet to be forgotten and not given an opportunity to live a full life and to be heard?

In 2005 OPIRG and a group of Trent Students opened the Free Market. The Free Market is an awesome thrift type store without all the store nonsense; look around, take what you need, leave what you no longer use and enjoy. Today the Free Market lives in the basement of Sadleir House (751 George St. N) and is open Wed. 3-5pm and Thurs/Fri 1-5pm.

Bins are also located around campus to make it convenient to set your underused items (clothes, books, household items) free.

The Free Market and the OPIRG office provides a space to further discuss capitalism, consumption and waste and start new programs and campaigns. The Free Market may even randomly pop up on campus from time to time!

Clothes have a lot of say if only we listen to the stories they are telling us, for the stories need to be told. Let’s give our clothing a united voice so that so many around the world can speak through them!

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that looks identical to him, and seeks Daniel out.

Are they related? What’s their connection? Is there just one?

Enemy raises many questions about the nature of identity; who are we? What is it that makes us distinctly ourselves? Are we really ourselves? (“How are we not ourselves?” [I <3 Huckabees reference]).

Things escalate quickly and strangeness ensues in the urban Torontonian landscape that the characters of Enemy inhabit.

Continuing with our doppelganger theme (from Richard Ayoade’s The Double last week), Enemy uses the double archetype in a way that is surprisingly original despite being an overused narrative device.

As in most doppelganger films, there is usually one of the two lookalikes that the audience can sympathize with. With Enemy, both Adam and Daniel behave questionably; our empathy lies mostly with Adam (the “protagonist” of the

film), however he is rather passive in certain scenarios, allowing his frailty and cowardice to overcome himself when the audience thinks that his inaction is morally questionable.

Visually, Enemy is a grim picture. A tarnished yellow covers the landscapes of Toronto, almost as if there were a visible plague consuming the city and those within it.

The sickly palette doesn’t just stop with the exterior, as the confines of Adam’s apartment are filled with this ill colour scheme.

The colour becomes synonymous whenever Adam is on-screen, signaling that there may be something symbolic at work here.

Coming off the heels of the critically and commercially acclaimed Prisoners (2013), Enemy marks director Denis Villeneuve and Gyllenhaal’s second collaboration (technically their first, however Enemy was filmed first and released after Prisoners).

Film critic Rodrigo Perez (The Playlist) describes Enemy as “not only [is Enemy] first-rate filmmaking, it’s profoundly unnerving.

A challenging, sometimes abstract piece of work, Enemy doesn’t reveal itself easily, but its coiling ouroboros quality is fascinating and spellbindingly disturbing.”

Enemy is a rather appropriate segue into our horror month starting next week with our free screening of Kim Jee-Woon’s I Saw the Devil (2010).

Please join us for a free public screening of Denis Villeneuve’s Enemy (2013) on Wednesday, September 24 @ Market Hall (140 Charlotte Street).

The show begins at 8pm.

Big screen, big sound.

Quietly reading to yourself is actually a relatively recent practice.

Announcing words that you do not choose as though through a magic spell shooting out messages and meanings from your voice but beyond your ken, like some form of spirit possession – this is actually a more traditional approach.

During this, everyone else listens.

Listening is a shorter distance of the senses than reading, and may well be quicker to the heart.

Essentially the reader gives themselves unto the greater spirit of reading for the enjoyment of the community, a human sacrifice to literature.

With the new broadcast season live on Trent Radio at 92.7 FM, each and every new programmer bumbling courageously through their first shows may sound rough, they may stumble, but I think perhaps they are also performing some great act. They make sound, and we listen.

All manner of strange things are stirred in us, listening. Music can elate us; politics can force us to cast our gaze on a tremendous macrocosm of activity; stories can cause us to look inwards in personal review.

It’s an amazing array of personal activity provoked just by sitting by a radio tuned into 92.7 FM. I won’t speak ill of commercial radio, but I think the range of programming available is slimmer. Trent Radio has more breadth to its material.

However, this is not necessarily a good thing for Trent Radio—you may find it difficult to listen for more than a few shows in a row; it’s such an emotional roller coaster.

