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The Byward Market (colourful on one side and bland on the other)

The ByWard Market is in trouble. Here’s what Ottawa is doing about it

Between substance use, violent incidents and a declining nightlife scene, the ByWard Market has taken a serious reputational hit among Ottawans in recent years. The...

Carleton’s Black student engineers share tried and tested remedy for imposter syndrome

Every engineer knows the sacrifices required to make it to the iron ring ceremony. But for Black engineering students aiming to achieve the same...
Woman in front of a poster that reads "Links and Locs"

How this Carleton grad is bringing accessible haircare to Ottawa’s Black community

Growing up in a predominantly white neighbourhood in the Niagara region, Chidera Onyegbule often struggled to find hairstylists trained to care for curly, Afro-textured...
An audience with a man speaking and two woman by his side

‘They said we’d never make it past 10 years’: A community radio station’s survival...

It was midnight on a Saturday in November when the moment finally arrived. A crowd of alumni, gathered in the halls of Carleton University’s...
Rows of bookshelves in a library and a student studying in the distance

AI is booming. Here’s what universities are doing to keep writing alive

In an age where algorithms shape our words, form our thoughts and tell our stories, it might feel futile to dream of mastering the...