Category: Writing
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“I really thought it was going to burn down to ashes”
Originally published: http://www.trentarthur.ca/i-really-thought-it-was-going-to-burn-down-to-ashes/ Late in the evening on Saturday November 14, the Peterborough Masjid Al-Salaam was set on fire. The ongoing police investigation claimed that the fire was set deliberately and the timing of the arson attempt, only a day after an attack on Paris by the terrorist group the Daesh (ISIS), has led authorities…
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University bookstores and how to undermine them
As we come to the end of the year, buying schoolbooks is one of the last things on our minds. But thinking ahead to next year, Arthur decided to look into the question of how exactly Trent’s bookstore works, and why book prices are set so high. Currently, Trent University has a contract with Follett,…
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How to get something done at Peterborough City Hall
Originally published: http://www.trentarthur.ca/how-to-get-something-done-at-peterborough-city-hall/ Say you have a great idea for Peterborough. It’s a very reasonable project or policy that would vastly improve the quality of life for residents of the city. It’s something that would fall under the purview of the municipal government, (e.g. improving sidewalk accessibility). How would you go about getting it done?…
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Blended Learning: The line between two worlds
Taking the best of the classroom and digital tools, blended learning is testing the limits of pedagogy.
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Bata Library, the knowledge centre of Trent University
The library has long been an integral institution of a university–but with more and more literature and research found online, what is its role for students today?