After moving from Hampshire, England to Calgary as a nine-year old, third-year History major Thomas Hunt dreamed of returning to his father’s homeland where he also held citizenship. Last semester, Hunt was fortunate enough to be one of three TWU students to attend Oxford University, in partnership with TWU’s membership with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

The Pillar yearbook has long been a staple of Trinity Western. Though having a yearbook for a university is rare, Trinity’s modest size and close community made the Pillar a nice way to put the whole year together.

With the last 11:07 show of the year set to go this Friday, Cassie Barradas recants on her time on stage with a bittersweet oulook to me as we sit in the Lower Caf. A relative newcomer to 11:07, Barradas is, on many nights, the funniest cast member of the improv troup. Her dry and soft comments, mixed with the appropriate outburst of physical comedy made her one of the chief reasons to watch 11:07 this year.
Barradas, a fifth-year, did not get involved until her fourth year, long after the idea had first been presented to her.

“History kind of found me,” recounts Dr. Bruce Shelvey of TWU’s history, geography and political studies department. A professor for 12 years, Shelvey’s path hadn’t always been clear. He decided to become a historian when he went for his PhD; another option had been to go to law school.

Are Christians sheltered? Many “outsiders,” newcomers and even veterans of Christian subculture will answer with a resounding “Yes.” Christian subculture plays a large role in this perception.

Since an early age we, as members of the Christian subculture, have been bombarded with an influx of holy goods. These consumerist trends have allowed corporations to bank on the Christian faith through the mass-production of items that would probably cause Jesus to flip over some table—or maybe in our case, burn down the local Christian bookstore. Now that it has become more about the merchandise and less about the lifestyle, here are a few things you will need to truly embody our 21st century subculture:

TWU’s Mission Statement: The mission of Trinity Western University, as an arm of the Church, is to develop godly Christian leaders: positive, goal-oriented university graduates with thoroughly Christian minds; growing disciples of Christ who glorify God through fulfilling the Great Commission, serving God and people in the various marketplaces of life.

Students at Trinity Western have often felt they are receiving the short end of the stick when it comes to campus dining services, and aren’t afraid to mention it. In the most recent Globe and Mail report card, TWU students gave dining services a ‘D.’ This dissatisfaction seems to be matched at other universities nearby: UBC, UVic and UFV all received C’s for their efforts. Is dining dissatisfaction a common problem in universities, and can anything really beat a home cooked meal? How does TWU measure up to larger universities such as UBC, UVIC, UFV and Biola?