Year: 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa will play host to students from around the country for a four-day conference that promises to, according to its website “build an environmental and climate justice movement that can transform our society, so that our future can be enjoyed by everyone, not only those who can afford it.”

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Saturday, Oct. 13, just over 100 idea-seekers gathered in the Alumni Auditorium to participate in TEDxUOttawa, a conference of ideas.

Reading Time: 2 minutes“What is the point of education if the information is available to all?” – Mark Salter, professor of political science

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Biggest Loser is one of the more controversial reality shows on TV these days, and most people either love it or hate it.

Reading Time: 4 minutesHarlan Cohen, author of the bestselling book The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College, took a few minutes before his guest lecture at the University of Ottawa’s Alumni Auditorium to talk about what makes the university and college experience different from any other.

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs I looked at one VHS in particular, I began thinking back to the documentaries we watched in class at my old high school, and then a thought struck me: We don’t teach politics enough.

Reading Time: 3 minutesBased on the redness, irritation, and soreness of my little man’s head, I’m pretty sure I’ve been infected. It hurts so much, I half just want my dick to fall off. Okay, not really, but it’s bad. Help, Di!

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I snapped back to reality, I was met with the sound of hundreds of keyboard keys being furiously tapped. It made me feel so tiny, lost in a vast sea of clicking.

Reading Time: 2 minutesTo mark the 25th anniversary of WaterCan, a charity that aims to provide developing nations with clean drinking water, Moorcroft will climb the highest peak in Africa, along with a team of 22 other Canadians.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Algonquin Students’ Association (ASA) started running ads that criticized OC Transpo for these changes. The ads were part of a campaign entitled “Age Does not Define a Student,” funded by the ASA.

Reading Time: 3 minutesLocal comics talk about the launch of the All Things Comedy network and how the do-it-yourself distribution method is reshaping the comedy business.

Reading Time: 3 minutesParmida Barez balances her life as a musician and an education student at the University of Ottawa and gears up to perform at PersiaPelooza in Los Angeles on Oct. 13.

Reading Time: 2 minutes[P]atriotism and nationalism are constructs and are therefore, by definition, manufactured. They are ideas that we think about, ideas to which we emotionally attach ourselves and connect our life experiences. They are ideas that help us understand who we are.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s seventh annual Walk of Arts competition on Oct. 4 drew in 32 students to show off their artistic talents.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Fill in the blank: My teammates would say I am the most likely to _______________.

Ruin a serious moment.

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