Louise Baker: Preparing for the new year

Top Five Things New University Students Need To Know

GUEST POST: Louise Baker is a freelance blogger who usually writes about online degrees for Zen College Life.

If you’re headed off to your first semester of university, you’re probably worried about all of the new experiences. Living away from home for the first time, compounded on top of all your new classes, can be quite daunting. However, here you’ll find the top five things new university students need to know. These tips are sure to make your first year at your college or university much more bearable so that you don’t have to feel so much trepidation is getting in the way of your enjoyment of the academic program.

1. Go To Class

For the first time in your life, you’re going to be given free rein as to what you spend your time doing. Though some introductory seminars will still take attendance, as time goes on you’ll realise that there’s less and less accountability concerning whether or not you show up for lectures. As such, it’s important to remember that the main reason you’re in that place is to go to class. Sure, it’s fun to miss one or two classes to get lunch or play Mario Kart with your friends, but after a while you’ll find that you know more about the menus at the local restaurants than you do about your Psychology 1000 class. All in all, don’t skip class unless it’s a dire emergency.

2. Take Care of Yourself

Many people talk about the fact that some people, away from home for the first time, gain a lot of weight within their first semester. If you don’t want this to happen to you, be sure to watch what you’re eating and take some time to hit the gym every once in a while. You don’t need to have a highly-regulated workout regime, but be sure to make an effort to keep yourself healthy. You’ll find that all of your clothes will still fit you by the end of your first term and you’ll be in a much better mental state come time for finals.

3. Use Your Campus Resources

Your roommate has a girl over and you have an assignment due the next day, but your laptop is in the room? Don’t worry, you can easily hike over to your school’s library and finish it in one of their computer labs. When adjusting to a new environment, many freshers forget that their campus has a wide array of resources just waiting to be used by students like them. Whether it’s a quota of paper that they can use for printing, to free software allocated by the school’s technical services department, there are literally hundreds of amenities that come with being a student in a modern university. The only real work that you have to do is look for these resources.

4. Keep a Close Network of Friends

Especially near the end of the semester, it’s easy to feel completely overwhelmed with final projects and examinations that all have similar due dates. This is why it’s important to have a group of people that you trust and feel comfortable confiding in or just generally being around. Even if you don’t feel like you all have the time to hang out and watch a movie, remember that everyone has to eat. Getting together with your friends for a meal is one of the easiest ways to lower your stress during the rush of the end of the term.

5. Don’t Be Afraid of Your Professors

Lastly, you should never think that your professors don’t want to help you. It’s their job to make certain that you understand everything that they’re saying in their lectures and emails. So, if you have a question, just ask! From their viewpoint, they’d rather that you ask them up front than have you fail your exams because you misunderstood something. Show some initiative and let them know if you’re having problems.

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https://ccr.trentu.ca/isw/college/champlain.htm

Champlain Canon- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

by Jonathan Alphonsus, CC Intern. Also on my Canon list: 'The Hiding Place' by Corrie Ten Boom

OK, I confess. I just read the first Harry Potter book.

I put it off when it first became the 'HP Phenomenon' because my 11-year old self needed to be 'cool' and stand-offish, thus preferring Manchester United as the logo on my pencil case and not the face of a bespectacled boy with a lighting-shaped scar on his forehead. For the record, Manchester United are still very cool.

Second confession, I've watched all the movies. I even watched the Goblet of Fire (book 4) and Deathly Hallows 2 (book 7) on preview night, ie paid a premium/stood in a long line for a long time to watch them early. I may or may not have enjoyed all these films thoroughly, causing me to always watch them whenever they're on TV. On our first date 10 months ago, my now-girlfriend and I watched Deathly Hallows 1 (I pretended to be unexcited because I wanted to impress her, secretly I was absolutely thrilled. She's still dating me, guess it worked?)

Confession no.3 : Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was. Fantastic.

What a book, super well-written and smoothly narrated. J.K. Rowling has this ability to make you imagine you're right there in Hogwarts. And even though I'm 21 now, I can still relate to the story and the characters, it doesn't necessarily feel like a kids book. I can totally understand how the boy who lived is now the stuff of literary legend. Not to mention financial legend: 120 million copies of book 1 have been sold, in 180 countries and 70 languages. It's interesting that Rowling's first advance for the story was only just over $4000.

