Year: 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe New Democratic Party (NDP) met in Montreal on Saturday, Nov. 3 to discuss the possibility of setting up a provincial wing of their party in Quebec.

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Fulcrum asks the students whether voters should fill in that little square if they don’t know why they’re doing it.

Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery time I tell people, “I dislike skating,” or whenever the topic of Ottawa’s canal is brought up and I say, “I don’t do that,” they always respond in one of two ways: they either gasp and say, “But you’re Canadian, how can you not like skating?” Or they give me a weird, long, and uncomfortable stare and ask incredulously if I even like hockey—which, now that we’re on the topic, isn’t my first choice when it comes to watching sports.

Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m not advocating provoking people by using questionable language, these examples are just a reality of our too-sensitive, too-politically correct society.

Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ll probably never know if the floppy, shiny, sponge-like substance was egg, tofu, cheese, or something else entirely, but I am sure of one thing: it certainly wasn’t edible, yet a Première Moisson employee handed it to me last Monday morning and took my five dollars in return.

Reading Time: 3 minutesTrying to prevent global warming, and trying to make the environment a better place, means that everyone must collectively and consciously try at all times… but when a bigger, more visible issue threatens our Canadian ecosystem, we do take notice.

Reading Time: 2 minutes“I thought we controlled the match,” said Woods. “Guelph played well and did good things against us and were trying some things, but we took away their favourite things.”

Reading Time: 3 minutesBrad Sucks’ fusion of pop, electronic, and ’90s alt-rock is hard to compare to anything else.

Reading Time: 6 minutesFour Fulcrum editors took on the topic of student reading habits and came back with four different responses.

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa held its 38th annual Jack Donohue basketball tournament last weekend, hosting the Université du Quebec à Montréal Citadins, the Bishop’s University Gaiters, and the University of Toronto Varsity Blues.

Reading Time: 7 minutesSome of my peers are motivated in university by grades, future salaries, or parental pressure. I’m motivated by something else—the desire to make something of myself early enough in my life so my mom will remember it.

Reading Time: 3 minutes “At the most basic level, everyone knows a hockey fan … It’s intense to think about how popular hockey really is in this country and to see all the little ways it’s tied into our lives.”

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat your body needs is food packed with nutrients and energy to keep you going without crashing after a few hours.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’re the most educated generation ever, but clearly education doesn’t equate to a profession.

Reading Time: 2 minutesI wanted to know why our prime minister was so intent on destroying a list of the names of people in this country who are in possession of a firearm. It’s not unreasonable to want to know who owns a gun.

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs of Oct. 22, University of Ottawa students and faculty have a brand new place to get a good cup of coffee. The Première Moisson bakery was officially inaugurated on Monday at its location inside the new Faculty of Social Sciences Building.

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