President of Trent’s Gaming and Tabletop Organization (GATO), Merrin Krueger-Kischak, spoke with Trent Radio about the organization’s presence on campus. The gaming-centric club focuses on bringing together a community of Trent students through a shared love of gaming, be it video games, board games, tabletop roleplaying, or others. During the school year, they host weekly…
After a few years off, Rock Camp for Girls Peterborough (RC4G*) has returned to give a new generation of young people a rock music-focused, feminist, summer camp experience. RC4G* has been inactive since 2019, and is back because organizer Jill Staveley took the initiative to recreate this space for young girls, who need more “representation”…
Aging in rural communities comes with both unique challenges and meaningful opportunities. Trent University is at the forefront of understanding what that looks like. Through the Rural Aging Research Program, faculty, students, and community members are working together to explore how older adults age in place, build social connections, and contribute to the resilience of…
On Thursday, June 26, community members gathered for a vigil at City Hall and the Peterborough Police station to protest a recent update to the Safer Public Spaces approach to community safety and open-air illicit drug use. The event coincided with “Support. Don’t Punish,” a global day calling for health-based drug policies. Organizer Dylan DeMarsh…
