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

Levelling with real journalism

 

 

Meghan Sali is a second-year journalism student. She thinks The Leveller should avoid calling itself a newspaper due to its overly editorialized content.

 

A real home crowd

 
 
On March 15, 8,000 people gathered at Scotiabank Place to watch the Carleton Ravens win their sixth national championship in seven years. Normally, 8,000 people huddled in one place to watch a college basketball game would be boisterous and impressive, but the giant arena’s three levels dwarfed the crowd and crushed its energy.
 

Overheard @ Carleton

 
 
Girl: Don’t eat that, it looks like plastic Styrofoam.
Guy: I happen to like plastic Styrofoam.
Girl: Well, I like raccoons but I wouldn’t shove them down my throat.
 
 
Girl 1: Just because you’ve had sex more times than me doesn’t mean you’re my elder, it just means you’re a frickin’ whore!
Girl 2: Cucumber and sperm are so different.
 
 

Voicebox

 
 
Hey Voicebox. I just want to tell you that Seamus Wolfe just waited on my table at 1848. And you know what? Brittany Smyth would never do a single day of work for any student. Ever. I just wanna say that and you should know that if you don’t tip the bartender, Michael Jackson touches another child. That’s important. OK. Aight [HI VOICEBOX] and hope you have a great St. Patty’s Day. Good night.
 
BLEEP!
 

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