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International Talent

By Cornel Grey

As corny as it sounds, it really warmed my heart to be amongst my fellow internationals at the recently held staging of Cultural Outreach, dubbed CO12: Creating the Element of Cultural Diversity. I’ve made a habit of adapting assimilatory practices, never paying attention to the beauty that comes with being a part of a colourful and rich culture. The event, organized by the Trent International Student Association (TISA), gave me much-needed perspective and presented patrons with a show dense with spectacular talent and resplendent spirit.

The show had a total of thirteen acts (well fourteen, if you count the comedic banter of the emcees for the evening). It was a melting pot of cultural displays from all over the world, showcasing talent that is only available in Peterborough for but once a year. The audience responded well to the show, and for what it’s worth, CO12 got my stamp of approval. The showcase

was approximately two hours, intermission included, which is short (I am told) in comparison to previous years.

Onto the recap: The lights dimmed, the collective voice of the audience was hushed, and the curtains opened. One by one, students from all over world said ‘Welcome’ in their language of origin, ending in the French ‘Bienvenue’, after which there was a communal ‘Welcome to Cultural Outreach!’ from everyone. In come the emcees, Nishant Patel and Shahbaz Chaudry, with their ‘dramatic entrance’, and official opening of the show. Their appearances on stage thereafter gave the audience short breaks between performances and allowed for a more tangible engagement with spectators.

First up was the TISA choir in a cappella with Josh Groban’s “To Where You Are”, featuring a solo by Jared King. Their second piece was a Finnish-Swedish folk song entitled “Vem Kam Segla”. It is characteristic of the choir to perform soft, melodic pieces inclusive of angelic harmonies and they did not disappoint. Following that performance

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was the duo of Mbongeni Mtewa and Anna Nikolaeva performing an R&B/Hip-Hop dance called “Stepping to A Heartbeat” about love and relationships. The story had an effect on those who could relate conflicts in involving intimate relationships and was well-received by patrons. Upping the tempo of the show thereafter was “Nobody” by the Cander Girls which involved a catchy Korean pop song, sparkly dresses, and entertaining dance moves. Following that high-energy performance was Tessa Nasca slowing it down and imparting words of wisdom through her original spoken word piece, “Inquiry, Work, Community”.

I’ve been told that if one appreciates the performance of a poem, one should snap.

There wasn’t so much snapping as there was applause but either way, those who tuned into her words responded well to the message.

Following that piece was a group of young men from Saudi Arabia performing a dance. This was a first for Cultural Outreach and is reflective of the growing diversity of the international community

at Trent. The group onstage attired in authentic Saudi Arabian dress with their national flag in tow. Samba came next, but not before the emcees did a little samba of their own, recruiting the assisting of one lucky audience to dance with them. The Brazilian Samba dancing included hightempo music, fast footwork, quite a bit of gyration, and carnival costumes which called for thunderous applause at the end of their performance. There was a musical cohesion of instruments afterwards featuring Faris and Joey on the Arabic drums and Spanish guitar respectively, and a ‘galactic’ performance by Trent Dance Team’s own Devon. Patrons were also treated to a dynamic performance of Latin dance and song, which was centred on a budding relationship between a fictional female Trent student studying in Ecuador and the suave, young native. A song for those yearning for home, a celebration of the Caribbean ‘Soca culture’ and an extensive display of South Asia’s Bollywood and Bhangra culture closed the show.

Photo by Andrew Tan, more on page 6

in the paper this week

centre: Recapping Cultural Outreach, Israeli Apartheid Week, and the TCSA election p. 2 - The banned Doonesbury comics • p. 4 - Have you ever changed a life? p. 5 - Trent World Water Day • p. 8 - A look at two very different musical acts p. 9 - A reaction to Kony 2012 • p. 10 - Get ready for Trent Radio this summer

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re: Savage Arms Dear Editor, I would like to respond to Matthew Davidson’s letter regarding Savage Firearms (Savage Firearms Needlessly Offensive; Feb 13, 2012).

Matthew - if you don’t like Savage Arms, don’t work for them. In a time when good jobs are hard to find who are you to stop other Trent students from deciding who they can and cannot work for? Perhaps those that might have worked for Savage Arms should turn to you so you can find a job for them (you appear to have all the answers).

As per the Savage Arms logo, you are free to contact the company and lobby that they change it. While you’re at it feel free to go after Mutual of Omaha, Cleveland Indians, Indian Motorcycles, Land O Lakes Butter, etc. etc.

As an alumni, hunter and gun owner I really have to shake my head at your objection to a gun company being at a job fair at Trent.

You may find it hard to believe, but most of the firearms sold by Savage Arms (as well as most other gun companies in Canada) are used for hunting, not homicide. And last time I checked hunting was a large part of many native cultures and traditions in Canada.

If you don’t like guns, don’t own one; the choice is yours. But for those of us that enjoy hunting and feeding our families with wild, organic meat you’re in no position to preach.

However, if you are also against hunting too I have a couple of freezers you could fill for me next fall if you’d rather I not shoot geese, deer and bear.

R.S. Dunlop Carleton Place Trent Alumni, 1991

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KONY 2012 Video Response Earlier this week I became one of seventyeighty million people to watch the thirty minute Kony 2012 video. As a first year International Development student and an individual who is very passionate about human rights I was curious about what had made so many of my Facebook friends change their statuses from the regular “I just made toast J” to “Stop the atrocity of child soldiers!” As much as I was thrilled to see so many people take an interest in such an important issue I was also terrified that it would be a fad that would burn out in about a week. It appears that is what has happened. After such a momentous response to the initial video, people have simply moved on without doing further research, and worse, without doing anything to help, despite the abundance of opportunities that are available to them.

It was in this frustrated mindset that listened to Michel Chikwanine, a former child soldier in the Great War of Africa; speak at the Champlain Great Hall on Wednesday, March 14. For someone who had survived such atrocities, including being forced to kill his best friend at the age of five, Michel appeared to be happy.

He spoke of how the Africa he loved was welcoming and he also talked about the strong bond he has with his family, particularly his father. Not many Canadian teens would speak so glowingly about their parents. And, as I had expected going in to this talk, the questions afterward turned to Kony 2012 and what he thought about it.

Michel responded eloquently with what had been boiling inside me all week. Taking out one man will not solve the problem. Michel went on to say that we to do more research

and also need to explore the root causes of conflict if we ever hope to solve issues, such as that of child soldiers. We need to provide education for children and protection for the teachers who risk their lives so that those kids can break the cycle of poverty.

Michel put an emphasis on the need for programs to help former child soldiers integrate back into the communities and, most importantly, we must do something.

Volunteer for what you are passionate about; donate your money or time or both!

Take an International Development Studies course to understand the infrastructure that allows men like Kony to operate, but please people do not just post a video and expect to change the lives of people who desperately need you to care.

Sincerely, Jayme Blondin

Re: False advertising from London Property Co. I’m so glad that someone actually caught on to what London Property Co. was doing in regards to its advertising. I find it incredibly saddening that an organization that has many of these “residences” be continuing such a practice unchallenged, legally speaking.

This is not the only thing that should be troubling students, however, there is worse to come.

In the past they have also lashed out against the student population for other things. The most outrageous was at Durham College/UOIT in Oshawa where the property group complained that students weren’t lining up to get into

their newly built residence. They wanted to stop private houses offering cheaper rent by slamming private houses that offered rooms to students at more reasonable prices through community forums and decisions.

