Kyra Vellinga brought a really important story to the Charlatan and I’m so grateful to have been their editor for it. Thank you to everyone who helped them tell this story.

🧵With my contract as the arts & culture editor at @charlatanlive coming to an end, I can confidently say this job was one of the most satisfying and challenging things I have ever done. Here’s a thread of some thoughts and reflections from this year:

BREAKING: Carleton President Benoit-Antoine Bacon steps down, Jerry Tomberlin serving interim. charlatan.ca/2023/07/20/bre…

charlatan.ca/2023/09/12/jer… Jerry Tomberlin has assumed the role of interim president. His promotion comes months after Meg Lonergan, a contract instructor and picket line lead during the CUPE 4600 strike, first alleged he harassed them—a complaint which has yet to be investigated.

NEWS: Jerry Tomberlin assumes interim Carleton presidency amid unresolved harassment complaint during the CUPE 4600 strike. "“The radio silence is pretty concerning.” Read the full story here: buff.ly/3EC2L4d

ARTS: Ottawa's Take Back the Night protest took place on Sept. 21 at #MintoPark to rally against sexual and gender-based violence. Arts editor Kyra Vellinga shares their experience at the protest here: buff.ly/3tt7rax

ARTS: Hosted by Gallery101 and Moving Art Gallery, the Haut(e) art fashion show featured the work of emerging Black and queer Ottawa designers Comfort Survival and Kelvin Stidwell. Read the full story by Annie Tuba (she/her): buff.ly/3ScUf3A

My investigation with Faith Greco reports alleged hazing within a Carleton University Greek life sorority. charlatan.ca/2023/10/30/all…

My latest investigation with Elissa Mendes reports on alleged hazing incidents within a Carleton University sorority. Read more: charlatan.ca/2023/10/30/all…

🚨🚨 Absolutely wild story exposing a Greek life hazing problem at Ottawa’s Carleton university. Allegations include: - hand-feeding ice cream to nude mentors -a culture of substance abuse - sexual misconduct And more!! Read more from Faith Greco and Elissa Mendes:

An important piece of investigative reporting was released by the The Charlatan today after months of work. I am so proud of my colleagues Faith Greco and Elissa Mendes and very proud to be on this team of student journalists.

Terrific student paper work, by Elissa Mendes and Faith Greco. Seems a problem when frats and sororities aren't officially associated with the university, but are a part of university life. Also, LOL at asking student reporters to sign an NDA to view a publicly available doc

“It’s crazy how cult-y all of this sounds in retrospect,” Student A said. If you haven’t had a chance, please take a few minutes to read my latest investigative story with Elissa Mendes on alleged hazing incidents within a Carleton University sorority. charlatan.ca/alleged-hazing…

Hundreds of students attended yesterday’s walk out organized by Students for Justice in Palestine Carleton. The walk out saw a brief altercation. With Kyra Vellinga: charlatan.ca/carleton-stude…

NEWS: Chants such as “Free Palestine” and “Tuition is for education, not for Israeli occupation” arose from the Carleton University campus at the #ShutItDownforPalestine walkout organized by CU-SJP🇵🇸. The full coverage by Elissa Mendes and Kyra Vellinga: buff.ly/3ujXw7m

‘These are your students’: Carleton campus community calls for university, CUSA to address hazing Follow up story to: Alleged hazing within a Carleton University Greek letter sorority charlatan.ca/these-are-your…

NEWS: ‘These are your students’: Carleton campus community calls for Carleton University, Carleton University Students' Association (CUSA) to address hazing within Carleton sorority. Read the full story here: buff.ly/49ZnAVV

"If a campus club experiences an instance of sexual harassment or violence, there are no clear procedures at Carleton University to remove the perpetrator’s club membership." Read #TheCharlatan's full investigation here - charlatan.ca/recent-cusa-de…

amazing journalism and months of investigative work by Kyra Vellinga

So proud of Kyra Vellinga for shedding light on this important story with dedication, commitment and care