Stop the text offenders
Texting while walking could soon earn you a ticket Sofia Hashi | Fulcrum Staff Photo by Justin... Read more.
Right or privilege?
Point/Counterpoint Sofia Hashi | Fulcrum Staff It’s a question that has been debated time and time again, on and off campuses: Is higher education a right... Read more.
Your Hull survival guide
Some tips for first-year clubbing Darren Sharp | Fulcrum Staff IF YOU TURN 18 sometime in your first year, you’ll inevitably find yourself partying in... Read more.
How to: survive your first day of class
A guide to making it through this hectic day Darren Sharp | Fulcrum Staff Photo by Justin Labelle BACK IN ELEMENTARY school, the first day of class was... Read more.
Perspectives
There's gotta be more to life Sofia Hashi | Fulcrum Staff LISTING WHAT THE Fulcrum has taught me would be a laborious task, but I’ve never been one to back... Read more.
Underage
Why tanning should be banned for teens Nadia Helal | Fulcrum Contributor Photo by Justin... Read more.
The big choice
How students are deciding which university is right for them Daniel Cress | Fulcrum Contributor Illustration by Mico Mazza IT SNEAKS UP on you, the choice... Read more.
Summer of love?
Examining flings in the dog days of summer Heather McIntosh | Fulcrum Contributor Photo by Justin Labelle THE SUMMER MONTHS offer a soothing balm against... Read more.
Kony campaign focuses on wrong course of action
AFTER WATCHING INVISIBLE Children’s promotional video Kony 2012, I was left feeling like something wasn’t quite right. This wasn’t the first time I had... Read more.
Students turn online for courses
STUDENTS LOOKING TO get ahead in their studies during their summer months usually turn to local classes. But if the choices for courses are lacking the classes... Read more.
Ottawa Creative Collective takes aim at the city’s creative profile
OTTAWA IS PERHAPS considered a less creative city than most—known better for its bureaucrats, frigid winters, and poutine than its artistic community. The... Read more.
Spiteri keeps his position as SAFA vp social affairs
ON FEB. 5, the Students’ Association of the Faculty of Arts (SAFA) Board of Directors withdrew the motion to impeach Jozef Spiteri, SAFA vp social affairs... Read more.
SFUO Executive Interviews
SFUO Presidential Candidates Philippe Mulet, fifth-year mechanical engineering student The Fulcrum: Why are you running? Mulet: I think... Read more.
U-Pass ‘No’ committee formed
DURING THE STUDENT Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) elections Feb. 14–16, students at the U of O will be asked to respond to a referendum... Read more.
BOA, BOG, and senate candidates
THE FULCRUM ASKS Board of Administration (BOA), Board of Governors (BOG), and University Senate candidates why they’re running for their... Read more.
News Briefs
Sewer maintenance costs may force tax hike OTTAWA—THE COST OF maintaining Ottawa’s water and sewer system is rising, and according to Peter Hume, city... Read more.
Crammed in the capillaries
The problem DO YOU EVER stop to think about your cells’ needs? Every one of the trillions of cells making up your body requires energy and is fed by... Read more.
Ottawa proposes smoking bans on city property
OTTAWA WILL BECOME a less friendly place for smokers if Ottawa’s City Council passes new bylaws this month. The regulations would ban smoking on all... Read more.
Drop beats, not fees
I LOVE DANCING, but because of extremely demanding school and work lives, I barely get to go out and shake my booty. You can imagine my excitement when I... Read more.
Student group hopes to raise voter turnout
THE STUDENT COALITION for Political Awareness's (SCPA) first meeting had seven members present, with some trying to Skype in despite a bad connection. Marika... Read more.
Not too comical
Re: “SFUO election period begins” (News, Jan. 26) ON PAGE 7 of the Jan. 26 issue of the Fulcrum, a cartoon was published that left me feeling alienated.... Read more.
The summer job search
The Fulcrum and Career Services give students a hand WITH WINTER ON its way out and spring around the corner, students on campus are looking for jobs,... Read more.
Capital Hoops – worst attendance record
Worst attendance award Gee-Gees spirit lacking, but those who came remain faithful 10,523, 8,074, 7,565, and 7,022. What is this group of... Read more.
Capital Hoops – Wonderwomen
Women’s basketball team wins Capital Hoops Classic FOR THE LAST five years the Carleton University Ravens (8-5) have won the prestigious title of Capital... Read more.