If you’re not up to anything tomorrow night, swing by the Alumni Auditorium for a showing of Crazy Stupid Love, brought to you by Community Life Services. It’s $2 for admission, $1 for popcorn. Check out the trailer here:

And if you want to do something that’s fun and free, why not stop by the Fulcrum offices and proofread the newspaper with us? Find out the news one day ahead of time and help our editors catch their mistakes! Show up anytime from 5 p.m. onwards at 631 King Edward Ave.

If you’re not doing anything tomorrow night, why not take in a sports game? The University of Ottawa women’s basketball is playing University of Windsor Lancers in Montpetit Hall in their home opener at 6 p.m, the men’s hockey team will be playing the Ryerson Rams in the Sports Complex at 7 p.m., and the men’s basketball team will be playing University of Winsdsor at Montpetit Hall at 8 p.m. There are a slew of important games coming up this week for our Gee-Gees, all scheduled to play here—why not show a little school spirit and support our athletes?

Our workshop series continues this week with training by our editorial board! Tomorrow, news editor Jane Lytvynenko and executive editor Jaclyn Lytle will be talking about how to develop an idea into an article at 12 p.m. Later, our sports editor Katherine DeClerq and features editor Kristyn Filip will discuss writing for their sections at 2 p.m. Finally, the majority of our editorial board will work one-on-one with volunteers on the most daunting part of article-writing—the interview—at 3:30 p.m. All of our training will take place at the Fulcrum offices, located at 631 King Edward Ave. For a full list of the Fulcrum’s workshops this week, click here.

For anyone who’s broke, this will be a treat—the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) Food Bank will be hosting a free breakfast from 7:00 a.m to 11:00 a.m. tomorrow! Students bring their own cutlery and plates, and in return get a hot meal of pancakes, eggs, and more. Check it out at the university centre in front of the SFUO office.

At 5:30 p.m. tonight in room 12102 Desmarais Hall, Holocaust survivor and recipient of the Outstanding Alumni Award of the Faculty of Social Sciences Dr. Truda Rosenburg will return to the U of O to talk about bridging the gap between religion and culture. Joining the famed psychologist will be current student Adam Moscoe, who will speak about the initiatives Moscoe organizes. This dynamic student received a “Top 20 Under 20” award, in part for his work on initiatives like the “Spirit of the Capital Youth Awards” and “Towards 2020: Youth Voices Project.” To RSVP to tonight’s event, click here.

What article would you pair this illustration with?

Part of the Fulcrum’s dedication to volunteers is helping them develop their journalistic skills. We will be offering workshops this week for people who want to improve their skills taught by our editorial board members. First up is our art director, Mico Mazza, who will be talking to artists about how to create an illustration for a newspaper article. This seminar will take place tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the Fulcrum offices, located at 631 King Edward Ave. Contact Mico at design@thefulcrum.ca—and to find out about other seminars we are holding this week, check out http://thefulcrum.ca/volunteers/)

Tomorrow at 9 p.m,, Café Alt will turn into a rocking 1950s-style dance club thanks to the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa and the Student’s Association of the Faculty of Arts (SAFA). The uOttawa Swing Club will be kicking off the evening with a free swing class for event-goers, and the band The Hornettes will be helping students cut a rug with their bedlam beats. Dress to impress—hoop skirts and Betty Draper wear is encouraged, with a costume for best dressed. Tickets to the event are available for $5 in the SAFA offices in 0035 Simard Hall. Check out the event here.

Only 10 days remain for video submissions for the My Student Experience contest, organized by the Student Academic Success Service’s Student Mentoring Program. Just record something that you’ve enjoyed that’s been a part of your university experience for a chance to win numerous prizes, including an iPad for the first-place winners. Submissions are judged on originality, not flashy effects. Check out how to submit to the contest here.

Photo courtesy of Our Post-Human Future advertisement

Robots, humanism, and immortality—if this isn’t a timely topic for our technology-based world, we don’t know what is! The University of Ottawa is presenting its thirteenth annual Frontiers In Research lectures—this year, with the theme “Our Post-Human Future,” detailing the advancement of science and technology and the ideas of human perfection becoming obtainable goals. These lectures will focus on the evolution of humanism in light of modern developments. Lectures include “Even Evolution Evolves,” “Conversations on The Body and Prosthetics,” and “Can Technology Be Governed?” If you’re into robots, modernism, and the ideal human form, register for the event on Nov. 15 here.

Welcome to the Fulcrum’s latest endeavour—our blog! As an editorial board, we hear about a lot of stuff on campus that we don’t report on. This blog will serve as an alternative news source for students, for all of the extra stuff we can’t report on in the paper. News about events happening on campus, in Ottawa, and even in our offices will be broadcast here from all of the editors on the Fulcrum’s staff!

Photo courtesy of the Consent is Sexy Week facebook event

Consent is Sexy Week begins today

Hosted by the Women’s Resource Centre, today marks the beginning of Consent is Sexy Week, an event that “strives to create spaces were students can gain a broader understanding of how consent narratives, sex-positivity, and challenging rape culture all come together as a means of ending sexual violence.” Including workshops and drop-in events, this week is sure to get students thinking about what constitutes consent and why “no” can take many different forms. Be sure to check out this Thursday’s issue of the Fulcrum, which will feature an article [about the week’s events and why consent is an important factor in preventing a culture of rape.