Culture & Community

‘No cuts, no fees’: Ottawa students protest OSAP cuts

Dozens of students gathered outside the University of Ottawa’s Morisset Library on Wednesday to speak out against OSAP grant reductions. Campus groups are criticizing the...

‘When I first joined the club, it was only me’: Carleton Chess Club ties...

Last month, more than 200 chess players from 23 universities packed into the Hart House in Toronto, glued to chessboards and eager to compete...
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Q&A: To this social worker, micro-aggressions are like ‘silent attacks on our body.’ And...

To Nora Elmi, a Somali-Canadian registered social worker and licensed mental health therapist, micro-aggressions are anything but miniscule. Elmi, the founder of Elmi Counselling &...
A display with a a tree of balloons, a sign that says "Ramadan Kareem" and two characters

In photos: ‘Home away from home’ as Ottawa Muslim community kicks off month of...

Hundreds ventured out into the frost this weekend to kick off the start of the month of Ramadan at Ottawa’s RA Centre. In collaboration with...
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Q&A: Professor and philosopher explains how work, toxicity and disability affect day-to-day lives

Alexis Shotwell, a Carleton professor, philosopher and a disabled woman, has spent years exploring how toxicity spreads through society, workplaces and even human bodies. In...