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Volume 49 | Issue 17 | February 10, 2015

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Self Love Week Special Issue

Cupe Members give Black History A Booklover’s guide Strike Mandate month Commentary to Peterborough

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This Issue in History: Volume 3 (1970), Issue 17 Here at Arthur, we pride ourselves on our connection to the Trent community. Throughout our 49 year history our many editors have always tried to fill the pages of this newspaper with the many forms of thought, opinion, news, and art that has been created by Trent students, faculty, and community members.

In issue 17 of volume 3 (looking all the way back to February 1970) the editor at the time, a fellow by the name of Steven Veale, took the idea of community involvement one step further and published an almost

empty page called The People’s Page. The idea behind this was that readers could make their own spontaneous contributions to the paper by drawing and writing their ideas in the blank space. By doing this they would effectively make the issue something unique and personal.

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CampusNews CUPE 3908 Unit 2 members strongly mandate strike action

By Ugyen Wangmo

Over 77 percent of CUPE 3908 Unit 2 members voted ‘yes’ to give their bargaining team a mandate to call a strike if they cannot achieve a deal that they believe would satisfy the membership.

The strike mandate vote was held on January 29 after their employer, Trent University, rejected the demands for a new contract that addresses the needs of Unit 2 members.

“We want to have a serious negotiation with the university on the financial proposal that we have,” said the President of CUPE Local 3908, Stephen Horner who is also a member of the bargaining team, as being the purpose of strike mandate vote.

The primary concern is over wages, a point supported by a member of the bargaining team, Karen Everett, who indicated that the funding packages haven’t been increased for a long time, while tuition, on the other hand, has. So as tuition increases, the available financial options for students decreases as well, she said.

Besides the wages, which was their first priority, the other key demands for the revised collective agreement was to negotiate the funding package such that they can have some control over it, explained Horner.

They also found that members felt the cost of health benefits coverage has increased, but the amount of the health benefits reimbursement has not, said Horner.

In addition, they want to increase the total amount of money available as well as the amount per member for professional development, he said.

Securing a strong strike mandate vote on financial aspects reflects that members

consider it a strong priority, said Horner, The next step for them will be to continue to communicate with members and get directions from them as they prepare to negotiate with their employers.

As per their proposal, their last position will cost the university about a hundred thousand dollars per year for each of the next three years, says Horner. But their employer is willing to spend only a total of forty thousand dollars over the next three.

Given what they would be collecting in tuition, they think this is not acceptable.

In the last five years or so, none of the other groups on campus have been forced to take absolute wage freezes, but they are

being told now that student workers needs to take a two years wage freeze, he said.

The bargaining team said that the amount of money the university can save by holding student workers to a wage freeze is very minimal. But on the other hand, the impact on student workers is very large and significant, so it doesn’t make any sense to take them to that position.

According to the bargaining team, Trent claims they have a mandate from the provincial government that they have to give two years of zero. Meanwhile, they understand that members from other universities in Ontario are offered wage increases

every year, so they feel that Trent is out of line with what is going on in the rest of the province.

In the meantime, Horner informed that a ‘No Board’ is expected to be issued on February 10. He explained that once the ‘No Board’ comes out, there will be 17 days from that time to a strike or lock out day.

The difference between the strike and lock out is, if they decide to withdraw their services from the university then that is a strike, explained Horner. The employer also has the opportunity to say that since they haven’t negotiated a new collective agreement, they are locking them out and will not allow them to return to work, he explained.

During that 17 day period they will continue to negotiate and they have two days booked for bargaining: February 25 and February 26.

“However if we are not able to reach an agreement then we would be in a legal strike position. But it doesn’t mean that we will necessarily go on a strike,” says Horner.

The members of CUPE 3908 Unit 2 are the student academic workers at Trent, namely Graduate Teaching Assistants, Markers, Academic Assistants, and Computer Lab Advisors.

Meanwhile, CUPE 3903 at York University recently took a strike mandate vote.

Likewise, CUPE 3902 at the University of Toronto has also taken a strike mandate vote and are currently in negotiations.

Trent’s latest strike mandate vote by CUPE 3908 Unit 2 makes a total of three Ontario universities with administrations that are currently not able to come to terms with their student workers on issues that matter for their quality of work.

Divestment Week campaign sparks political controversy for OPIRG

By Ayesha Barmania

The Peterborough chapter of the Ontario Public Interest and Research Group (OPIRG) has been the site of many controversies and incidents over the past few weeks, largely stemming out of controversial topics like boycott and divestment sanctions, particularly those sanctions geared toward Israel.

The week of January 26, OPIRG hosted a series of workshops, debates, lectures, and films called Divestment Week aimed at stimulating a conversation about boycott and divestment sanctions (BDS) as a form of protest.

This comes alongside OPIRG’s collaboration with Sustainable Trent to have the Trent administration divest from fossil fuels. The climax of Divestment Week was a rally that circulated through the Symons campus and ended in a Board of Governors meeting.

Divestment Week also came at a time when a group of Trent students appealed to the Trent Central Student Association’s (TCSA) annual general meeting (AGM) to have the Boycott and Divestment from Israeli Apartheid policy rescinded. The policy was voted in during the 2013 AGM after the efforts of an OPIRG working group called the Peterborough Coalition for Palestinian Solidarity.

Divestment Week brought tensions to a head when a campaign poster was criticized for being anti-Semitic in the Peterborough Examiner, members of the Jew-

ish Defence League (JDL) disrupted an academic panel discussion on BDS, and Trent4Israel publicly announced that it aims to defund the organization.

Poster Confusion The Divestment Week poster featured prominently a traffic light with a maple leaf dripping with oil in the top circle and an Israeli flag in the middle circle, both of which are crossed out. In the bottom green circle is the word ‘DIVEST’. The image was meant to symbolize ending the support for Canadian oil sands and Israeli apartheid through divestment.

Due to the layout of the poster and the fact that many posters were copied in black and white, it was unclear that the middle circle represented an Israeli flag and not simply a Star of David. Student group Trent4Israel and Toronto-based Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) both issued concerned statements that this poster was anti-Semitic and that OPIRG is an antiSemitic radical leftist organization.

In a statement following the controversy, OPIRG issued an apology and promised to be more mindful of their advertising literature in future. This statement was rejected by FSWC and Trent4Israel.

This controversy set the tone for much of the week in which pro-Israel supporters clashed with OPIRG and divestment advocates.

Boycott and Divest Panel Discussion

violent outburst.

One of the events planned for Divestment Week was an academic panel featuring Nausheen Quayyum, who was speaking to the involvement of students in BDS campaigns and Trent professor Anne Meneley, who was addressing how support for Palestinian agriculture is a successful component of a larger BDS campaign. This event was disrupted by an aggressive intrusion by two men wearing shirts promoting the Jewish Defence League (JDL).

Professor Meneley had just finished addressing the audience of an estimated thirty people and Quayyum had begun when the men entered the room and started shouting violent obscenities at the organizers and panellists.

The men accused the panellists and organizers for imparting a pro-Palestine and anti-Israel rhetoric on impressionable students. “That’s not what it’s about.

What university is about is being exposed to a lot of different ideas and deciding for yourself what you agree with,” said Prof Meneley in an interview with Arthur.

The interruption successfully threw off the event and after the men were escorted out of the room by campus security it was difficult to resume the discussion that had begun.

Prof Meneley expressed concern that there may have been students present who wanted to engage in an open and academic discussion but were put off by

Prospects to Defund An article in the Peterborough Examiner from February 6 proclaimed that Trent4Israel will be attempting to have OPIRG Peterborough defunded and their student levy rescinded. As it stands, OPIRG receives a $12.78 refundable levy from all full-time undergraduates.

The levy is available to be refunded within a certain period at the start of the fall academic term. The levy is automatically charged to student accounts and the process for acquiring the refund simply involves going to the OPIRG office and asking for the equivalent in cash.

The student levy money is used to fund OPIRG’s various projects including the Food Cupboard and the Free Market which operate at no charge to the public and service hundreds of households throughout the community.

In addition, OPIRG provides support for many working groups that advocate for various issues. Working groups, like the Canadian Mining Awareness Group and the End Immigration Detention Network, are the result of students coming together and asking the OPIRG board if their cause is something the organization would support.

The support includes very limited funding opportunities, the use of the OPIRG office in Sadleir House, as well as training programs.

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Part-Time Student Association sets its sights on merger with TCSA

By Ayesha Barmania

The Trent Part-Time Students Association (TPSA) will be holding an online referendum between March 9 and 12 to seek an answer from part-time students as to whether or not they want to merge with the Trent Central Student Association (TCSA).

As it stands now, the TPSA and TCSA offer students services separately and to different memberships.

While the TCSA provides student benefits, lobbying, and services to the fulltime student body, the TPSA provides a limited number of benefits to part-time students as well as advocacy at governance meetings.

The executive staff of the TPSA is

hoping to increase the entitlements of part-time students through this merger.

TPSA President Ashley Bonner met with Arthur for an interview on the proposed merger. She said, “Over the past five years there have been negotiations going on about holding a referendum to merge with the TCSA and there has been increased interest by part-time students in doing so.”

Conditions laid out by the TPSA for the merger are: 1) part-time students will not be charged any other levies than stipulated in the proposal; 2) two part-time positions will be added to Board of Directors which parttime students can run for; 3) a paid 10-hour-per-week position to

represent part-time students’ affairs at the TCSA will be created; 4) the two directors and paid representative (laid out in points 2 and 3) will conduct evaluations following the merger after one year, two years, and five years to assess its success; 5) part-time students will pay the following TCSA-affiliated fees: a TCSA membership fee ($6.35), a clubs levy ($1.50), and a food bank levy ($0.31). The total of $8.16 would be charged per credit; 6) part-time students will pay $15.96 per year for membership in the Canadian Federation of Students at national and provincial levels; 7) students enrolled in two or more credits will be enrolled in the TCSA’s Health and Dental Plan at a rate set by referenda and will be eligible for opt-out procedures; 8) students enrolled in 1.5 credits or less will be able to opt-in to the TCSA’s Health and Dental Plan; 9) part-time students will be able to opt-in to the TCSA transit pass; 10) part-time students will have the same rights as full-time students under the TCSA except where stated otherwise.

The TPSA is currently in its Public Awareness Period during which it is running informative campaigns to educate part-time students about the merger and its benefits. This will last until March 6, after which the Campaigning Period begins when students can campaign for or against the merger.

This will culminate in the Election Period running March 9-12 and will

be orchestrated over an online host.

The TPSA is currently looking to hire a Chief Electoral Officer to oversee the referendum.

The referendum to merge will also ask the question of part-time students whether or not they would like to contribute to the TCSA’s proposed student center, and if so, how much the levy should be.

