Public nitpicking of O-Train ignores systemic problems
Engineering details have drawn public attention away from rampant corruption The Confederation Line has been delayed yet again, ensuring that the city’s... Read more.
Student unions need third-party financial oversight
Accountability needed amid low voter turnout, struggling student media The need for financial oversight when it comes to student unions is one we here at the... Read more.
The need for whistleblower protection on campus
Built-into the student union, or third-party? Whistleblowing is a cornerstone of institutional transparency and accountability. Its importance can hardly be... Read more.
Ottawa Councillor has been pressing people’s buttons
Councillor Shawn Menard goes on button removal rampage Ottawa city Councillor Shawn Menard decided to take pedestrian safety into his own hands last month and... Read more.
Zuckerberg gives presentation on fake news to Canadian MPs
Presentation shed light on upcoming fake news stories, personalized advertising On Feb. 20, a group of Canadian MPs invited Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg,... Read more.
Tackling the Great Depression of the 21st Century
We need a New Deal of our own to tackle mental health problems You’ve probably heard of the Green New Deal in the United States, and the federal jobs... Read more.
Make mental health training mandatory for professors
Student outlines his unacceptable experience with U of O professor First year can be tough, not only academically but personally as well. During the first... Read more.
U Otta-Want This: Mental Health Hub
A dedicated building to mental health services In February, McGill University announced a major investment into the university’s mental health services in... Read more.
Access to U of O mental health services must be more consistent
Getting help shouldn’t be the most difficult part of the healing process My experience with the mental health services team here at the U of O has been... Read more.
SFUO has been crashing on couches since break-up with the university
Split comes after 50 years with the U of O The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) sent out a Facebook message to all her friends following... Read more.
No construction for a year, U of O facilities announce
New plan met with confusion, outrage, and a little bit of sadness A press release from U of O’s facilities has revealed that, for the first time in the... Read more.
Should past members of the SFUO be allowed to run in the UOSU elections?
Previous SFUO executives should be allowed to run My initial reaction to this question was one I am sure that many other students shared, and that was a... Read more.
First-year student refuses to leave family home post-reading week
Mother urges university officials to take him back through “any means necessary” Following a visit back home, it’s common for students to get a little... Read more.
Heckle: Wearing shorts in the winter doesn’t make you superior
It just makes you cold and frostbitten There’s a specific dress code for this time of year that’s unique to Ottawa. I like to call it marshmallow chic,... Read more.
The Illusion of Student Choice (Initiative)
Keep services that were democratically voted on On Jan. 17 the provincial government announced changes to OSAP, a reduction of 10 per cent in tuition fees,... Read more.
New U of O study finds there was zero reading done on reading week
Researchers looking into long-term implications of newfound trend A recent study led by University of Ottawa researcher Dr. Jarius Cross led to a shocking... Read more.
The SFUO: Where are they now?
The Boardashians special looks back on federation’s most shocking moments On Monday, Feb. 12, history was made in a decisive referendum, as the longstanding... Read more.
Search for student lost in snowbank enters seventh day
Roommates starting to lose hope, issue statement on disappearance According to his roommates, Michael DiMarco had gone to Minto Sports Complex for an early... Read more.
The U of O needs another walk-in clinic
As the campus population grows, so will wait times As cold-and-flu season descends upon our campus, the U of O’s walk-in clinic on Marie-Curie becomes... Read more.
The case for being a camp counsellor
The summer job shaped me, and continues to shape me, into the person I am today Ottawa’s Summer Employment Program is open to applications from Feb. 4 to... Read more.
Anti-Black racism in the corrections system must be rectified
Abdirahman Abdi latest in a string of Black deaths at the hands of law enforcement As Black History Month began last week, so too did the trial of Const.... Read more.
Implant the Canadian market
Hormonal implants should be made available in Canada There is a form of birth control out there that fits almost every woman’s lifestyle. Health Canada is... Read more.
Sex-ed curriculum is failing students
17-year old victim should’ve been taught that incest is illegal CW: incest, pedophilia. A recent Ottawa Citizen article details the Jan. 24 sentencing of... Read more.
U-Otta Want This: Dave & Buster’s
Ottawa’s dating scene needs a level-up Arriving to Ottawa as a young single, I had never really taken into account what the dating scene would be like. Back... Read more.
Student unions behind Fyre Festival, investigation reveals
CFS mastermind behind failed music festival, SFUO, RSU acting coordinators Fyre Festival, the failed “luxury music festival” was such a disaster, it could... Read more.