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2016 Year In Review

It was a year of many highs at Carleton University in 2016, from another national championship for our Raven’s men’s basketball team, a great year for football and Carleton athletes competing in the Olympics to innovative research breakthroughs, new construction on campus, unique global startups and partnerships that are helping students thrive.

We’ve covered some of the high points on our home page this year in a series of stories.

But some were particularly popular among readers of our website.

So without further ado, here are the most widely read stories of 2016:


He’s Got Smarts:
On the Court and in the Classroom

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Justin Trudeau Engages Youth Accessibility Forum

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Fighting Cancer

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Carleton Students Take on Shopify Internships

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Olympic Dreams

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New Carleton Programs and More This Fall

Students, who will benefit from new Carleton programs in 2016 - '17, have conversations in the Canal Building.


Bono’s ONE Campaign
Finds Canadian Home at Carleton

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You Go Girls!

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Aces In Aerospace

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Daring to Dream Big

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Several people inside the CKCU radio station studios.

CKCU 93.1 FM: Community Radio at Carleton University

As Canada’s first campus-based community radio station, CKCU 93.1 FM has been a staple of Ottawa-Gatineau’s airwaves for 50 years, amplifying local voices, emerging artists…

Three athletes accepting medals on a podium.

Once Ravens, Now Olympians: Chasing Gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Former Ravens will hit the ice and the slopes in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, as elite athletes from around the world gather in northern Italy…

Global Champions: Ravens Win Basketball World Cup

Under the sweltering heat of Brasília’s mid-November sun, four members of the Ravens women’s basketball team took to the international stage at the 2025 FISU…