In 2008 the City of Oshawa proposed a new bylaw proposed to stop supposed “town-and-gown conflicts” which would have “restricted rental houses to four bedroom rentals regardless of the size and landlords would have to pay $250.00 per bedroom annual licensing fee plus other insurance”.

The bylaw has sparked backlash from the student population of North Oshawa,

after all this would mean that rental owners would increase rental cost to compensate meaning more coming out of the pockets of students. It is, however, unclear as to how the solution has unfolded in Oshawa, as a past student in Oshawa I have heard nothing great about living at the red brick monster and assume it is still at it fighting for more profit.

In closing, don’t be surprised if you see rent rising in Peterborough in the coming year as we learn of the troubles caused by the red brick monster.

Signed, J. B.

Re: A Few Words Re: Libertarians organize (as individuals) on campus about Online Education I would like to stress the point that this is a few words about online education and not many or enough to encapsulate what online education really is. Athabasca University prides itself on being a leader in online education for pretty close to everyone, with a high enrollment rate and varying degrees of satisfaction.

Trent University is 100% ready for online education; to say that “Trent lacks knowledge to do online streaming of lectures” is a tough sell when you consider these words coming from someone who has not taken online courses. I’ve taken online courses and hope that the editor’s comment was a joke.

The Trent Liberty Group (TLG) has splashed Trent University with a strong image of what it is like to have an idea so strong in your mind that it defies many things, such as reality. It is with strong distaste for the advancement of liberalism, developed from attending a meeting of the TLG, that I bring forward a defence for reality.

First of all corporations sole drive is to be free, but if free they would unleash a torment well known to man. Consider if you will América Móvil a telecommunications giant in Mexico. This organization acquired other telecommunications firms to grow its strength in the market, a completely acceptable clause in liberalism, but what it did next created waves of consumer out lash. Telecommunications costs, your monthly phone bill, went up 50% over

night, reports of public unrest surfaced quickly. The Mexican government delayed responding to the issue in full force, which lead to tourist sites warning tourists of the incredibly high cost of making a phone call – a potential deterrent but unlikely to hold you back.

Liberalism will make some excuse for the market not being free enough to counteract the adjustment of prices, such as people not making enough due to artificial floors set by governments in wages or minimum wage for example. Don’t let liberalism off so quickly; when the United Kingdom decided to privatize its municipal water supplies in 1989 the cost of water consumption jumped as much as 105%. One might say that this is a fair price and they are simply adding a modest profit margin, perhaps before the government kept it artificially

low. Incorrect, the private water companies were making profit margins as high as 695%, unheard of in every other industry.

What’s the scariest thing about this story?

30% of water users could not afford water, electing not to pay for continuing water service. Isn’t access to water a basic human right?

According to liberalism you are free, free to treat anyone the way you like and free to do anything you like. Liberalism would actually be indifferent if the KKK were to expand across North America, why restrict the freedom of others? Liberalism would also allow people to be treated like dirt in a giant leap backward.

Liberalism defeats freedom.

Signed J.B.

How hard is it to record a lecture? Who doesn’t own a camera of a kind or know how to operate one these days? Even then if you didn’t know how to use one to record a lecture you could find many people around campus to teach you, including the IT staff.

I do agree with the editor in that it is cheaper, the Management Skills course highlights this technology already in motion. In his course there are so many students that Wenjack theatre overflows and a room or two are opened and students sit in those room(s) and watch the lecture take place, streamed. Fewer teachers required, more students, higher profits.

I would finally like to add that one can print off text to read it and this should not be seen as a barrier to what was discussed in the editor’s writing, if anything this would affect visual learners.

Signed, J.B.

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“And the crazy thing is, I don’t even remember [changing her life]”

By Carmen Meyette

Has somebody ever done something that changed your life? Was it something really simple like a compliment or encouragement just at the moment you needed it? How about coming up and letting you know that you’d done a good job at something, or helping you reach some goal? Yes, that’s not surprising. What about this though: have you told that someone that they forever changed your life? Why not?

If you are a leader of any semi-formal or formal capacity at Trent (cabinet member, ISW staff, Don, etc.) you’ve likely heard

of a little something called “The Lollipop Moment”. This concept comes from an inspirational speaker named Drew Dudley.

Dudley was a student at Mount Alison University, was highly involved in his University community, including becoming the chair of Shinerama. He has been the coordinator of the Leadership Development program, coordinator of Campus Life and Alumni Development Officer at the University of Toronto. He has been asked to speak at TedxTalks three times, and has spoken to approximately 100,000 people across Canada, the U.S., and the middle East.

Now he is the founder and Chief Catalyst at Nuance Leadership Development Services, Inc. He speaks to organizations and groups of all kinds for a living, and empowers them to come to grips with what leadership can be and what it can do for them.

He talks extensively about how through his student life he was motivated to fill out his resume, to make it spectacular, because just as it is for so many of us here at Trent, it seemed like that piece of paper needed to be completed by age 25. If it wasn’t good, you were simply could not succeed.

It’s hard to say, however, if his resume really demonstrates anything about the effect he has on people. He had to talk about realizing that the resume wasn’t what

determined his success or his failure. He does seem to practice what he preaches in that he encourages his audience to find what it is you love to do, what you do in your spare time, the talents you offer for free because they’re your passions, and turn that into a career. He recognizes that it isn’t easy or always smooth-going—it’s not always financially feasible at the start—but he guarantees it as a road to happiness and success. Hearing this bit of advice in the midst of his now famous talk on leadership, it’s easy to know he means it.

Here’s why I asked if you’d told that someone who changed your life that they did so. In his talk Drew recounts being told by a girl that while she stood in line for registration on the first day of University, she decided she couldn’t go through with it.

It was just at this moment that Drew came along handing out lollipops and made some silly joke with the boy in front of her. Years later not only did she make it through that line up and register for University (where she’d go on to get her degree), she also married that boy. He didn’t know he had had this impact, he doesn’t even remember the exact conversation. Somehow, without trying to do anything, he drastically changed her life.

That’s what he wants to get across to

people. It’s the message he is famous for pounding through the youth of our nation.

We spend a lot of time making leadership about other people, making it something “bigger than us”, that we can’t attain until we’ve gotten to some certain goal. That attitude prevents us from seeing the power we have to change the world around us today, to lead in our own lives, today.

Drew says we’ve made leadership about changing the world but he doesn’t believe there really is “one world”, rather that there are just 7 billion views of what the world is.

Therefore, if you change just one persons view on things, you’ve changed the world.

When asked by Arthur what he would want to say to the entire student body (or those who pick up this paper and get this far in the article, at least), he brought out a quote of his from his talk: “Work extremely hard to make your grades extraordinary, then work twice as hard to make them the least interesting thing about you.”

Finally, when taking questions at the end, perhaps one of the most quotable things asked was what Drew’s thoughts were on the phrase “everything happens for a reason”.

His answer seemed surprising, and more logical than anything I’d heard before. He said things don’t happen for a reason, but you can find reason in everything.

Israeli PM concerned about Iran

International

an overview of the tension surrounding Iran

By Sara Ostrowska

When Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Parliament Hill earlier this month, Iran’s nuclear program was high on the agenda. The Israeli government has recently been suggesting that there is consideration of a possible military attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Netanyahu told reporters during a brief news conference: “I think there is agreement right now on the main powers that Iran should not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons and that all options should be left on the table in order to assure that that doesn’t happen.”

