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Hungry Planet

Science and Technology Museum

Jan. 15 - April 18

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The Ottawa Science and Technology Museum is opening its doors to a culinary atlas entitled Hungry Planet, an exhibition produced by the Montreal Science Centre that focuses on food sustainability and the eating patterns of families all over the world.

 The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World

Wade Davis

House of Anansi Press, 2009

Stars: 3.5/5

Although Carleton is not included in the City of Ottawa’s new green bin program, which launched with the new year, its own waste management initiative is already in effect and expanding.

Carleton’s cafeteria in Residence Commons is already supporting the new green bin ideals. Murdo Murchinson, the officer of Carleton’s new sustainability program, said the initiatives have been successful so far. All of the waste left behind by students is recycled, but that is just a small part of the waste that is generated.

Prospective students are annually inundated with university ranking reports to help them decide where to study. But Maclean’s and The Globe and Mail shouldn’t be the only ones handing out grades — ultimately, students should be doing their own research and making their own judgments about where they decide to study.