Top eight differences between university and high school
Photo: Marta Kierkus 1-No one cares If you decide to slack off and not attend class, your professors and fellow classmates won’t care. What your peers will... Read more.
Attack ads have no place in Canadian politics
Voters fatigued by constant negativity Photo: Conservative Party of Canada If you’ve been paying attention to the current federal election campaign,... Read more.
Dear Di-September 3 (Frosh edition)
A note from Di Dear 101-ers, University is a time of friskiness, exploration, and hot steamy sex. Never again in your life will you be surrounded by so many... Read more.
Gender blind drinking guide
Photo: Marta Kierkus These days, it seems like some people are still hung up on arbitrary gender distinctions, even when it comes to drinking. Well, screw... Read more.
What is university good for? Actually, a lot of things
Post-secondary offers students education outside of the classroom Photo: Kim Wiens With more information accumulating in the online world every day, and a... Read more.
More discoveries made at FSS parking lot
Construction crews find more treasures Photo: Marta Kierkus, Edits: Kim Wiens As construction continues in the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) building ... Read more.
Electoral reform could bring more parties into the fold
This election could be the last using first-past-the-post Photo: Kim Wiens The coming federal election has generated a lot of buzz around issues like Bill... Read more.
Sites in and around the U of O
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Decision making flow chart (Frosh edition)
Illustration: Kim Wiens Content: Lindsay... Read more.
Point/counterpoint: dorm room gift registries
Illustration: Reine Tejares Move over newlyweds and expecting parents, your not the only ones who get to calls dibs on cool housewarming items anymore. Now... Read more.
Student transformation: before and after first year
Photo: Marta Kierkus Last year I elected to monitor a first-year University of Ottawa student for a 12-month period, in order to properly gauge the physical... Read more.
Forum: Biggest mistake you made first year
Photo: Marta Kierkus Don't be an introvert Most people will tell you that the biggest mistake they made in freshman year involves something that they did.... Read more.
Freshman playlist
A song for every occasion "School Spirit", Kanye West When you inevitably go through your "university is for suckers"... Read more.
Ontario gives red light to U of O campus in Woodstock
Province denies proposal for new French language campus in southern Ontario Photo: CC Woodstock The proposal came in response to an expansion policy... Read more.
U of O professor sues Japanese embassy
Suit comes after 2013 accident where prof Collobert was doored while cycling Photo: Kim Wiens University of Ottawa philosophy professor Catherine Collobert... Read more.
Startup Garage grows fresh crop of U of O entrepreneurs
U of O students look to create next business success story Photo: Eric Davidson. If you think U of O students don’t use their brains much during the... Read more.
Survey says… U of O students are financially savvy
Close to 90% confident in money-managing skills Photo: Kim Wiens Despite the highly publicized student debt crisis, Canadian students are feeling confident... Read more.
U of O unveils learning centre plans
New space will provide more than 800 study spaces: Rock Photo: courtesy of Caroline Millard University of Ottawa President Allan Rock unveiled plans for... Read more.
Briefs: Taxi strike, Fahmy’s conviction, and Duffy trial
Taxi troubles continue in Ottawa Conflict continues between the drivers of Capital Taxi and their employers, Coventry Connections. On Aug. 27, unhappy with... Read more.
iVote looks to counter voter apathy
Students look to increase voting by other students iVote wants to populate the polls with young voters. Photo courtesy of Sara Minaeian. With the 2015... Read more.
U of O alumnus organizes fundraising art event for mental health
15th annual mental health event transforms park into art exhibit Photo: Rosemary Scragg Strathcona Park will be transformed by the Mental Illness... Read more.
Finding balance through contrast and collaboration
Industrial design a first for Deborah Margo Art: Deborah Margo University of Ottawa part-time professor Deborah Margo of the visual arts department, is... Read more.
U of O student shows off a modern take on Canadian landscape art
Award-winning artist opens exhibition in Ottawa Photo: Varsha Carpen University of Ottawa Masters of Fine Arts candidate Stanzie Tooth opened her thesis... Read more.
Can’t hold back the flood
U of O student releases first EP As most students are wiling away their summers with part-time jobs and extra classes, Muskoka singer-songwriter, Drew Taylor,... Read more.
Kanye West not the only star at Ottawa Bluesfest’s first weekend
2015 RBC Bluesfest draws large crowds with mixed genre festival Photo: Marta Kierkus Almost 30 minutes after the scheduled start time, a platform of lights... Read more.