For instance: an hour of metal, then some bluegrass, a sprinkle of radio drama, add some philosophy and bake at 350 until radio waves are golden brown. It can be too exotic a diet for some.

But if you feel brave, and you want an adventure, then there is no greater one to offer than listening in to the over 100 programmers in this new season of Trent Radio, 92.7 FM. Here, quietly listen.

Volume 49 | Issue 3 | September 23, 2014

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SportsPage Varsity Standings Men’s Rugby Teams

Wins

Losses

Draws

Points

Trent

1

1

0

Algonquin Fleming

1

0

0

6 5

1

0

0

4

Seneca Loyalist St. Lawrence

1 0 1

1 2 1

0 0 0

4

Men’s Soccer Teams

Wins

Losses

Draws

0 0 Points

Ryerson

7

0

0

21

Queens

5

1

1

16

Carleton

4

1

3

15

2 3 4

13

UOIT

4 2 1 1

1 2 2

4

2

5

Trent RMC

1 1

5 6

1 0

4 3

Toronto Nippissing Laurentian

Women’s Soccer Teams

Wins

Losses

Draws

8 5

Points

UOIT

5

0

1

16

Ottawa

5

1

0

15

Carleton

4

1

1

13

Toronto

1 2 4

1

13

Queen’s Laurentian

4 3 2

1 1

10 7

Nippissing

2

4

1

7

Trent Ryerson

1 1

4 5

1 0

4 3

Sports Briefs

Men’s soccer Women’s soccer

by Patrick Assink

by Patrick Assink

The Trent Excalibur Men’s Soccer team took on the University of Toronto Varsity Blues on September 17, 2014 at the Justin Chiu Stadium. Both teams fought hard, but the Varsity Blues came out on top and beat the Excaliburs 4-0.

Fans came to cheer the Trent Men on the field today. Varsity Blues scored 3 goals in the first period and 1 in the second. #7 Marlon Adams led with the most amount of shots on net with many brilliant attempts.

Most Valuable Player for the Excaliburs was #10 Will Horton. The Trent men put up a good fight against the Varsity Blues. The Excalibur’s season is now 1-1-4 and they moved onto double games this weekend.

The Excalibur’s soccer teams took on the Nippising Lakers and Laurentian Voyageurs this weekend away from home. The scores of those matches were not available when we went to print.

Come cheer on the Trent Excalibur Men and Women’s soccer team on October 1 at the Justin Chiu Stadium.

The Trent Women’s Soccer Team was victorious last Sunday afternoon with a 2-0 win against RMC followed by another win by the Trent Men’s team that ended with a close score of 1-0. #5 Katie Steffler played strong at the top of the field scoring the first goal for the ladies, while #22 Elysia Prasad put away a second in the 72th minute to solidify their win. #7 Marlon Adams scored the only goal for the boys during their very close match against the strong RMC men’s squad. These wins puts both the Trent Men and Women 7th in their respective Eastern divisions.

The Trent Women played very strongly against the RMC soccer squad. Goalkeeper #1 Annalise Buchowski made many spectacular saves throughout the entire game, and had great chemistry with her defense particularly #15 Abby Lloyd.

The teamwork and trust between team members had the ball moving up the field often to #5 Katie Steffler, who lead the game with shots on net and scored Trent’s first goal.

The Trent boy’s played neck in neck with their opponents for majority of the game, fighting strong to eventually get the win. #16 Nathan Larson earned MVP for his outstanding effort and performance in today’s match. The win was of course thanks to #7 Marlon Adams who scored a beautiful unassisted goal right into the back of the net.

The Trent Women’s Soccer Team hopes to bank another win this Saturday, September 20 against Nipissing back at Justin Chiu Stadium, 12pm.

At the time of print no scores had been released.

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listings. where and when things happen.

Clubs & Groups on out and find out more! Everyone welcome. www.ptbosuzuki.ca

Weekly Open Mics EVERY Thursday evening at 8pm at the Trend pub in Traill college!

Hosted by the Trent University Music Society. Bring your instruments or just come to listen for a night of good music and good company. Free admission, all welcome! More info: trentumusic@gmail.com.