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Champlain Canon-The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon

(This book was selected by Stephanie Mindorff, a past member of Champlain Cabinet who is now the Communications and Web Specialist at the Canadian Co-Operative Association)







The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a story about self-discovery and triumph which begins with the curious case of a dog killed by a fork. Fifteen year-old Christopher Boone, the protagonist, is suspected of killing his neighbours dog Wellington. A sufferer of Asperger's Syndrome, he is described as a 'mathematical genius with behavioural issues'. As the story unfolds, he discovers dark secrets about his family and himself, and is forced to make difficult decisions that could change his life forever.


The book was written by Mark Haddon, an English novelist who won the 2003 Whitbread Book of the Year Award as well as the 2004 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for this work. It has sold 2 million copies, and there are plans for a film adaptation. 

Champlain Canon- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

There are many classic works of literature, but few have remained in the mainstream consciousness for as long as this incredible book. Jane Eyre is the tale of an orphaned girl, living in Victorian England who matures into a confident and self-assured woman. The book narrates through 5 stages of this transition. It is considered by many scholars to be one of the first feminist or proto-feminist novels, due to the fact that it never portrays the protagonist (Jane) as a damsel in distress, which was a common trend in literature featuring female protagonists at the time.

First published in 1847, the book has been translated into more than 30 languages and its last edition alone sold more than 1 million copies.

You can read Jane Eyre for free at the link below:

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1260

and watch the trailer to the latest Jane Eyre film adaptation---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8J6Cjn06kA


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How to Handle the Different Types of Prof...Advice For Champlainers From Globecampus

      




http://www.globecampus.ca/blogs/freshman-life/2011/01/17/how-handle-different-types-prof/


Hey Champlain! Check out this piece from the Globe and Mail's Campus section...  A good read on how to work with your profs!




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Champlain Canon- Anne Meneley

Books selected by Dr.Anne Meneley, Chair of the Department of Anthropology and Champlain Fellow

Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafan

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-   Ghassan Kanafani was a Palestinian writer and a leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. He wrote several works in English and Arabic, including this one which was published in English in 1998. This moving book is a collection of Palestinian stories, and they inspire Dr. Meneley with the depth and courage that Kanafani conveys in his writing. Kanafani was involved in the Anti-Zionist movement for most of his adult life until his brutal assassination in 1972.

Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb

-    This book was written by Camilla Gibb, who is a friend of Dr. Meneley. It details the unique anthropological circumstance of a white Ethiopian Muslim who is exiled in London, England. Through the eyes of the protagonist character Lilly, it conveys an incredible breadth of culture in a beautifully written manner. It also conveys the contrast between genres of writing and the anthropological communication about cultures. This book is taught in an upper-year anthropology course and is much-loved by students.

*The Champlain Canon is a review of various literary works selected by Champlain College Fellows. In the spirit of ‘Continuer Mes Decouvertes/ Continue My Discoveries’ these books inspire Champlainers to expand their intellectual and critical horizons.

Visiting Scholar Milpa Project

On June 15^th 2011, a ‘Fête du Champlain’ was held at the residence of Dr. Michael Allcott, Head of Champlain College, to celebrate the arrival of summer, and the presence of Visiting Scholar Ivan Wadgmar. The event was a "tortillalatada" jointly hosted with friends from Chocosol who are working together with Champlain College on a "milpa" farming/gardening project this summer.

The warm, sunny weather was the perfect accompaniment to freshly made tortillas and lovely dishes provided by guests.  The tortillas were the highlight of the meal, stuffed with fresh beans and spread with two types of fresh guacamole. Amongst the line up of other treats were quinoa salad, rhubarb pie (with creamy ice cream), paratha bread, chocolate-covered strawberries and angelfood cake. All this was washed down with a selection of refreshing drinks. It was a fantastic evening filled with laughter, cheers and Michael Sacco's tales of the Lacandon jungle.

In this photo:  Dr. Mike with Trent student Ben Prowse, Chocolistas Michael Sacco and Gabriela, and Champlain Visiting Scholar Ivan Wagdmar.

