This year, the university’s writer-in-residence is André Alexis, a short-story writer, playwright, and novelist originally from Port of Spain in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
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University of Ottawa physics PhD student Christopher Smeenk demonstrated his pet project, the Laser Musicbox, at the 2012 Electric Fields festival on Oct. 12.
The University of Ottawa chapter of Building Walls of Wisdom (BuildWoW) competed in Smoke’s Poutinerie’s campus edition of the world poutine-eating competition Oct. 13. The reward is a $2,500 sponsorship from the poutine restaurant that the chapter would donate to help fund the building of a school in Nicaragua.
Harlan Cohen, author of the bestselling book The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College, took a few minutes before his guest lecture at the University of Ottawa’s Alumni Auditorium to talk about what makes the university and college experience different from any other.
The pair spoke to the Fulcrum about their innovative art form and how students can follow their passions to create something new of their own.
Local comics talk about the launch of the All Things Comedy network and how the do-it-yourself distribution method is reshaping the comedy business.
Parmida Barez balances her life as a musician and an education student at the University of Ottawa and gears up to perform at PersiaPelooza in Los Angeles on Oct. 13.
The University of Ottawa’s seventh annual Walk of Arts competition on Oct. 4 drew in 32 students to show off their artistic talents.
The exhibit features the art of six Canadian artists and, according to the gallery’s website, “explores the notion of how an individual artist’s identity is defined by the geography and climate of the landscape.”
The Reviews Vault contains online exclusive reviews for albums and movies both new and old.
Ottawa’s historical Bank Street has seen a little less advertising and a little more art this past month, with artistic photographs having been displayed in advertising kiosks along the historical streetscape.
This week’s reviews are House at the End of the Street, starring Jennifer Lawrence, and The Killers’ new album, Battle Born.
Since 1889, movies everywhere have been shot, distributed, and projected at 24 frames per second on 35-mm film, but come January 2013, all new projects will be shot digitally. By the end of this year, studios and distributors will no longer be producing or shipping film prints. This means that the Mayfair Theatre will have to drop $55,000 on a digital cinema package (DCP) to stay in business.
The marriage of this trio (both literally and figuratively) has produced an intricately beautiful album.
A crowd of supporters gathered at Café Dekcuf on Sept. 21 to “rock” for Steve Gerecke, a well-known local photographer who had his van, customized wheelchair, and most of his photography equipment stolen last month.
The third annual Culture Days weekend will engage Canadian communities of varying sizes and compositions from Sept. 28–30.
Album reviews for Sept. 27, 2012 include Delhi 2 Dublin and Ottawa’s own Silvergun & Spleen.
A vibrant night of art descended upon the city Sept. 22 between 6:22 p.m. and 4:23 a.m. for Ottawa’s first ever Nuit Blanche.
In November 2012, the organization will hand out its first ever Innovator Award at the 2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards, to be held in Saint John, N.B. The honour will be given to a pioneer of the folk community.
Tania Semper is a self-proclaimed “luxury lifestyle expert” and the creative mind behind eFashionista. She shared some insight on the importance of having dreams and determination, and what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.
Ottawa’s ninth annual House of Paint festival brought together hip-hop artists, graffiti writers, DJs, and local vendors under the Dunbar Bridge to celebrate urban arts and culture from Sept. 13–16.
The Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature will take place from Sept. 21–23, with a theme of “the cutting edge of science fiction, horror, and fantasy.
Thomson insisted I bring earplugs, but I forgot, of course, so he came prepared with an extra set. It’s a good thing he did, because Sparrows’ blisteringly loud and effects-laden brand of post-hardcore—influenced by bands like Small Brown Bike, Moving Mountains, and perhaps most noticeably, Moneen—ricochets off the walls of the dimly lit basement.
On Sept. 7, Frank Warren sat down with the Fulcrum in his light purple dressing room beneath the Alumni Auditorium to talk about his well-known secret-sharing website, PostSecret.
At this year’s Ottawa Folk Festival, Vancouver’s bashful indie folk-rocker Dan Mangan headlined the full day of music Sept. 9, while Bon Iver, this year’s Grammy winner for best new artist, drew 12,000 fans to close the festival on Sept. 10.
