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Thursday, October 26, 2006

Student Critique – Balancing Act

Simon Robinson 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. Balancing act is... More

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Mystery ship inhabited by homeless pirates

Mystery ship inhabited by homeless pirates: bad public art in Ottawa Tiffany Douglas 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... More

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Empowering Youth

FASS 2006 Distinguished Lecture Series By Nicole Findlay “Ask not what you want to be, but ask what you want to do,” Justin Trudeau. Education and youth activist, Justin Trudeau has issued a challenge to students. Speaking at the FASS 2006 Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, November 22. Trudeau remarked that the concept of service,... More

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

FYSM students critique Ottawa arts scene

By Nicole Findlay Banished are the days when students of art history settled in dark lecture halls illuminated by flickering slides projecting the works of long-dead masters. This fall, students entering Maureen Korp’s First-Year Seminar will have direct exposure to Ottawa-based artists. They will learn by looking at works created by... More

Friday, September 22, 2006

Selling sustainability

By Nicole Findlay More often than not, businesses shy away from incorporating sustainable environmental practices for fear of cutting into profit margins. This fall, Carleton students will examine two local companies that have flourished as a result of their commitment to the environment and social justice. Students registered in Patricia... More

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Real-world experience, a world away

By Nicole Findlay As May blossomed into summer, most students settled into jobs that would fund the coming term. Karim Myatt, a third year undergraduate student in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, spent his summer further afield than most. A participant of Students without Borders, Myatt spent the summer as a volunteer... More

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Geography – Senate Medalists

Andrew Baldwin has attained his PhD in geography. Baldwin’s research focused on the boreal forest of northern Canada. His work evaluates the impact of “postcolonial geography, political ecology and feminism” on contemporary enviornmental politics. “I’ve always been fascinated with how people imagine this relationship [between human... More

Friday, July 21, 2006

Applied Language Studies – Senate Medalists

Michael Boutet graduated with his MA in applied language studies. Boutet credits the program with providing him with an opportunity to examine two academic interests. These included both language learning and teaching, while allowing him to expand his “knowledge of critical discourse analysis and rhetoric.” Boutet, a former high school... More

Friday, July 21, 2006

University Medalist in Arts

Rupi Cambow likens her search for a major with “playing musical chairs” as she sampled various fields before setting her sights on a BA Honours in French. While she experimented with various courses, Cambow always included a French course to maintain her language skills. “It was the entire French Department’s encouragement, warmth and... More

Friday, July 21, 2006

History – Senate Medalists

Emilie de Rosenroll obtained her BA Honours in history. She found the program was broad in scope, which exposed her to a spectrum of perspectives and historical approaches. In fact, the courses she most enjoyed were often those she was initially least interested in taking. “Above all, my professors made Carleton a great place... More

Friday, July 21, 2006

French – Senate Medalist

Cassandra Douglas began her studies at Carleton in the journalism program. In June 2006, she graduated with her BA Honours in French. One of the program requirements in journalism stipulated students must take one French course. “I was immediately drawn to the French department’s warmth and charm. It was a small department where everyone... More

Friday, July 21, 2006

English – Senate Medalists

David Emery a recent Carleton alumnus with a BA Honours in English credits Professor Kevin Gildea with changing his perception of the world. It was through Gildea’s first-year 20th century literature course, that Emery, who had not yet declared a major, set his sights on English. “Professor Gildea passionately introduced ideas, philosophies... More

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