In this photo:  Samantha Shaw, Champlain Cabinet President; Dr. Mike and Bielka K. Goldendoodle; Champlainer Jackie Patterson.

The Head of Trent Oak Tree

If you were a part of the Lumberjacks Oak Tree Planting during Head of Trent 2010, you'll be excited to know that the brass plaque commemorating the event is now installed.  This is a somewhat artistic photo of it.  Should you want to have a clearer picture, you'll have to come up to campus and toast it yourself!

All the best!

Champlain Fellow, Dr. Suresh Narine wins top award

Professor Suresh Narine, Champlain Fellow, was named one of Canada's 40 under 40

One year as a Champlain Alumnus

It's been a while since I've posted on this blog but I have been an active follower mustering up every effort to read the numerous posts about life at Champlain College. It has been a year since I finished up at Champlain/Trent. I finished in April and graduation precipitously sneaked up on me. Before I knew it, I was wondering the streets and absorbing the urban life and excitement of Hong Kong.

Being at UBC now, I have joined new communities that I have come to cherish very much. Indeed, I live in a graduate residential community that is made up of dozens of students studying various subjects from engineering and the sciences to law, medicine and history. This community is not simply an academic home for me, but one where I interact with residents and share experiences through socials, sporting activities, theatrical performances and much more.

I write about this experience because my time at Champlain really fostered an appreciation for belonging to something special, that is, a place where residents have time to update each other on their hectic lives and talk about subjects beyond the academy. A place where residents could par-take in a weekend sporting event, social or even a lecture in a field unfamiliar to them.  These are the sorts of events that bring vitality to community and college life. They remind us that universities are not just places of academic pursuits, but places where we form incredible relationships with others and build our capacities as leaders, academics and social beings.

A year has passed since I have moved on from my undergraduate life as a Champlainer. From time to time, I reflect about my time in the concrete jungle. While I am not trying to relive my experiences as a Champlainer at UBC, I reflect about how much one can gain from their respective college and community of friends in their university journeys.

To conclude, for current Champlainers, this is the time in your young lives to enrich your university experience through getting involved in your college and participating in events. Apathy is driven by boredom, self-interest, diminished opportunities and a lack of leadership. You can overcome this by getting involved and promoting your college events to those beyond the university. The sense of belonging and appreciation of community can be highly rewarding and will stick with you for the rest of your life.

Khalil: Champlain Superstar

Noranne Flower was thrilled to present Khalil Ajram with the Marian O'Brian award for extraordinary service to the college at last night's Champlain Grad Dinner.

Khalil also was honoured at last week's Athletics banquet with another outstanding award (named in honour of a leadership Champlain alumnus).  Here's the news, and make sure to congratulate Khalil, a Champlainer of the highest order!

Athletics Banquet: "The Gary Wolff Leadership Award was presented to Khalil Ajram, a varsity rugby player from Newmarket, Ontario. The award is presented each year to a student athlete who has demonstrated determination and leadership through balancing sport, community involvement and academic performance. This award was established by the Trent University Alumni Association in June 2002 to commemorate the service of Gary Wolff, chair of the Board of Governors from 1997 to 2002. Khalil Ajram, a key member of the men’s varsity rugby team since 2008, will graduate from Trent this spring with a degree in Business Administration. As a team leader, Khalil has been in charge of the team’s finances and has organized major team events and fundraisers, including participation in the Movember campaign to support prostate cancer research. Under his leadership, the team raised $1,500 for the cause and Khalil was the top individual fundraiser. He is co-chair of the Trent Varsity Athletic Committee and varsity rep on the Athletics Advisory Committee. Most recently he  helped chair this committee and aided in presenting the budget for the past academic year. In addition to all of these various roles, Khalil is also a mentor and tutor for many of his teammates, helping them succeed in balancing both academic and athletic demands."

The Artist Ai Weiwei

Champlain 2010 - 11 End of Year Video by Khalil

Nicolas Dickner in Le Voir

Et un peu de vitriol - Hors champ

Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates: Who Would Choose Trent?

If Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were university-age, what university would each choose? Which would choose Trent?

From the New York Times:
Career Counselor: Bill Gates or Steve Jobs?

(Thanks to Jonathan Alphonsus for providing this link).


College students want to know what courses and majors will give them an edge in their careers. But the choices are not always clear, even if you are taking advice from Bill Gates or Steve Jobs.

In a talk to the nation's governors earlier this month, Mr. Gates emphasized work-related learning, arguing that education investment should be aimed at academic disciplines and departments that are "well-correlated to areas that actually produce jobs."

If this was not music to the ears of advocates of the humanities, they quickly found a soulmate in Steve Jobs. At an event unveiling new Apple products, Mr. Jobs said: "It's in Apple's DNA that technology alone is not enough -- it's technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing and nowhere is that more true than in these post-PC devices."

What do we know about the relationship between college studies and majors and future employment? What gets you a good first job and what leads to career success?

Read more at: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/03/20/career-counselor-bill-gates-or-steve-jobs

Champlain Alumnus Richard Johnston in dialogue with Students (posted by Mitch Beck)

By: Mitch Beck

Hello Fellow Champlainers!

On Monday evening this week we were fortunate enough to have a distinguished Champlain alumni, Richard Johnston, co-owner of ``By Chadsey’s Cairns Winery and Vineyard`` visit us in residence. When Richard was only seventeen he took the risk of leaving his family farm where he tended sheep on a farm north of Peterborough, to enrol as one of the first students at Trent University. Consequently, Richard was also one of the first Champlainers but back then Champlain was an all-male residence where women were not even permitted to stay after 11pm. Richard spoke of how the residence was quite dreary at this time of year, with little on-campus entertainment. With no clubs, pubs or the usual Champlain mischief and revelry, I personally didn’t have much trouble seeing why that was. However, fortunately this did not stop Richard and our former industrious members of college from getting to work on livening things up about the place.

Engage in Dialogue about the Disaster in Japan: World Affairs Colloquium 16 March in the CLLC

Wednesday, March 16 · 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Champlain Living Learning Commons
Organized by: Linh Tran Thi Thuy

The world’s focus is now on Japan, where a massive 8.9/9.0 magnitude earthquake and 10m tsunami hit the North Eastern part of the country at around 3:00pm local time on March 11. The earthquake and tsunami has caused an estimated death toll of 10,000 people and left thousands of others homeless. In response to the Japanese quake and so many other natural disasters that have been happening around the world in recent years, Trent World Affairs Colloquium is organizing a talk with Professor Michal Avram and Trent Japanese students on how governments, international organizations and local people are dealing with natural disasters in both developing countries and developed countries. Come to Champlain Living Learning Commons this Wednesday (March 16) from 1-3pm to learn more!

More info at tisatrentu.org

Living in Champlain College is Frickin' Awesome: This Just In

Untitled from Latheesan Sutharsan on Vimeo.

International Women's Day 2011

International Women's Day is celebrated in many parts of the world--more than Mother's Day!

CC Entertainment

With mid-terms all coming up my procrastination is ranging!
MOVIES!

So this week I'll review 2 films for you.

First:

Burlesque



Year: 2010
Approximate Running Time: 119 minutes (Just under 2 hours)
Starring: Cher as Tess, Christina Aguilera as Ali, Cam Gigandet as Jack.
My Summary: This movie is obviously similar to Moulin Rouge, there's woman dancing with big feathers, singing (it is semi-musical, however the musical numbers are in the burlesque show), and the provocative dance numbers. There's a little romance, there's a little fighting, however not so much comedy. (Sorry Dr. Mike - I might have said there was.) Finally there's the million dollar question - how in the hell do they pay the bills?
In my opinion: If you enjoy a musical and mediocre acting then watch this movie! After watching this movie, I wanted to download the sound track just for 'pump up'/get ready songs as most of them are lots of fun, and they're catchy. Again, this is 100% chick flick film, so ladies please do not make your boyfriend or significant other sit through this unless they're really into Cher and Christina.
Side Note: The male lead, Cam Gigandet was the 21-year-old high school Bible lover from Easy-A who got chlamydia, which took me FOREVER to figure out what other movie I saw him in. Second, the Louis Vuitton shoes shown in this movie are impossible to find. I went back as far as LV's summer 08 collection and I can't find them. :(
Over all rating (out of 5): 2.5

