Bachelor of Humanities Student Blog Monday, April 5, 2021Reconsidering RothkoReconsidering Rothko Moobinah, 2nd year B.Hum Biology Student March 31, 2021 How do you feel about the artwork of the Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko, dear reader? Simplistic paintings overvalued by pretentious art snobs, or true works of art? Before taking HUMS 2102 (a HUMS art history course), I believed Rothko’s works belonged to the... MoreFriday, February 12, 2021New Year’s Resolutions and AristotleNew Year’s Resolutions and Aristotle Moobinah, 2nd year B.Hum Biology Student February 12, 2021 On the first day of 2021, I, like many others, began acting on my resolutions. 2020 was chaotic, to say the least. The New Year, I reasoned, was the perfect time to start bettering myself. I started out strong. Despite... MoreWednesday, December 23, 2020Student Blog-The Final Frontier: PlotinusThe Final Frontier: Plotinus Moobinah, 2nd Year B.Hum Biology Student December 2020 After two hours of frantically racking my brain for metabolic processes and cellular components, I finally submit my biochemistry exam. Answering 100 questions in two hours was difficult, but thankfully, the ordeal is now over. My brain tries to linger on the... MoreMonday, November 16, 2020Student Blog: A Day in the Life of a Humanities & Biology StudentA Day in the Life of a Humanities & Biology Student Moobinah, 2nd Year B.Hum Biology Student November 2020 As a second year in the Humanities (Great Books) and Biology stream at Carleton, I am grateful that I don’t have to choose between the Liberal Arts and STEM. In this program, I get to... MoreMonday, September 14, 2020First Year BJHUM Student Nehaa Bimal Interview on CBC MorningOttawa Morning with Robyn Bresnahan - Sep. 14, 2020: International students face added challenges with remote learning Listen... MoreFriday, November 30, 2018Studying in Italy 2018By B.Hum student Linda Steele. October 10, 2018 Our first week in Venice Friday November 3rd, 2018 There is More to Italy than Venice Friday November 30th, 2018 The Real Venice Friday January 25th Home at Last from Venice: Ruminations of a Weary... MoreTuesday, February 14, 2017Looking Backward, Looking ForwardWhat if you went to sleep tonight and woke up tomorrow a hundred and thirteen years from now? That is the exact situation Julian West, the protagonist from Edward Bellamy’s utopian novel Looking Backward, finds himself in at the start of the text. Well, I have been thinking about time and how quickly it... MoreThursday, December 15, 2016How Lucky I am to be Here Right NowDespite the papers, studying, and exams, it still feels like Christmas at Carleton. Maybe it was the snow on the ground that first got me in the mood to hum carols, or maybe it was simply the mounting adrenaline in my veins that clued me in to my upcoming deadlines. As I have progressed... MoreThursday, July 14, 2016Teach Me How to Say GoodbyeTeach Me How to Say Goodbye We know how to say thank you. In fact, for many people the courtesy of giving thanks was ingrained in them since childhood, but we are not generally taught to thank a place. I suppose the logic is that a place cannot understand or comprehend us. A place... MoreTuesday, March 22, 2016Learning life lessons in the College of HumanitiesLearning life lessons in the College of Humanities Sometimes it feels like society is just waiting for us to become who we were meant to be – every step we take is just part of something bigger. What if it isn’t? What if there isn’t a larger truth? What if the present is all... MoreFriday, January 29, 2016Sam’s Blog-Applying Knowledge to Your LifeJanuary 29, 2016 Applying knowledge to your life I spent my Christmas break at home in Ottawa with my immediate family, and besides several cameos made by my friends, my holiday was quiet. However, in the past it has not been as tranquil. I am thinking specifically of my first Christmas after I had... MoreFriday, February 27, 2015Sam Lehman-Why Not Humanities?February 17, 2015 Why not Humanities? The Humanities program is a process. It is a journey. Its curriculum is wondrously interconnected to ensure that its students receive a well-rounded education. I often find myself struggling to describe my program to others: how can I convey this idea of pursuing a degree for the purpose... MoreFriday, January 23, 2015Sam Lehman is “Stuck on Life”... MoreFriday, August 1, 2014HUMS Student Gabrielle Doiron’s I-CUREUS Art History Research Project... MoreFriday, June 6, 2014Humanities Student Speaks at Stockholm Conference on the Ethics of WarIt is rare for an undergraduate to be