At the AGM, Bonner explained that the TPSA will be making a donation to the student center if students are not in favour of the pre-credit levy. This donation would come from the savings fund of the TPSA that is currently earmarked for a bursary the TPSA is aiming to set up for the next academic year.

Part-time students are defined as a Trent student enrolled in 3.0 credits or fewer.

They pay tuition, ancillary fees, and a TPSA levy on a per credit basis. The TPSA currently offers a “Here to Help” service whereby students can seek help from the organization as they need it, in addition to regular programming and advocacy.

This past September the TPSA negotiated an opt-in option for part-time students to receive the health benefits offered by the TCSA to full-time students.

Bonner hopes to have health and dental benefits available to all part-time students next year regardless of whether or not the merger goes through.

Furthermore, in the upcoming year, the TPSA is aiming to get job opportunities available to part-time students without OSAP as a requirement as well as setting up a bursary fund specifically geared to part-time students.

Your Trent, my Trent, our Trent: Student symposium a success

By Zachary Cox

As a component of Trent’s 50th anniversary celebrations, students, faculty, and community members gathered for discussions regarding notable aspects of Trent University – both good and bad – during the Your Trent Student Symposium that ran Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31.

Co-chaired by Duc Hien Nguyen and Lachlan Mackinnon, the symposium featured hosts and presenters such as current Trent University President and Vice Chancellor Dr. Leo Groarke, Founding President Professor Thomas H.B. Symons, and Trent University Board of Governors member Dr. Thomas Miller. The main focus of the symposium, however, were the six students from a variety of academic disciplines who presented papers on how they perceive the institution that is Trent University, alongside theories on possible next steps for the school.

Following each of the presentations, audience members were encouraged to ask questions and to share their own thoughts and ideas, and the event culminated with an open discussion. The result was two days of varied and insightful discussion about Trent University.

In a press release the university emailed out prior to the event, Nguyen, a fourth year Economics student from Vietnam was quoted as saying, “Trent students are passionate about the university and are keen to help shape its future. The response the organizing team has received has been overwhelming. This event is an opportunity to share our ideas with the community.”

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for the community to share their ideas as well. “Share your Trent with us,” he told the audience gathered in Bagnani Hall at Catharine Parr Traill College on Friday evening, as he explained the origins of the event.

“Your Trent started out as an ordinary talk between two friends who liked to argue passionately and critically about the institution that we both belonged to,” he said, adding that the conversation brought about the realization that there was a very limited understanding of Trent and its “quintessential characteristics” and “historical trajectory.”

Therefore, to increase understanding of such things, the Your Trent Student Symposium was organized, and a call for papers was sent out, encouraging fulltime students, part-time students, and alumni to submit papers on “their” Trent.

A seven-person committee then selected six of the papers to be presented at the symposium.

Jenna Pilgrim, a third-year Business Administration student discussed the importance of Trent’s architecture and how to preserve it as she presented “My Trent, Small Pockets of Vision.” Third-year Environmental and Resource Science and Biology student Ryan Lamoreux presented “Releasing our Reliance on Fossil Fuels,” where he talked on how Trent can lead by example and cut down on the institution’s use of fossil fuels. “Trent University: All Style and No Substance, Level It (A Satire),” presented by fourth-year Cultural Studies student Daniel Collins, called attention to the current identity and operations issues Trent faces by campaigning for its destruction.

Anastasia Kaschenko is a third-year Environmental and Resource Science/

Studies student who presented “An Ode to the Greatness of Trent, and a Call for Sustainability,” where she stated that the aspects that make Trent unique are important and require preservation.

Third-year Archeology student Cassandra Mueller highlighted the institution’s unity found within the diverse community through the presentation “Exploring the Diversity at Trent through the Arts.”

The student presentations concluded with a discussion of potential avenues for Trent’s food services as secondyear Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems and International Development Studies student Anisah Madden presented “Towards Truly Sustainable Campus Food Systems.”

The symposium stimulated all sorts of discussion and was received very

favourably. “I think this is a very ‘Trent’ Symposium,” said Groarke. Symons too, was happy to take part saying that “a symposium of this sort is always timely and always welcome […] and it’s particularly welcome and helpful when it emanates from the students.”

Nguyen was extremely pleased with the event as well, especially given the short amount of time between when the idea developed and its execution; the concept originated only in October of last year. He is also hopeful that the Your Trent Student Symposium is the beginning of a lasting dialogue for the University.

“Our conversation doesn’t have to stop here,” he said, “it doesn’t have to stop when we leave this hall. It will continue and reverberate in the many days and years to come.”

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Chief Perry Bellegarde gives first 2015 “North at Trent” lecture

By Yumna Leghari and Samuel Powless

Newly elected National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Perry Bellegarde, gave the first lecture in the North at Trent 2015 lecture series on Tuesday February 3 in Room 137 of the Science Complex.

After an introduction by Odawa Elder and Professor of Language Shirley Williams, who welcomed the audience with a prayer of thanks in Anishnaawbemowin, Chief Bellegarde discussed his vision for reconciled future, and how to properly share Canada with First Nations.

Chief Bellegarde was elected on December 10 after the resignation of Shawn Alteo in May earlier last year. Atleo resigned following allegations from several prominent First Nation voices accusing him of being too close with the federal government due to his support of the controversial First Nation Control of First Nation Education Act. Chief Bellegrade won the election handily with overwhelming support from members of the Assembly of First Nations, this after narrowly losing the race to Shawn Atleo in 2009.

The newly elected chief was previously Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and Saskatchewan Regional Chief for the Assembly of First Nations, overseeing and facilitating numerous positive initiatives for his constituent communities during his time in both posts.

Chief Bellegarde used humour throughout his speech, at one point joking about the terminology and political correctness surrounding how one should refer to First Nations people. He brought this topic up as he openly refers to himself an Indian, stating that it was in accordance with and in response to many political documents and terminology not having been updated yet.

It would be a long process to achieve political correctness, Chief Bellegarde explained, beginning his lecture by exploring the past, present, and future.

He presented a timeline outlining First Nation and government relations beginning with Royal Proclamation of 1763, when the crown first officially recognized land ownership rights and title to territory, to the current state of Indigenous affairs.

Chief Bellegarde used the timeline as an attempt to educate, and reveal the relationship between the Canadian government and First Nations over the years. His timeline described broken and disregarded treaties, as well as accomplishments and progression towards Indigenous human rights.

Chief Bellegarde discussed multiple issues throughout his lecture, such as residential schools and the effects those experiences had on generations of First Nations youth. He focused on how young people in residential schools were taught to be

ashamed of their heritage and blood, and that this blatant shaming had largely succeeded in erasing cultural pride amongst First Nation peoples.

The following are the issues that need to be addressed in order to build a strong Indigenous identity and break away from the lingering trauma of residential schools, according to Chief Bellegarde: Indigenous sovereignty with regards land, language, law, and government.

“Without these,” he explained, “you get sucked up into the fabric.”

Chief Bellegarde explained his proposal for 100-day Action Plan, involving travelling and meeting with important figures in Canada, including law-makers and politicians.

The lecture included an exploration of ‘Terra Nullius’ (‘vacant land’) and the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ that pushed colonization, as well as effects of the of the Indian Act, explaining about how these ideas were inherently illegal and racist.

The core of Chief Bellegarde’s chief concern and message throughout his lecture was that there is a legal, moral, and historical obligation to explore and discuss the idea of revenue sharing with the First Nations people. He explained the importance of building a relationship with Indigenous people and the land, and how it was beneficial for all for First Nations to be a part of the economic boom through revenue sharing, urging the audience to get involved.

Chief Bellegarde believes that more revenue sharing and opportunities between Indigenous groups and the government will lead to a huge return of investment as it means improving education and life for a large population of First Nations in Canada. He stated, “Sharing is key! We don’t want it all, we’re not symbolizing the angry Indian yelling ‘this is our land,’ we simply want to share, with everybody.”

The talk ended with Chief Bellegarde reminding everyone: “We are all Treaty People. This isn’t just a one sided situation.”

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Trent Visual Arts Network exhibiting art throughout February

By Jenny Fisher

The Trent Visual Arts Network (TVAN) is having an art show in the Hobbs Library of Sadleir House for the whole month of February.

The show, “Bringing Artistic Minds Together,” is displaying work in a variety of media including photography, painting, and ink. Some of the art is available for purchase. Artists include Katelyn Wardlaw, Michael Barrett, and Victoria Singh.

The art show gives an opportunity to build community at Trent based on visual art, as the artists are all Trent Students.

Wardlaw has created a series of photography called “All Good Things are Wild and Free”, Barrett has a collection of animal/wildlife drawings in a “psychedelic fashion” and Singh has displayed spiritual abstract paintings.

Ryan Lamoureux, vice-president of TVAN and a Trent Student, has displayed photographs of places found on Symons

campus, and one picture of the train tracks in downtown Peterborough.

The gallery is located in the Hobbs Library, Room 101 of Sadleir House, 751 George Street North.

The art show is available for the public to see during gallery hours which are 9am to 9pm from Monday to Thursday, 9am to 6pm on Friday and 10am to 4pm on Saturday. The gallery may also be open by chance on Sunday.

However, the show room may be closed to the public during these times if it is booked for meetings ahead of time. Feel free to call ahead to ensure that the room will be open (705-742-3686).

TVAN also has other upcoming events including “a group of 10 photographers will be exhibiting for the first time during the Peterborough SPARK photo festival in April” says Lamoureux.

For more information on TVAN, or a way to get more involved, visit trentvisualartsnetwork.weebly.com.

Left: this photo is part of Katelyn Wardlaw’s multimedia series titled “All Good Things are Wild and Free”.

Right: this drawing is part of Michael Barrett’s untitled series of psychadelic drawings on display.

Lake Erie still a poster child for pollutions finds Trent-led project

By Ugyen Wangmo

Lake Erie has been found to be a net source of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere for most parts of the year by the research project entitled ‘Linking regime shifts to carbon dynamics in Lake Erie’.

The three year research project, which aims to better understand the new ecological state of the Great Lakes, is a collaborative project led by Dr. Marguerite Xenopoulos to assess current and future environmental risks to the Great Lakes through the Strategic Project Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

“Our findings are conforming to the previous research which states that many lakes are net sources of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and play a role in global climate change,” said Post-doctoral Fellow, Dr. Richard Vogt, one of the team members who works closely with the project.

However, they still have some work to do in terms of understanding the various food web and climatic processes that might underlie the results observed, he noted.

“The primary goal is to examine how its food web structure might be related to the key processes that control the lake’s carbon balance,” says Dr. Vogt. Since carbon forms the basis for all life on Earth, they want to understand the means by which carbon is introduced to the lake, the various transformations it undergoes while in the lake, and then how much is leaving the lake, he

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explained.

