Absynthe Magazine
Type	Student Magazine
Format	Magazine
Owners	Trent University Student Body
Founded	1999
Headquarters	1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
Editor-in-chief	Caitlin Jones
Circulation	1500
Website	http://www.absynthe.ca

Absynthe Magazine is a student magazine

Student magazine

Student is a magazine about Canadian student lifestyle. It was started by students at the University of Western Ontario. It is published monthly in print and online and features student writers, photographers, models, and designers....

 at Trent University

Trent University

Trent University is a liberal arts and science-oriented institution located along the Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.The enabling legislation is the Trent University Act, 1962-63. The University was founded through the efforts of a citizens' committee interested in creating a...

. Though commonly referred to as a newspaper, it is, according to its constitution, a magazine. Absynthe does not have a stated political bias, because the articles are written and submitted by any members of the Trent community. It was established in 1999 by Ken Giffen, Brad Harkness and Peter Read. Matt Griem maintained the paper through its second edition. In 2003, the organization formalized and created an executive board and a publication team. The executive board consists of the president, editor, secretary, treasurer, and member representatives, while the publication team is made up of the editor, soliciting editor, production manager and production assistant.
It was in 2005 that the current editorial policy was written by Ted Cragg and Liz Zylstra and approved at the Annual General Meeting. Absynthe Magazine receives funding via a $4.00 (refundable) levy

Tax

To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...

from each full-time student. ($2.00 from each nursing/part-time student). Absynthe's website can be found at http://www.absynthe.ca.

In the fall of 2006, Absynthe came under fire after a contributor published an article linking obesity to laziness. There was significant controversy in the Trent community over the article. Editor-in-Chief Matt McGowan supported the decision of the Soliciting Editor, Rheanna Leckie, to run the piece, noting that the magazine accepts submissions from all students and, only in rare circumstances, censors or turns away contributions. He also offered a guarantee that critical responses to either the piece or the Absynthe's decision to run it, would be published in subsequent editions, which was fulfilled.

In its ninth volume, 2007-2008, Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Charters and President Joe Wood authorized a fundamental format change. The looseleaf newsprint format, used since Absynthe's founding was changed to a bound, full-colour cover magazine format.

The 2010-2011 Team

• Caitlin Jones (Editor-in-Chief)
• John Gregg (President)
• Carly Robillard (Secretary)
• TBA (Treasurer)
• Luli Maccagno (Production Manager)
• TBA (Production Assistant)
• Erik Moloney (Soliciting Editor)
• TBA (Distribution Manager)
• Jack Braithwaite (Member Representative)
• Mairi McGuire (Member Representative)
• Michelle Mackey (Member Representative)
• Joel Vaughan (Member Representative)
• Ryan Knowles (Member Representative)

The 2009-2010 Team

• Sara Hart (Editor-in-Chief)
• Caitlin Jones (President)
• Laura Sullivan (Secretary)
• Leo Kadzombe (Treasurer)
• Kelsey Hough (Production Manager)
• Sheldon Goodridge (Production Assistant)
• Anthony Lozano (Soliciting Editor)
• Leanne Stewart (Distribution Manager)
• Emily Edwards (Member Representative)
• Cayla Price (Member Representative)
• Sarah Stunden (Member Representative)
• Sarah Schroer (Member Representative)
• John Gregg (Member Representative)
• Eric Chaplin (Member Representative)

The 2008-2009 Team

• Mary Kate Whibbs (Editor-in-Chief)
• Joseph Wood (President)
• Yasmin Kehret (Secretary)
• Scott Willis (Treasurer)
• Sara Hart (Production Manager)
• Kelsey Hough (Production Assistant)
• Anthony Lozano (Soliciting Editor)
• Chris Davies (Member Representative)
• Amanda Saville (Member Representative)
• Braun Noppe (Member Representative)
• Heather Marshall (Member Representative)
• Caitlin Jones (Member Representative)
• S.J. DeLeskie (Member Representative)

The 2007-2008 Team

• Jeffrey Charters (Editor in Chief)
• Joseph Wood (President)
• Dana Skalin (Secretary)
• Adam Malcolm (Treasurer)
• Sheena Christie (Production Manager)
• Sara Hart (Production Assistant)
• Mary Kate Whibbs (Soliciting Editor)
• Jessica Monteith (Member Representative)
• Sheena Smith (Member Representative)
• Chris Augstman (Member Representative)

The 2006-2007 Team

• Matt McGowan (Editor in Chief)
• Cynthia Warn (President)
• Yasmin Kenret (Secretary)
• Joseph Wood (Treasurer)
• Sheena Christie (Production Manager)
• Crystal Robertson (Production Assistant and Webmistress)
• Rheanna Leckie (Soliciting Editor)
• Sasha Gilchrist (Member Representative)
• Tyler Evans (Member Representative)
• Alicia Niewiatowska (Member Representative)

The 2005-2006 Team

• Andrew Barton (Editor in Chief)
• Lindsay Taylor (President)
• Colleen Barfoot (Secretary)
• Kristen Rading (Treasurer)
• Matt McGowan (Production Manager)
• Cynthia Warn (Production Assistant)
• John Mullin/Lyndsey Darling (Soliciting Editor/Copy Editor)
• Laurel Karlsen, Laura Perry, Crystal Robertson (Member Representatives)

The 2004-2005 Team

• Stephen Lanni and Rheanna Leckie (Co-presidents)
• Lindsay Taylor (Treasurer)
• Liz Zylstra (Secretary)
• Ted Cragg, Colleen Barfoot and Cynthia (Member Representatives)
• Andrew Barton (Editor in Chief)
• Steve Hobbs (Production Manager)
• Matt McGowan (Production Assistant)
• John Mullin (Soliciting Editor.)

Original Staff 1999-2000

• Brad Harkness (editor in chief)
• Peter Read (production manager/layout)
• Ken Giffen (managing editor/sales)
• Kevin Sorichetti (contributor - illustrator)
• Reg Sims (contributor - sports)
• Kirk Lilwall (contributor - misc)
• Linda Watson (contributor - misc)
• Matt Keyes (contributor - music)
• Peter Venetas (contributor - music)
• Kelly Elliot (contributor - column)
• Bronwen Appleton (contributor - column)
• Gavin Finders (contributor)
• Stephen Gouzopoulos (contributor)
• Dave Powrie (contributor)