No Knead Bread Making Workshop Wed Sept 24.

No time to bake? You can learn how to make artisan-style bread (and pizza!) in your own kitchen with five minutes of work and four ingredients in our Artisan Bread Making Workshop with veteran workshop leaders Myra Hirschberg and Tom Calwell. Wednesday Sept 24 4:30pm @ The Seasoned Spoon. $5 or pwyc. Email spoonvolunteers@gmail. com for questions or more info Volunteer Call-out Exiting Opportunity!

THE SEASONED SPOON IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS! It’s that time of year again when Spoon kitchen is firing back up and fresh organic produce is pouring in from the gardens. We need lots of extra help to keep things in check and maintain optimum kitchen flow. We are seeking out new volunteers with keen interest in food issues, a desire to learn kitchen ninja skills and an inspiration to contribute to community building. Please email spoonvolunteers@ gmail.com if you are interested or for more info.

Peterborough Student Co-op House Warming Party. It’s the start of a new school year and the Peterborough Student Co-op has a lot on the go! Our Annual House Warming Party will take place Thursday September 25th, 8pm at the Spill Cafe in Downtown Peterborough. A great evening of performance, friendly faces and hot coffee!

Walkhome—Trent’s safe walk service. Late class? Working in the lab? Call us for a walk; 25 minutes from Symons or Traill (downtown) Hours of operation: Monday to Friday: 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday & Sunday: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. 705- 748-1748 Walkhome—Pre-book your safe walk. Do you regularly have practice Monday night, work in the Library Tuesday night or go downtown Friday night? Our team of volunteers walkers can meet you, on campus or downtown. Monday to Friday: 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday & Sunday: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Call us 705- 748-1748 or email walkhome@ tretnu.ca to Prebook a walk.

KWIC Open House, Wed. Sept 24 - Interested in environmental and social justice issues and want to get involved? Come on out and meet folks from Kawartha World Issues Centre, TRACKS Indigenous Youth Program, Trent Oxfam and Sustainable Trent and find out how you can get involved. Everyone welcome! Drop In 11am-2pm, Environmental Sciences, Room B101, Trent University, East Bank. Mayoral candidate Maryam Monsef will be at the Open House from 11:30 to 12:30. www.kwic.info Peterborough Suzuki School of Music (Piano) AGM featuring keynote speaker Collette Preston, Sunday, Sept 28 beginning at 3pm, Trinity United Church (upstairs lounge), 260 Reid Street. New members welcome. Come

The KWIC Seeds for Justice youth program is seeking student volunteers for a Facilitators Collective to develop and lead workshops for local youth groups and classrooms, as well as to help organize a spring climate change youth-led conference, Global Youth Day. For more information and to get involved, contact Rachelia at workshops@kwic.info or come to our Open House Sept 24th btwn 11am and 2pm, ESC B101 - beside the Crypt! www.kwic.info Academic Skills Centre Appointments – Are you ready to tackle your first assignments, but don’t know where to begin? The Academic Skills Centre is here for all of your assignment needs! The instructors can help you organize your thoughts, help jump grammar hurdles and develop your time management skills. All our services are free of charge. Come see us at Champlain College, Suite 206, call us at 705-748-1720 or book online using our new system!

Local Volunteer Tutors Needed at the New Canadians Centre. Do you have one or two hours a week available to help a newcomer to Canada improve their English language skills and become more confident and connected in their new community? No previous experience is required. For more information or an application form, please contact: Anne Elliott, Community Coordinator, 705-7430882 or anne@nccpeterborough.ca St. John’s Ambulance Standard First Aid Our Standard Certificate is valid for 3 years! Includes CPR and AED training! This course provides a certificate in Standard First Aid & a CPR/AED certificate. 13 to 14.5 hours of instructional time (2 days); includes wonderful 435-page First Aid/CPR/ AED book. ****This course is required by the WSIB if your place of work employs more than 5 employees per shift.**** Upcoming sessions: Weekdays(8:30-4) Sept 24-25, Oct 8-9, Weekends(8:30-4) Sept 20-21, 27-28, Oct. 4-5. sjapeterborough@bellnet.ca, 705745-0331, sja.ca St. John’s Ambulance CPR Recertification (Weekdays at 6:30 pm) Oct. 14, Nov. 4, Dec. 10. Call for additional dates, or organize your own group at a convenient time at any location--discounts for groups! sjapeterborough@bellnet.ca, 705-745-0331, sja.ca

