Holiday treats and sweets
Bring on the cookies, cakes, and pies IT CAN’T BE denied—the best part of the holidays is the food. The smell of turkey roasting in the oven, salads... Read more.
A holiday survival guide
How to deal with Dec. 25 when you don’t celebrate Christmas AS ANOTHER YEAR winds to a close, many Canadians find themselves gearing up to celebrate... Read more.
‘Twas the week before Christmas
A student laments ‘Twas the week before Christmas And all through the U of O Every student was studying Basking in their laptop... Read more.
Top five best and worst holiday movies
They’ll make you laugh, they’ll make you cry… IT’S THE MOST wonderful time of the year… Or is it? Whether Christmas brings you joy and warmth or... Read more.
Bling it up
Decorating on a broke-ass budget NO CASH? NO problem. The Fulcrum gives you a handful of tricks and tips to make your place sparkle and shine for the... Read more.
Holiday how-to
Your guide to DIY fun times this winter season ANYONE WHO’S TRIED their hand at winter sports knows that having fun in the snowy season can be pretty... Read more.
Drink up!
Our favourite holiday beverages YOU'VE WRITTEN ALL your exams, handed in final essays and projects, and finished your shopping for the holidays. What's the... Read more.
Happy holidays! Much platonic love…
A plea from a holiday well-wisher “MERRY CHRISTMAS!” THERE. I’ve said it. Those two words that have somehow, in some way, become taboo over the... Read more.
Santa Claus gets around…
...the world! Saint Nick traditions from other countries SANTA CLAUS PLAYS a big role in every child’s Christmas, but how much do you know about the jolly... Read more.
The top 10 best holiday songs
Your soundtrack for the season THERE’S FINALLY SNOW on the ground, exams are starting to wind down, and Starbucks’ eggnog latte has returned at last.... Read more.
Movie Reviews
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=narLgK_0Cxo The Descendants 4.5/5 Alexander Payne’s first directorial effort since the Academy Award-winning film... Read more.
‘Movies are big! It’s the cinemas that are small’
Exploring the death of independent threatre ATTENDING A FILM at the ByTowne Cinema on Rideau Street is something I try to do as often as I can. Unlike the... Read more.
Young entrepreneurs are changing the music scene
Speaking to the founders of Kapacity IT HAS BEEN over 12 years since three friends got together to create a promotions company that would change Ottawa’s... Read more.
Debra DiGiovanni is not another single awkward female
Comedian speaks about her career and new tour YOU MAY RECOGNIZE funny lady Debra DiGiovanni from her days on MuchMusic's Video on Trial, but for those who... Read more.
Free art…and beer
Art Walk: A free treat for the public OTTAWA’S WELLINGTON WEST has been transformed over the past few years into an artistic stomping ground, with... Read more.
News Briefs
Eleven G20 arrestees see charges dropped, six jailed MONTREAL (CUP)—THE COURT CASE of 17 alleged conspirators involved in the G20 protests of June 2010... Read more.
Cement and plastic surgery
What the F?! ONEAL RON MORRIS, a 30-year-old transgendered woman, has allegedly been injecting cement and tire-filler, among other substances, into her... Read more.
An occupied Christmas
Occupy movement turns its focus to holiday consumption WITH THE OCCUPY movement staggered by camp break-ups across the continent, a Canadian... Read more.
‘Taking casual sex not too casually’
U of O researcher examines sexual relationships among youth ACCORDING TO JOCELYN Wentland, a PhD student at the University of Ottawa in experimental... Read more.
I demand a byelection
Next Stop ON NOV. 30, the National Post reported on a series of false byelection phone calls made by the Conservative party. The calls were made in the... Read more.
Beau’s resumes home delivery service
Local brewery and Operation Come Home team up AFTER THE PROGRAM was shut down by provincial authorities, Buy Your Beau's Online (BYBO) is up and running... Read more.
Long-gun registry ‘unfair and unjust’
Parliament debates the future of gun control in Canada ON OCT. 25, the Conservative government introduced Bill C-19 to the House of Commons,... Read more.
Young Greens organize protest on campus
Students show their contempt for omnibus crime bill DESPITE FREEZING TEMPERATURES and snowfall, the Young Greens at the University of Ottawa dressed... Read more.
Letters
New grades, please! Re: SFUO report card (Editorial, Dec. 1) WHILE I FIND the idea of evaluating the executive in this manner quite charming, I have to... Read more.
Buy nothing, fight the power?
Occupy Xmas accomplishes very little I HAVE A confession to make: I used to be a socialist. I’m not ashamed of it. But when I finally learned about all... Read more.