Club Leaders Get Involved with The TRU Makerspace
The TRU Campus Makerspace is a pilot project that is set to provide a host of free equipment and accessible spaces. Club Leaders were invited to attend a TRUSU Student Caucus Continue reading
Year: 2021
The Cultural Complications of Cutting: A Conversation About Female Genital Mutilation
There is a serious human rights violation that is committed against approximately 6000 girls each day,[i] and many of the more than 200 million survivors living in today’s world[ii] are calling for Continue reading
Holiday Fest Returns
Students from faculties all across the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) campus were asked to decorate ornaments for Holiday Fest this winter with the Union. Between Oct. 29 and Nov. 23, 2021, Continue reading
Locker Rentals at TRUSU
Do you have a lot of books to carry between classes? Have a gym session after school? Or do, you need to store tools for your workshop or classes? We Continue reading
VASA Gets Creative for the Holidays
With the colder weather rolling in, Clubs are getting creative with their COVID-19 safe events taking place indoors. One of TRUSU’s longest-standing clubs TRUSU VASA, a club dedicated to providing Continue reading
Gender Discrimination In Sports
Sports are an excellent pastime, hobby and activity to bond with your family and friends. Sports are for all individuals, however only certain individuals are highlighted and broadcasted to the Continue reading
What’s Missing from the McGill Corridor?
The City of Kamloops will soon be working to create a new neighbourhood plan for the McGill Corridor. This post is part of a series is to highlight the unique Continue reading
Students and Community Come Together to Talk about Mental Health
On Oct. 27, 2021, the Union hosted the TRU Dean of Students, Chris Adam, a TRU Counsellor, Ashley Broadfoot, and a TRU staff member focused on suicide prevention work, Pamela Continue reading
Run 4 Fun Runs for The Cure
The TRUSU Run 4 Fun Club began operating on campus at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when we could not gather on campus. Foster Wynne and Olivier Jumeau, both founders Continue reading
Muslim Students Share Experiences with Deans
On Oct. 20, 2021, the Union hosted the TRU Dean of Business, Mike Henry, and the Dean of Arts, Rick McCutcheon to lead a virtual session to hear from Muslim Continue reading
Inclusion Is A Right, Not A Privilege
As a child, did you feel like the adults in your life were the ones making all of your decisions? Were you impatient to grow up so that you could Continue reading
Breaking Bread: Is TRU Ready for a Mandatory Indigenization Course?
On Oct. 13, 2021, the Union hosted Dr. Lisa Cooke, a faculty member at TRU, to lead a virtual session on Indigenization as part of its Breaking Bread discussion series. Continue reading
Students Discuss Intersection Of Climate Change And Community Planning
On Oct. 6, 2021, the Union hosted Dr. Alison Shaw, the Executive Director of Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Action on Climate Team (ACT) to lead a virtual session as part Continue reading
Walkability in the McGill Corridor
The City of Kamloops will soon be working to create a new neighbourhood plan for the McGill Corridor. This post is part of a series is to highlight the unique Continue reading
TRUSU to Host Housing Solutions Event Series
Like many towns and cities across British Columbia, Kamloops has been experiencing a housing crisis that seems to only be getting worse over time. There seems to be a consensus Continue reading