EDUCATION – Telling the full story of the salmon with new curriculum
By KIM ANDERSON Thompson Rivers University WHEN DR. NAN STEVENS’ son penned a story on the life cycle of salmon while in Grade 4, few could’ve predicted it would be [Continue]
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EDITORIAL – City taxpayers shouldn’t pay for TRU’s pedestrian overpass
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I CAN’T THINK of a worse place to spend a few million dollars worth of City taxpayers’ money than building a pedestrian overpass across [Continue]
TRU – Birds, barnacles and the HMS Beagle: Dickinson channels Darwin
By MICHELE YOUNG Thompson Rivers University To say that TRU Dean of Science Tom Dickinson is a fan of Charles Darwin is like saying the world is a little bit round. Complete [Continue]
BEPPLE – We need to do much more to protect pedestrians day-to-day
THE BRUTAL pedestrian deaths by vehicle in Toronto last week are sobering. So many dead in one act is unprecedented and hard to fathom. Hopefully, the event won’t be [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Running a big university is not an easy gig
THE ANNOUNCEMENT of Thompson Rivers University’s new president had scarcely been made before word got around about a high-profile incident he’d been involved in at his [Continue]
TRU – University names Saskatchewan prof as new president
Thompson Rivers University today (April 12, 2018) announced Dr. Brett Fairbairn as its next president and vice-chancellor. Fairbairn has taught and conducted research at the [Continue]