Harper somewhat denies that Canada would support a pre-emptive strike on Iran, claiming that Iran’s intentions and capabilities remain “a serious concern” to Canada. During the conference, he said: “We of course recognize the right of Israel to defend itself as a sovereign state, as a

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Jewish state. That said, we want to see a peaceful resolution of this issue and we want to see every action taken to get a peaceful resolution of the situation.”

Netanyahu reiterated that everyone wants to see a peaceful resolution, but expressed doubt that diplomacy and negotiations with Iran are the way to stop its nuclear development. He believes that Iran would use the time taken for such talks to continue to advance their nuclear program, while appearing to be cooperating. He said, “I think the international community should not fall into this trap.”

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has put his reputation as a friend of Israel on the line, warning that military action is no way to deal with nuclear-minded Iran. “The solution is political, the solution is diplomatic, the solution is in sanctions,” Sarkozy said. In the wake of new U.S. concerns that Israel might strike Iran’s nuclear facilities this spring, Sarkozy assured his commitment to Israel’s security but emphasized that “the solution is

never military.”

The U.S. has continued to call on Iran to scrap its nuclear program and the sanctions against Iran have been a response to growing concern from the international community that the country is constructing nuclear weapons. Iran continues to insist that its nuclear pursuits are strictly peaceful.

Recently, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog suggested that his government might allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit a suspected nuclear-test site from which inspectors had been barred from twice this year, in an attempt to defuse international tensions over its nuclear program.

Last month, Barack Obama imposed new sanctions against Iran and its central bank.

He signed an executive order that will cut the Islamic republic off from finance and commerce under U.S. jurisdiction. The executive order allows U.S. institutions to freeze all property and interests of the Iranian government, the central bank of Iran and all Iranian financial institutions that come within U.S. jurisdiction. In a letter addressed to Congress, the president accused Iran of trying to “conceal transactions of sanctioned parties.”

Ramin Mehmanparast, a spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, has said that the measures would have no effect on the country because the central bank had no transactions with the U.S. “Many of these (U.S.) activities are in the sphere of psychological war and propaganda, and they cannot affect our work.” Arthur spoke with Trent Professor Feyzi Baban, whose area of expertise includes Middle Eastern politics, and he said, “the sanctions are never fully functional. Iraq had sanctions imposed on them under Saddam [Hussein] for over ten years and it didn’t do anything as far as destabilizing the regime. […] In my opinion, I don’t think the sanctions are going to have a full effect, quite frankly.”

Obama has confirmed that the U.S. has a projected timeline for how long it might take Iran to reach nuclear weapons capability, but said that the political reality is far too uncertain. Furthermore, he has said that every option for dealing with Iran is on the table, including the possibility of military intervention: “we are prepared to exercise these options should they arise.”

Seemingly in response to Obama’s reiteration that the U.S. is working closely with Israel to figure out how to deal with Iran, Hossein Salami, deputy head of the Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard was quoted as saying, “any spot used by the enemy for hostile operations against Iran will be subjected to retaliatory aggression by our armed forces.” When Arthur asked Professor Baban about the growing tension surrounding Iran, he gave some context about the situation: “As most people say, it’s a dangerous situation, but it is a larger phenomenon that has been happening in the Middle East since the invasion of Iraq. I think the Iran situation is one of the unintended consequences of the Iraq invasion because when Americans invaded Iraq, they also unleashed the Iranian influence on the region […] Iranians are Shia Muslims, and prior to the Iraq invasion, the Iranians didn’t actually have an extensive influence on the region. As the Americans invaded Iraq, they sort of unleashed a Shia/ Sunni divide in Iraq, which allowed Iran to come into the vacuum and ally with the Shiites, then the Iranians extended their influence in Lebanon, and then in Syria.

So what we’re seeing is a couple of things happening at the same time: one is like an emerging Shia bloc in the Middle East with an Iranian leadership, and then Israel sort of opposing to that and seeing that as a threat.

The other Sunni countries, or countries with a Sunni majority, are feeling quite nervous about this.”

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SafeandGreen EnergyPeterborough IssuesRadioactive HealthAlert

By Zach Ruiter

Shield Source, located at the Peterborough Airport, manufactures glow-in-the-dark signs. Self-illuminating ‘EXIT’ signs are filled with a radioactive hydrogen called tritium, a waste product from Ontario’s nuclear reactors. Tritium also happens to be the detonating component in nuclear weapons and was used to detonate the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

Shield Source has been releasing large amounts of radioactive hydrogen to the local environment for 25 years and does so needlessly as safer alternative technologies exist for manufacturing the signs.

Apples grown within an 8km radius of Peterborough are highly radioactive. Apples from a tree located on Brealey Drive are routinely sampled to detect radioactive tritium concentrations in the local environment as a result of emissions from Shield Source Inc. The normal background level of tritium in the Peterborough area is 6 ro 7 radioactive disintegrations per second per litre of water (6 to 7 Bq/L).

In August 2009 Apples from the ‘Tritium Tree’ on Brealey Drive measured 878 Bq/L. In 2010 the concentrations averaged 223 Bq/L. Tritium is a known carcinogen that can cause birth defects, genetic mutations, and autoimmune diseases. According to a SAGE pamphlet, “every exposure adds to the risk of health effects, and long term exposure over time increases that risk”.

The Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Awareness (CCNR)’s Tritium Awareness Project TAPCANDA. ORG argues, “tritium becomes part of the water cycle. Falling to earth as radioactive rain or snow, it accumulates in the environment… its seeps into groundwater and flows into streams, lakes, rivers, aquifers, and oceans. It is also taken up by all living organisms”.

In 2009, on behalf of SAGE, Grandfather, Millbrook Resident, and “Tritium-Tracker”, Jeff Bracket, effectively argued against Shield Source at a hearing of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commissions (CNSC), and as a result, Shield Source’s license was reduced from five to three years.

SAGE has recently discovered information in Shield Source’s own Environmental Monitoring Reports; on February 1 2010, there was a major accident at the plant and 147.25 Trillion Becquerels of Tritium was released up their stack into the air.

Soil tested on the lawn of the Shield Source facility measured 1.5 million Bq/L. In 2009, the Ontario Drinking Water Advisory Council recommended a maximum dose exposure of tritium in drinking water be capped at 20 Bq/L. “I’ve been thinking about tritium everyday” says Natalie Guttormsson, of Canadians for Mining Awareness, a sister-group of SAGE. SAGE, OPIRG working group is coordinating the broad based community effort to raise awareness, take direct actions and solicit letters of opposition to Shield Source’s request for an operating license renewal for a period of ten years.

The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)’s legal council has been retained by SAGE to file a submission on their behalf in advance of the May 2 hearing to take place in Ottawa.

Peterborough residents have until April 2 to file their complaints with the Commission. For more information about SAGE’s Tritium Awareness Peterborough program, e-mail tritiuminfo@gmail. com or search Peterborough Tritium Awareness on Facebook.