invited to an international conference, but twenty-two-year-old Marissa Kemp, who graduates on June 10th with a Bachelor of Humanities and a Combined Honours in Philosophy, was extended that opportunity this past May. The conference on “The Ethics of War in the 21st Century” was the inaugural... MoreThursday, March 20, 2014Humanities Student Blog—SamanthaAcademic Conferences 20 March 2014 My sweat glands are tired. At some point in your university career you might speak at an academic conference. I had the honor of being invited to speak at the 9th Annual Law & Legal Studies Conference at Carleton yesterday. It was by far one of my favorite scholarly... MoreMonday, March 17, 2014Humanities Student Blog—SamanthaCareer Night January 31, 2014 This week the students of the Bachelor of Humanities enjoyed a Career Night. Four Humanities alumni were invited to speak to the current students about their jobs, how they got where they are, and their life after the Humanities program. Here are some tidbits of wisdom that struck a... MoreMonday, March 17, 2014Humanities Student Blog—SamanthaTis the Season… December 5, 2013 In university, the end of November usually brings one thing (or maybe two) – papers and snow. In the Bachelor of Humanities (Great Books) program, the former is especially prevalent. End of term papers, or for full-year courses, mid-term papers, are due in every class. If you’re lucky,... MoreMonday, March 17, 2014Humanities Student Blog—SamanthaCulture and Imagination October 18, 2013 In the fall, things at the College of the Humanities get funky. To kick things off, every year at the end of September the College hosts a ‘wine and cheese’ (we like to keep it classy) where all the students and professors get to mingle. As a first-year... MoreMonday, March 17, 2014Humanities Student Blog—SamanthaOpening Ceremonies October 1, 2013 The College of the Humanities opening ceremonies are a thing of beauty. About 50 first year students, all buzzing with excitement, find their way into the Humanities Lecture Hall (which has THE most comfortable seats on campus, hands down). They look to each other with a sense of nervousness,... MoreTuesday, March 12, 2013Humanities Student Blog—RoyDifferent Beat 12 March 2013 Second term of first year can in many ways be a different beat from first term. One area indeed where the difference can be somewhat jarring is in terms of workload. That is not to say that the first term of the first year is a cake-walk, it certainly... MoreMonday, January 21, 2013Humanities Student Blog—RoyTime Flies! 21 January 2013 It is only at this point in the year, with midterm exams over and the first semester out of the way, that it truly begins to dawn on you how short the academic year can feel in university. Semesters are around a whole month shorter than in secondary school,... MoreFriday, January 11, 2013Humanities Student Blog—TristanThe Advantage of Greek and Latin for Life January 11, 2013 Another semester has come and gone and here I am at the beginning of my final semester as a Humanities student. Its almost over and I feel as though I should reflect on what this experience has been. Last semester I sat through... MoreFriday, December 7, 2012Humanities Student Blog—RoyPaper Season 7 December 2012 Ah, paper season. University papers mind you, quite a different beast from the papers you may be seeing in secondary school. For here in university, the things that count are your sources and your research. In High School you were able to skate by much of the time with... MoreWednesday, November 21, 2012Humanities Student Blog—TristanSaucy Science 21 November 2012 It’s been a while since my last blog and now we are deep into paper-writing period. Every year it happens that the end of the semester sneaks up on you and you realize that you have 5+ papers to write and it can be pretty daunting. One of the... MoreWednesday, October 24, 2012Humanities Student Blog—RoyMade the right choice 24 October 2012 Greetings, readers, I am Roy Sengupta, and over the coming months I shall be guiding you through the experience of a first year student in the unique Bachelor of Humanities program at Carleton University. The decision as to which university to attend and what program to focus... MoreMonday, October 22, 2012Humanities Student Blog—TristanFrom Hegel to Music Nights/Life in the College 22 October 2012 My name is Tristan Wicks, as you are likely to have gathered from the name on this blog, and I am a fourth-year Humanities student. I thought that the best way to go about introducing you to this program would be to tell... MoreLoad More →
