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Thursday, April 21, 2011

From folk songs to game theory

George Flerovsky ‘s father-son project is based in roots but has taken wings.  George and his dad founded the Toronto-area KSP Festival, a celebration of traditional music and poetry that’s based on Russia’s folk Bardic tradition.  In fact, the event has grown so much that last summer it had to move to a bigger... More

Monday, April 18, 2011

Hollywood comes calling for English grad’s circus

By Nicole Findlay This spring the circus will alight in theatres across North America when Sara Gruen’s vision of the big tent spectacles of yesteryear will be made into a film. Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson will star in the screen version of Water for Elephants. The book has been on The New York... More

Monday, April 18, 2011

Singing for the Fat Man

By Nicole Findlay When it came time to hand in his final assignment for his seminar course, Historical Representations, Joel Bandy decided to sing its praises - quite literally. Bandy, a student of classics, religion and history, wrote and recorded a song that encapsulated the Cold War era. They Call me the Fat Man... More

Monday, April 18, 2011

A Magna Opus

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

Monday, April 11, 2011

IIS shines spotlight on Latin America and the Caribbean

Carleton University has 29 specialists working within 14 different disciplines who focus on Latin America and the Caribbean region. For the first time, Carleton will offer classes that reflect this focus. Starting this fall, the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies will offer Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies I and II. These... More

Monday, April 11, 2011

Student pictures Canada’s Cold War

By Nicole Findlay As the deadline for the submission of final projects loomed, Susan Tudin vacillated between two options she’d been considering. Finally she decided to submit both – a website and a painting. The project was the culmination of a third-year course Historical Representations, Tudin, a fourth year, history student was enrolled... More

Monday, April 11, 2011

Practicum students return from the field

The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies hosted its annual year-end reception for participants of the Practicum in Geography, Geomatics and Environmental Studies on Friday, April 1, 2011, in the 2nd Floor Loeb Lounge. The annual event celebrates the contributions of both participating students and the 60 public and private sector... More

Monday, April 11, 2011

Grand slam poetry

Chris Tse has a winning way with words. Literally. He’s Canada’s slam poetry champion and next month, when he competes in an international competition in Paris, he could capture the world crown. Chris Tse, performing at last year's Capital Slam competitionNot bad for a guy whose mom had to encourage him to enter poetry... More

Friday, April 8, 2011

Social working social policy

School of Social Work professor Thérèse Jennissen has been interested in developing a course on comparative social policy for a long time. So, when the Centre for European Studies issued a call for proposals to develop courses that would integrate materials on the European Union, Jennissen saw the perfect opportunity for developing such a... More

Monday, April 4, 2011

Two Kroeger College students headed for Durban

Blair Newbold and Khadija Ga’al are two of nine Carleton students selected to participate in a course on “Health Care in Post-Apartheid South Africa,” to be taught by Carleton professor Susanne Klausen at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal in Durban. Organized through the Institute for African Studies, the course will examine the legacy of... More

Monday, April 4, 2011

Student illustrates alternative government guide

By Nicole Findlay Upon being given creative free rein for a final course project, Talbert Johnson decided to put his lifelong passion for drawing cartoons to use. His Government of Canada-issued Cartoon Guide to Persecuting Homosexuals is a tongue in cheek summary of the policies the Canadian government enacted between the 1950s -70s. He... More

Monday, April 4, 2011

Out of Africa

After her family fled the civil war in Somalia when she was two years old, Muno Osman grew up in refugee camps in Kenya. Even so, she says, she was “very, very lucky.” The reason: her parents supported her education. By secondary school, a lot of classmates had dropped out. “Some couldn’t buy the... More

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