Currently they are in the process of building a carbon budget that will give them insight into whether inputs of carbon balances with its outputs. An example of why this might be important is the role that lakes play in atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, indicated Dr. Vogt.

In extension, Dr. Marguerite Xenopoulos explained that the lake is definitely in its new ecological state. But it is a matter of assessing the extent of its change. If the degree of change is such that it can be recovered, then there is time to take action.

On the other hand, if the state is pushed so far to a point where it can’t be turned back, then it calls for adjustment to this new state, she informed.

For instance, while collecting data they found several streams in the Canadian site that exceeded the provincial guidelines in terms of allowable loads. This, according to her, is a serious finding, which has a huge impact on the Great Lake’s health.

Dr. Vogt expanded by saying that it will also help us understand how aquatic ecosystems respond to human-mediated change in the environment. There are numerous potential impacts that humans can have on the carbon cycle, and this research program will give insight into how well Lake Erie is able to support food webs and fisheries, he said.

Furthermore, it will show how contaminants and pollutants are transferred in the

Pictured is the CCSG Limnos docked in Amherstberg. Photo by Andrew Scott.

lake, and how Lake Erie might be contributing to the global carbon cycle and atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane—two important greenhouse gases that play significant roles in global climate change.

The main challenges of the research is largely its lack of manpower and funding, even though there are still a lot of people involved, said Dr. Xenopoulos. There also isn’t a lot of collaboration or consultation to glue everyone together and look at it as a bigger picture. So, lack of oversight from major bodies to collaborate everyone involved is another issue, she said.

Dr. Vogt, added that the other major

challenge associated with this project, and any project on such a large lake, is in collecting the number of samples they need to understand what’s going on in all parts of the lake. Lake Erie is large enough that different ends of the water body can behave very differently, both over the course of a year and between years, he said.

Talking to Arthur, Dr. Vogt, gave an overview of their first year which mainly consisted of collaboration with their colleagues at Environment Canada to secure ship time on the CGS Limnos, a Coast Guard Coastal Research and Survey vessel. They then took water samples from all across Lake Erie.

They also collaborated with colleagues at the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, who focused on sampling the shoreline.

Together, this sampling program should give them a good sense of the various processes in the lake that are important for carbon cycling in the summer, he said.

The way forward for the project is more sampling and data analysis with the goal of better understanding the balance of inflows and outflows of carbon to and from the lake. And, to contribute insight gathered from their work into formulating future management plans that can help assess current and future environmental risks in the Great Lakes, stated Dr. Vogt.

The research team is currently working with the data collected from last summer, and is making decisions about their field program for 2015 to ensure that their efforts are focused and invested in areas that will bring them maximum benefit.

LocalPages Campaign unmasks the facts about crimes against Aboriginal women

By Ugyen Wangmo

Unmask the silence is a campaign that intends to raise awareness about the fact that the number of Aboriginal women going missing and being murdered is much higher than that of other women in Canada. The campaign was launched by Peterborough’s STRUTT Central modelling company.

The campaign constitutes a photographic essay inclusive of ten potent pictures featuring girls from the Cree Nation of Wemindji holding artisanal butterfly masks and serves as a voice to illustrate the statistics on this ignored crisis.

Founder of STRUTT Central, Christina Abbot, was the one who facilitated the campaign. She said, “I am glad it didn’t fall upon deaf ears. It had amazing social media response, people were sharing and actually caring – that’s the best thing a campaign can do.” She added that thousands of people read those statistics and are now no longer ignorant on the situation. So, next time the case comes they can be more adequately prepared to respond to the situation.

“I am proud of the girls because it was a big step for them to be the face of the campaign, because lot of attention got drawn to their image,” she said. “They stood up for themselves and for the community.”

Mickey Decarlo, who serves as the Mental Health Worker at the Cree nation of Wemindji, said, “I wanted to bring awareness to the girls of the community on the details and magnitude of this issue with the First Nations women.”

Decarlo and the girls were the ones who brought the idea of a campaign with

the butterfly concept. Meanwhile, Abbot put it all together and gave it life.

The significance of using the butterfly is that it is national symbol to honour the missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Furthermore it also represents the individual beauty of each woman. Abbot explained the butterfly mask being removed in the images is symbolic of unmasking the cold hard facts on this issue that everyone needs to face together.

Decarlo commented that sometimes the portrayal of the missing and murdered women is not that attractive, not that the women aren’t attractive, but simply in consequence of the setting.

With the campaign, it was presented that the girls are beautiful, and it’s striking, it’s powerful, and it makes one want read the caption.

Decarlo also painted the severity of the situation by sharing with Arthur the conversation she had with one of the young girls from the community, who had asked her, “Do you think the government is sup-

porting this and is a part of the missing and murdered Aboriginal women because they don’t want there to be any Aboriginal women in the world?”

“I wondered about the kind of understanding they must have to come up with a thought like that, and to be able to articulate this about the situation, and to actually think that there could be a greater power facilitating this,” says Decarlo.

Further, she also pointed out some reasons as to why Native women go missing, and are being murdered at a rate much higher than other women in Canada– which is currently at over a thousand cases.

Such a demographic can be more vulnerable when they go to big cities, marginalized for one reason or another, or targeted because of racism, she added.

Furthermore, statistics show that Aboriginal women are murdered by people that they don’t know, whereas in cases where other women are murdered, it is more often by someone they do know, she

pointed out.

Abbot said that Aboriginal women are also less likely to report any violence against them. It is a strong fact that there is more abuse that happens in their community. They witness so much that if they get abused in a larger city, they don’t report it as often because it has become almost a normalcy, she reasoned.

There is legacy in history, connected to the history of First Nations people in Canada, the legacy of residential schools, and a generation of abuse, added Decarlo.

“Every person has a homeland, and this is our homeland. And to have such a risk for people to be murdered and missing, to commit suicide, to end up in prison, to not finish school, to be be in foster care, of which all of these are high in statistics– there is something wrong and it needs to be righted,” stated Decarlo.

“I encourage more people to open their eyes and actually start to care about this issue in Canada,” stated Abbot. “It is your duty as a Canadian to care about it.”

Sam’s Place deli exists because of a drunken craving

By Zara Syed

Sam’s Place deli is located at 188 Hunter St., right in the heart of Peterborough’s café district. So what makes this one sandwich shop stand out amongst our saturated restaurant population in Peterbor-

ough? Well, the food is locally sourced, the price is just right, and it’s delicious!

Established on September 16, 2010, the inception of this deli came about in a drunken conversation between two friends. Both working at prominent local bars at the time, The Only Café and

The Pig’s Ear, Sam Sayer and Dan Fitchko mused over the lack of places to get a good sandwich. “Basically, Sam’s exists because of Dan’s drunk craving for a smoked meat sandwich,” Sayer tells Arthur.

Thus began Sam’s Deli, where what used to be a Simply Sushi, you can now get a smoked meat sandwich in a warm and comfortable atmosphere sure to keep you coming back. Whenever I discover a new favourite eatery downtown, I tend to reflect back on my first year at Trent University, where I had secluded myself to a selection from George and Parkhill.

Not that there is anything wrong with a sub once in a while, but if you ever wondered where your food is coming from the meat, the bread, the vegetables - there are places in town where you can ensure what you’re eating hasn’t been FedEx-ed overnight in a bag to be reheated later.

Sam’s Deli is one of those places that prides itself in supporting local food providers. The meat is sourced from Otonabee Meat Packers, brought to the shop and smoked. All the meat, even the bacon, which is sliced right from the pork belly, is prepared fresh in house. So are the soups, the salads, and the perogies. That’s right; if you are ever craving homemade perogies, look no further than the little deli that does it all.

The deli currently employs only three people and goes the extra mile to get that local product. “Our bread comes from Kawartha Wholesale Bakery three times a week so it’s always fresh. We like them because they are also preservative free.”

So what is it about their sandwiches that are so good? From smoking the meat to piling it in generous amounts, the balance of flavors and combinations are various and plentiful. The menu ranges from the classics to creative twists on the everyday sandwich, and whether you are a meat eater, vegetarian, or vegan there is a sumptuous sandwich in store for your palate accompanied by the most beautiful pickle you will ever munch on.

Sam’s Deli has a special place in the community for being a supporter of local artists and organizations. During PARN (Peterborough AIDS Resource Network) and United Way’s annual communitywide fundraisers, the Deli donates 25 percent of their sales. They are also huge supporters of local theatre and the ReFrame Film Festival.

Sometimes they’ll name a sandwich after a local band, such as the I, The Mountain 2.0. They have Mike and Kris Taylor sandwiches named after the owners of Otonabee Meat Packers. Sam’s also doesn’t serve any alcohol, making it a great place for a weekly lunch, kid’s party, or even a catered event! Some families have started a tradition of returning for birthday parties at Sam’s after a couple of mothers have gone into labour at the restaurant.

“We’ve had regulars since day one, and I remember the first thing we sold and who we sold it to,” says Sayer. “Coming from a family where our dinner to look forward to was meat on a bun, I hope that the people I care about will grow up with this food.”

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Column: A booklover’s guide to Peterborough bookstores

By Brian Hough

Mark Jokinen’s Bookstore (George St. between King and Sherbrooke): A number of great Valentine’s Day books are sitting in the window including Italo Calvino’s Difficult Loves, erotica from the great French writer Anais Nin with her novel Delta Of Venus, and an interesting looking book on Canadian Culture called Desiring Canada by Patricia Cormack and James F. Cosgrave.

could be a very useful book to have around at this time of year. In the Literature section Isabel Allende’s Aphrodite: A Memoir Of The Senses recounts legends, histories and folk stories of lovers and legendary appetites of all kinds. The popular (and filmadapted) Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert is also in the fiction section for only ($6) Thea’s Books and Violins (Water St. between Simcoe and Hunter):

French Lovers, in the window, recounts the histories of the love affairs between French men and women of letters.

In the Literature in Translation section look for Love Pagoda, the “The forbidden Chinese erotic novel” as it is sometimes known. It is the anonymously written account of the adventures of Lord Hsi and his six wives. Its considered a classic of world erotic fiction and is only ($7).

In the same section, Elcihi Amadi’s The

Knotanew Bookstore (George St. at Sherbrooke): A collection of essays and articles edited

by Daniel Nugen, Rural Revolt In Mexico ($14.95) makes an excellent Valentine’s gift for that special IDS student in your life while Make Love!* *The Bruce Campbell Way ($6.95), authored by The Evil Dead star, makes an excellent Valentine’s Day gift for everyone else. Also keep an eye-out in the biography section for the Journals of pop-art sensation Kieth Harring.