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Trent World Water Day Celebration

Niibi Giizhigad: Honouring, Learning, Sharing, Celebrating Water Day Celebration - March 22, 2012 12pm-3pm

By Julie Kapyrka

Trent students enrolled in the Issues in Indigenous Environmental Studies (INDG– ERST 3630Y) course at Trent University are organizing a very special event for World Water Day 2012. This event will be taking place at Trent campus on World Water Day, March 22, 2012, and will bring together undergraduate students, graduate students, Trent staff, Faculty, Peterborough youth, and community members to celebrate the importance and sacredness of water.

The motivation to put on this event at Trent comes from the students and their desire to share the things they are learning about in their classroom with the broader Trent and Peterborough communities. They have recognized through their studies the value of water, the need to recognize the water for all it provides, and the importance of providing youth with different perspectives and knowledge around the water that they consume on a daily basis.

In order to put this knowledge into action, students are organizing a oneday event to promote inclusive, crossdisciplinary opportunities for everyone to come and experience, learn, and share ideas about water. The event will feature:

student projects regarding various issues, ideas, and concerns about water presented in an accessible format; a Water Ceremony; drumming and storytelling for water; hands-on water activities to participate in; and engaging water laboratory demonstrations.

The class has partnered with the Sacred Water Circle (sacredwatercircle.ca), a dynamic of traditional people, local organizations, and community members who have come together for the common purpose of creating action plans to promote awareness and to protect and nurture Gchi-Nbi, Sacred Water. The students’ research is being provided to the Circle and the students have been invited to assist with the planning of a gathering and conference on the topic of water, organized by the Sacred Water Circle taking place in May. This regional conference will host teachings from First Nations Elders and Members about traditional ways and respect for water in a spiritual context.

The class is also partnering with The TRACKS Youth Program, (www.trentu. ca/ies/tracks.php) which has worked closely with the Sacred Water Circle, and students from the IES 3630 course to develop a water workshop for youth in grades 2 – 8. These workshops are being delivered in Peterborough and surround-

ing area schools leading up to the World Water Day event. Classrooms participating in the workshops will be invited to join us at Trent on March 22.

The objectives of both the March 22 event and the classroom workshops being led and developed by the students are to: -Educate youth about water and its importance for our world -Expose youth to a perspective of respect for water, and an appreciation of the sacred nature of water -Raise awareness about environmental water related issues -Make links between youth’s personal experiences with water, and learning objectives within the Ontario curriculum -Engage Trent students in meaningful educational opportunities—opportunities to bring their studies beyond the classroom These events will bring together students from many different disciplines and provide an opportunity to showcase the excellent and engaging work that is taking place at Trent University. We have already received a great response from educators, and classrooms who are eager and excited to come and participate in our event!

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Revolution is in the Air at Trent A look at IAW Week 2012

By Zach Ruiter

US drones killed six in Pakistan, a US Soldier massacred 16 Afghanistan civilians, Israeli air strikes killed 26 Palestinians, the website thewrongkindofgreen.com exposed the Avaaz.org, the online petition site, for cooperating with NATO in an international campaign to destabilize Libya and Syria, a viral marketing campaign called “Kony 2012” raised funds for “Invisible Children” and support for military intervention in Uganda as Obama and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu posed for photos on the White House Lawn.

The normalcy of these catastrophic events just within the past week makes things seem less serious than they are, yet here at Trent little could have detracted from the feeling of revolution in the air as the Peterborough Coalition for Palestinian Solidarity held its annual IAW Week.

IAW stands for Israeli Apartheid Week.

Although many associate Apartheid exclusively with South Africa, the United Nation’s 1973 International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid allows for the inclusive use of ‘Apartheid’ as a sign of a set of circumstances in their own right.

IAW does not sit right with the host of Trent Radio’s ‘Thinking Outside the Politically Correct Box’, Dylan DeLeskie. The self-styled Anchor-man of Trent (think Jazz-Flute), claims “these people have multiple banners that say Star of David equals Swastika”.

Live on Trent Radio, DeLeskie asked “how is it not anti-Semitism and how is it not the most spineless and morally disgusting movement?” “Definitely not” said DeLeskie’s “Co-Anchorman”, Kelsey Powell, who repeatedly objected to DeLeskie’s “characterizing” of an entire movement.

With a little bit of research, if pointed, DeLeskie’s hateful and hasty generalization of IAW as anti-Semitic falls flat because of solidarity for Palestine from a growing number of Jewish people in diaspora.

Hedy Epstein, 86 year-old Holocaust survivor travelled with a flotilla to break the Israeli naval blockade in an attempt to deliver letters of support and aid to Palestine.

Jewish teenager, Rachel Corrie, who in defending Palestinian homes, was crushed to death by an Israeli Bulldozer.

Judith Butler, a presenter in last years Toronto IAW asked, “how can I fulfill my obligation as a Jew to speak out against an injustice when, in speaking out against the Israeli state and military injustice, I am accused of not being a good enough Jew or of being a self-hating Jew?”.

Epstein, Corrie, and Butler are not alone; groups such as ‘NION’ (Not-In-Our-Name) and ‘Jewish Voice for Peace’ exist to challenge the actions of Israel. ‘Breaking the Silence’ is a group of former Israeli soldiers dedicated to exposing human rights abuses against Palestinians.

The IAW movement is properly mobile, having spread from a single university campus in 2005 to over 97 cities, offering a rare space where people can hear first hand from

presenters who are part of a network of messengers. These messengers not only reflect on the past and current situation but project a better future by radically reimagining the situation with the promise of revolution.

IAW 2012 brought the energy of the Egyptian Revolution to Trent, a crowd of more than forty students gathered in the Champlain Lecture Hall to hear Deena Gamil’s presentation, “Arab Spring, Apartheid Falls?

The Egyptian Uprising and Possibilities for Palestinian Resistance”. Gamil is a journalist and revolutionary socialist who emerged as a leading voice for vigilantly writing and investigating the events of the uprisings in Tarir Square.

Gamil passionately told the audience about the important role of women leaders in the revolution. Gamil credits a sit-in outside government buildings as a major turning point towards revolution. Gamil recalled “I went to meet with them and I found out that the main leading organizers were females”.

Gamil added “you’re talking about ordinary females who had never been politically active before they were staying and sittingin and organizing on the streets”.

For Gamil this signaled, “things are really changing and when people really start mov-

ing, females show their real potential”.

The project of Egypt’s revolutionaries, for Gamil, is strongly connected with the struggle against Israeli Apartheid: “we want to see borders open and we want something completely different than what is happening. We want to boycott Israel. This is how revolutionaries in Egypt see the future but we can’t do that because [The military government left behind by Mubarek is] still the controlling political forces”.

Gamil brought her experience as a revolutionary journalist to the students who asked about the role of anarchists in the revolution, and her opinion of military intervention, the occupy movement, and when the revolution would come to North America.

To get some perspective on organizing in the shadow of Stephen Harper, who said Canada will “defend Israel whatever the cost”, I recently sat down with former Arthur writer, Syed Hussan. Hussan organizes in solidarity with Palestine as part of No One Is Illegal Toronto. By forming “parallel structures” that go beyond “demand or lobbying”, according to Hussan, we can say “hey, we won’t let you enforce your laws. We’re trying to create a place where people can create their own systems, where they don’t have to demand it”.

Unofficial Elections Results

TCSA

Executive Positions

Equity Commissioners

President Brea Hutchinson- 649 votes

Environmental and Sustainability Commissioner Christian David Karanga- 542 votes

Vice President Student Issues Tessa Nasca- 520 votes

Ethical Standards Commissioner Edress Amiri- 630 votes

Vice President Campus Life Aladdin Hasmani- 537 votes

International Students Commissioner Rhea Seegobin- 1028 votes

Levy Groups Do you support an $80 non-refundable levy for the construction and operation of a student owned and operated Student Center?

