by Jessica Messerer-Trosin Writing a summary is a common assignment for first-year English students, yet the idea of condensing a 10-page academic article into 500-750…
Co-op students at TRU will find greater opportunities to obtain experience in their chosen fields thanks to $1.3 million in funding from the provincial government to support…
Starting on Thursday, March 10, 2016 the Wellness Centre is accepting applications for the 2016-17 Student Wellness Ambassador Team (SWAT). If you are interested in…
In 2013 the Wellness Centre administered the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) for the very first time. Some of you might have completed it then…
by Danielle LaRocque What is a substantive editor? A substantive editor, in short, is someone who edits a piece of writing as a whole. In substantive…
Fourth-year Bachelor of Science honours student Carlee Poleschuk has been named BC and Yukon's 2015 Co-op Student of the Year for her help last year…
Nearly 2,000 students asked their job-search questions and employers did their best to answer them. Are you hiring for the summer? Do you take interns? What does your organization…
Success in life often amounts to being prepared and taking steps to be in the right place when opportunity presents itself. With that in mind, the…
Overdose deaths involving the opiate fentanyl have been prevalent in the media recently. What does this mean? What is fentanyl? What can be done to…
Written by: Mandy Turnbull, SN BSN--TRU Yr. 4 So you’ve seen the posters around campus, you’ve heard people talk about it on the bus and,…
by Jessica Messerer-Trosin One of the most important aspects of writing—some would argue the most important aspect—is revision. With revision comes the improvement of clarity,…
by Jessica Messerer-Trosin Here’s the situation: A professor or fellow student has recommended the Writing Centre, and after some deliberating, you’ve registered for an appointment.…
Assisting with ground-breaking cancer research has earned Carlee Poleschuk TRU’s 2015 Co-op Student of the Year award. In her fourth year of a Bachelor of Science and majoring in…
by Mackenzie Cassels One of the most frightening moments in a university student’s life is opening up a blank Microsoft Word document. It’s plain scary…
A running head, also called a page header, is a line at the top of each page of a document that gives the reader important…
Thompson Rivers University students are achieving career success and are earning competitive salaries in their chosen fields, shows a comprehensive new report from BC’s six…
Once you complete a first draft of your essay, it can be tempting to put it down, hand it in to your professor, and never…
by Gavin Hayes If you are writing an academic essay or other assignment, eventually you will face questions about formatting. Formatting is complicated by the fact…
Taking a writing-intensive course? Major final research essays due in November? Don’t pull a stressed-out all-nighter on your own the last week of classes. Join…
written by: Sharyse Wilson, 4th Year Nursing Student Last week the Wellness Centre organized Mental Health Awareness Week. "Mental health" is a real buzz word…