Erica Jong’s How To Save Your Own Life and the author’s unflinching depictions of female sexuality made her a prominent novelist of second wave feminism and you can find out why for only ($6). In the health and medicine section, look for Sex:A Man’s Guide for ($12), because I’m sure he needs it. Sara Gruen’s recent hit Water For Elephants makes a great gift for only ($8.95).

Pauline E. Hopkins’ Contending Forces, one of the pre-eminent works of pre-World War One African-American women’s writing, is a great love story set against the North-South divide (it’s laying out on a table near the Literature section).

Finally, since its Self-Love week, check out Dixon’s selection of Paranormal Romance section, sitting right beside the horror section for titles ($4.50) or less, or wander further down to find a seemingly endless supply of Harlequins and pulpy bodice-rippers of all kinds.

Lying down in the window is a hardcover coffee table style book, The Spirituality Of Wine by Tom Harpur, which seems like it

Queering the bro: Arenalodge exhibition on at Artspace

By Ayesha Barmania

Bro-ness: “Men that trust each other and are able to be relaxed with each other,” according to Will, one half of art team Kris & Will.

“The problem is that American masculine bro-ness is often misogynistic and homophobic. Those things are bad, obviously.

So we are trying to investigate those bro rituals in a way that’s a bit homoerotic and softer,” says Will.

The construction of ‘bro’ masculinity abhors the feminine and queer in favour of hyper-masculinity and homophobia. This sours the positive aspects of bro relationships and contributes to toxic ideas.

Through their exhibition, Kris & Will twist the bro relationship with post-queer re-imaginations of male relationships.

They conceive of a bro relationship in which men can be comfortable with each other without needing to cry, “no homo!”

Kris & Will created the show and each of the videos, sculptures and photographs, specifically for exhibition at Artspace af-

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Concubine, an excellent love story set in Nigeria, is only ($10) and was the novel that introduced this author to the world during the 1960s.

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ter being invited by Vincent Chevalier, the Media Art Coordinator for the gallery.

Chevalier had first encountered Kris & Will’s work on the Internet. Chevalier said, “Their art works equally well on the Internet [as in the gallery]. Practices that really interest me are ones that work really well in translation. Their work goes from performance, to photography, to video, to sculpture, to Internet memes, there is something productive and generative from all these transformations.”

The show is comprised of art of many media. There are choreographed videos in the back room of Artspace in which Kris & Will act out various performances drawing on the intimacy of their relationship and playing on aspects of bro-ness.

For instance, one video features the two men pouring various food substances on each other out of red Solo cups.

In the main showroom is a large reconstruction of a photograph of a screencap from one of their previous films, which has been printed on 8” x 11” paper and mounted on the wall.

On two walls there are large photographs of the artists subverting bro exercise rituals. There are two shirts hanging from the walls that had been used in previous videos.

And lastly, there is a sculpture constructed of beer coolers in one half of the room.

The show builds on the previous work of Kris & Will who use their art as a means of exploring masculinity, queer-ness, and their relationship with each other.

“Our art is based on our friendship with each other, and the trust is what we build off of. From there, we go into different modes and rituals, like drinking rituals and exercising rituals. We try to find ways to skew and morph those rituals that fit with our ideology,” said Will.

The exhibition opening on February 6 marks the beginning of Artspace’s ON Edge art series taking place February 6 – March 14.

There will be art workshops and lectures embodying experimental queer art.

February 14 is a duo of queer sound workshops. February 28 is a workshop/lecture

called TRANS*’PATAPHYSICS. March 7 is a workshop on film archiving skills. And lastly, there will be a participatory performance piece at that will connect Artspace with a gallery in Montreal over the Internet on March 14.

Self Love Week Feature

Photo by Keila MacPherson

Body positivity: A whole lotta love

Eat a sandwich

See, the thing is that overweight people are told all the time by society that they’re unhealthy, and the blame is placed on them, even though there are many factors outside their control. Fat people are judged, and the judgement is that they’re lazy or eat junk food, and don’t care enough to exercise.

There are so many negative associations with fatness: that fat people are dumber, that fat people are greedy or bad- you see this exaggerated in cartoons a lot. This pervasive culture of fat-shaming is the reason why being called a fat bitch carries more weight (no pun intended) than calling someone a skinny bitch.

At the end of the day, being thin is rewarded by society. Most every piece of media reinforces the notion that thin is sexier, more successful, more deserving of love and attention.

Our society has these inherent biases and prejudices, not just against fatness but also against other perceptible categorizations like race, age, and disability.

It takes time and effort to a) realize that something’s wrong, b) examine your beliefs and where they come from, and c) test if they’re valid. This is how we learn

By Kelsey Levin

By T. Chomko

Obesity has been declared a crisis in America. At the same time, eating disorders are becoming more widespread, starting at younger ages than ever before.

Eating disorders such as anorexia, bulemia, and binge eating have the highest mortality rates of any mental illness.

The causes of obesity are various, and factors such as higher stress, lower socioeconomic status, and less access to wholesome foods play a part. I’m not here to talk about the origins of obesity, but how we react to it.

Eating disorders are an indicator of the values society puts on bodies and appearances. The message is that thinner is better, but the standards being set are unobtainable and are causing damage.

Why can’t we just love ourselves as we are? Body positive movements such as the Healthy At Every Size campaign have come under attack for promoting unhealthy acceptance of fatness. People who comment on another person’s weight often phrase their judgement as concern for the other person’s health.

But if you’re not a trained medical professional, it is not your place to comment on another person’s weight. And even medical professionals are not exempt from being fat-phobic (check out #diagnosisfat on twitter, but be prepared to wade through fat-shaming trolls).

A true definition of health is multifaceted, including more than physical fitness.

For example, the World Health Organization defines health as “complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

Presuming that overweight people are unhealthy is erroneous. Telling people to drop some pounds to become healthier encourages a climate of self-loathing. This is proven to not be an effective motivation for behaviour change, so how about we... stop? Just, don’t.

Self Love Week schedule of events Events hosted by Centre for Gender and Social Justice, Seasoned Spoon, Trent Queer Collective, Peterborough Aids Resource Network, Community Race Relations Committee, Artspace, TCSA, and Arthur.

new things. For instance, the notion that fat is inherently bad for one’s health is being challenged by new medical studies that find a connection between women’s weight and their health outcomes in aging.

I could say more about medical studies having a history of andro-centrism, but for now I will just encourage everyone to think critically about the basis of your beliefs about health.

So the body-positive movement is coming from this context, from a toxic culture of shame and self-loathing that’s reinforced by the very structure of society. Self love is a radical defiant gesture of taking back control of how bodies are viewed, and questioning the dominant discourse of what is beautiful.

Self love is giving people the autonomy to define beauty on their own terms, from their own experiences. And that’s important because really the only person who should be concerned with your weight is yourself.

And that’s why criticizing people for their weight can be hurtful, because a) they’ve already heard it a million times before, and b) it’s passing judgment on another human being.

Eat a sandwich.

How many times have I heard those three words? Felt those three knives?

Are you anorexic?

No, are you?

It’s amazing how people feel that they have the right to hate on ‘skinny bitches’ as if we don’t have feelings. Well, emotions are produced and excreted from fat and muscles, right?

I stare into the mirror, noticing the slight bulge of my ribs, and barely existent breasts. I turn and almost disappear. High cheekbones and wide eyes watch me.

After a minute of staring, my eyes fall on the empty pizza box from last night and I laugh. Me? Anorexic? Food is my friend, my lover, my soulmate.

Eat a sandwich.

Sure! Do you have one? Can I get extra mustard? No meat please, I’m a vegetarian. I can walk to your house and pick it up if you like. I don’t mind a bit of exercise.

It’s a beautiful day anyway. Even though the sun off the snow glares into my eyes, I just glare back.

This skinny bitch is busy, so say your part and leave ‘cause lunch is soon and the combinations are endless. Can you just leave your negative comments on my voicemail? I have places to be and frankly I’d rather just hit delete than listen to your voice anyway. You know what, why not just scribble it in your diary and leave me out of it? Save us both some time because I have a sandwich to eat before I go running.

Wednesday

Thursday

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Saturday

t Winter Craft Fair 11am–3pm @ Seasoned Spoon

t Alphabet Soup: Queer Valentine t Self Care Workshop t A duo of queer sound workshops: Edition 2-4pm @ Seasoned Spoon 2-4:30pm Sadleir House room 202 thunder and flowers: queer aurality, Pulses t Basic Sex Ed Workshop t Turkish Belly Dancing 6-8pm @ t BDSM 12-5pm @ Artspace 2-3pm @ Champlain Room 303 (Mor- Sadleir House Dining Hall (209) 2:30-3:30pm @ LEC 212 ton Reading Room) t Body Autonomy vs.

Body t Self Care as Political War- t I’m Feeling Myself: Body Im- Positivity by the It Gets Fatter t Cookie Exchange (free) fare: The Art of Healthy Queer age Panel Project 4:30pm @ Seasoned Spoon Relationships 6-8pm @ LEC Pit 4-6pm @ Otonabee room 203 2pm-3pm @ Sadleir House 2pm-3pm t Self Love Talk (free) 4:30pm @ Seasoned Spoon

t Femininities Flaming Down the t End of SLW dance Party House Workshop 9pm @ Artspace Gallery 2, PWYC 7-9pm Sadleir House room 202 t Arthur Makes Love Pub Night 9pm-12am @ Sadleir Dining Hall

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Alternative Valentines

Rather than wasting your money on Valentines your friends will probably just throw out, please enjoy these Alternative Valentines free of charge.

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artspages Local musician Sean Conway gives us four albums in one year

By Brian Hough

Local country and folk artist Sean Conway has emerged as one of the most recognizable faces in Peterborough’s music scene. He self-released his first two albums in 2006-2007 at the age of 14 and 15 years old, music which he characterizes as ‘experimental, soundscape-y type stuff ’, after having played his first show at the age of 12.

His interest in country and roots music came when he was approached by chance by local folk greats Washboard Hank and Catfish Willy. They invited him to come play with them after seeing him perform with the electric guitar/loop-station driven music off his youth.

“I started working and playing with them, learning the music, studying the instrument, learning how to play country music, and thought ‘Ok, I guess I’m good at this’ and when I started writing this is what I wanted to do,” he says. “My music is so bastardized, it comes in parts from all these different places, that when I play country and folk it never sounds exactly like it should, which I actually liked.”

Fastforward to 2014 and he has released four different EP’s in the span of a year, including the most-recent album entitled Party Talk (hard copies available at Blue

Streak downtown).

“I’d been doing shows for years and years and decided to do something big,” says Conway when asked why he wanted to put out so much so quickly, “I basically woke up one day and said ‘I’m going to do four albums this year. Just going to do it.’ It had been basically five or six years since I’d released anything or even written anything.”

