You asked me if we’re doing better. I think as a community we will do better if we have a student union doing its job to represent students, and to push and shout and be unhappy and maybe have a demonstration in front of my office.
Author: Anchal Sharma
A student was found dead in a residence off campus on April 26, according to a statement emailed to students by the University of Ottawa.
“This is why I wanted to develop software, to help people achieve something. It sounds cliché, it sounds like the Silicon Valley ‘Make the world a better place,’ but that’s true, that’s exactly what I wanted to do, which is make tools that help people live and work better.”—Jerry Fengwei Zhang, fourth-year software engineering student and Developer 30 Under 30 winner.
The provincial government released the 2019 budget laying out Ford’s full spending plan on April 11, including significant changes to how post-secondary institutions are funded and affirming previously announced tuition cuts, changes to OSAP and the Student Choice Initiative (SCI).
The University of Ottawa administration has signed an official agreement with the University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU), recognizing them as “the only student association authorized to represent all undergraduate students.”
The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) sent out their final newsletter on April 10, alerting students that their doors have officially closed, and bidding students farewell.
The winners of this election will be responsible for navigating the establishment of the UOSU, the handover of student services from the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO), and the financial pressures of Doug Ford’s Student Choice Initiative (SCI).
To everyone who has supported us through each transition over the years, thank you for believing in student journalism.
The region has undergone a building boom as the city contends with a tight rental market, a growing tourism industry, and an overloaded transit system.
The new train has its costs, depending on how short-term our thinking, or how long-distanced our commute to campus.
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