Arthur (newspaper)

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Arthur
Type	Student Newspaper
Format	Broadsheet

Owner	Trent University Student Body
Editor	James Burrows and Ariel Sharratt
Founded	1964
Headquarters	751 George St. N Peterborough, ON Canada
Circulation	3000^{[citation needed]}

Website: http://trentarthur.ca/

Arthur is a Canadian student newspaper with a circulation of 3000 in Peterborough, Ontario. It is the official paper of the Trent University student body. Arthur is funded through a non-refundable levy from every full-time student at the university. Articles for Arthur are produced by a staff collective of paid staff and volunteer writers who meet weekly to plan the next issue in Sadleir House, the historic building which houses its office. The collective elects one or more chief editors who serve a term of one academic year in an administrative and editorial role. James Burrows and Ariel Sharratt were elected as the 2008-2009 co-editor-in-chief.

[edit] Subject Material

Arthur deals mainly with news related to the Trent and Peterborough communities, but also features arts, sports, national and world news and columns.

Historically, Arthur has had a left-leaning political stance. In the past articles have focused on issues such corporate boycottism, socialism, LGBT rights, Canadian Aboriginal rights, feminism, corporate presence on campus, and accountability in university administration.

[edit] Origin of the Name

The first editor in chief was Stephen Stohn, now executive producer of the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. It was Stephen who gave the newspaper the unusual name Arthur. Many believed incorrectly that he came up with the name because of the legend of King Arthur, and indeed the Trent University crest has the Excalibur rising out of the water, as in the King Arthur legend, so this was quite plausible (though the sword depicted is meant to be Samuel de Champlain's). In fact, the name arose from Stephen's love for the Beatles: in the Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night, George Harrison is asked what his hairstyle is called and simply replies "Arthur". Likewise when a friend asked what the student paper would be called, Stephen quipped "Arthur" and the name has carried on to this day.