Trent University will receive an additional $57 million in provincial funding over the next four years, Peterborough MPP, Dave Smith announced at a press conference on the university’s Symons campus on June 17th. The investment is a part of a new, province-wide funding model which will distribute $6.4 billion to Ontario post-secondary institutions. The announcement…
At the end of June Dr. Stephen Stohn will officially end his term as Chancellor of Trent University. The television producer and Trent Radio alum joined LJI Broadcast journalist Evan Robins in studio this week to reflect on his pivotal role in student culture in the early days of Trent University, and the seven years…
Returning this summer, Catharine Parr Traill College, in partnership with New Stages Theatre, is presenting a Summer Festival of music and theatre at the Jalynn Bennett Amphitheatre. Trent Radio spoke to Alexzandra Boyd, Programming and Events Intern at Traill, to find out more about what makes this festival special. The 2026 William and Nona Heaslip…
Culture X, an annual showcase of art created by students in Cultural Studies at Trent, opens to the public on June 5th in the Sadleir House Senior Common Room. This year is the first time the event is located at Sadleir House. Previous iterations of Culture X have been held at Artspace in downtown Peterborough….
SWITCHBOARD is a live news recap and interview programme hosted by Evan Robins, Trent Radio’s full-time broadcast journalist through the local journalism initiative. You can listen live on Thursdays at 5:00 PM on 92.7 FM in Peterborough-Nogojiwanong and the surrounding area, or online at trentradio.ca This week she sits down with Mickayla Simpson-Carty, President of…
A financial report presented to Trent University’s Board of Governors on May 8th says the university is facing a deficit of at least $2.7 million dollars. According to the Board Financial Report, the university suffered a decrease in enrollment 0.2% greater than expected, from 13,206 to 12,323.8 full-time equivalent students, instead of the anticipated 12,342….
Trent University student Jacob Méthot is the youngest of the five candidates currently registered to run for mayor of Peterborough. While other nominees have already rolled out big launch parties and lawn signs, Méthot is employing an unconventional strategy: he intends to spend no money in service of his mayoral campaign. Méthot’s spending strategy is…
Trent University alumni and former student-athlete Dillon Muldoon recently won the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Women’s Curling Coach of the Year award. Trent Radio spoke with Dillon about his coaching experience and what curling is like at Trent. You can find more information about curling at Trent on their Instagram, @trent_curls.
With student submissions complete, the team behind Cultural Studies (CUST) Week, Kathleen Clysdale, Cohen Arndt-Perris, and Anabelle Craig, prepare to showcase student works. Trent Radio sat down with Anabelle to get a better idea of what makes the event valuable to students. CUST Week will include 3 events during the week of March 8-14. You…
Before the start of the fall term, food service at The Trend — the dining space at Trent University’s downtown campus, Catharine Parr Traill College — were replaced by vending machines. According to the university’s Foodservice Advisory Committee, the reasoning for The Trend’s end of operation is due to the absence of undergrad students living…
