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Monday, April 18, 2011
If you’re a university student, making ends meet is likely an ongoing struggle. Between tuition fees, rent, books, and food, and a seemingly endless stream of miscellaneous expenses, that monthly TA paycheque -- if you’re lucky enough to earn one -- is spread frighteningly thin. If you’re a student engaged in area studies, the... More
Friday, December 17, 2010
by Nicole Findlay The thought of discovering a human skull might elicit horror, fear or disgust. But for Elizabeth Upton it was a thrill. Of course, context is everything. Upton and two other FASS students spent their summer exhuming ancient remains at an archaeological dig in Spain. Elizabeth Upton and Tabitha Williams, both fourth year... More
by Nicole Findlay The clamour of the 5:30 a.m. alarm was the worst part of Jessica Haskell’s day. Rising before dawn, irritation would slowly give way to anticipation of what the day’s labour might uncover. Haskell, a fourth-year anthropology major, was one of a team of 25 students who spent a month this summer... More
by Nicole Findlay Digging holes in the dirt is not how most envision spending a summer holiday. But, for four Carleton students, sifting through Ontario’s past was a dream come true. Kelly Berckmans, an anthropology major, Patrick MacIntyre, BAHons/10, Jonathan Ouellet, a Greek and Roman Studies major, and Adam Fraser, a student of in... More
Friday, May 29, 2009
By Lori Tarbett Jihan Abbas (sociology and anthropology) and Rebecca Mugford (psychology) are two of the recipients of the Vanier Graduate Scholarship which was introduced in the 2008 Federal budget and created to strengthen Canada’s ability to attract and retain the world’s top doctoral students. It will encourage partnerships, promote... More
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
By Lori Tarbett Seeing the obvious in a new light. That’s what you might be doing if you were a student in Marieka Sax’s first year seminar class, Practice, Experience, Power and Symbol: The Anthropology of Food and Cuisine. The contract instructor, who joined Carleton’s sociology and anthropology department in July, has been asked... More
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