Summary

The Charlatan is the name of the student campus newspaper (ISSN 0315-1859) published at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario by a non-profit corporation, Charlatan Publications Inc. ISSN, or International Standard Serial Number, is the unique eight-digit number applied to a periodical publication including electronic serials. ... Carleton University is a co-educational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location City Information Established: 1850 as Bytown Area: 2,778. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status but is not fully co-official) Flower White trillium Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats...

The paper is independent of student governments and university administration.

It often competes (usually in a friendly manner, though not exclusively) with The Resin, a student-run newspaper for residence students. The paper is free, and is available in news stands at various locations on and off campus. The paper is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, and monthly in the summer. The Resin is a student paper published and written for students living in residence at Carleton University. ...

The Charlatan celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in September 2005.

History

The paper was originally known as the Carleton and was first published in 1945. As staff and resources permitted, the newspaper was published on an occasional basis through the late 1940s.

After Carleton University shifted from its premises downtown to its current location by the Rideau River, the Carleton moved from temporary quarters to the basement level of Paterson Hall on Carleton's campus.

Once the university's student centre, or University Centre, was built in 1970, the Carleton office moved to the fifth floor of that building, where it remains today. Its name was changed to the Charlatan in the mid-1970s.

Today

The newspaper reports on campus as well as national events affecting students. It is open to contributions from any student attending Carleton. It employs a staff of about 10 part-time editors and one full-time editor-in-chief.

Editors are elected by staff every spring and hold their positions for one academic year. Writers contribute on a volunteer, as-needed basis.

The Charlatan also has an elected board of directors that runs the business side of the newspaper independent of the editorial side. It includes five students-at-large who do not contribute to the paper and are elected at the annual AGM, two staff representatives who are elected by the papers volunteers, as well as a two professional representatives one of whom must be a practicing professional journalist and not a faculty member and one who can be a journalist or business person who can be a faculty member. The editor-in-chief sits on the board as an ex officio member.

Editors-in-Chief

The non-business components of the paper are managed by the editor-in-chief, who is elected by the staff annually.

• 2006-07 - Kristy Nease
• 2005-06 - Mark Masters
• 2004-05 - Joe Boughner
• 2003-04 - Tim Lai
• 2002-03 - Dan Blouin
• 2001-02 - Andy Watson
• 2000-01 - Blair Edwards
• 1999-00 - Matthew Sekeres
• 1998-99 - Allison Hanes

Criticisms

Recently some students, particularly those supportive of the Carleton University Students' Association, have been very critical of The Charlatan, claiming it does little to help students. It has been accused of covering trivial topics at the expense of issues important to students, such as tuition. On several occasions it has been forced to retract or issue corrections on statements regarding GSA and other student-run bodies due to incorrect factual information. The Carleton University Students Association (or CUSA) represents the undergraduate students at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. ...

In early 2006, two referendum questions asking for increased student funding of The Charlatan were defeated. One question was defeated 2276-1350, the other 1926-1600.(source) Some students point towards these results as evidence of general dissastisfaction with The Charlatan.

External links

• The Charlatan official site
• Charlatan Publications Inc. Corporate Information
• Carleton University official site