He credits the success of the first of the those four, last January’s The Blue Acre (which was recorded in 3 days) to the fact that he had the motivation to keep working.

“I had a few new songs written in 2013 when I was last touring heavily and I hadn’t done anything for so long. I had spent the last few years as a hired guitar player touring the country with bands in the Yukon, Newfoundland, the Prairies and just got tired of it. So I decided I would take a break, quit everybody’s band and live in Peterborough and just record for a bit. I knew I was on the track when I actually put something out and had people respond to it and remembered what a great feeling that was.”

While deciding to come back wasn’t easy, it was necessary. Conway says: “I had spent the previous 4 years doing nothing but touring cross-country, playing

guitar with different bands and different musicians, it was great, but it was tiring.

Spending that much time on the road just melted my brain, I needed to be done, I needed to be home.”

It would be difficult, however, for any musician to release that much material and not want to show it off and Conway went back on the road for a couple weeks last summer to do an east coast tour, putting a band together and then heading to Halifax and back.

He also spent several months doing a residency in Toronto at The Cameron

House. “It was a lot of fun”, he says, smiling. “I played on Wednesday Nights and a had really big, six-piece band with me.”

All four of 2014’s releases were recorded at home, which has been lovingly nicknamed by friends and peers as ‘Chateau Hunter’, including Party Talk, about which he says “I really like these songs, I think I spent a lot more time writing and recording these songs then I did with others.”

As far as 2015 Conway says he is starting a new band and reworking and tweaking songs from the last releases and plans on going to back into the studio to collect the best ones onto Vinyl and Cd in April. He is looking to work with James McKenty, who is a long-time area-based producer who is well-respected by local musicians.

“I decided I would give up doing everything on my own and finally bring in someone who knows what they’re doing,” says Conway laughing. “The way I’ve done it is fine, but its always better to have that extra set of ears.”

Conway will be next showcasing his music at The Gordon Best on Saturday, February 21st with cellist Cris Derkson.

Tickets are $10. He can be found on facebook at www.facebook.com/ seanconwaymusic

MovieReview:JupiterAscending-Allthecharmofadishevelledcloset

By Brian Lukaszewicz

Taken by themselves, the adjectives I conjure up when I think back on Jupiter Ascending, the latest offering from the Wachowski brothers, seem more suited to a review of a dishevelled broom closet – muddled, haphazard, and disorganized – than a Hollywood blockbuster.

Regardless, those are the words I keep coming back to. It is a bit of mess, a movie that even by its own standards of logic doesn’t make a whole lot of sense…

Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) is a young maid in Chicago. Her days consist mainly of waking up early, cleaning toilets, and getting home late. She hates her life, revealed to us through subtle little lines like “I hate my life” sprinkled throughout her travels. It’s in this early going we get to meet all of Jupiter’s family and friends, none of whom will have any impact going forward.

Before long though, she’s met Caine (Channing Tatum) – a sort of humancanine super soldier – who reveals to her that Earth is not the birthplace of humanity, but simply a colony seeded by a powerful family of alien royalty.

What’s more, Jupiter just happens to be the genetic reincarnation of said family’s matriarch, entitling her to some serious alien perks.

I’ll ignore the mathematical improbability of genetic reincarnation (whatever, it’s a big universe), but can I just say that I’m sick of the whole premise that aliens live among us and we just don’t notice. It’s fine when a movie like Men in Black does it – it’s meant as a joke – but we’re supposed to swallow, with all the earnestness that Channing Tatum can muster, that these aliens can have a city destroying fight in the middle of Chicago and then somehow erase everyone’s memory of it? That’s just bad writing.

Either way, from here we embark on a tour through the universe, or “the verse”

as Caine calls it, because shortening words is way cooler than saying them the whole way. In essence, the Wachowskis seem to think that explaining the world they’ve created is reward enough in itself, so we’re given scene after scene of different royal leaders, space cops, and other random aliens spelling out to Jupiter just how exactly everything in this royal society works.

There’s a few problems with that… first, despite all of this exposition, most of this stuff still doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. It’s almost impossible to figure out what’s happening half of the time and the movie makes all sorts of detours that don’t really pan out to anything.

Second, quite a bit of the story involves getting to the bottom of this idea of a harvest, something that makes Earth a very valuable planet to these alien royal types. Let’s just say that the

answer probably won’t come as much of a surprise, particularly given the Wachowskis previous work (*cough* The Matrix *cough*). I don’t know you, but I’m going to guess that you can probably get to the bottom of this mystery long before the movie does. In the meantime, you’re just sort of left waiting.

The most significant problem, though, is that we’re being guided through this universe by a pair of pretty dull leads.

Jupiter, for instance, is a particularly weak character.

For 90 percent of the movie, her greatest accomplishment seems to be being born with a particular set of genes.

Simply moving from rags to riches does not in and of itself make you interesting.

On top of that, her entire attitude towards becoming the heir to half of the universe just seems to be “oh, okay.” She rarely if ever contributes to her journey,

she’s basically just along for the ride, and she’s gullible to a point which almost strains credibility… and we’re talking about a movie where giant talking lizards fight a half-man half-dog on anti-gravity skates.

For his part, Caine is almost completely devoid of personality. Apparently he wants to be a soldier again, but aside from that rather generic motivation he’s pretty much just the guy who saves poor naïve Jupiter from whatever mess she’s gotten herself into this time.

What it all amounts to is a pretty puzzling couple of hours, full of hammy characters and weird creative choices.

Even the ending, however sincere, kind of leaves you questioning what the point of it all was. Jupiter Ascending is just an absolute mess of a sci-fi movie.

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Music from around town Part One: Out of town bands

By Keila MacPherson David Wilcox @ the Venue November 29, 2014

Mother Mother @ the Venue November 29, 2014 USS @ the Venue November 25, 2014

Mother Mother @ the Venue November 29, 2014

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Opinionpages Editorials: Welcome to our TCSA/TPSA merger will Self Love Week special issue hopefully lead to levy equality

By Pat Reddick

What you hold in your hands is the second annual Self Love Week issue of Arthur.

Self Love Week is not a new concept, and it’s long been covered in the pages of Arthur, but it wasn’t until last year that we decided to do a special feature on it.

As the Centre for Gender and Social Justice (CGSJ) has characterized it, Self Love Week is an alternative to Valentines Day. It’s a week of “reclamation of love for self and a challenge to dominant ideas of romance.”

When I first arrived at Trent, the week was run only by the Trent Queer Collective and the CGSJ. It focused on queerinclusive, sex-positive events. Frankly, for someone who hails from a very small town, it was incredibly exciting just to read about.

Since that time the scope of the week has broadened immensely. This is also reflected by the sheer amount of groups that are now involved. The Seasoned Spoon, the TCSA, the Community Race Relations Committee, Artspace, and of course, Arthur, are now taking part in or helping to produce the festivities.

It’s fitting that so many groups would be involved, as self love is an inherently malleable and dynamic concept. The way members of a racialized community would approach self love would differ greatly from how a trans woman would approach it, and both would differ from a cis woman’s approach. People whose identities intersect through several com-

munities would have their own unique approach to it.

Furthermore, all of these voices are challenging the socially accepted and expected narrative of Valentines Day. This is, in my mind, why Self Love Week makes for such an interesting special issue. There is no one way to love yourself or to love others.

In fact, an aromantic person would tell you that they actually don’t love others non-platonically, and that voice is a part of the self love conversation as well.

Furthermore, these are not conversations we regularly have. These are conversations usually relegated to the realm of the private.

Self Love Week is a rare opportunity to have a conversation about something intensely private, something folks usually try not to show, and do so in an open public forum, with an audience of people who may just feel the same way as you.

If not, they’re at least an audience who are willing to lend support.

This issue’s special feature is composed almost entirely of first-time or occasional contributors. It features poetry, something Arthur hasn’t had since about the mid-70s.

I think these both speak to the uniqueness of the week in general.

And, for those who just can’t resist, it features some hilarious and subversive Valentines.

I highly encourage you to attend one of the many events going on this week. Or, at least to consider the idea of self love and what that means to you.

By Matthew Rappolt

The fact that the Trent Part-Time Student Association (TPSA) is moving forward with its plans to merge with the Trent Central Student Association (TCSA) should come as welcome news to those striving to eliminate unnecessary divisions within the Trent community (for more information on this story see Ayesha Barmania’s article on page four) Indeed, the idea of this merger seems like a win-win for all those involved. Having a single union represent all of Trent’s undergraduate student community will give existing and incoming part-time students access to the important services and programs offered by Trent’s largest student union. Indeed part-timers are already enjoying a few of these benefits thanks to a landmark deal struck earlier this academic year that extended the TCSA’s health benefits coverage to TPSA members on an opt-in basis.

From the TCSA’s perspective, the addition of a significant amount of new members will bolster its status as the largest representative of student opinion within the Trent community. Furthermore, the extra bump in levy money gained will hopefully be used to extend existing programming and services or begin planning new initiatives.

However, above and beyond the concrete benefits this merger brings to both sides, I hope that its dialogue will kickstart another important conversation within the Trent community: that of the importance of student levy funding.

Even if this merger goes ahead part-time

students will still not individually contribute to the 36 student levy groups currently listed by the TCSA. According to TPSA president Ashley Bonner, there is good reason for this: the part-time student community has never had the ability to vote in the TCSA’s levy referenda and have therefore never actually approved these levies.

But while this is perfectly sound logic, I can’t help but think it unfortunate that parttime students will still not be able to contribute to levy groups equal to the full-timers.

The vast majority of levy groups, including (but not limited to) Arthur, Trent Radio, Absynthe, OPIRG, Walkhome, The Seasoned Spoon, and Sadleir House are accessible to all Trent students and community members, not just the full-time undergraduates.

Furthermore, the very existence of these levy groups at Trent enriches the entire community through the creation of unique grassroots programming, student jobs, and skill-building opportunities.

In fact, there are numerous examples of full-time students who have become so passionate about contributing to the Trent community through a particular levy group that they elect to switch to part-time in order to make room for this work within their busy school schedules.

In short, part-time students are no less Trent community members than full-timers. Now that the TCSA and TPSA seem on the path to merger I would encourage both sides to find an ancceptable, transparent and democratic way to allow the part-time students to gain a financial stake in student levy groups.

Black History Month: Africa is NOT a country...

By Betty Wondimu

…were the words I wanted to scream out loud while watching Blended, a romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler, in addition to addressing the other gross stereotypes and plainly racist innuendos used during the characterization of Africans and “their homogenous culture”.

How about “Uganda be Kidding Me”

by Chelsea Handler, a stand-up comedy special “recounting her African adventures”? I couldn’t even make it to the five minute mark! What made my blood boil even more were the common references made throughout the aforementioned about this illusive “Country of Africa”.

