Josefine Lukaszek

Articles

Capital Current •

‘Don’t shut down the program’: Students, industry fight to save Algonquin College music training - Capital Current

The sound of guitar solos, drums, bass lines and vocals fill room N124 at Algonquin College. The music recording lab class is covering a song with added elements of creativity to showcase their learning over the term.


But next year, room N124 may be silent because the Music Industry Arts program is one of dozens on the chopping block.


Algonquin announced plans in January to eliminate more than 30 more programs by next year, including their music program, as a result of federal restrictions...
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Over DND’s objections, city approves heritage status for old RCAF mess hall - Capital Current

A three-storey brick building in downtown Ottawa — now abandoned, its windows boarded with wooden planks — once bustled with activity and used to make history.


The century-old building at 158 Gloucester St. was designed and built in 1919 by Robert Holmes, a well-known figure in Ottawa’s architectural history. It first served as the headquarters for the Orange Order, a Protestant fraternal organization that stirred anti-Catholic sentiment across the country, and later become the officer’s mess...

Journalism in-action

Question Period at the House of Commons

Yesterday, we sat in on Question Period at the House of Commons as members of the press!

We listened as MPs and the leader of the opposition voiced concerns and ideas to Justin Trudeau on new legislations, carbon tax, and other matters that pertain to Canadians.

We met the Honourable Greg Fergus, Speaker of the HOC, and Liberal MP, Marco Mendicino. I also experienced my first scrum with MP Yves-François Blanchet and Mélanie Joly.

Needless to say, it was a successful day for Carleton journalism students.