ALL PHOTOS BY TAYLOR ROCCA Ω
Taylor Rocca, Roving Editor Ω With more than 1,600 international students from over 80 countries enrolled at TRU, International Days is a truly special week. Running from Feb. 6 to 10, it was a weeklong celebration of campus cultural diversity featuring more than 65 events. “It has basically grown every year,” said Krista Bergmann, event … Continue reading
Brendan Kergin, News Editor Ω Some may have noticed a cooling trend sweeping through the buildings of TRU last Wednesday. Feb. 9 has been dubbed Sweater Day by the World Wildlife Fund, and the TRU Environment and Sustainability Department got the school involved this year. Temperatures in the larger buildings across the campus were turned … Continue reading
Taylor Rocca, Roving Editor Ω Feb. 1 marked the National Day of Action for the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), including the Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union (TRUSU). The National Day of Action is a Canada-wide event that takes place annually in an effort to fight for education as a right, not a privilege. This … Continue reading
Devan C. Tasa, Omega Contributor Ω Student organizations at the three universities located in the interior of B.C. took different approaches to promote awareness of post-secondary issues during the National Day of Action on Feb. 1. The University of B.C. Students’ Union Okanagan (UBCSUO) held an off-campus rally as well as a festival with guest … Continue reading
Brendan Kergin, News Editor Ω Peter Hilton, vice provost of TRU and chair of the CUEF is hoping students will start looking at what the CUEF actually is. CUEF stands for Comprehensive University Endowment Fund. Funded by students through ancillary fees paid with tuition, it collects about $1 million a year for a variety of … Continue reading
Brendan Kergin, News Editor Ω Thompson Rivers University Student Union held its annual general meeting last week. While the meeting did not meet quorum (the minimum number of attending members to make the meeting official), student participation was much higher than last year. The meeting came to order with 39 students signed in, though later … Continue reading
Taylor Rocca, Roving Editor Ω The shelves are full at the TRU Students’ Union Food Bank, but that hasn’t always been the case. Jordan Harris, vice president external of the TRU Students’ Union says that the organization works hard to ensure that the shelves are never bare. Unfortunately, due to high demand there have been … Continue reading
Cavelle Layes, Omega Contributor Ω Hundreds of brides gathered at the Campus Activity Centre (CAC) Sunday, Jan. 29 for TRU’s annual Bridal Fair. The event, which is put on each year by TRU’s own Professional Conventions Management Association (PCMA-TRU), allows brides from Kamloops and surrounding areas to come in and check out what local vendors … Continue reading
Mike Davies, Editor-in-Chief Ω Peter Mansbridge, possibly the most recognizable and well-respected newsman in Canada, entertained and enlightened an audience of hundreds in the Grand Hall of the Campus Activity Centre on Jan. 19. He made us laugh; he made me cry (if getting emotional about Canadian pride is wrong, I don’t want to be … Continue reading
