Charlatan Publications Inc

The Charlatan has been publishing at Carleton for more than 60 years. The first issue was published on Nov. 28, 1945 under the name the Carleton. In the 1970s the name was changed to represent a more edgy newspaper the editors sought to shape. In 1988 the Charlatan became independent from the Carleton University Students’ Association, and is now funded primarily through a student levy granted each year, but also through advertising. As a not-for-profit corporation the Charlatan’s finances are overseen by an independent Board of Directors. The board is controlled by five students-at-large, two representatives of the newspaper's staff, one professional journalist and one professional businessperson. Each year the newspaper will elect an editorial staff in March to take office the following publication year. The editorial staff consists of 11 people: an editor-in-chief, two news editors, a national editor, a perspectives editor, a features editor, an opinions/editorial editor, an arts editor, a sports editor, a photo editor and a graphics editor. The editorial staff meets each week to discuss what editorial positions the newspaper will take and other important decisions. The newspaper also holds an open meeting every Thursday at 5 p.m. in the office to go over announcements and review the issue published that week. All students are welcome and encouraged to attend. The newspaper will only publish works by Carleton students and is a primarily volunteer-run organization. Although the editorial staff is paid, all of the newspaper’s writers, photographers, graphic artists and so forth work on a volunteer basis. The newspaper publishes every Thursday throughout the school year, breaking only for exam sessions and reading week. During the summer the newspaper is published on the last Thursday of each month.