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Friday, December 17, 2010

Putting a stop to school shootings

by Nicole Findlay École Polytechnique, Columbine, Dawson College, Virginia Tech and now Marinette High school share two things in common. They educate youth and they became hunting grounds for school shooters. In each case, early warning signs were missed. In response to these tragedies, an Ontario-based school board decided to take action to... More

Friday, December 17, 2010

Stripping bare post war values

STORY UPDATE: Mary-Ann Shantz has been interviewed by Sook-Yin Lee for CBC Radio One - Definitely Not the Opera. What happens when you make "private parts" public? will air on Saturday, December 4, 2010 and again on Tuesday, December 7 at 2 p.m. You can also listen to the podcast. Shantz's interview begins at the 1:00:30... More

Friday, December 17, 2010

Spain’s remains

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

Friday, December 17, 2010

All Africa, all the time

by Nicole Findlay  Megan Malone lives and breathes her love of Africa. Her enthusiasm for the continent is infectious enough to inspire her peers to spend a month last summer volunteering in orphanages in Ghana. Malone, a fourth-year student in African Studies and Political Science, put up posters on the campuses of both Carleton... More

Friday, December 17, 2010

SLALS professor hosts CKCU literary program

Hans G. Ruprecht, adjunct research professor, SLALS, is hosting a new program Literatures in Europe Today on CKCU. Ruprecht will collaborate with Carleton’s multicultural community and correspondents, to bring news, features and interviews about issues and topics related to European literature to the show’s audience. The program is part of... More

Friday, December 17, 2010

Buried treasure

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

Friday, December 17, 2010

CBC TV covers fortepiano fundraiser

Ottawa residents got a sneak peek at the 240 year old fortepiano when CBC TV covered "For heaven's sake! Let's fix this fortepiano" fundraiser. James Wright, Alexis Luko and Andrew Burn are well on their way to ensuring Carleton music students have a refurbished piano to play. The SSAC professors and music student raised approximately... More

Friday, December 17, 2010

Sifting sand, shifting gears

by Nicole Findlay After a month spent digging up the past in Cassleman, Ontario, Jonathan Ouellet shifted gears to sift through the sands of Macedonia. Roman oil lamp The second-year student of Greek and Roman Studies spent his summer on two archaeological digs. Ouellett first uncovered ancient Aboriginal tools in Canada and then travelled... More

Friday, December 17, 2010

Cognitive science student takes guess work out of design

by Nicole Findlay Lindsey Fraser is helping to make everyday products a little less bewildering to use. The fourth-year cognitive science student has spent the summer interning at a local design firm. In her position as a usability consultant at Akendi, a design consulting company, Fraser worked on everything from websites to workspaces, products... More

Friday, December 17, 2010

Sociology student practices theory

Zenetha Jackson is putting her theoretical knowledge to a practical test and lining her pockets in the process. The forth-year sociology and anthropology student has spent the summer working in a co-op placement for Citizenship and Immigration Canada. A junior program officer in the Foreign Credential Referral Office, Jackson works with national... More

Friday, December 17, 2010

Tuning up antique ivories

by Nicole Findlay Students and faculty of the School for Studies in Art and Culture’s music program are hosting a fundraiser to dust off an instrument tucked away since the 70s. The fortepiano which traces its lineage back to the 1770s, is in dire need of a tune-up. Music professors James Wright and Alexis Luko,... More

Friday, December 17, 2010

Digging Ontario’s past

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

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