Yes- 563 votes No- 585 votes

Are you in favour of a $2.00 refundable levy for the Community Race Relations Committee (CRRC)?

Yes- 607 votes No- 549 votes

The current transit pass is automatically billed to all full-time undergraduate students at a rate of $241.75. Do you support changing our mandatory $241.75 transit pass into a $291.75 opt-in transit pass?

Yes- 326 votes No- 833 votes

Are you in favour of a $1.00 refundable levy for the Trent University Model UN? Yes- 566 votes No- 578 votes

Are you in favour of a $1.50 increase to the Trent University Music Society (TUMS) levy for a total levy of $4.07?

Yes- 544 votes No- 611 votes Are you in favour of a $0.50 increase to the Trent University Emergency First Response Team (TUEFRT) levy for a total levy of $5.90?

Yes- 842 votes No- 307 votes

Are you in favour of a $1.50 non-refundable levy for the TCSA Food Bank?

Yes- 826 votes No-315 votes The current $3.08 refundable Oxfam levy is sent to Oxfam for international development.

Do you support changing the use of this levy to support Trent student led initiatives that will engage the Trent and Peterborough community?

Yes- 784 votes No-369 votes

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Music

DESTINATION:GUTTER spills their piss, shows Arthur they’re (their?) number one and mournful visages staring into nothing is the rock aesthetic of choice, it is rather refreshing to know that showbiz, though dead, has been resurrected locally into a howling armada of relatively talented lurching heavy metal corpses. An armada aptly titled DESTINATION:GUTTER. Band axe wielder Dave T. spent a few minutes with Arthur hammering out the details.

Arthur: The last time I had the honour of witnessing the GUTTER, Sean Fisk ran at me with a wood axe and completely destroyed the coffee table I was sitting behind. Is there a history behind the violence/ insanity that the band seems to represent?

D.T.: As a multidisciplinary art group we watched A History Of Violence staring Aragorn from The Lord Of The Rings and decided we wanted to follow in those footsteps. Watch for gunplay in the next chapter. A History Of Violence was filmed in Millbrook by the way (keep it local).

By Matt Jarvis

DESTINATION:GUTTER are the almost musical hybrid beast spawn of GG Allin, Henry Rollins, Gwar, and the two dudes from Sunn O))). Famous for extreme slow motion rock posturing juxtaposed against front man Sean Fisk’s bang-on interpreta-

tion of human rabies infection, the band has been known to terrify audiences with an almost mortal decibel rating and a stunning confidence in their members immune systems (I’ve personally seen Fisk duct tape a raw chicken to his chest). In the contemporary moment where finely trimmed beards

Arthur: Obviously, stunts form a foundation of your act; I have seen everything from wild watermelon smashing to jugs of (fake?) urine poured on devout fans. What is the process for putting together a GUTTER show? Is there a line you will not cross?

D.T.: As a multidisciplinary art group we start drinking a large quantity of juice and water to produce the urine. If it smells like urine is being poured on you, then urine is being

poured on you. If it smells like gas is being poured on you, be careful when you smoke.

Arthur: I have heard opposing reactions from community members. You are either the worst or the best band. You are either a huge joke or deadly serious. Where does the bands attitude lie along this spectrum?

What reaction do you hope for from an audience?

D.T.: As a multidisciplinary art group we are hardly aware of anyone else in the room or field we are playing in. We are always surprised if anyone stays until the end who are not under contractual obligation to be there.

Arthur: “Louder, Slower” seems to be an unofficial band motto, and is usually followed by some awesome Dave Tobey windmills. Why louder? Why slower?

D.T.: Some groups get better. We get louder.

Arthur: Most memorable gig?

D.T.: I once saw Hothouse Flowers (from Ireland) at HMV on Young St. in Toronto. They were my favorite band at the time. That was my most memorable gig.

DESTINATION:GUTTER will be playing FIRST at The Spill Coffee Bar (414 George St. N) on Thursday March 22, supporting BattleStarRocticka, Beautiful Losers, and Meat Wig.

Three Chords and the Truth Married to Plaid, the Sea, and the Klondike and Not Afraid to Write Songs About It

By Jen Laliberte

their way back west, with shows in Saskatchewan (where Jon originally hails from), Alberta, and BC.

Three Chords and the Truth came to be in Dawson City, Yukon, in 2007. Jon Ostrander joined his friend Aaron Burnie, who was playing a solo gig in Dawson City, Yukon, for a few songs and, after briefly toying with the name Curmudgeon and the Big Lost, Three Chords and the Truth was born. Ryan West (and his mandolin) joined Aaron (and his banjo and guitar) and Jon (and his guitar and harmonica) in 2010, providing the crucial third to their truth.

Aaron, Ryan, and Jon are all transplants to the Yukon, and Jon recalls Aaron (who has called the Yukon home since 2005) being “the first person [he] met in Dawson City”. Ryan remembers hearing tales of Three Chords and Truth, and was impressed to hear “these two young guys singing original songs that had timeless sound” and his mandolin fit right in with their old-timey folk repertoire.

As the name insinuates, Three Chords and the Truth tell it like it is, and they’re not afraid to wear their hearts on their plaid sleeves. This three-piece of dapper gents has taken the mantra of “no guff, just good tunes” to guide their musical journey, and Three Chords and the Truth are on the move once again.

Three Chords and the Truth have played all over the Yukon, including appearances at the infamous Dawson City Music Festival, as well as performing shows in Victoria, Saskatoon, and Montreal. The boys are keen to play more gigs in “the lower ten”. For Jon, Ontario was a perfect place to start because it “just has so many places close together compared to other parts of the country” and will allow Three Chords and the Truth to meet, greet, and serenade many different towns and cities. After the February 28th ‘The Truth Hurts 2012” kick-off in Montreal, Aaron, Jon, and Ryan have been zig-zagging their way across the province, visiting Peterborough (with previous gigs at the Garnet and The Spill), Oshawa, Hamilton, St. Catherines, and Toronto, with shows still to come in Eugenia, Orillia (Aaron Burnie’s hometown), Coburg (Ryan West’s stomping ground), and Fort Frances, before breaking into Manitoba and making

Trent alumni Ryan West feels right at home back in Peterborough and performing with Jon and Aaron, and all three chords will inevitably come across many of their summer-time Yukon fans as they cross Canada’s provinces; Dawson City’s transient nature means there are Three Chords and the Truth friends, fans, and well-wishers all across this great land. Having places to stay makes touring cross-country a much more feasible venture, after all.

And with each member of the band visiting his respective hometowns, the accolades are sure to be plentiful.

As for anticipated tour highlights, Jon is excited to visit Niagara Falls for the first time and wonders if they will have whiskey sours on the Maid of the Mist. Huge Peter Gzowski and Morningside fan Aaron is looking forward to having his picture taken here at Trent’s Gzowski College Enweying building. Three Chords and the Truth are certain to meet a lot of folks and make a lot of fans along the way, with energetic and folksy sets sure to fit right in with Peterborough’s musical stylings.

