Reading Time: 2 minutesThe microscopic world of E. coli and other bacteria is a mixed-up place.
Month: September 2012
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Fulcrum managed to catch up with Duffield over the phone in her natural habitat: racing off to a dance rehearsal.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMorisset library began renting iPads to students, staff, and faculty members on Aug. 8,
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Fulcrum has decided to save you some work and give you a few key numbers we think you should know.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast Sunday, the University of Ottawa’s women’s rugby team took a 41-7 win against the Carleton Ravens in the season home opener.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDragonette kicked off 101 Week with a bang at FedFest on Sept. 1. The Fulcrum was able to sit down with them before they took the stage.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Board of Administration (BOA) held its second meeting of the 2012–13 school year, during which the budget for the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) was revealed and subsequently passed.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis September, Ottawa-based web development company Nosco Media Inc. launched a new dating website exclusively for college and university students.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter a successful string of exhibition matches, winning five consecutive games, the Gees marked the beginning of the regular season at home with back-to-back victories over the Ryerson University Rams and the University of Toronto Varsity Blues.
Reading Time: 4 minutesBut when comparing e-sports to more traditional sports, one may find more similarities than differences.
Reading Time: 2 minutesShould the University of Ottawa follow suit and buck our A+s in favour of high honours? In a word, no.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBut what if university isn’t thrilling? What if the thought of learning theories, solving difficult equations, and reading scores of literature triggers our gag reflexes and sends cold chills down our spines?
Reading Time: 2 minutesBigger companies generate more revenue, and successful businesses usually dominate the marketplace. This belief has led to many company mergers over the past 50 years.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThey hit each other with sticks. They call each other names I can’t write in this paper. They all carry toy guns, even the toddler whose plastic shotgun drags on the ground because it’s a good six inches taller than he is.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBut how hazardous can texting and walking be? Hazardous enough that the city of Fort Lee in New Jersey has decided to start fining people $85 for texting while walking.
Reading Time: 6 minutesI’m not saying you don’t hang out with your friends and have a great time. I’m saying you don’t do it with six beers in a night. You buy one beer and you hold on to that beer. You sip that sucker till it’s so warm it feels like pee going in before it’s pee coming out.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt sounds to me like your girl might be affected by vaginismus, which causes total closure of the vaginal opening, making penetration impossible.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBecoming familiar with the OC Transpo schedules, routes, and pitfalls will make your life a lot easier and ensure you get to enjoy all that this great city has to offer.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile it can seem nearly impossible to keep that cash flowing until next year, the Fulcrum has the advice you need to keep your money—and your grades—up.
Reading Time: 3 minutesPoint/Counterpoint Sofia Hashi | Fulcrum Staff It’s a question that has been debated time and time again, on and off campuses: Is higher education a right or a privilege? With the London riots almost two years ago and the province of Quebec more recently coming to a near standstill over a proposed tuition hike, there’s …
Reading Time: 2 minutesLGBT community marches for diversity, acceptance, and self-expression Dayna Prest | Fulcrum Contributor OTTAWA CAPITAL PRIDE 2012 culminated in a fabulous display by Ottawa’s queer community during the annual pride parade on Aug. 26. The theme of this year’s pride celebrations was “come out and play”—a play on words that was taken as a call to action by the hundreds of supporters who attended receptions, boat …
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf blank beige walls and questionable carpet stains aren’t your thing, read on.
Reading Time: 4 minutesStudents highlight this year’s entertainment offerings from around the country Canadians of all ages love to take advantage of the few months of warm weather—that elusive thing we call “summer”—and give summer a new name: festival season. Now with just a few stragglers left (Ottawa Folk Festival, anyone?), that time is coming to a close. The Fulcrum asked students to recount the highlights …
Reading Time: 3 minutesI had to eat the same lame cafeteria food every day, I felt a ton of stress about courses I wasn’t doing so well in, and I was sick of being confined to a 14-by-14 room with another human being, as wonderful as my roommate was.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAidan Parchelo | Fulcrum Contributor ALMOST 50 PIECES of art adorn the walls of HeARTwood Gallery—photography, paintings, and mixed media alike—for Pieces of 8, an exhibition showcasing a selection of work produced by local artist Aimee Britten over the last five years. While this is Britten’s first formal exhibit, she has been creating all her life. “Man does produce …
