NEWS

Meet Carleton’s “niche internet microcelebrities”

The pandemic era of university life at Carleton University has been defined by an influx of quirky Instagram accounts targeting students, which seem to...

OPINION

Do NOT try this at home: Dangerous and weird TikTok trends

I was in middle school when I tried the Kylie Jenner lip challenge. After watching my favourite influencers suck the air out of a...

I spent 24 hours in a bagel shop. Here’s what I learned.

“You have to go to Kettleman’s.”  When I moved to Ottawa for my undergrad in 2019, one of the first restaurant recommendations I received from...

The longest top-row word that can be typed on a typewriter is 'rupturewort', a type of plant, and Peru is the only country that can be typed on one row of a keyboard.

The Charlatan is Carleton University’s independent news publication. Run by students for students, the Charlatan has been providing the Carleton community with news and entertainment for more than 75 years.

SPORTS

Tennis matchmaking app fosters love of the game

Meet Rankd, the tennis matchmaking app for lovers of the game. Rankd Tennis North America aims to create matches for tennis players.

ARTS

‘Beth-Anne’ creatives horse around at undercurrents festival

For Beth-Anne, the best way to work up the confidence to ask out her crush is to turn herself into a horse. This fast-paced,...

Carleton alumna embraces ‘weirdness and uniqueness’ with Oddball Art

For Ottawa-based abstract artist Emma Maddock, art is all about presenting her unique reflections to the world. She draws and paints abstract art pieces...

LATEST ARTICLES

Word, yo

Carleton’s campus is comprised of multiple chapters, one being a publication called In/Words that is diving into the school year and Carleton community headfirst this fall.

“In/Words is a small press and literary magazine run out of Carleton University,” new editor Leah Mol said.  “It supports local literature by publishing both quarterly issues and chapbooks.”

Going behind Carleton’s curtains

The Sock ‘n’ Buskin Theatre Company is preparing for a busy upcoming 66th year at Carleton as it pulls together productions of the tragicomedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, the children’s fantasy Peter Pan and the smash-hit off-Broadway musical You’re in Town.

Underground art, sky-high skill

On the north side of campus, in the basement of St. Patrick’s building there is an ode to Canadian culture, the Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG).

After a generous donation – both monetary and artistic – from Frances Barwick, CUAG opened in 1992. The donation of 57 pieces of Canadian art in addition to 75 per cent of the Barwick estate encouraged the beginnings of a campus gallery.

Diana Nemiroff, CUAG director, described the gallery as “one of the most beautiful gallery spaces in Ottawa.”

Time to give back to the giving tree

 

Geoff Plint is a second-year neuroscience student who says, when it comes to our relationship with the environment,  we need to start taking less and giving more.

 

POPULAR ARTICLES

Sports Blog: Canadian athletes to watch at the 2018 Olympics

The greatest sporting event on earth, where 2,925 athletes from 92 nations compete in 102 events, got underway on Feb. 9 in Pyeongchang, South...

Alleged hazing within a Carleton University Greek letter sorority

A Charlatan investigation ‘I didn’t want to do it’  Alleged hazing within a Carleton University Greek letter sorority WARNING: SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, HAZING This story contains mention of sexual...

Opinion: We are too privileged to demand free period products

If a man had a uterus, his bloodshed would be holier than the Ganges. But my blood is clearly something to be ashamed of,...

Review: ‘Apocalypse Now: Final Cut’ captures the film’s best bits, and then some

If I say it is fun to watch this final cut, it is fun to watch this final cut! Apocalypse Now, one of the greatest...
[td_block_social_counter facebook=”TagDiv” twitter=”tagDivOfficial” youtube=”tagdiv” style=”style7 td-social-boxed”]