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Monday, February 12, 2007

English student top speaker in North America

By Adam Coombs Ian Freeman, a second-year English major, claimed the title of top debater in North America, besting more than a hundred other competitors. Freeman and his partner, Padraic Ryan finished as the third place team, losing to a team from the University of British Columbia in the semi-finals. The North American Championships,... More

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Bringing art to life

By Nicole Findlay Random objects – a pair of scissors, a tin can, a cell phone, a plastic Buddha, and a spatula are juxtaposed with the perennial Carleton query “what is a Gee Gee?” on a work in progress currently underway at CUAG. The objects are all nailed to a sheet of plywood in... More

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

A connection to career success

Ask David Crisp, BA/68, what you can do with a bachelor’s degree, and he’ll respond, “Anything you want.” He should know, having parlayed his Carleton psychology degree into a successful career that has spanned seven different industries and senior positions in the business and non-profit sectors. Crisp attributes his success to five... More

Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Ribbons of Light

Hana Bajric is a first-year student and is participating in Maureen Korp’s FYSM Special Studies in Art History – Visual Literacy. Throughout the term, students will seek out Ottawa’s arts scene and critique the good, the bad and the ugly according to a set of criteria they discuss in the classroom. The students identify... More

Friday, November 24, 2006

The art of negotiation

By Nicole Findlay Fledgling curators hover around a table, plucking tiny images from a nearby pile and placing each on a giant floor plan. Like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, the colourful chips are arranged and rearranged until a picture begins to emerge. Only this picture is the conceptualization of an art exhibit that... More

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Learning to Tango

By Nicole Findlay Armed with her Bachelor of Humanities, Maria Gruending has set her sights on a new education. Having read all of the classics, she has packed her books for company and moved to Argentina where she knows not a soul. Gruending is pursuing a long-time interest in Latin America, having already studied... More

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Maman

Elizabeth Purchase is a first-year student and is participating in Maureen Korp’s FYSM Special Studies in Art History – Visual Literacy. Throughout the term, students will seek out Ottawa’s arts scene and critique the good, the bad and the ugly according to a set of criteria they discuss in the classroom. What students define... More

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Tracing the emergence of modern Islam

By Nicole Findlay Students enrolled in Leonard Librande’s First-year Seminar, Whither Islam will spend the year examining the religious and cultural emergence of Islam. In an era when the media and political lens is trained on the religion and its adherents, Librande’s class will equip students with the knowledge to separate media hype from... More

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Deconstructed house

Aleesha Mullen is a first-year student and is participating in Maureen Korp’s FYSM Special Studies in Art History – Visual Literacy. Throughout the term, students will seek out Ottawa’s arts scene and critique the good, the bad and the ugly according to a set of criteria they discuss in the classroom. Deconstructed House is... More

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

First year students transform Blank Page

By Nicole Findlay The plight of fledgling authors seeking to publish their first works struck a chord with senior-year students. With the release Blank Page, Collett Tracey, an instructor in the Department of English, along with a group of six student editors, has provided a forum for the budding writers. After the success of... More

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

The Lost Spider

Claire Cowling is a first-year student and is participating in Maureen Korp’s FYSM Special Studies in Art History – Visual Literacy. Throughout the term, students will seek out Ottawa’s arts scene and critique the good, the bad and the ugly according to a set of criteria they discuss in the classroom. The Lost Spider... More

Saturday, October 28, 2006

Talking about sex in this city

by Nicole Findlay Students are looking beyond the fizz of pop culture to examine the underlying messages conveyed by seemly innocuous entertainment media. Using the popular television series Sex in the City to frame their discussion, students participating in Debra Graham’s First-year Seminar, will examine the relationships between gender, sex... More

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