My friends’ response to my utter frustration was that, “It’s just comedy”. After a few not so very pleasant conversations with my friends, I realized that they did have a point, it is indeed just a comedy film- an artistic device of entertainment consisting of jokes and satire used to bring light to different issues within society.

It was then that I realized that my frustration, one that many other Canadian-Africans share, was misplaced; I am frustrated with the power of media that is used and abused by leaders, friends, teachers and society at large.

We are living in the 21st century!

Where there is this magical portal called the Internet that enchantingly gives us [frequently misleading] answers, that still keep on referring to Africa as a country.

Case in point, Bill Clinton in 2013 tweeted “Just touched down in Africa with @ChelseaClinton. Excited to travel for next ten days to @ClintonFdn projects. #Africa2013”.

But this is not a rant; after all I don’t want this to be “Betty’s rant”. I want to go back to a lesson that Trent professors taught me. After submitting our papers on philosophy and social justice we, we had to ask ourselves “So what?” Why should we, as Canadians, care about whether or not Africa is not a country?

After all, the Western perspective, be it fostered through the media or otherwise, is the dominant perspective, giving us no particular incentives to care.

Besides developing the skills of critical thinking, a very integral component of a university education, I believe there is a lot more that we can learn as global citizens.

Globalization through elements such as technological advancements has broken down many of the barriers that have existed before and our lives are more intertwined than ever.

The aromatic Starbucks coffee that you enjoy every morning, the coffee beans have been farmed by Ethiopian coffee farmers. The vey clothes you wear might be from imported material from Uganda, Kenya or South Africa. The oil that fuels your engine might very well be crude oil imported from Nigeria. All of these countries are only five out of the 54 states in Africa.

There are decisions we make that af-

fect these countries, and there are decisions made in those countries that affect us. This, in my opinion, is an incentive to educate one’s self regarding different issues in our society. In contrast, isolating one’s self from the potentially enriching experiences unique to different nations and nationalities around the world is a huge loss.

On a more positive note I am happy to see the TCSA and TACSU work together to address this issue. They have launched a campaign called “Africa is Not a Country” as part of a larger campaign named

Reject Stereotypes, Embrace Humanity.

This campaign was inspired by the efforts of the African Students Association of New York’s Ithaca College and the events of Lady Eaton College’s 2014 Black History Month celebration. It aims to challenge negative misconceptions and stereotypes perpetuated towards people from different African countries.

In fact, it raises awareness of common generalizations and prejudices towards the continent. Let’s hope this is a beginning to a healthy conversation this Black History Month.

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Opinion

Letters to the Editors

TCSA fumbled the ball by rescinding Israel divestment policy

On January 29, the Trent Central Students Association (TCSA) held its annual general meeting of the membership and voted to rescind its “Boycott and Divestment from Israel Apartheid” policy.

This caught me off guard when I read the headline in Arthur, as I did not expect for our student union to backpedal on its ethical decision making.

In its attempt to change the TCSA policy, the student lobby group Trent4Israel has argued that we as a student body should not recognize the current situation in Israel and Palestine as an apartheid.

This then begs the question of what do we call the current segregation and subjugation of racial/religious groups in Israel at the moment. Surely they do not mean to suggest that there is no form of ghettoization of Palestinian space going on in Israel or that the Israeli government is treating the Palestinians with anything that approaches dignity. That, fellow readers, is the current situation of things and there is no argument to be made otherwise.

However, it seems that Trent4Israel

would tell you that this does not qualify Israel as a government practicing apartheid policy and to say that that it is would be to offend those who lived through the apartheid in South Africa not so very long ago. I would conclude otherwise and say that it is even more offensive to those who have suffered to not recognize the tragedies of history when they rear their ugly heads again.

Another argument made by Trent4Israel is that the original TCSA boycott was founded on anti-Semitic principles. This seems absurd. This is not an issue where the basis of the argument hinges on race or religion but on ethics. We, as an active and aware campus, cannot just ignore the fact that the Palestinian people are being put into segregation and are not allowed the freedom to prosper as every human should be guaranteed.

Trent4Israel also makes the completely valid point that human rights issues are occurring in many places around the globe. However, this argument falls short by saying that Israel is being singled out and persecuted while others go unnoticed by the western world.

To that I say: awareness is the first step to solving these issues but not the last. We must stand up to all those that do wrong onto others whether it is Israel, Saudi Arabia, which was mentioned in the article,

or Russia. For example, many Canadians were very vocal about Russia’s policy dealing with homosexual peoples during the Sochi Olympic games.

That is why I will say that I am fully in support of the old boycott of Israel that the TCSA has retracted from. Afraid of being falsely labeled as being anti-Semitic the TCSA has stepped down from their moral convictions. I cannot, however, sit and do nothing while our student government fumbles the ball on such an important issue.

Thanks, Brandon Takeda

Peterborough needs more compassionate infrastructure Have you ever been so unwell or exhausted that all you wanted to do was fall into bed and sleep?

One life-long resident of this city experiences this feeling every day around 6:00 pm, yet there is no bed accessible to him till 8:30 pm when the Warming Room opens, so he has to force himself to trudge around for two hours in the cold streets.

Recently more and more often he has resorted to lying down on the ground or a park bench. Were it not for the kindness

and diligence of the Peterborough Police, who find him and drive him to the Warming Room, he would probably have died of hypothermia.

He is a polite helpful man who shares the little he has. Because he uses alcohol to relieve his misery he can’t qualify for our local shelters which are “dry” and somehow he has never been selected for the supportive housing units that become available.

Recently I had the privilege of visiting a Native reserve near James Bay. When local officials were asked why there were no visible homeless people they replied simply “We look after our own.” The Municipal government has built attractive rent-geared-to-income log cabins to house local elders.

Our city needs more supportive housing and a “Wet Shelter” where people who drink - often to relieve memories of past trauma and tragedy we can’t even imagine - can spend their later years in modest comfort and dignity.

Is it really too much to ask that they should have a bed and pillow and the freedom to lie down and sleep whenever they are tired, depressed, or unwell? Or should we just stand by and watch till the cold, dampness, and effects of long-term exposure bring permanent release, and another frozen body is found on a city bench?

Sincerely, Carol Winter

Comment: Trent BoG not doing enough for fossil fuel divestment

By Calvin Beauchesne

Last week, an editorial was published in Arthur shining a positive light on the Trent Board of Governors for not saying ‘no’ to Sustainable Trent’s fossil fuel divestment proposal. I’d like to examine some of the assumptions outlined in this report, and outline why not saying ‘no’ simply isn’t good enough.

The editorial mentioned that some of the Board of Governors members have attended the Responsible Investment Association Conference and the Ontario Universities Pension Symposium, both in May 2014.

And according to an online statement in June 2014, the Board has begun a “serious examination of the issue.” Another online statement regarding the rally on January 30 organized by Sustainable Trent and OPIRG said, “key issues concerning administration of the faculty pension plan are being addressed by the Board, and a recommendation on divestment will be considered once those decisions are in place.”

While attending conferences is an encouraging step, this has not led to the production of any progress reports or updates to Sustainable Trent in regards to considering divestment. In fact, there has not really been any communication between the Board and Sustainable Trent at all. If the Board is talking about divestment, they certainly aren’t keeping us or the students informed on what is being discussed.

The Board of Governors also has not taken any of the steps we recommended in the report submitted to them last year

by Sustainable Trent, including: conducting an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risk assessment of the endowment and pension funds; hiring an Investment Manager with experience in ESG investing; integrating Mission Based investing in Trent University’s investment policies; and starting to investigate funds to invest in what can be passively

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managed and exclude fossil fuel companies.

The Board of Governors has not said ‘no’ to Sustainable Trent’s fossil fuel divestment proposal, but they have not said ‘yes’ either.

While we understand divestment is a complicated process, our proposal is to “immediately freeze any new investment in fossil-fuel companies, and to divest from direct ownership and from any commingled funds that include fossilfuel public equities and corporate bonds within five years.”

Five years provides more than enough time for Trent to divest in a way that is aligned with it’s fiduciary duty. Therefore, the demand we are making, for the Board of Governors to vote in favor of Sustainable Trent’s fossil fuel divestment at their next meeting in March, is a completely reasonable one.

Trent has an opportunity to be a leader in the divestment movement by becoming the first university in Canada to commit to fully divest. With the exception of Concordia University, that recently set aside $5 million of their $130 million dollar endowment for fossil fuel-free investments, no school in Canada has committed to taking the first steps to fully divest from fossil fuels. Schools in the US have reported increased enrollment and donations after publicly announcing they will divest from fossil fuels.

If Trent is a leader in fossil fuel divestment, and becomes the first Canadian school to divest, it will have an extremely positive effect on the reputation of the university. It will also set the stage for other, bigger schools like the University of Toronto or Dalhousie to do the same, potentially being the catalyst in triggering a snowball effect with the ability to massively impact the reign of the fossil fuel industry and the tar sands in Canada.

Let’s remind ourselves what the purpose of the fossil fuel divestment campaign is. Divestment aims to delegitimize

the social license of the fossil fuel industry by demonstrating that large institutions, like universities, believe it is immoral to profit off of those companies.

If you own fossil fuel stock, you own climate change. Fossil fuel companies have major influence on government through political donations, election campaigns, and television ads in the same way tobacco once did. They have successfully blocked any meaningful action by the Canadian government to significantly reduce carbon emissions to date.

Divestment aims to turn fossil fuel companies into moral pariahs in the hopes that their political stranglehold will be weakened.

This process needs to happen sooner rather than later. The Board’s response to our proposal tells me they assume we have time to spare. This is simply not the case. 2014 was the hottest year on record, and at the end of this year the United Nations Climate Change Conference will take place in Paris, in what will possibly be the most important meeting of world

leaders regarding climate change in history.

This meeting may lead to the development of a global legally binding emissions reduction agreement. If the process of eroding the political stranglehold of fossil fuel companies begins before this meeting, it is more likely that a legally binding agreement will be made between countries, an agreement that we so need to combat climate change.

That is why Trent, and universities and colleges across Canada following in our footsteps, need to commit to divestment now. The Board of Governors must vote in favor of Sustainable Trent’s fossil fuel divestment proposal at their next meeting in March. We’re happy the Board has been so open and welcoming to us, but that falls short of what we’re asking for.

Good intentions do not equal action.

At the end of the day, history will remember us for being bold and being the first school in Canada to completely divest from fossil fuels. It surely won’t remember us for anything less than that.

Clubs&Groups

TCSA: It’s no secret: A degree is a debt sentence

By Alaine Spiwak TCSA Ethical Standards Commissioner

Post-secondary education is less accessible today than it has ever been before.

Sky-rocketing tuition fees and the prevalence of loan-based financial assistance have pushed student debt to historic levels.

