Putting your books to good use
U of O student project provides school skills for Ottawa’s homeless Photo: Nadia Drissi El-Bouzaidi Students at the University of Ottawa are taking... Read more.
Activist at U of O on hunger strike for kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls
Nine months after #BringBackOurGirls, most girls still missing Photo: Nadia Drissi El-Bouzaidi Gatineau-based activist and artist Aminata Farmo is on a... Read more.
Ottawa youth charged with sexual assault in residence
Security: suspect tried to enter 50 residence rooms Photo: Remi Yuan Ottawa police have charged a youth with one count of sexual assault and one count of... Read more.
Ottawa youth charged with sexual assault at U of O
Suspect attempted to enter 50 residence rooms on campus Ottawa police have charged a youth with one count of sexual assault and one count of break-and-enter... Read more.
SFUO Election Results are in
Racialized student centre loses out by 400 votes The election results of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) came in early on Feb. 13,... Read more.
Monia Mazigh shares story of human rights’ struggle at ECH Week
"We knew he was being tortured." Photo: Julia Riddle Thirteen years ago, Monia Mazigh was catapulted into the world of human rights activism as she... Read more.
Ottawa app wants to get you Hired
University grads’ app streamlines job-hunt Photo: Remi Yuan While the economy has recovered significantly since the 2008 recession, the youth... Read more.
Briefs: Terrorism arrests, homeless shelter closure, and a world record
Ottawa man makes first court appearance on terrorism charges A 25-year-old Ottawa man appeared in court facing terrorism charges Feb. 4 after police put out... Read more.
Ottawa hikes U-Pass fees
Student transit program extended beyond 2016 with $5 hike per semester Photo: Marta Kierkus U-Pass fees will go up in September as the City of Ottawa... Read more.
Election candidates appeal spelling penalties
Candidates appeal decision after material initially approved Photo: Remi Yuan Both the ABC and Here for Us slates running in the Student Federation of the... Read more.
Ikram Hamoud: anti-social vp social
Ikram Hamoud garners more complaints about lack of communication Photo by Sofia Hashi Members of various federated bodies are fuming after Ikram Hamoud,... Read more.
Muslim Students Association to get ablution space on campus
Photo by Lindsay MacMillan The University of Ottawa Muslim Students Association (UOMSA) has won a small victory in a fight to acquire more religious space... Read more.
SFUO general election candidates 2015
Photos courtesy of Marta Kierkus and Lindsay... Read more.
Student voter engagement in focus at Maclean’s on the Hill
Youth vote is hard work for little payoff, say experts Photo by Marta Kierkus Politicians will have to hope for the best but expect the worst when it comes... Read more.
Students to vote on creation of Racialized Student Centre
Referendum brings attention to racial issues on campus A Racialized Student Centre could become the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa’s (SFUO)... Read more.
U of O concedes hockey team investigation was part of legal strategy
University has refused to publish reports Photo: Marta Kierkus The University of Ottawa is refusing to release two investigative reports into the events... Read more.
SFUO snow fort contest falls flat
Fed bodies criticize vp social for cancellation, citing lack of communication Photo:Marta Kierkus Dissatisfaction with the vice-president social of the... Read more.
Former U of O prof named first ‘honorary Wikipedian’ in Canada
Christian Vandendorpe seeks to restore trust in the online encyclopaedia Photo: Courtesy of Christian Vandendorpe It might just be OK to cite Wikipedia in... Read more.
Briefs: Falling toddlers, hospital wait times, and a homemade rocket
Driver speeds off after child falls out of moving car Police are looking for a male driver who drove off after a child fell out of a moving car on Jan. 15... Read more.
Student embarks on trade mission to Peru
Mission to enhance students’ business knowledge Photo: Courtesy of Adam Peabody Logan Turner is escaping the ‘historic’ winter storms that are set... Read more.
Ombudsperson sheds light on lack of procedural fairness at U of O
No policies or appeals process in place, says report Photo: Courtesy of the office of the ombudsperson Rumours of a potential code of conduct have sprung... Read more.
U of O makes way for 24/7 dining hall—and mandatory meal plans
Student leaders label compulsory meal plans a cash grab Myriam Hugron and Patrick Genest. Photo: Nadia Drissi El-Bouzaidi The University of Ottawa’s... Read more.
Students petition for impeachment of Ikram Hamoud
VP social responds to critics, promising more events Photo: Sofia Hashi Three vice-president socials of federated bodies have begun circulating a petition... Read more.
U of O Innovations: Sociable songbirds
Traditions transmit for the great tit, study finds birds carry on customs Photo: CC Darrel Birkett A recent study shows that human beings aren’t the... Read more.
Profs use Twitter to determine Canada’s happiest cities
Vancouver Photo: CC Ted McGrath. Montreal Photo: Marcell Katona Ottawa is one of the happiest cities in Canada, according to a recent Twitter study done by... Read more.