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Editorial: Closing time

Charley Dutil
2022/04/14, 2:42 pm

I’ve been at the Fulcrum for four years now, half of those as its editor-in-chief — it’s time for me to move on. However, before I do, I think it is worth reflecting on my five long years in student journalism. Apologies in advance, as this may get a little sappy.

LeBlanc residence
LeBlanc residence

‘At this point, we’ve just adjusted to everything’: Living conditions at LeBlanc residence remain unsatisfactory

Hong Yue Wang
2022/04/26, 3:37 pm

Two months ago, the Fulcrum published a feature on the appalling conditions of the University’s LeBlanc residence. The University vowed to improve living conditions… but has it?

Edboard
Edboard

See you later, edboard

Amira Benjamin, Aly Murphy, Desiree Nikfardjam, Jasmine McKnight, Jelena Maric & Zoë Mason
2022/04/14, 2:30 pm

As another academic term wraps up, so does another publishing year for the Fulcrum. For some of us on the paper’s 82nd editorial board, this is a ‘see you later’, but for others, it’s a long ‘thank you’.

Trevor Zegras
Trevor Zegras

Opinion: Hockey games and historiography

Sanjida Rashid
2022/04/10, 7:37 pm

How willing are you to fragment yourself from the popular, comforting, and blissfully ignorant notion that Canadian history is untainted?

News

Minto Sports Complex

University opens new Student Health and Wellness Centre as Campus Same Day Clinic closes

Hailey Otten
2022/05/11, 6:09 pm

New centre offers both mental health and walk-in services exclusively to students of the University of Ottawa and Saint Paul University.

The Marie Curie clinic
The Marie Curie clinic

How are counselling services and mental health support fairing at this point of the pandemic?

Gabrielle Muzychka
2022/04/10, 9:00 pm

This pandemic has created opportunities to engage with students differently […] we tapped into a more private sphere of our students’ lives,” said a spokesperson for the University of Ottawa.

UOSU logo
UOSU logo

Students comment on abstention, dissatisfaction with UOSU

Zoë Mason
2022/04/04, 4:49 pm

U of O students cite lack of transparency and communication, as well as an absence of tangible on-campus change, as reasons for growing dissatisfaction and apathy amongst student voters.

Arts

Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, mayhem and… music?

Hailey Otten
2022/05/16, 5:56 pm

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the kind of movie that, apparently, is really hard to review without giving away any spoilers. But have no fear, I figured it out eventually.

Charli XCX
Charli XCX

Review: CRASH by Charli XCX

Rei Bajraktari
2022/04/11, 2:13 pm

As Charli XCX nears the end of her contract, read all about her fifth studio album CRASH.

Bridgerton
Bridgerton

Review: Bridgerton season two

Abhia Sajid
2022/04/10, 8:40 pm

Bridgerton season two explores the values and expectations placed on elder siblings in POC households.

Features

Featuring the best: Looking back at 80 years of Fulcrum features

Amira Benjamin
2022/04/06, 7:48 pm

To celebrate the Fulcrum’s 80th anniversary, I’ve taken a dive into the archives to highlight some intriguing features over the publication’s history.

Fauteux
Fauteux

Reviewing the U of O’s Human Rights Research & Education Centre’s contribution to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Georgiana Ghitau
2022/04/04, 3:57 pm

Walter Tarnopolsky, the HRREC’s first director, was Canada’s independent expert on the UN Human Rights Committee, and used his post at the University of Ottawa to “bring Canada’s Charter up to date.”

Protest
Protest

Inside the ‘Freedom Convoy’: What makes a protest a protest?

Alanna Munjal
2022/03/21, 5:04 pm

Following the stressful occupation of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ through the month of February, is it time to revisit the definition of a ‘protest’ and what it truly means?

Sports

U of O Dance Team

After two years of modified seasons, the U of O dance team returns to success

Gabrielle Muzychka
2022/05/09, 6:33 pm

“The year after COVID hit, so my second year when I was assistant captain, that year was really tough,” said current U of O dance team co-captain about the pandemic season.

Brigitte Lefebvre-Okankwu
Brigitte Lefebvre-Okankwu

Athlete profile: Brigitte Lefebvre-Okankwu

Mackenzie Metson
2022/04/10, 8:32 pm

Brigitte Lefebvre-Okankwu discusses balancing academic success with athletic prowess and bringing life lessons from the court to her studies.

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Gee-Gees logo

Gee-Gees track and field fail to medal at national championships

Victoria Drybrough
2022/04/05, 7:50 pm

This past weekend, six Gee-Gees travelled out east to compete in the Track and Field U Sports National Championships at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John.

Opinions

Fun sh*t: Charley’s favourite moments at the Fulcrum

Charley Dutil
2022/04/14, 2:26 pm

From sleeping on the floor at his first NASH to EIC, it’s fair to say it’s been a wild ride for Charley at the Fulcrum.

Will Smith
Will Smith

Point/Counterpoint: Between a Rock, a Smith, and a hard place

Desiree Nikfardjam & Ritika Bhagat
2022/04/11, 4:34 pm

I’m not exactly sure what goes through someone’s mind that would compel them to hit another person. I mean, sure, have been times when my sister and I have wanted to punch each other in the face? Yes.

But have we ever actually done it? Obviously not.

Dining Hall
Dining Hall

Opinion: The University of Ottawa’s untapped potential to reduce on-campus food waste

Matty Bennett
2022/04/05, 1:48 pm

A pandemic-era solution has inadvertently presented the University with a golden opportunity to reduce food waste from its dining hall

Science & Tech

Formula uOttawa

Formula uOttawa unveils new 2022 car

Emma Williams
2022/04/12, 3:43 pm

In case you missed the unveiling of the GGR-22, here’s a recap of what’s new and what to expect as the team prepares for the 2022 racing season.

U of O researchers use sprayable gold nanoparticles to treat heart disease

Erin Peter
2022/04/04, 4:19 pm

The researchers observed improvement in cardiac function and electrical signal conduction in the mice that were given the spray, and the results were able to be replicated in repeated experiments.

U of O researchers examine effects of chronic stress on rainbow trout

Emma Williams
2022/04/04, 2:33 pm

Rainbow trout pairing provides an ideal model to measure protein and glucose metabolism as well as the stress response itself.

The Tomato

Will Smith/Chris Rock meme

Tomato: Famous Hollywood Chris gets slapped at the Oscars

Victoria Drybrough
2022/04/04, 3:34 pm

During the Oscars this past Sunday, the entire world saw Will Smith defend his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, following a joke by Chris about her recently-shaved head, a result of her alopecia.

Tomato
Tomato

Tomato: U of O Housing Service portal has returned after ‘mental health leave’

Amira Benjamin
2022/04/01, 3:49 pm

The portal, which is the primary means of proposing and accepting residence offers for students, claimed that it was ‘overwhelmed’ following the high demand expected from it when it opened last Monday for newly admitted students.

snowblower
snowblower

Tomato: Student-built side-walking clearing machine fails to blow away

Amira Benjamin
2022/02/17, 8:33 pm

The Snow-Blowers, a U of O club with the goal of keeping sidewalks clean, ran into a rough patch following the failed tests of their sidewalk-clearing machine.

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