70% of Canadians feel students have to take on too much debt, so why is the current system successfully making the ‘debt sentence’ the new black?

Despite almost two decades of multibillion-dollar surpluses, no federal government has introduced a post-secondary funding plan that works.

According to the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), “in September 2010, the total amount of student loans owed to the government reached $15 billion, the legislated ceiling set by the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act. In response, the government altered the definition of “student loan” to exclude over $1.5 billion in federal student loan debt.

Even with this new definition, the federal student loan debt surpassed the $15 billion limit. In response, the federal government again amended the Act in order to increase the limit to $19 billion while, at the same time, dramatically reducing parliamentary oversight of the program.”

To place issues of financial access and student debt into an institutional context, Trent University faces some unique factors.

At Trent, we do have some of the highest tuition and ancillary fees in Ontario.

We also have one of the poorest student populations, as seen by the fact that Trent has one of the highest percentages (70%) of Ontario Student Assistance Program

(OSAP) recipients of any campus in Ontario.

Ontario students have long recommended that the Ontario government use a two-pronged approach to improve access to post-secondary education: reduce tuition fees and provide student financial assistance that is premised on a system of upfront, needs-based grants rather than relying on high tuition fees that are fi-

nanced through loans.

Historically, the TCSA has engaged with the conversation of equal access to education on various fronts, including working with the Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario “The Hikes Stop Here” campaign, the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) “Education is a Right” campaign, and lobbying to Trent’s Board of Governors. The TCSA has also outreached and engaged with students to educate them on this issue at hand.

While many students rely on loans to finance their education, CFS believes that reducing the debt cap, moving toward the replacement of loans with non-repayable grants for lower-income students and reducing or eliminating interest on student loans are all helpful ways to lower the amount of student debt.

It’s no secret: a degree is a debt sentence, but we can change that. This semester the TCSA will be outreaching and engaging with students once again on this issue.

All students are welcome to share their stories and testimonies that will help garner attention and spark conversations.

Go to itsnosecret.ca and take the first step, or contact the Vice President Campaigns & Equity, Boykin Smith for more information.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada: Trent Radio: My first Geek Day A match is something magical

By Hayley Raymond

By Crystal Peckford-McGrath

I swung my feet in the air as the school office was busy around me. I was waiting for my mom to take me to the dentist. She ran in and noticed some flyers on the front desk. I watched her get them and kneel down to me. “Honey, this is for Big Sisters,” she explained: a great program helping girls who need a mentor to be matched with one.

I was told I would be on a waiting list that could take up to two years. I was handed an activity book with a smile from the case worker. I did that booklet that night dreaming about what my Big Sister would be like.

I did not have to wait long in 1994, I was matched with my Big Sister Joan. Joan and I saw Big Sisters combine with Big Brothers and become Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada (BBBSC).

She saw me graduate with honours and go to college. She watched me gain a voice and be an advocate for sexual assault survivors. She watched me go back to college, and later get married. She watched me get voted into the OPIRG board. She saw me branch out and use my voice to help others.

I would not have been able to do this if Joan did not give me the time and support I needed. This is what mentoring does.

From their start they aimed to match kids aged 6 to 16 with a mentor. The needs these kids/teens have can be helped by a mentor. 63% of the mentees are enrolling

into post-secondary education and 87% of mentees have built a strong social network that will help them succeed in life.

BBBSC, for almost 102 years, has been known for matching one on one. This traditional match is still in works, however they have found more ways to branch out to kids and teens in need.

Now somebody wanting to volunteer can undergo more programs (some require fewer hours, such as the traditional match).

Programs such as: In School Mentoring GoGirls; Game On!; Big Bunch; Couples for Kids; Teen Mentoring; Post- Secondary Readiness Program; Between Generations; Kids N Kops; and DreamCatcher.

In 1994, as I was handed the booklet with a caring word from our case worker, it began.

So the magic started with Joan when we had fun sitting in the rain one day when we could not get to an outing. In the car, I knew that this was not just a match, I could tell this was my sister for life.

As I am going to Guelph, I get a text from a happy Joan saying she cannot wait to see me. That is the magic that lasted for much longer than the years that we were matched for.

A relationship can grow out of a match, which can last a lifetime. I believe that mentoring does work and students can make the impact in the community.

If you wish to know more, visit BBBSC at www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca. Then go on and share a little magic.

It was a beautiful day when I came to Peterborough for the second time in my life.

I had come to move in to my room in a big student house on Water Street for my first year of school, and I was with my dad and brother and all of my stuff in our minivan.

I can’t be sure of the actual weather that day, but in my mind the scene is washed in sunshine and sparkles. I was elated to begin living on my own, meeting new people, and attending university.

As our car neared Peterborough, I leaned forward and turned on the radio to see what kind of local stations were in town. I hit the scan button, and after a few seconds the dial settled on… 92.7 FM. A white noise came out of the speakers, then some distant beeping sounds. I was confused. We all were. It sounded like we were listening to 2001: A Space Odyssey’s ambient background noises. Did radio stations even play things like that?

A hush had fallen over the vehicle as the three of us furrowed our brows and tilted our heads at each other inquisitively. Finally, two voices began speaking—not like how radio announcers usually talk, however, but casually, kind of goofy even!

The speakers paused and said “ummm”, and they started talking about… Battlestar Galactica! These were two guys, on the radio, playing spaceship noises and pretending to be aboard a ship on Battlestar Galactica.

When my dad and brother and I realized this, we laughed harder than we had at any of the goofy car trip jokes that had been made in the four hour drive from North Bay. It wasn’t necessarily that the content itself was funny; it was just the sheer absurdity of turning on the radio and hearing… well, Trent Radio.

At the end of the segment we were heading down Parkhill Road, nearing our final destination, and the station announced

that we had been listening to a rerun of a show from something called Geek Day at Trent Radio.

The absurdity of Trent Radio and its programmers was one of the best first experiences and impressions I had of Peterborough, and it made me feel like I would be right at home in the strange city I was about to jump into.

And who could have guessed that one year later I would be doing my own Geek Day show?

Since that fateful day, I’ve learned that Geek Day is an annual event at Trent Radio, where the regular programming is scrapped for the day and people can instead sign up for shows on whatever topics they geek out about, be it rock tumblers, knitting, Dungeons & Dragons, or, as it happens, Battlestar Galactica.

Listen in all day long at 92.7 CFFF FM in Peterborough on February 25, or sign up for your own show right now at the sign up sheet located in the hallway at Trent Radio House, 715 George Street North (take the West Bank bus to the Sadleir House stop and walk ten steps south - it’s that easy).

Join a host of other programmers and I here at Trent Radio in coming together to geek up the airwaves, and maybe, by extension, reaching out to the citizens of Peterborough to inform or remind them about how unique and wonderful our city is!

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SportsPage Trent rowing teams secure gold, silver, and bronze medals at championships

By Matt Seaby

Although the fall rowing season ended over two months ago, Trent Rowing hasn’t been taking any time off. This past weekend, three members of Trent Excalibur’s varsity rowing team captured medals in competition at the Canadian Indoor Rowing Championship on Sunday.

Graham Peeters, Joshua King, and Alex Watson all managed to push through the competition on route to one of Trent’s best finishes at the event. This event is a chance for rowers to put their fitness to the test, and compete against athletes from all over Ontario during the winter months.

Many varsity teams from around the province send their best athletes to the Championships to give them a taste of the competition (and a chance for bragging rights) during otherwise monotonous weeks spent training indoors as the waterways and lakes are rendered inaccessible.

At the championships athletes subject themselves to a 2000 meter race on an indoor rowing machine (ergometer). This is an important gauge of fitness in the sport of rowing as the specific distance reflects the most common length of boat races.

Over the course of what amounts to a 2000 meter sprint, the human body endures an incredibly painful experience that pushes both its mental and physical limits.

Unfortunately, the better one becomes at handling this experience, the more painful it is. After the first 500 meters the cardiovascular system is no longer able to adequately supply the body with enough oxygen for its muscles to function normally. As such, the muscles begin to produce lactic acid as an indicator to end the race.

However, as this is not an option, the mind forces the body to push onwards.

Lactic acid continues to build, consuming the muscles with the sensation of being on fire. All the while the lungs and heart are trying to take in and distribute as much oxygen as physically possible to undo what it is being forced to endure. Relief comes only after a final sprint in the last quarter of the race that pushes the athlete to their absolute limit.

Both Joshua King and Alex Watson

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found themselves in arguably the most contested event of the day, the U23 lightweight men’s division. In the lightweight category there were six athletes who had posted personal bests of 2000 meter times in the range of 6:20 to 6:25.

From the outset Matt Christie from Queen’s University took an early lead, attempting to break the 6:20 mark, but he faded as the race progressed. Similarly, Matt Druken from Brock University pushed hard for podium finish at a pace that would have put him at a 6:24, but toward the final 500 meters he fell behind.

It was not until this final 500 meters that both Joshua King and Alex Watson put on their final sprints that would land them in 2nd and 3rd.

Grayson Gray from Brock University, a U23 World Championship Bronze Medalist, held the second speed consistently throughout the race and put on his own push that would give him a well-earned gold medal on the day. The final times for the lightweight podium were 6:22.0 (Gray), 6:23.3 (King), and 6:24.2 (Watson).

In the U23 Heavyweight event Graham Peeters managed to hold off a field of athletes by a 4 second margin as he paced his 2k to a personal best of 6:02.9. Accompanying his personal record was a gold medal for himself and Trent University.

The Varsity single sculler, who represented Canada in the U23 men’s quad this past summer, has been upping his training in preparation for national team selections in the spring.

In the race Peeters emerged as the leader after the first 500 meters and held his position there throughout the race. Coming up just behind Peeters was Brock University’s David deGroot with a time of 6:07.0 and McMaster University’s Karl Zimmermann at 6:08.7.

With the Canadian Indoor Championship done for another season, university teams across Ontario look ahead to the next indoor rowing event of the season, the McMaster 2x4k in March.

The erg relay is a fun event where teams of four enter to see who can maintain the fastest time across eight kilometers of sprints.

Varsity Standings

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Women’s Volleyball - OCAA East Wins

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Georgian

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Seneca

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Canadore

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George Brown

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By Paul Sanderson

listings Clubs & Groups Learn to Fence! Practices are Thursday 6:30-8:15pm and Sunday 7-9pm in the Main Gym. No experience required. You need to arrive in workout gear with athletic shoes, all other equipment is provided.

It is $20 for the semester. For more information go to trentu.ca/fencing or email courtneypeeters@outlook.com 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.

Come learn basic to advanced Arabic! Our classes cover reading, writing and speaking. Weekly Arabic classes every Tuesday from 5-6pm at GCS 108. Absolutely free!

