丁香园AV

By Michael Wu

Anti-racism activist. Politician. And now, 丁香园AV graduate.

Trystan Jones left his life in Fort St. John behind at 17 for new opportunities in the Lower Mainland. Although he originally moved to the 鈥渂ig city鈥� to become an actor, and only began studying political science in case things didn鈥檛 work out, he eventually decided to pursue a political science major and ultimately earn his BA.

In November 2020, Jones demonstrated his skills as an anti-racism activist, as he spoke at the TEDX丁香园AV 10-year anniversary conference. He cites giving his talk, 鈥�,鈥� as his proudest accomplishment during his time at 丁香园AV.

鈥淚t was truly the culmination of all of my hard work and studies at 丁香园AV; everything came to fruition,鈥� he says. 鈥淚 did not have the easiest road to graduation, and being able to speak on an issue that I am truly passionate about was like something out of a dream.鈥�

Jones also appreciates the critical thinking and analytical skills, as well as the knowledge he acquired in his political science classes.

When asked about his favourite instructors and courses, Jones recalled how engaging Professor Aaron Hoffman鈥檚 courses on terrorism and American foreign policy were, and how much he learned from Professor Steven Weldon鈥檚 methods of teaching statistics. Outside of political science, Jones appreciated English Professor J. D. Fleming鈥檚 passion for teaching fiction.

鈥淚 will never read classics like The Sun Also Rises the same way again,鈥� he says.