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1126591/

Second:

The Social Network



Year: 2010
Approximate Running Time: 120 minutes (Bang on 2 hours)
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, Andrew Garfield as Edwardo Saverin, Armie Hammer as both Winklevoss Twins, Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker.
My Summary: What do nerdy Harvard students do on Friday nights? Well for Mark Zuckerberg it involves getting dumped, drinking your sorrows, blogging about it and crashing Harvard's server. No big deal. Oh and then making a billion dollar company. Minor detail of course. But as the tag line for the movie says, "You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies." The film follows the creation of Facebook, aka every university student's social life. And how Mark Zuckerberg becomes my future husband... I mean, umm. I wish? No, seriously though it follows how Facebook took over our lives and whose lives it destroyed in the process.
In my opinion: Yes, Mark Zuckerberg should marry me. OR become an alumni of Champlain. I'll accept either. Back to the film, it made me realize how much Facebook actually took over our lives. The drama is well played for the film, and it keeps you interested. This is a gender neutral film so by all mean drag your significant other to the sofa, or go alone with some popcorn and veg out.
Over all rating (out of 5): 4

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/

A Foreign Area of Interest

Over the process of two years and currently as a 3rd year student, I find myself in this changing and alien state of existence from what I was two years prior. The reason for this..... Is God.

Wow, wow, wow, now don’t take the wrong idea here. This is not a conversion story. Not that a conversion story would be wrong or anything, but instead it would be wrong for me to give the impression that I did believe in god, because the reality of the story is... I don’t. However, I still stand by my statement in recognizing that at least the notion of ‘God’ has made a direct impact on me over the last few years. And looking back on it now...I think it’s the Coolest Thing Ever!

Bon Temps Weekend 2011 - post by Mairi "McGee" Mcguire

Let us set the stage- a mild February afternoon, the snow still drifting after the storm, a slight wind, ruffling strands of hair and the fringes of scarves, dozens of Champlain Students, some still dazed from the night before, gloved hands gripped on the wooden sticks, crouched over the smooth palette of ice, prepared for what will happen next. N-H-L, they chant, hitting their sticks against one another, before swiping at the small, brightly colored rubber ball.

The End of Poverty (TGLC)

The End Of Poverty? Trailer from Cinema Libre Studio on Vimeo.

Entertainment Review

Hey CC

So as many people like myself spend countless hours procrastinating, doing various things, I thought I would Blog about my personal favorite form of procrastination, Movies!

So I'll pretty much review 1 or 2 movies and give you my recommendations. :)

After a lovely chat with our College Head Dr. Mike, our amazing Aramark Head Chef Paul Foster (who is sadly leaving us on FRIDAY), and Aramark Catering Manager Edward Rama I was recommended the movie Julie&Julia.

Julie&Julia

So here are the Basics about the film; (Found from IMDb - Link at the bottom)
Year: 2009
Approximate Running Time: 123 minutes (Just over 2 hours)
Starring: Merly Streep as Julia Child, Amy Adams as Julie Powell and Stanley Tucci as Paul Child.
My Summary: Julie&Julia follows 2 women, who I would say are in mid-life crisis. Both are lost in what they want in life, and are trying to find themselves. They both discovery their love of cooking and food and face challenges to over come. The modern day Julie Powell is in a depressing job attempting to deal with the aftermath of 9/11 and takes on the task of cooking 524 recipes of Julia Child's in 1 year. Julia Child, in the 1950's is based in Paris and attempts to write a French cookbook for Americans, and faces the task of not only learning to cook, but writing a cookbook and trying to get it published.
In my Opinion: Julie&Julia is definitely a great movie for a Girls-Night-In, just to curl up on the sofa with a glass of wine (or fruit juice - I prefer Apple), and just relax. The movie itself is semi-long, so make sure you have snacks as watching all the food being made, made me hungry.
Side Note: Stanley Tucci and Merly Streep worked together in The Devils Wears Prada, and I in the beginning it was hard for me to see that relationship, and disconnect them from being a crazy editor and gay fashion director. However none-the-less I worked through it and enjoyed the film.
Over all rating (out of 5): 3

