The Depth Beneath the Wave
By Jenna Kastelein I have spent my fair share of time on the ocean. Growing up an hour from the coast, my childhood was full of day trips playing in tide pools and weekends discovering the rugged...
View ArticleThe Myth of Community
By Nicolas Noble It is said that without community, we are nothing. This year at Trinity Western University, the call for a strong community is louder than ever. In his Community Day address, President...
View ArticleDear Queer TWU Student
By Anonymous Dear Queer TWU Student, I’m writing to you from many miles, memories, and years away. The cherry blossoms of spring and the late nights in the Lower Cafeteria are now only distant...
View ArticleBreaking the Silence Together: TWU Alumni on the LGBTQI Experience
This is the second and final instalment of a two-part series on the LGBTQI experience at Trinity Western University. In this space, LGBTQI Alumni and Allies reclaim the voice they did not have while...
View ArticleThe losses we live
“The reality is you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss yo have suffered....
View ArticleOn homelessness: People to know, not problems to solve
Anonymous This past year I took on a role in the heart of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside at an overdose prevention site. The majority of clients that came to use the facility were homeless, addicted,...
View ArticleCommunity Covenant Survey Results
FAQ What is the purpose of this survey? Mars’ Hill has no set intention or purpose to “show” any projected outcome or derive a particular statement on covenant adherence from this data. As was stated...
View ArticleA Madonna and a Mystery
In 1999, at the controversial art exhibit, Sensation, a 72-year-old man faked a heart attack before dashing behind the security rope to the iconic depiction of a black Virgin Mary covered in gold,...
View ArticleHill History: a timeline of TWU student newspapers
Over the years the official student paper has gone by several names, including the Salmon River Digest, the Echo, TWU Today, and Mars’ Hill. Trinity Western University Archives made the decision to...
View ArticleConfessions of a homophobe
In my third year, a student came out as gay rather publicly on campus and I openly expressed my disapproval while sitting in a Robson lounge, making comments like, “I wish they didn’t have to rub my...
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