Sadleir House Come visit the Sadleir House Library Open Mondays 11am-4pm, 6-9pm, Tuesday 1-9pm, Wednesday 12-9pm, Thursday 1-6pm, Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm in Room 107 (wheelchair accessible). The Sadleir House Library is a free lending library open to all students and community members. With over 4000 books covering general academic interest and 2000 films focusing on international titles, documentaries, art house, and LGBT interest.

The OPIRG Free Market. Wednesdays 3-5pm, Thursday & Fridays 1-5pm. Located in the basement of Sadleir House, right across from the Food Cupboard at 751 George St. N. Thanks to the dedication of OPIRG volunteers, the Free Market and Food Cupboard are open several days a week, year round.

We now have a drop off bin permenantly located at the entrance of Bata Library. When you have clothes, household goods, books or non perishable food…drop them off in the Free Market bin at Bata library, Trent University or bring them to the basement of Sadleir House. All items will end up in the Free Market, to be given away at no cost to whoever needs the items.

OPIRG Food Cupboard Open the 1st, 3rd, and 5th week of each month: Wednesday 3-5pm and Friday 1-5pm. Sadleir House Basement. OPIRG is a member agency of Kawartha Food Share and runs the Food Cupboard. The Food Cupboard receives weekly shipments of various non-perishable food items and is available during regular hours of operation, or by appointment. The service is open to Trent University students as well as community members. Feel free to call 705-741-1208 for more information. Donations directly to the Food Cupboard are also accepted.

extra hard SUDOKU (since you’ll have 2 weeks to do it)

Trent Queer Collective - Trans*Space. 4th Wednesday of each month (next date is Feb 26), 6-8pm Lecture Hall (room 106) wheelchair accessible A hang-out place for Peterborough and area trans*-identified and questioning folk to come hang out, chat, share knowledge, be ourselves, and build or find a sense of community and support.

Come meet other local trans folk, enjoy free snacks, and maybe do some arts and

crafts or play a board game depending how you’re feeling! (Please note that this is a drop-in space, so while you’re more than welcome and encouraged to come for the entire two hours, you’re also more than welcome to stop by for a shorter time!)

Trent Visual Arts Network (TVAN) presents “Bringing Artistic minds together.”A month-long student exhibit exploring a variety of artwork styles. All of February in Hobbs Library (room 101, wheelchair accessible). This network was founded on building a community through visual art.

We aim to expose Trent University to a more vibrant and present art culture. We currently run three weekly workshops on campus; sketching, painting and photography. Whether you are a full-fledged artist or someone who just has a love for art, this network aims to connect people from diverse backgrounds to bring more texture to what we know as Trent University and the city of Peterborough. NOTE: Exhibit is NOT accessible for viewing when Hobbs Library is in use. Please call ahead: 705-742-3686 Arthur Makes Love Pub Night. Thursday, February 12, 9pm-12am in the Dining Hall (room 209). Did you know everyone’s favourite campus newspaper has a staff composed largely of “eligible bachelors” and “Sexy Singles in YOUR Area”? Would you like to come to a party and get rejected by some or all of them? Then come to Arthur’s next staff and volunteer party, conveniently happening just before Valentine’s Day*.

Snacks and activities will be provided.

Lots of space to cry alone or with friends! *This is more of a “Self Love Week” event than a Valentines one, so please do not actually hit on our staff.

Monday February 16 Sadleir House will be closed for Family Day Trent Radio Geek Day Pub. Thursday, February 26, 9pm-12am Dining Hall (room 209).

Celebrate your inner geek with us... In celebration of our all day of the Geek (Wednesday), come out to our pub night at Sadleir House. Bring fun geeky stuff like games, comics, or books. CFFF 92.7fm in Peterborough.

Trent Centre for Human Rights, Equity, and Accessibility (CHREA): MV-1 Services. The MV-1 Vehicle provides shuttle services for Trent students, staff, and faculty with a wide range of disabilities. Passengers are individuals experiencing challenges in negotiating distances, topography and pitch that are inherent in the physical landscape of Trent’s campus. The MV-1 service is free-of-charge and can take you anywhere you need to go on any Trent campus (Symons, Traill, or Water St. Residence); rides can be booked online through http:// www.trentu.ca/ohrea/mv1.php. If you have any further questions do not hesitate to contact Trent’s Andrea Walsh (Accessibility Advisor) at 705-748-1011 Ext. 6002.

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: 7pm to 1am, Saturday & Sunday: 9pm to 1am 705-748-1748

send yours to listings@trentarthur.ca

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: 7pm to 1am, Saturday & Sunday: 9pm to 1am. Call us 705- 748-1748 or email walkhome@tretnu.ca to Prebook a walk.

Worried about a course this semester? We want to help! Register for the Academic Mentoring Program to request an upper-year student mentor. Mentors meet regularly with students to discuss course concepts and build an understanding of course material. To request a mentor, or to volunteer, visit trentu.ca/academicskills/ peermentoring.php.

Do you find your class readings overwhelming? Could you use a little help organizing your study time? The Academic Skills Centre is the best place to come to get your daily academic life under control! Book an appointment online through your Student Experience Portal at trentu.ca/sep. Click on “Book Appointments” and select “Academic Skills”. We’re located at Suite 206 in Champlain College and our services are always free!

Local An eclectic group of editors and writers, we meet the last Monday of every month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Community Room at Princess Gardens in Peterborough, Ontario.

We network and share training and educational opportunities. We also bring in speakers and learn from one another. Trent students who are interested in learning more about editing or business writing are welcome. No dues or fees. We’re an open, not-for-profit organization. Contact: Jane Davidson 705-772-7692. bestwritecom@gmail. com. http://www.bestwritecommunications. net Travel AND work over the summer - get certified during Reading Week! Travel/ Teach English -TEFL Certification with The TESL Trainer at One World ESL School. www.tesltrainer.ca Contact: tesltrainer@sympatico. ca ESLHelp & Editing.

Contact: worldeslschool@sympatico.ca

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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 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) Feb. 18-19 (during reading week, a great time to take the course), 26-27, or Combo Course SFA/ Level-C CPR (8:30-5:00) Feb 18-19 (during reading week, a great time to take the course), 21-22, 26-27, 28-Mar 1, Mar 4-5.

Contact: sjapeterborough@bellnet.ca, 705745-0331, sja.ca St. John’s Ambulance CPR Recertification (Weekdays at 6:30 pm, or Saturdays at 1:00) Feb 17, 21, Mar 7, 10. Call for additional dates, or organize your own group at a

Thursday

convenient time at any location--discounts for groups! sjapeterborough@bellnet.ca, 705-745-0331, sja.ca

Arts Galerie Q, Solo Exhibit - Claude Picher, R.C.A. on until February 28. Galerie opens 10-6, Thursday-Sunday. Galerie Q 705-9448888 1521 County Rd. 10, Cavan, ON, L0A 1C0 Kris & Will: Arenalodge. Exhibition runs until March 28 at Artspace, 378 Aylmer Street North.

The Peterborough Storytellers usually meet on the third Wednesday of the month, from 7 to 9 at the Peterborough Public Library.

Our next meetings will be on Feb 18 (Personal Storytelling) & March 18 (World storytelling day. Theme “Wishes”).

Kawartha Youth Orchestra presents: Music Magic. Come join the Kawartha Youth Orchestra for their first concert of 2015, “Music Magic” on Sunday, March 1 at Market Hall. Ticket buyers will hear our region’s talented youth “make magic” performing some of the world’s greatest music, including Schubert’s famous “Unfinished” symphony and Bizet’s Carmen Suite as well as oboe and violin concertos by graduating members of the KYO! Tickets for this 3pm concert are $15 for adults ($5 for youth and $20 at the door) and available by visiting the box office or purchasing online at markethall.org.

Community Valentine’s English Country & Contra Costume Dance. Saturday February 14 at St. John’s Anglican Church, 99 Brock St. Peterborough. 7:30 - 10:00pm. $10 Regular admission, $8 Students. No experience (or dancing partner) necessary! Live music, supportive instruction, wonderful people and for this particular event, a chance to wear your favourite costume, period or festive attire and share in a decadent dessert potluck at the break.

The next Word*UP! happens Wednesday, February 11, 7 pm at the Spill on George Street. Word*UP! is an evening of spoken word, poetry and assorted literary hijinks. This month’s theme is “Love And Other Catastrophes.” Open mic, no cover, cash bar, and a growing community forming around poetry. We’re welcoming, affirming, peace and joy loving. Come share!

The Theatre on King is happy to welcome back Dave Cave and his new show Win a Date With Dave Cave (The Gay Comedy Reality Show: Peterborough Edition) on Friday, February 13 at 8pm. $10 at the door. Comedian and professional DILF hunter, Dave Cave, brings his cross-province search to Peterborough. After debuting in Toronto, “Win A Date With Dave Cave” condenses the reality show dating process into a live performance. Applications, mini dates, challenges and a final elimination... this one-of-a-kind vanity project is as hilarious as it is uncomfortable. Everyone welcome to apply! He is literallu driving a truck from Lindsay and someone will literally win a date with him. Dave Cave is the writer and performer of “Madonna What The Hell: A Worst Hit Musical”, which debuted during Ptbo Pride 2014. He lives in Lindsay, Ontario and doesn’t want to talk about it. TTOK, 159 King St. (around back)

Friday

t Craig Cardiff @ The t The Sadies with Devin Gordon Best Theatre Cuddy @ Showplace (8pm) (7pm) t The Silver Hearts @ t TUMS Open Mic @ The The Garnet (9pm) Trend (8pm) t The Crux with Broken t Tune-o-matics @ The Harmony and 5 Shots To Spill (9pm) Ragtown @ The Red Dog (9pm)

This Weekend in Live Music: presented by ElectricCityLive.ca

Saturday t Melissa Payne and The Platonic Lovers @ The Gordon Best (8pm) t Anti-Flag with The Dying Arts @ Red Dog (9pm) t The Woodshed Orchestra with hello babies @ the Spill (9pm)

t Mass Device presents t The Woodshed OrchesELMS with KOMPASS@ The tra with hello babies @ Gallery in the Attic the Spill (9pm) (8pm) t The Lonely Parade t $2 Punk Show with The Tape Release with Faux Corporate Life, V.S. Cults, Stacey Green The Borg. The N.S.P., Jumps, and Germ Sperman Piss Locust @ The Spill Deth Trip @ The Garnet (9pm) (10pm)

More Special Issues: A Call for Submissions Women’s Issues Issue

Trent Arts Issue

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Issue 21 is going to have a very unique arts section. We’re looking for student artists to submit work to be included in a unique printexhibition.

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Furthermore, we will, of course, be curating this issue and using only a select amount of works based on the space we have available and with the intention of showcasing works from the broadest amount of media and artists possible.

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