Arts Scottish Country Dancing, The Gathering Place, Peter Gzowski College. No partner necessary and please wear soft shoes. For information please contact jfreeves@sympatico.ca Dub Trinity will be playing for you Saturday, Sept 27 at the Red Dog Tavern. They will be featuring folk songs and rhythms from their upcoming album due out early in the New Year. Come out and dance and have fun with the band. Dub Trinity are working on a concert tribute to the Clash. It

will take place sometime later this fall so stay tuned by visiting their website at www.dubtrinity.com and friend them on facebook.

The Kawartha Strings and Kawartha Community Orchestra welcome new members as they begin a new season. If you play a string or wind instrument, please contact conductor Auriel Creighton at acrate1@hotmail.com.

All ages, all skill levels welcome, with no auditions.

Friends in Music Invite You to Come and Play. We are a community orchestra/concert band who play great music to have fun and to learn. We welcome all levels of ability, all ages, all instrumentation! Under the baton of music director , Marilyn Croteau Chalk, you are sure to enjoy lots of dynamic music. Her diverse experience conducting bands from young to retired folk with energy and enthusiasm brings a smile to all who play with her.

We share and we care for the love of music and want you to be a part of this exciting group where the brass and woodwinds play along with strings, piano, and percussion.

Come on out and join us Thursdays 5:30-7:30 at Edmison Heights Baptist Church, Marina Blvd.,Peterborough. For further information please contact lorick@cogeco.ca or call 705 874 5311 or - Visit us on Facebook Dance Your Bones: Move freely to DJ beats from around the world. no steps, no alcohol, just the freedom to move the way you want in the company of like-minded others. $10. Every Thursday 6pm-8pm at 235 Rubidge St. in Peterborough until December 18. www.danceyourbones.com Mysterious Entity presents The Blind Eye, a workshop production of an exciting new script. Thursday/Friday, Sept 26 & 27, 8pm. The show, directed by Em Glasspool, uses as its starting point a true tale of immigration, abuse and survival. Adapted

by Kate Story, The Blind Eye features Sedina Fiati, Meghan Swaby, and Christopher Wilton. The show will be performed at The Theatre on King(159 King St. #120 around back) with both shows at 8PM. Tickets $15 or PWYC. Come out to this brave, new work!

Mysterious Entity Presents Script Readings! Thursday, October 2 @ 7pm. The first Thursday of every month Mysterious Entity shall be running a script reading series, at The Theatre On King (159 King St, #120 around back). And this evening isn’t just about listening, it’s also about participating! Members of the Entity will be lending their talents, but we also welcome anyone who is interested in coming out and signing up to do a cold read. Are you a writer with a new script? Or is there a play you have always enjoyed, that you’d love to hear again? Submit your script at least a week in advance to organize the

t George Canyon Showplace (8pm)

t Andy Fisher @ The Spill (9pm)

t Catfish Willie and the Buckle Busters @ The Blackhorse Pub (7:30pm)

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t Jared Brown with Unquiet Grave and ELMS @ The Spill (9pm) t Electric Retro Back to School Party @ The Spill (9pm) t Open Mic @ McThirsty’s Pint (9pm)

Submit a Play to Theatre on King’s Playwright’s Festival - Tues Sept 30. Hey Folks! It is that time again. TTOK is seeking submissions for it’s upcoming Playwright’s Festival. This year there are two categories: Under 10 minutes or Under 40 minutes. All submissions must be written for 2-3 characters using minimal set/ props. Please no monologues. Competition is open to all residents of Peterborough and surrounding areas. Winning entries will be performed at TTOK. Deadline for submissions is Tuesday, Sept. 30th, 2014.

