A sport you’ve never heard of
Ultramarathons take competitive running to a new level ABBOTSFORD, B.C. (CUP)—IF YOU’RE A longtime competitive runner, what hap- pens when... Read more.
My first CIS championship—a disappointment
From the sidelines ON SATURDAY, NOV. 12, I jumped on a 10 a.m. Greyhound bus to Montreal with the Fulcrum’s art director. It was a tight fit with my... Read more.
Gees win bronze in CIS championship
Women’s soccer team claims third in Canada THE GARNET AND Grey took a road trip to Montreal to compete in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)... Read more.
Fun and frugal
THE ART OF thrift shopping may seem cheap and dirty to some, but for vintage lovers the thrift store is paradise. Little can replace the euphoric high... Read more.
Arts Briefs
MTV growing up or getting old? OTTAWA—A NEW BOOK has been released examining MTV’s glory days in the 1980s. The book, I Want My MTV: The Uncensored... Read more.
Album Reviews
Prurient | Time’s Arrow EP Hydra Head 3/5 Prurient (Dominik Fernow) has made quite the name for himself in avant-garde circles for producing some of... Read more.
Drawing sarcasm
Illustrator Graham Roumieu speaks about new novel IT’S A BOOK kids should never read and adults will die to get their hands on—Highly... Read more.
New U of O art gallery
Satellite galleries popping up all over campus PREPARED TO BE art attacked! Visual arts students at the University of Ottawa are preparing to add more art... Read more.
The moustache movement
IT’S HALFWAY THROUGH Movember 2011 and it appears more men than ever are choosing to join the worldwide movement, yet many participants remain surprisingly... Read more.
A vibrant eatery in the ByWard Market
Ahora 4/5 FOR A FRESH, simple, and delicious Mexican experience for a very reason- able price, Ahora Mexican Cuisine in the heart of the ByWard Market... Read more.
Getting techie with it
Mixing art and technology IF YOU HAVE no idea what an art and technology festival is, now is the time to find out. Electric Fields is a biennial festival... Read more.
News Briefs
Food bank use in Canada increases by 26 per cent since 2008 OTTAWA (CUP)—HUNGERCOUNT, AN ANNUAL study of food banks and food programs in Canada, estimates... Read more.
Enjoy the skin you’re in
OPH aims to educate youth about tanning ON NOV. 8, Ottawa Public Heath (OPH) launched the Enjoy the Skin You’re In social media campaign, in partnership... Read more.
Staring at the sun
What's he building in there? The problem THE WORLD IS in need of green energy solutions. Wind, solar, and geothermal are some of the energy-gathering... Read more.
Dear Di
Dear Di, I am boy crazy, but the guys I tend to like are white and I’m not. I’m so scared to go up to a guy who is a different race than I am. How can... Read more.
No mo’ Movember?
Two students sound off on the facial hair-focused campaign It’s time for men to throw out their razors and women to start constructing felt ‘staches.... Read more.
Movember publicizes— is that what we need?
Movember is halfway over—and from pencil-thin caterpillars to handlebar styles, moustaches of all shapes and sizes are sprouting up on faces on campus. But... Read more.
Workshops from the Fulcrum—Illustrating a story
Part of the Fulcrum’s dedication to volunteers is helping them develop their journalistic skills. We will be offering workshops this week for people who want... Read more.
SAFA brings back the 1950s with swing night
Tomorrow at 9 p.m,, Café Alt will turn into a rocking 1950s-style dance club thanks to the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa and the Student’s... Read more.
SASS video contest deadline approaching
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_oVbFtjBi4&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL Only 10 days remain for video submissions for the My Student Experience... Read more.
Our Post-Human Future lecture series to start today at the U of O
Robots, humanism, and immortality—if this isn’t a timely topic for our technology-based world, we don’t know what is! The University of Ottawa is... Read more.
FIRST! The Fulcrum launches our own blog
Welcome to the Fulcrum’s latest endeavour—our blog! As an editorial board, we hear about a lot of stuff on campus that we don’t report on. This blog will... Read more.
Any takers?
Pro-lifers should be targeting debaters LAST WEDNESDAY, I was on my way to class when I noticed an eye-catching poster on one of our school’s many... Read more.