Their old-fashioned blend folk, and twang is tinged with gospel and pop, appealing to young, old, and everyone in between. Three Chords and the Truth have sounds and songs shaped by the Yukon’s by-gone flair, and Aaron insists their music “is still about truisms” even though Three Chords and the Truth have begun stepping outside what was once their banjo-and-guitar comfort zone.

Ryan’s mandolin was just the beginning. Aaron, Jon, and Ryan plan to begin recording the first full-length Three Chords and the Truth album after their tour ends.

Ambitious young lads with songs in their hearts and Michael Hurley on their minds, Three Chords and the Truth will deliver a toe-tapping, hand-clapping good time wherein hooting, hollering, and hootenanny are welcomed and encouraged. Get your Yukon on Sunday March 18 at the Montreal House. The show will help you work your way through that St. Patrick’s Day hangover you may or may not be nursing the olde fashioned way!

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You can check a load of Three Chords and the Truth on the world-famous Internet at: threechordsandthetruth.ca and you can check out songs and more from Three Chords and the Truth on Facebook, Bandcamp, CBC Radio 3, and Soundcloud.

opinion

Kony Hysteria

By Ayesha Asghar

I am still very sceptical about the whole thing. It’s not like the world will be all cupcakes and unicorns if Joseph Kony is arrested; there will always be someone else to fill in that power gap and most likely something worst will emerge.

People all over the Internet have been crusading over Kony’s military budget, which is supposedly lavish. It might be true, but did anyone really bother to think for a second who benefits from the chaos he creates and how he gets his hands on so much money? After all, we live in a place where most of the weapons in circulation are made by the great developed nations. So why talk about peace?

I am usually very scared to discuss these topics in public as I am aware of the pseudo reaction which is to be expected from people.

Though people in our western, privileged world are praising the director of “Invisible Children” for making this documentary and making the world more “aware”, in another part of the world (Uganda), where people have been affected by Kony’s resistance army, the few people who attended an outdoor screening of the viral video, organized by African Youth Initiative Network, threw rocks at the screen before it was even over.

Now hold on a minute. Are you surprised and confused? Why would the great saviour of Ugandan people be shamed for his efforts, especially when he is giving them this charity?

Al-Jazeera interviewed a man who was abducted by Kony’s army. He said that he wants to Kony to be stopped, but that he thought the promotional tactics used in the video were insensitive.

There is no representation of Ugandans in this so called struggle portrayed by “KONY 2012”. If you are supposedly “empowering” me, why is not the leadership with me, why is it placed in your hands?

Why does “Invisible Children” have all American board members? Are they scared of Ugandans or do they think Ugandans are incapable of such tasks? Why has the organization refused to be open about their financials, and why is only 30% of the money raised used towards such projects?

Where does the other 70% of the fundraised money go?

Most issues like the case of Kony arise from the fact there has been poverty, colonization, corporatization, and systemic issues of discrimination and oppression. The video is not just disturbing, it’s also racist, demeaning, and condescending in the way it portrays Ugandan people and culture.

If, at the end of the day, all we are worried about is getting rid of one person and if we believe that it will address all the underlying issues, then we are are being naive. We need to be critically aware of who is benefiting from this whole tirade of systemic and cultural violence against African people.

Tavia Nyong’o, associate professor of performance studies at New York University, said in an interview, “it’s propaganda for a western viewer. The way they present the facts and information and history of the conflict and their solution is not something that is by any means the common point of view amongst Ugandans... they say it’s ‘not about politics and it’s not about the economy’ [in the video], but it’s actually all about politics and the economy.”

Personally, I find this whole idea of ‘creating awareness’ to be stupid and ridiculous. Why is it only people from other countries are at it’s receiving end, do we not have issues in North America? Do people over here not suffer from poverty, homelessness, mental health, addiction

and where did gray matter go issues, etc? The western society has been a cause of so many wars and so many brutal killings, from supporting war in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya in the name of democracy, to planning a strike on Iran.

There is blood being shed in the name of people everywhere. There is blood in our laptops, our Coke, our shoes, our phones, our clothes, everything. If someone should be tried for being a war criminal, it should be our great “West” population for greed and systemic supremacy!

Even though I am ranting here today, I am very well aware this will be totally disregarded by our great self-absorbed community which doesn’t believe in power, struggle, systemic oppression, politics, and economics of war. And I know that at their proposed date there will be those great KONY 2012 posters which signify colonialism and white saviours everywhere.

For more analysis read Jamilah King’s “Kony 2012’s Success Shows There’s Big Money Attached to White Saviors.”

And if you have an ounce of conscious, go and look for things for yourself and make your own informed decision.

International Brief

Killing spree in Afghanistan leaves nation shocked

By Carmen Meyettte

Amid growing anti-American sentiments in Afghanistan a new hurtle has occurred.

In the early hours of Sunday morning an American soldier left his base in Afghanistan, entered three civilian homes roughly 500 yards away, and opened fire in each.

A total of 16 civilians were killed, nine of whom were children and three of whom were women. Five are left injured.

The soldier allegedly returned to his base and immediately turned himself in to officials there. He has been in custody ever since.

The incident puts pressure on the United States Administration, NATO, and the Afghanistan Administration to work harder than ever for peace between present American forces and the Afghani people.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai referred to the incident as “an assassination”. He has

demanded that the United States provide an explanation.

Barak Obama expressed deep sadness and concern regarding the incident, making a vow of accountability. Obama also stated that this is not an accurate reflection of US troops respect for the Afghani people.

NATO Lieutenant general and deputy commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, Adrian Bradshaw also expressed his condolences in a statement, while making it clear that such actions were not a command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

Questions are not being asked and investigated, however, as potential witnesses suggest the now detained soldier did not act alone, and that perhaps he and the alleged others were drunk.

This incident comes too soon after damages were caused when several copies of Muslim holy books were burned at a US base.

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columns

The Fish Are Jumpin’ An Introduction to the Summer Season at Trent Radio occasionally makes it oppressively hot and humid, it is a place where my heart feels free. So, if you’re in town for the summer and are hoping to spend your time planning and broadcasting a cool new radio programme, or simply smoking on a very welcoming porch, here are a few suggestions on how to get involved: Propose a programme

By Caileigh Morrison

I am writing this article on the first beautiful day of the year. The sun is shining, the wind is mild, pedestrians are in various states of spring/summer dress, and I’m listening to Summer of Lust by Library Voices. All of these factors are making me itch for school to be over so I can finally break my rusty paper and exam chains and live like it’s my last summer on earth.

One of my favourite things about summer is hanging out at Trent Radio. Though the lack of air-conditioning

Twice a year, the Programme Director trashes the old schedule to make room for a new one. April is one of those times. This means that if you want to do a show, there is now a spot open to you. The summer season is different from the fall and spring seasons because the broadcasting hours are reduced from 9 AM until whenever to 5 PM until whenever. This is because there usually aren’t enough programmers around in the summer to fill more than a few hours of air time each day. It’s a great time to have a programme if you don’t have time during the year, because it’s a much shorter commitment: 16 shows instead of the 25+ that you’d have to sign on for during the year. It’s also good if you’re nervous about doing a show, because there’s more room to experiment. For example, last summer I did my first ever music show. It was a total train wreck and I ended it prematurely because I just couldn’t keep up, but it wasn’t a big deal because the low-stress atmosphere of the school year shifts to a no-stress attitude in the summer.

