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EDITORIAL – TRU decision to axe visual arts programs fails the community

January 30, 2024 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, education and the arts are about money. That truth has been confirmed with the decision yesterday (Monday, Jan. 29, [Continue]

THE ARTS – University kills four visual arts programs to save ‘public dollars’

January 29, 2024 // 8 Comments

Four TRU visual arts degrees and diplomas have been terminated after a special meeting of the university’s board of governors today (Monday, Jan. 29, 2024). The board [Continue]

TRU – Economics students make strong showing in Governor’s Challenge

December 13, 2023 // 1 Comment

In this year’s Governor’s Challenge, a competition aimed at fostering understanding of monetary policy in Canada’s economy, a team from the economics [Continue]

POLICE – One dead, several injured in multi-vehicle crash at TRU intersection

November 30, 2023 // 2 Comments

UPDATE: Statement by TRU President Brett Fairbairn Dear Colleagues, It is with profound sadness that I must inform you that three TRU students, who were also members of the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why putting a cap on international students a bad idea

August 24, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OF ALL THE BAD IDEAS for increasing housing, telling foreign students to stay out of Canada might be the worst. “I think that’s one of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Is there no end to the nightmare of parking at TRU?

July 6, 2023 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S GREAT that there’s so much going on at Thompson Rivers University. New buildings are in the works, and news releases regularly [Continue]