Grad student settles dispute over childcare for infant son
City council revises ‘discriminatory’ policy, grants subsidy to U of O graduate student A graduate student at the University of Ottawa has determined that... Read more.
Five years with the CFS
Will the SFUO election spark debate about membership with the national federation? Patricia-Joy Crosby | Fulcrum Staff THE STUDENT FEDERATION of the... Read more.
Student organizations explore new advocacy strategies
No National Day of Action this year, but campaigns to lower fees carry on Jesse Mellott | Fulcrum Staff LAST YEAR’S CRY to lower tuition fees caused a stir... Read more.
SFUO Elections Office releases names of elections candidates
Candidates for SFUO executive, BOA, and Senate revealed Andrew Ikeman | Fulcrum Staff THE ELECTIONS OFFICE of the Student Federation of the University of... Read more.
A guide to not looking like an idiot…
...in front of the prime minister Andrew Ikeman | Fulcrum Staff Illustration by Mathias MacPhee Two weeks ago a travesty occured. Canadian pop-music... Read more.
FSS releases students’ personal information
Confidential info of 571 students mistakenly sent in email Andrew Ikeman | Fulcrum Staff Photo illustration by Mathias MacPhee THE FACULTY OF Social... Read more.
Salamander man of Ottawa
U of O prof helps breed rare salamander Jesse Mellott | Fulcrum Staff Illustration by Mathias MacPhee EASTERN HELLBENDERS ARE in a good mood thanks to... Read more.
MP Stephen Woodworth speaks at the University of Ottawa
Conservative MP discusses Motion 312 Spencer Van Dyk | Fulcrum Staff CONSERVATIVE MEMBER OF Parliament (MP) Stephen Woodworth spoke at the University of... Read more.
Turning Point—Just shut up, bro
Andrew Ikeman | News Editor IF I WAS on Justin Trudeau’s campaign team, I would be worried for my job. This past weekend Trudeau made a stop in the riding... Read more.
What’s he building in there?—The game of life
Wyatt Brakeboer | Fulcrum Staff HAVE YOU EVER been stuck on a problem, unable to come up with a solution? Ever wish there was some way to draw connections to... Read more.
Hempology 101
First-ever Ottawa Cannabis Convention held at the Ottawa Public Library Andrew Ikeman | Fulcrum Staff “Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em!” These words,... Read more.
Turning Point—Re-unite the right?
Andrew Ikeman | News Editor I, LIKE MANY Canadians, waited with bated breath on Monday, Nov. 26 to hear the results as they poured in from the Calgary Centre... Read more.
‘Free Gaza’
U of O students hold candlelight vigil for Gaza victims Andrew Ikeman and Jesse Mellott | Fulcrum Staff On Nov. 21, students at the University of Ottawa took... Read more.
Faculty of Social Sciences accidentally releases personal info [UPDATE]
Confidential information about 571 students mistakenly sent in email Andrew Ikeman | Fulcrum Staff THE FACULTY OF Social Sciences (FSS) at the U of O has... Read more.
Medicated campus
SFUO reports high levels of antidepressant use on campus Andrew Ikeman | Fulcrum Staff Illustration by Mathias MacPhee The rate of antidepressant use on the... Read more.
What’s he building in there?—The quantum life
Tyler Shendruk | Fulcrum Staff QUANTUM MECHANICS IS the strange, alien world of the atomically small. Particles are waves, waves are particles—nothing is... Read more.
Café Alt rolling in the dough
SFUO-run business making 15.5 per cent more than last year Jesse Mellot | Fulcrum Staff Photo by Sean Done Café Alt is making over 15 per cent more money... Read more.
SFUO Food Bank in high demand
3,299 people visited the Food Bank in 2011 Spencer Van Dyk | Fulcrum Staff Photo by Justin Labelle One in 10 students on the University of Ottawa’s... Read more.
The Debriefing—Corruption in Montreal throws doubt on ethical standards in engineering
Erin Hudson | CUP Quebec Bureau Chief MONTREAL (CUP)—Reports of collusion and corruption are nothing new for Quebec’s construction industry. What is new,... Read more.
The Debriefing—Father Roger Guindon dead at 92
First president of a secular U of O passes away Andrew Ikeman | Fulcrum Staff FATHER ROGER GUINDON, the president of the University of Ottawa from 1964-1984,... Read more.
Turning Point—Affairs happen, people
Andrew Ikeman | News Editor I HATE SEX scandals. They are the worst. The media bears down on the perpetrators like they are O.J. speeding down the 405 with Al... Read more.
Meet Justice Richard Wagner
U of O alumnus is the newest addition to the Supreme Court Andrew Ikeman | Fulcrum Staff Photo By Kyle Hansford The Supreme Court of Canada contains nine of... Read more.
Byelections for BOA, BOG, and senate seats
SFUO elections held to fill vacancies Jesse Mellott | Fulcrum Staff The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) held a byelection from Nov. 5-7... Read more.
U of O Foot Patrol holds charity walkathon
Raised over $200 for Shannen’s Dream Jesse Mellott | Fulcrum Staff Photo by Mathias MacPhee The University of Ottawa’s Foot Patrol raised money last... Read more.
Racism at the U of O?
Racist epithet scrawled inside law building Jesse Mellott | Fulcrum Staff Photo by Sean Campbell On Nov. 9, a press conference was held in room 302 of... Read more.