Healthy eating equals a healthy mind—so why don’t we do it?
SO FAR IN my column this semester, I’ve written about the competence of our sports teams, jock stereotypes, and sport policy. What I haven’t taken the time... Read more.
Dear Di
Dear Di, My friend and I write a role-play story together and things can get pretty hot between my character and hers. The more our characters have sex, the... Read more.
Home opening
U of O men’s hockey team loses back-to-back games to Lakehead A STRONG FAN turnout at the Sports Complex greeted the University of Ottawa... Read more.
Rough start to the season
Women’s hockey team loses to Concordia Stingers in home opener THE UNIVERSITY OF Ottawa women’s hockey team kicked off their season, playing their home... Read more.
Not your grandma’s craft market
New vendor event debuts in Ottawa THE COMPULSION TO buy something unique made by a skillful set of hands is not new, but the making and purchasing of crafts... Read more.
Spotlight On
BABETTE HAYWARD THE SOULFUL MUSIC of Babette Hayward can be described as the perfect lullaby. Her soft, sweet voice, soothing melodies, and blooming... Read more.
Ottawa, Kingston, and Montreal, Oh my!
It is possible to have a kick-ass one-day vacation YOU’RE BROKE, YOU’RE swamped with midterms, or your boss won’t give you time off. Whatever the... Read more.
Setting up camp
Pitching a tent in the middle of October WITH FALL READING week just around the corner, many students are ready for a change of scenery without breaking the... Read more.
Unparalleled provinces
EVERY YEAR, HUNDREDS of Canadian students migrate south like geese, flocking to tropical destinations to spend their reading weeks sipping margaritas on sandy... Read more.
Airport survival guide
Breezing through security and fighting boredom THE FACT OF the matter is, while planning a trip, most people prefer to focus on the destination and choose... Read more.
The hitchhiker’s handbook
An expert shares her wisdom ADMITTEDLY, HITCHHIKING IS far from the safest method of travel. Not only do hitchhikers run the risk of getting tangled up with... Read more.
The top 10 places to see before you die
In no particular order… EVERYONE HAS A bucket list of monuments, cities, and countries they’d like to travel to before they die. Topping the typical... Read more.
Movie Reviews
Nightmare on Elm Street, 3/5 REVOLTINGLY GORY, VIOLENT, and disturbing, the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street is sure to frighten the socks off the... Read more.
Nostalgica’s NoStock
Three-day event to honour the café FROM THIS THURSDAY until Oct. 22, students will have the chance to sit back and enjoy good music at Café Nostalgica.... Read more.
A pop-up affair
Harvest Noir hits Ottawa IT WAS A secret that 700 people could keep. Last Saturday saw hundreds of people attend a picnic near the Museum of Civilization.... Read more.
The flash mob experience
Through the lens WHAT HAPPENS WHEN you gather over 700 hundred people to a picnic? Although organizers of Harvest Noir would disagree, you just get a really... Read more.
City scare walk
Take a tour with the haunted PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, HAUNTING secrets of Ottawa’s deathly past, mysterious hangings, and chilling ghost stories—it’s no... Read more.
For the literature-inclined
Ottawa International Writer’s Festival fall event begins ALREADY IN ITS 15th year, the Ottawa International Writer’s Festival not only promotes reading,... Read more.
Infected infest campus
Human VS Infected returns to the U of O HUMANS VS INFECTED (HvsI), a campus-wide zombie game, is returning to the University of Ottawa for its fourth year.... Read more.
Surfing safety
Government launches cyber safety campaign ON OCT. 3, Vic Toews, the Minister of Public Safety, unveiled Canada’s new cyber security campaign at the... Read more.
What the F?!
Shit on phones IF YOU EVER text or play Angry Birds while sitting on the loo, it’s time to stop. A new research in the United Kingdom, done for Global... Read more.
Café Nostalgica to remain open
Grad House construction date pushed back LAST MARCH, THE Graduate Students’ Association (GSAÉD) passed a referendum to build the Grad House, a new grad... Read more.
Onward and upward
U of O receives its highest ever international education ranking FOR THE FIRST time, the University of Ottawa has been placed among the top 200 higher... Read more.
News Briefs
Energy drinks still available, despite new federal rules TORONTO—DESPITE ATTEMPTS BY Health Canada to make energy drinks over-the-counter pharmaceutical... Read more.
See ya. Adieu. Cheers.
BOA removes SAC, introduces funding changes THE BOARD OF Administration (BOA) met on Oct. 16 in the senate room of Tabaret Hall to determine the fate of... Read more.