Does the University of Ottawa have an academic fraud problem?
Cases of academic fraud have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic as students use Chegg and online websites to find answers According to a number of... Read more.
Dear Di: Pegging on a budget
Di shares advice on pegging, finances and splitting costs on sex toys Dear Di, My current hookup has expressed interest in pegging but neither of us are... Read more.
UOSU by-elections: Equity commissioner candidate Jason Seguya
Seguya is the only candidate for the equity commissioner position This interview is part of our series of articles profiling the candidates in the upcoming... Read more.
Local author debuts first novel in partnership with Disney
Ottawa’s Emma Theriault explores Belle’s life after royalty from Beauty and the Beast in The Queen’s Council: Rebel Rose Since its release in 1991,... Read more.
Office transition: Tech to help you study at home
Here are a few things to consider picking up, to help you work at home Due to the pandemic, most classes at the University of Ottawa have shifted to online... Read more.
This week in Fulc music: Bright Eyes and Phoebe Bridgers, Andrew Hyatt, and the Dose
The Fulcrum evaluates interesting music releases from the past week Content warning: our first pick touches on abortion. Single of the week: “Miracle... Read more.
U of O alum Alex Trebek dies at 80
The former Jeopardy! host graduated in 1961 University of Ottawa alumnus and host of popular television game show Jeopardy!, Alex Trebek, has died at the... Read more.
Letter to the Editor: Change is overdue; action begins with you
Women’s rugby task force aims to bring meaningful change within team, University, and community Dear Editor, The University of Ottawa... Read more.
American U of O students react to the 2020 U.S. presidential election results
American students reflect on the electoral process and Joe Biden’s victory For more than four days the world patiently watched and waited for the... Read more.
Live from the Archives: The bar is closed, the candidates have gone home
Election hopefuls and students frustrated as election results go unannounced This article was originally published on Feb.18, 2011. Students called it... Read more.
Dear Di: Help! The person I’m sleeping with has Weezer on their sex playlist
Di's advice on what to do when someone’s sex playlist sucks Dear Di, The person I am currently hooking up with has a very bad sex playlist. I am... Read more.
Opinion: What to look for tonight in the 2020 U.S. presidential election
Mail-in ballots, Pennsylvania, Texas and Florida will be key tonight in determining who takes the white house As Canadians, we’re often guilty of paying... Read more.
Letter to the Editor: An appeal for conscience and action
University of Ottawa Students’ Union president calls for action following multiple racist incidents on campus Dear Editor This letter is... Read more.
U of O professor finds that self-harm can be socially contagious, research resonates with Northern Ontario First Nation youth overcoming self-harm
Northern Ontario First Nation youth shares her own experience and what motivates her to support her peers in managing mental health and alternatives to... Read more.
Dear Di: Sexy Halloween costumes and Mr.Fluffles
Is it normal to be turned on by people dressed in sexy nurse costumes and is it acceptable for Mr.Fluffles to be in the bedroom during sexy time? Dear... Read more.
U of O and PSUO-SSUO reach tentative agreement
PSUO-SSUO members to return to work on Friday morning The University of Ottawa and the union representing its support staff (PSUO-SSUO) reached a tentative... Read more.
PSUO-SSUO strike: The impact on students
Cancelled labs and obtention of transcripts seem to be the biggest impacts of the strike on students Earlier this week, the union representing support and... Read more.
Letter to the Editor: The ‘N-word’ that dare not speak its name
Pluralistic liberals shine like beacons of tolerance—that is, until someone like professor Lieutenant-Duval comes along and challenges their self-evident... Read more.
“We need action and we need to do it now,” says Elder Claudette Commanda at U of O Board of Governors meeting
Highlights include a willingness to negotiate with the PSUO-SSUO, a new mandate for the committee tackling racism on campus and allegations of additional... Read more.
Letter to the Editor: the U of O’s use of and (initial) inability to unequivocally renounce the ‘N-word’ is about power, not misunderstanding
What we are collectively bearing witness to is about power; namely who can access it, and who must succumb to it Dear Editor, I am not going to... Read more.
Editorial: Let’s make a deal
Students need the U of O’s support staff, especially in these hard times, so let’s get a fair deal done U of O! *Beep-Beep!* *Meep-Meep!*... Read more.
COVID-19 has brought a new reality for Canadian student newspaper
From moving entirely online to losing contributors, student publications are in a unique and defining moment in their histories Student publications at... Read more.
Letter to the Editor: A proposal for empathy and nuance to cure cancerous cancel culture
No one is suggesting that vile slurs have any place at the University, but neither does the kind of mob-like brutality which characterizes many students’... Read more.
Letter to the Editor: Striking balance
How are professors teaching without the protection of tenure supposed to tackle controversial subjects? Structural racism is deeply embedded inside North... Read more.
Letter to the Editor: It is time to end the use of racial slurs in the classroom and tackle systemic racism at the University of Ottawa
When the ‘N-word’ is used in class, especially without warning or context, this can activate unprocessed traumatic experiences for Black students. As... Read more.