Culture & Community

A person stands in front of a door with a sign that says "RISE: Racialized & International Student Experience"

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...
The Venezuelan flag, with a yellow, blue and red stripe, as well as a half circle of stars

‘We never thought it’d get this far’: Carleton community reacts to U.S. attack on...

Sara Valentina says Toasty Arepas, the Colombian restaurant in Ottawa where she works as a server, is usually bustling on a Saturday. However, her Jan....

Q&A: Meet the artist who designed Carleton’s Sexual Assault Awareness Week art

Swooping cursive font spells out “healing is an act of communion,” a quote from feminist writer bell hooks. The words are surrounded by drawings...