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135503/

Writing With a Paddle; Guest post by Mairi McGuire

Pictured here: Dr. Mike, Canadian Canoe Museum Executive Director James Raffan, Canadian Author Nicolas Dickner, Lakefield College School former Headmaster Terry Guest

This Wednesday, I was awarded the opportunity to attend a reading by award winning author, Nicolas Dicker. Dickner’s book, Nikolski, tells the story of three characters, completely unaware of their relation with one another, as they traverse separately through life. The book was the winner of CBC Canada Reads 2010 and also won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation in 2008. The reading was hosted at the beautiful Canadian Canoe Museum in downtown Peterborough. I was fascinated by its ornate features, the fantastical canoes which dotted the museum floor and the pillars of ancient wood which decorated the room. Nicolas Dickner was introduced by the head of Champlain College, Dr. Mike Allcott. In his introduction, Dr. Allcott described Dickner as one who “lives in the extraordinary milieu of the imagination,”, and it was right there, within the beautiful walls of the Canoe museum, that we were invited into the majestic imagination of this wonderful writer.

Welcoming Nicolas Dickner to Champlain

The 2011 Jack Matthews Fellow, Nicolas Dickner was welcomed to Champlain with a luncheon in the Living Learning Commons today. Trent students, students of Lakefield College School as well as VIPs from the Canadian Canoe Museum and our community.
Kate Ramsay and Dr. Mike co-hosted, and Champlainer Constance Dupuis offered welcoming remarks on behalf of Trent students.

Photos included here feature, Trent President Steven Franklin welcoming the collaborating institutions; Nicolas Dickner, Canadian Author, Dr. Mike en francais, the tourtiere main, and the sugar pie dessert.

Dean of U of T Faculty of Law Meets with Trent Students

Professor Mayo Moran, Dean of the U of T's Faculty of Law, met with 20 engaging students in the Champlain College Living Learning Commons on January 20. Her leadership and success inspired Trent students from departments across the university; many of whom aspire to attend law school in the future. Likewise, her perspective diminished some myths about the study of law, and the University of Toronto.

Dean Moran taught secondary school in northern British Columbia after completing her BA in English and Philosophy, as well as a B.Ed at UBC. The challenges of being a young teacher in an impoverished rural school set the path of her life: she found deep meaning in the ability to change people's lives through education, and she found a deep dedication to social justice. It was only after teaching for several years that she undertook and completed her LLB at McGill, LLM at Michigan, and S.J.D. at the University of Toronto.

Her path from humble roots in northern BC to the leadership of Canada's most prestigious law school surprised students, and offered encouragement to those from backgrounds as varied as Business/Philosophy joint majors, to Fleming College transfer students. Dean Moran's comments emphasized the value of studying English and Philosophy--areas of study that build critical thinking, reading, and writing abilities--but also emphasized that no law background is necessary to study the law.

Her main advice to students was to "Do what you love, as there isn't anything more important than to be able to pursue your passions". For her, this has meant a life of learning. When she set out to do her doctoral degree in the law, the prospects for employment after graduation were slim. But the calling to study and write about the legal concept of "the reasonable person", her love of justice, and "the legal puzzle of the law" won out. And she believes her career success is testament to her belief in that principle.

Students were interested to learn that the U of T's law curriculum is actually very broad. There are many dual degree options, including a new joint J.D. and Master's of Global Affairs, as well as many avenues for studying Human Rights law, and Animal Rights--a program introduced by Dean Moran herself. Students were also interested to learn that U of T law's admissions are entirely merit-based, while their scholarships/bursaries are entirely need-based. This ensures that knowledge and ability, not economic privilege determine the quality of the 700 students in the School of Law.

Trent students enjoyed discussing a variety of topics with Dean Moran, ranging from the gender dynamics of law school and university leadership, to the ways that Canadian Law-particularly in the areas of aboriginal rights and human rights--has had global influence.



Dean Moran's visit was sponsored by Champlain College.