Reading Time: 2 minutesBut even from the back of the crowd it would be hard to miss her; she’s wearing a gigantic red wig and a sparkly blue outfit that’s half-dress, half-cape, it sounds gaudy but Bjork’s presence makes it memorable. Every twitch, step and hand motion is like watching a conductor possessed by their craft, it’s trippy but every moment is under complete control.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile record stores have been closing down across the city for years—notable closures being Record Runner in 2006 and The Record Shaap last November—the stores that have managed to tough it out celebrate annually in the form of Record Store Day.
Reading Time: 2 minutesYouTube the Musical, performed at Alumni Auditorium on April 6 and 7, tells the story of four people who get sucked into YouTube after excessive surfing on the site.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat can you do with all those books you’ve collected over your years of school? Here’s what you can do.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStar Wars enthusiasts at the U of O drew their weapon of choice for a lightsaber battle of epic proportions on Morisset terrace April 4.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents at the University of Ottawa have found a new way to flirt with each other: through “Spotted at uOttawa,” a Facebook page that allows users to anonymously post missed connections that occur on campus.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe controversial performance by Rick Ross set to take place this week at the Ernst & Young Centre was cancelled after protests from students and other concerned citizens.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCheers from the 2012-13 Fulcrum staff! Look out next year for more style and swagger from your fellow students.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFulcrum critics take on a comic book and a graphic novel for those who know there’s no shame in reading books with pictures.
Reading Time: 3 minutesRick Ross’s upcoming concert in Ottawa has been met with criticism by the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) and Carleton University students.
Reading Time: 3 minutesGrowing your own organic vegetables is a labour of love, but it’s easier than you might think.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA recent graduate of the University of Ottawa has entered a travel contest where entrants describe their “bucket list” for a chance to win a six-month all-expenses-paid trip around the world to check off a good chunk of that list.
Reading Time: 2 minutesConcert review: Sigur Rós performs in Ottawa
Reading Time: 3 minutes101 Letters to a Prime Minister: The Complete Letters to Stephen Harper Yann Martel | Vintage Canada 4 / 5 YANN MARTEL, THE author of Life of Pi, released another book in 2012 that was a polar opposite of his previous novel. 101 Letters to a Prime Minister is a non-fiction work that features the …
Reading Time: 2 minutesMissing a pet back at home? The University of Ottawa’s Student Academic Success Service and Health Services have teamed up with a solution in the form of “pet therapy.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery year, Canadians look to the groundhog to forecast the end of winter. At the University of Ottawa, students look to their own seasonal forecaster: the hot dog man.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Computer Science Student Association hosted a Windows 8 hackathon to get a behind-the-scenes look at new Microsoft products.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBill Nye the Science Guy delivered an exciting and motivational talk to nearly 5,000 admirers at the Convention Centre on March 14.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis year’s VERSeFEST provided opportunity to showcase the work of the U of O’s Undergraduate English Students’ Association.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn a world where 3 billion photos are available in a three-second Google search, Ottawa’s Dan Neutel is hoping that his latest photography project will stand out.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Phi pledge class of the U of O’s Omega Theta Alpha fraternity spent 24 hours outside on a bench March 14–15 to raise money for Roger’s House.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFulcrum movie critics review Admission and Oz the Great and Powerful.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Fulcrum hosts its first set of book reviews this year at last!
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa found its place in the vast archive of viral YouTube sensations as students joined in on the popular Harlem Shake on Parliament Hill.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Fulcrum sat down with fourth-year bachelor of fine arts student Amanda Gaudreau to talk about her work at the opening of her photography exhibition at Café Alt
