Experiments in storytelling
By Lauren Thompson in From the Editor, Volume 13 Isssue 11
If you only had six words in which to write your story, what would you say? That’s the question SMITH Magazine asked when they began their six-word memoir project three years ago. SMITH, which focuses on the art of personal narrative, was created to celebrate storytelling.
Responsibilities of Membership changes unveiled friday
By Maggi Hall in News, Volume 13 Isssue 11
On Friday, March 20, Trinity Western University released the new “Community in Covenant” document, meant to update the current Responsibilities of Membership.
Concert benefits educational awareness in Ethiopia
By Nicole Douglas in News, Volume 13 Isssue 11
Hannah Jenkins, a third-year communications major at Trinity Western University, is trying something new. Jenkins is coordinating her first benefit concert to raise money for the charity Imagine1day.
Imagine1day is a non-profit organization that provides an opportunity for donors to be involved with projects that provide education for children in Ethiopia. The goal: to have every child in Ethiopia enrolled in primary education by 2020.
Exit Plans
By Maggi Hall in News, Volume 13 Isssue 11
“I came to Trinity intending to change the world. Long-term I am probably headed into pastoral ministry of some sort. A year ago a drunken homeless man told me I was going to be a pastor, and now I think I believe him. So in May I’m attending a ministry training class at Tierra Nueva.” – Paul Foth
TWU prof comments on the violence
By John Hennenfent in News, Volume 13 Isssue 11
The recent spike of violence that has plagued the Lower Mainland over the last two months continued on March 14 and 19. Laura Lynn Lamoureux, 36, was gunned down on March 14, and the body of Marc Bontkes, 33, was found on Mar. 19.
Annual student film competition changed due to controversial content
By Lauren Thompson in News, Volume 13 Isssue 11
Big Break, Trinity Western University’s annual student film competition, is usually a highlight event for preview weekends. Filmmakers usually present their films to a packed house in the Northwest Auditorium, with critiques from professionals in the industry.
Raymond puts financial woes in context
By Maggi Hall & John Hennenfent in News, Volume 13 Isssue 11
Amid recent global economic downturn, Trinity Western University president Dr. Jonathan Raymond announced the university will be taking action “to equip [TWU] to move forward.”
What to do in the post-dream era
By Vincent Webb in Issues & Ideas, Volume 13 Isssue 11
Wealth, power and a dream. These three key motivating factors influence and drive the modern twenty-first century American society. It has been nearly a century since the founding fathers of the “American dream” wrote into the Constitution the founding freedoms every American should receive.