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A Carleton University student grabbed the spotlight not only for her Ph.D. topic, but also for her fancy footwork. Maureen McKeague took her chemistry dissertation out of the lab, and onto the dance floor, for Science magazine's annual "Dance Your Ph.D." contest. A CJTV News feature interview by Caileen Weitz, Alex Weber, and Kathryn Stewart for Centretown News.
Ottawa remains the slam poetry capital, after the reigning Capital Slam team successfully defended its national title at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. A CJTV News feature interview by Kathleen Clark, Steffanie Pinch, and Kate Boone for Centretown News.
Grape juice and red feet weren’t in short supply at this year’s La Vendemmia Grape Stomp.
Contestants stomped grapes, flattened pizza dough, pressed pasta and set tables blindfolded at the annual La Vendemmia Grape Stomp relay race in Little Italy on Sept. 26, 2010. All funds raised from the event went towards lung cancer research.
Work is underway on murals adorning the pillars in front of the Centretown Community Health Centre.
Ryan Lux, Centretown NewsYoung artists are replacing unsightly graffiti with colour and whimsy
