March 20 and 27: Roughly 400 students participated in a mandatory orientation training run by the university, which included team-building exercises, information sessions and a police check.

During orientation training, a list of incidents deemed inappropriate from the previous Frosh Week were presented to students, such as bowing to older students, mock fellatio, and the cheer "No means yes and yes means anal."

April 7, 2010: Carleton University Students' Association (CUSA) and Rideau River Residence Association (RRRA) were informed of the administration’s decision to take over this fall’s Frosh Week through an e-mail from Ryan Flannagan, Carleton’s director of student affairs, April 7.

April 9, 2010: Carleton administration announced to students they would be assuming all responsibilities for the design and delivery of the 2010-11 CUSA/RRRA orientation week. Within hours of the administration’s announcement, the Facebook group “Frosh week is run by students for students … let’s keep it that way!” had roughly 320 members.

According to RRRA president Christopher Infantry, the e-mail said the week “promoted hazing, male dominance, sexualization and violence.”

April 13, 2010: Carleton president Roseann Runte sent an e-mail to students reiterating the university would assume responsibility for orientation week beginning fall 2010. According to the e-mail, the decision was made in order to offer a mixture of academic, cultural and social activities and has to do primarily with accountability.

Flannagan said the university’s decision was final. He also said the e-mail he sent to Infantry on April 9 “made no mention of male domination, sexualization and violence.” According to

Flannagan, the university’s decision was not based on the 2009 Frosh Week DVD, but it was a factor and taken into consideration. However, he said the university would like to hire an orientation co-ordinator, which would work as a liaison between the student body and the administration.

According to an e-mail posted by Erik Halliwell, who sits on the Board of Governors, the executive committee discussed the issue of orientation several weeks ago in an in-camera session.

April 14, 2010: Around 250 students attended the rally outside the Tory Building to protest the administration’s decision to take over Frosh Week. President Runte was on-hand during the protest accepting letters from students. Students continued the protest with a sit-in on the fifth floor of the Tory Building outside the President’s office. Later that day, Sirois and Infantry met with Runte after students agreed to leave the premises.

According to the Ottawa Sun, Jason MacDonald, Carleton’s director of university communications said, "This isn’t a decision that was made overnight. It’s taken a long time for us to get to this point."

April 20, 2010: Roughly 30 students gathered at the in-camera Board of Governors meeting in the Minto Centre in an effort to change the university’s decision on orientation week. According to Sirois, the Board of Governors requires a two-thirds majority in order to discuss an issue on the agenda. However, Frosh Week was not discussed.

On Facebook, messages from Frosh heads said CUSA and RRRA will have their own Frosh Week seperate from the administration Frosh Week.