Really. I encourage anyone who is interested to give it a try, because it really is a wonderful experience. Programme proposals are due on April 15 at noon, so you have lots of time to think it through.

Become an Executive Producer

During the summer, the full-time staff of Trent Radio goes on leave (though they tend to hang around even when they’re not getting paid because they love the place so much). This means that most of their duties fall to the Executive Producers. Being an Executive Producer is a lot like being an operator: you show up once a week for a shift, monitor the broadcast, ensure the building doesn’t burn down, orient new

programmers, etc. But you also get a bit more power and a bit more responsibility. You have to make the tough calls and kick people out if they’re being obnoxious or are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, but you also get to choose all the programming on your night and decide how late you want to stay. It’s a fun and rewarding way to spend your summer evenings. Also, a word of advice: it’s a good idea to pair up with someone for your shift. It’s easier to be authoritative if you’ve got someone backing you up, and if you decide to take an impromptu road trip or get invited to a wedding, your partner will be able to hold down the fort while you’re gone. The summer season planning meeting is on April 15 at noon and you’ll need to show up for that if you want to be an Executive Producer.

Get off your lazy (or hard-working but plagued by bad luck) ass and get a job

When the full-time employees go away for the summer, someone needs to hold down the fort. That someone is the Summer Operations and Information Manager. The full job-posting can be found at www.trentradio.ca or on the MyTrent Job Board, so I won’t go into details, but to be eligible for this position, you need to: a) be between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment; b) have been registered as a full-time student during the preceding academic year; c) intend to return to school on a full-time basis during the next academic year; d) be a student in a secondary, post-secondary, CEGEP (Quebec only), vocational or technical program; e) be a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Foreign students are not eligible) and; f) be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial / territorial legislation and regulations.

Applications are due on April 16 at 5 PM, so if this sounds like something you’d be interested in, go for it!

[CMA] Sakura Saunders is coming to Sadleir House to share her experiences and wisdom

By Natalie Guttormsson

On Tuesday, March 20 from 7pm to 9pm at Sadleir House, Food Not Bombs and Canadians for Mining Awareness will be hosting the inspiring, creative, and dedicated activist Sakura Saunders.

Sakura Saunders is the co-editor of Protest Barrick, a website dedicated to tracking and exposing the violations of human rights and the environment by mega gold mining company, Barrick Gold. She is also involved with the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network in Toronto, and is a volunteer and board member with the Prometheus community radio project based out of Philadelphia.

Members of Canadians for Mining Awareness will also talk about our past events and our current campaigns with discussion at the end for what our direction and focus over the summer should be. If you are interested in joining us or networking with us, you are encouraged to come out to this event!

This event will be great for those who: a) have heard some concerning things about the mining industry but aren’t 100% sure what the fuss is about, b) those who already are well informed about mining injustice and want to learn how to be more active in the struggle, and c) everyone in between!

This event is free but donations are always, gladly accepted.

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arthur election

Vote for your editor and for who will represent you!

Arthur Spring Elections are coming up! That means that it is time to elect the editor(s) and three Staff Collective Board directors for the upcoming academic year. For more information about these positions, please consult the Arthur Policies and Procedures at trentarthur.ca/index.php/about.

You can also contact the secretary of the Arthur board, Maxim Gertler-Jaffe, at gertlerjaffem@gmail.com.

Time and Place: The election will take place Friday, March 30 at 6:00 pm in the Lecture Hall of Sadleir House. In the event of severe weather, it will be held on Saturday, March 31 at 2:00 pm in the Hobbes Room of Sadleir House. Refreshments will be provided.

Agenda: 1. Editor(s) Remarks 2. Presentations of candidates for editor(s) platforms (10 minute limit per set of candidates) 3. Question Period 4. Election of Editor(s) 5. Election of three Board directors by the Staff Collective 6. Adjournment Who can vote: Only those who are on the staff collective at the time of the election can vote.

What determines “Staff Collective�: You are considered part of the staff collective if you have contributed to the production of at least 15% of the issues of Arthur released before the election. There will be 24 issues published this term by the day of elections so you must have contributed to at least three.

Proxy Votes: In accordance with section 6e of the Arthur bylaws, staff collective members may participate in the election through means of proxy vote. They may appoint, in writing, a proxy holder to vote for them in the election.

The proxy holder does not need to be a member of the staff collective. Proxies must bring: - The signature of the Staff Collective member - The date the proxy is signed - Who the proxy is giving the voting powers to and from - Who the Staff Collective member is voting for (or the Staff Collective member can allow the proxy holder to choose who to vote for).

Who can run for editor: Candidates for the position of editor(s) must be members of the Staff Collective at the time of the election. Two

Staff Collective members may choose to run as co-editors.

They must have been running together to fill the positions of co-editors together.

Who can run for Staff Collective director of the Board: Anyone who is a member of the Staff Collective at the time of the election.

Deadlines: The deadline for nominations for editors is Tuesday, March 20 at noon. All sets of editorial candidates must submit a position platform (800 word limit) and arrange for the Arthur photographer to take their picture by Tuesday, March 20. These will be published in Issue 23 on Monday, March 26. Those wanting to run as Staff Collective directors on the board can be nominated at the Spring Election meeting.

Volume 46 Staff Collective to-date as of Issue 22 Iris Hodgson Miranda Rigby Tyson Shennett Chelsea Rodrigues Andie Hartshorne-Pople Monika Trzeciakowski Matt Jarvis Andy Cragg Carmen Meyette Pat Reddick Wesley Collett-Taylor Mya Rushnell Andrew Tan

Heather Scully Teigan Sparks Natalie Guttormsson Sara Ostrowska James Kerr Brett Throop Sarah McDonald Matt Rappolt Zach Ruiter Anthony P. Gulston Brian Lukaszewicz Chanel Christophe Cornel Gray

Cailiegh Morrison Christian Metaxas Yolanda Ajak Matthew Lachappelle Ayesha Asghar Mitchell Powers Norah Winkelaar Ki Alleyne Elisha May Rubacha Troy Bordun Brea Hutchinson

One contribution needed

Matthew Davidson, Radz Mpofu, Caitlin Currie, Zankhra Mody, Scott Wannan, Robyn Smith, Karolyn Givogue, Jenna Cameron, Tyler Prozeniuk, Bradley Boyle, Brianna Salmon

should you be on this list? email editors@trentarthur.ca Volume 46 | Issue 22 | March 19, 2012

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Listings Global Exchange is an organization that describes itself as an “international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world.” They have an annual People’s Choice Award contest.

This year Leonard Peltier is among the nominees. If you have not done so already, please vote for Leonard -- we need to get his name out to as many people as possible. The link is: http://humanrightsaward.org/2012-peoples-choice/contest/#!/entry/244634 Please vote today - we have until March 19.

Come to the Career Centre’s Networking Event on March 20 6-8 pm at the Alumni House! Meet with EMPLOYERS, ALUMNI and STUDENTS who are all looking to make connections and opportunities. This is an excellent place to start for any student, in an informal, no-pressure situation. Come dressed to impress and ready to start your network!

Kinamagawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom. March 20 7-9 pm in the Bata Library Film Theatre. Join us for a film screening and evening with the filmmaker.

A question and answer session with cocreator Melissa Santoro Greyeyes-Brant will follow the film. Sponsored by PACHREA, First Peoples House of Learning, Champlain College, and School of Education.

