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.

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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...

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Overheard @ Carleton

 

Girl 1: So, how was your first blow job?
Girl 2: Creamy.

Guy 1: I’ve never had the desire to go to a strip club. I don’t like the idea of no windows.
Guy 2: Yeah, that would clearly be my objection, too.


Heard anything objectionable lately? E-mail oped@carleton

 

Calling for more profs to support debate

the professors who supported the call by Students Against Israeli Apartheid for a debate with the Carleton administration regarding the issue of an academic boycott of Israel. But I’m sad that so few other academics at Carleton have seen fit to stand up for free debate and the exchange of ideas as suggested. Instead, shamefully, Carleton has moved on to harass students involved in Israeli Apartheid Week with veiled threats, and gone so far as to ban a poster that was erroneously and mendaciously claimed to be in violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code.

A new Canadian brings art to the Islands

The Solomon Islands, where creative talents are untaught and discouraged, are not an ideal place for aspiring artists to grow up. However, despite the repressive environment, Solomon Islands artist Ake Lianga never stopped pursuing his lifelong dream to become an artist.

Canadian students seek ‘world’s best job’

 

 

 

Queensland’s tourism board is sending one lucky individual to Hamilton Island, Australia, for six months

 

 

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