Please send submissions to: contact@ttok. ca or The Theatre on King, 159 King Street, #120, Ptbo. ON, K9H 2R8 PUPPETEERS NEEDED! - WE TRAIN! CMHA Peterborough is recruiting volunteers to join the Kids on the Block educational puppet troupe. Puppetry is used to educate children (in schools, mostly) about mental health issues. We perform, free of charge, to children in Peterborough and surrounding areas. Call Ryan at 748-6687 x1016 or email kob@cmhahkpr.ca The Muted Note: Extensive Autumn Tour for Multifaceted Poetry + Music + Dance Project Based on Poems by P.K. Page. Montreal composer and trombonist, Scott Thomson, and dance artist and vocalist, Susanna Hood, will perform The Muted Note, a suite of songs and dances based on poems by P.K. Page, 40 times and in 9 Canadian provinces in the autumn of 2014. On September 23 the performance will be in Peterborough ON, Scott House, Traill College, Trent University, 7:30pm.

Art for Awareness is proud to present Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Gordon Best Theatre September 24-27, 2014. Tickets: $20 for general admission; $30 for premium seats. Available at www.ticketleap. com (search “Hedwig”) and www.artforawareness.net. The show is being presented in connection with Peterborough Pride, Canadian Mental Health Association and Courage Peterborough. A percentage of the proceeds are being donated to CMHA’s Gender Journeys program. Hedwig and the Angry Inch is the celebrated Off-Broadway hit by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask. It was later turned into a critically adored New Line/Fine Line Cinema film. It is an exciting, witty, trashy, tuneful and emotional play with a small cast and a huge impression.

Send your listings FREE to listings@trentarthur.ca.

This Week in Live Music: presented by ElectricCityLive.ca Tuesday Wednesday Thursday t Randy Hill @ The Blackhorse Pub (7pm)

cast: m.entity@gmail.com, and bring enough copies for the cast to read. We encourage all who wish to participate to gather at 7PM to get organized and then the reading shall commence at 7:30.

Friday

t Peterborough Poetry t Josh Gontier @ The Slam @ The Spill (9pm) Publican House Brewery (5pm) t 56.4 Open Mic @ the Trend (8pm) t Art Lajambe @ Sticks Sports Pub (6pm)

Saturday t Dennis O’Toole @ The Spill (2pm) t Kathy Lowes @ Carpe Diem Cafe (7pm)

t The Downright w/ t Nika Kilmash and Friends hello babies @ The @ Carpe Diem Cafe (7pm) Spill (9pm) t Shawn William Clarke t Dub Trinity @ The @ Gallery in the Attic Red Dog (9pm) (8pm) t Rob Phillips Band t Pyroflys Present: Circus @ The Blackhorse Pub Berzerkus 4 @ The Spill (9pm) (9:30pm) t Big Tobacco and the t The Naysayers @ The Pickers @ The Garnet (10pm) Garnet (10pm)

Learn to be a journalist with Want to write for Arthur? Want to learn a cool skill in a super informal and fun setting? Want an excuse to check out Sadleir House? We got you covered!

Come to one of our absolutely free workshops! These workshops are mandatory for our staff, so there’s a good chance you’ll meet an Arthur writer or photographer there. The workshops will be lead by one or both of the editors, but they’ll also be collaborative in scope. They’re a great way for volunteers to build their skills, as well as learn something about the way Arthur operates.

Topics for the writing workshop will include: how to write an article, how to write a good lede, a crash course in anti-oppressive newswriting, and interviewing basics.

Topics for the photography workshop will be less exciting (i.e. composition, lighting, etc.), but still incredibly informative.

We promise there won’t be any group work!

Writing Workshops:

Photography Workshops:

Monday Sept 22 @ 2pm in our office Wendesday Sept 24 @ 11am in our office Thursday Sept 25 @ 4pm in the Sadleir Lecture Hall Friday Sept 26 @ 2pm in Hobbs Library

Wednesday Sept 24 @ 2pm in Hobbs Library Friday Sept 26 @ 11am in Hobbs Library *More times can be added as necessary.

All locations are in Sadleir House, 751 George St N.