Trent World Water Day Celebration Niibi Giizhigad: Honouring, Learning, Sharing, Celebrating. Water Day Celebration - March 22, 2012 12pm-3pm Relay for Life is a 12-hour charity even to raise money for cancer research. The event begins at 7pm and runs all night until 7am. Relay for Life is more than just a fundraiser. It is an opportunity to get together with family and friends to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones, and fight back against cancer. Trent University will be running our very own Relay for life on March 23 in the Athletics Complex. For more information about Relay for Life please contact the Relay for Life chair Holly Ottenhof at hollyottenhof@trentu.ca or myself the Survivor chair Brittany Williams at brittanywilliams@trentu.ca. Also, feel free to stop by at our information booth outside of Wenjack Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays leading up to the event.

The Blue Tomato Art Shop will be hosting “The Lonliest Gargoyle in Peterborough”, Friday March 23 from 8:00 – 11:00 pm (performance starts at 9:00). Inside gallery performance by Tegan Moss, with video by Lester Alfonso. Outside street projections featuring a special guest.

Also featured in the gallery will be the visual art work of 15 local artists. $5.00 admission or pwyc, 140-1/2 Hunter St., 2nd Floor.

historical books and a lovely selection of gourmet cook books. We also have CD’s, DVD’s and puzzles. Please enter at the parking lot door (Reid and Brock Streets) or at the Kirk St door which is wheel chair accessible. Proceeds will go to the general church funds to support our many outreach projects in the community. Come to browse –to buy-to enjoy a quiet café moment with a cup of coffee and muffin.

Unbottled Resistance: Youth Voices Sustainability, presented on Global Youth Day on April 12. Conference at Market Hall from 8:30pm-4pm. $5 or PWYC. Registration information can be found at www. kwic.info The Crunch is on! Feeling a little bit like a paper-writing, one-person assembly line? An Academic Skills appointment offers you the opportunity to discuss a paper you are currently working on with an experienced instructor who can provide support at all stages of the writing process - from picking a topic to revising your draft - by offering guidance and suggestions for improvement. Call 7481720 to make a 45 minute appointment or come by Mondays for drop-in (first come, first-served, 30 minute sessions). You can also submit essays or questions online by going to www.trentu.ca/academicskills/service_online.php .

Continuing Study Group in Introduction to Buddhism: Karma, Rebirth and Selflessness. This is an 8-week Study Group based on talks given by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and carefully compiled under his direction. The Study Group format includes some meditation and contemplation, while the emphasis is on exploring and discussing the teaching material.

Starts March 1 at Sadleir House. These peer sessions are free of charge. The Source Books are $15. For more information, including Study Group dates and times, and to register, please call and leave a message at 705-755-0063.

We can do it! Everyone is welcome to join and participate in Occupy Peterborough at our General Assembly every Saturday from 2pm-4pm at Sadleir House. Facebook: OccupyPtbo | Twitter: @OccupyPtbo | Email: occupyptbo@gmail.com. Let’s build a better world through consensus!

Tuesday Circus Art Jams: Come run away with the circus one night a week. Bring some circus toys or acts: hulahoop, poi, juggling, clown, dance, etc and come practice, share, and learn new circus skills. Don’t have any skills? Come anyways! There are always extra toys and willing teachers. Takes place at the Sadlier House Dinning Room Tuesdays 7pm10pm. PWYC Donation. So come and enjoy the fun!

Peterborough Clicks, a local amateur photography group, is having their first exhibition and sale on Saturday, March 24 from 10-3 at the Sadlier House, George St N. Admission is free

Dance your Bones: Move freely to music from around the world. Every Thursday 6pm-8pm at All Saints Anglican Church Hall, 235 Rubidge St. Peterborough. The cost is $10 ( sliding down to $5). For more information please contact (705) 750-0411

Baby Eagle & The Proud Mothers are playing in Peterborough on March 28 at The Garnet in support of their new album, Bone Soldiers. The line-up of the band for this one will be impressive. In addition to Steve Lambke (The Constantines), there will be Will Kidman (The Constantines), Ian Kehoe and Spencer Burton (both of Attack in Black), and Nick Ferrio (of his Feelings).

Students - St John Ambulance is Canada’s leader in first aid training - We offer courses every weekend and many weekdays and weeknights. Renew your CPR in 1 evening - most courses include a student discount. If you need to renew your first aid certificate or take a course for the first time contact St John Ambulance 705 745-0331 sjapeterborough@bellnet.ca sja. ca

9th annual Giant Book Sale, on Sat March 31, from 10 am (sharp) to 2pm at St Andrew’s United Church, 441 Rubidge St at Brock, (just south of McDonnel St and north of Hunter St). Available in the adjoin room, will be a Bake Sale and Café, where people can sit at small tables to enjoy coffee/tea, a muffin or order sandwiches from the UCW ladies in the kitchen, or just sit and enjoy their new purchases from the books sale. We expect to offer an extensive assortment of books (including new and almost new books, textbooks, teen’s and children’s books, gardening,

Too busy with assignment deadlines to fit in an Academic Skills appointment? Let the Academic Skills Centre come to you!

You can submit questions about academic or writing skills or submit a draft of your writing at any stage of the process.

An instructor will offer comments and answer your questions on any of the following: structure, organization, clear writing (grammar and style), documentation, narrowing a topic, developing a thesis and effective research. Our goal is to get back to you within 72 hours (excluding weekends). For more informa-

tion or to submit an assignment or ask a question, go to www.trentu.ca/academicskills/service_online.php 30 Crafts Market: a nonprofit initiative to support handcrafting and the connection between artisans/craftspersons and the general public in the Kawarthas.

This event is still open to crafters/ artisans who would like to sell their goods. The market will be held May 12, 2012 in Peterborough Ontario. Booths are 15 dollars. To apply, visit 30craftsmarket.webs.com.

Mock Interview: Participate in a Mock Interview! Get interview experience, get valuable feedback, network and meet professionals in a range of fields have your resume reviewed and targeted. Your first step is to attend one of our interview workshops happening on 3pm, February 14 at 10am, or March 8 at 10am. Go to www. trentu.ca/careers to register for the workshops.

The Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre is looking for dedicated volunteers to provide Peer Support for the women and men calling our 24-Hour Crisis Line. Free Crisis Intervention Training will be held in February! For more information please call the Volunteer Service Coordinator 705-748-5901 or ksacvolunteers@nexicom. net.

HU Song Contemplation Regardless of your beliefs or religion, you can sing HU to become happier and more secure in God’s love. Join us for a 20-30 minute contemplation, every 1st Monday of the month, 7:30pm Sadleir House, 751 George St. N.

No charge.

Need $ for your theatre activity? Theatre Trent’s funding proposal deadline this month! Apply @ www.theatretrent.ca.

We are welcoming new executive members to write cheques for theatre-makers and gain non-profit Board experience: you are needed.You are welcome to borrow props and costumes from the storage space at Sadleir House - email theatretrent@trentu.ca Students helping students The Peer Mentoring Program is currently in need of upper-year students in high academic standing willing to mentor in the following disciplines: COIS, ERSC, MATH & PHYS. Becoming a peer mentor is a great way to build leadership and supportive communication skills, participate in the Trent community as a volunteer or gain experience that will set your apart in the job market. For more information check out www.trentu.ca/peermentoring or e-mail peermentor@trentu.ca.

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