CU-WISE BLOGS ARE BACK!

We have officially reopened CU-WISE blogs after more than three years! These blogs will be about anything and everything. If it's interesting, we want to know about it, and we're assuming someone else does too. An exciting part of this year is that we will also be showcasing art, computer graphics, poems, short stories, and more. And we're accepting submissions all year!

While we do have our very own blog officer who will be entertaining (or educating) all year, we will also be accepting submissions from everyone. So, if you want to write about a seminar that you went to or a helpful guide to changing majors, let us know and you could be featured next.

And let's not forget about our newest entry: all things artistic. If you are an artist and want to showcase your talent, send it to us! While the general theme is in the fields of science, engineering, women, and university life, you can submit art (in whatever format) about other topics if you're inspired.

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Finance a Free Education (or near enough)

Let’s face it, university can be tough. I think from the standpoint of many students that have to keep up with food bills, housing, textbooks, coffee, and TUITION of course, money can get pretty tight. The answer to some of your worries… scholarships. Scholarships have gotten me a long way (as well as some grants) throughout all undergraduate years so far. One of the biggest misconceptions about scholarships is most people thinking that you need outlandish grades and the wildest extracurricular activities (although it doesn’t hurt) to pocket some extra money for your studies. Did you know, MILLIONS of dollars in scholarship money goes unclaimed every year in Canada? Why you ask? Mistake 1. Most students think they are unqualified. Mistake 2. Most students equate a scholarship to a really long essay. Did you know, only 24% of scholarships require high academic standing? That means 86% of scholarships are available to students who don’t have a strong acade...

The End of an Unconventional Summer and Beginning of an Unconventional Year

W ell this is it, the end of summer 2020. Summer 2020 will definitely go down in history as one of the most memorable summers for all of us. It was the first summer where we couldn’t meet up with friends, there were no concerts or BluesFest, and summer jobs were extra scarce. However, it was also a summer consisting of self-reflection and community togetherness. There’s something beautiful about sacrificing your own plans and time for others safety. I personally feel as though I have grown as a person and learned so much this summer, and that’s partially thanks to social distancing. Social distancing required everyone to stay in, self-reflect, and spend time with ourselves, which I found to be very refreshing; As the well-known quote goes, “Love yourself first, because that’s who you’ll be spending the rest of your life with.” At this point, with only one week of summer left, a lot of professors are reaching out and explaining how Carleton Universit...

This Month’s Top Story: The Artemis Program

History was made this month when 2 female astronauts, Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, embarked on NASA’s first all-women space walk. What is the Artemis Program? Artemis is NASA’s new lunar exploration program which plans to send the first women and next man on the Moon in 2024. The first missions to the Moon were achieved by NASA, and landing the first man on the Moon in 1969. That program was dubbed the Apollo program. Fun Fact! If you are familiar with Greek mythology, you will know that Apollo is known as the Sun god. Artemis was Apollo’s twin sister and known as the Moon goddess. The all-women spacewalk was set to take place months prior, in March 2019. After experiencing the spacesuit in flight (not on Earth), Christina Koch and Anne McClain came to realize that plans would have to be scrapped as the large spacesuit size was not feasible to continue the spacewalk. A proper spacesuit fit is required for astronauts to preven...

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