Reading Time: 2 minutesThroughout January, volunteers and employees at the Health Promotion division of the University of Ottawa’s Health Services have been offering free fair-trade hot chocolate at various locations on campus.
Arts
Reading Time: 3 minutesSparks Street BIA executive director Les Gagne hopes to liven up the social potential of the pedestrian street and make it a more permanent tourist attraction by installing a 300-metre zip line.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe camera’s on you! We’ve turned the lens on students to take a look at who’s wearing what on campus.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis week’s reviews include the much-anticipated sophomore effort from A$AP Rocky and the controversial 9/11 film Zero Dark Thirty.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOttawa filmmaker John Graham will premiere his latest short film Sincerus—produced with the help of U of O students—at the Arts Court theatre on Jan. 18.
Reading Time: 4 minutesCheck out film reviews for Django Unchained and Hyde Park on Hudson along with music reviews of Why? and Scott Walker.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe camera’s on you! We’ve turned the lens on students to take a look at who’s wearing what on campus.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Mayfair Theatre managed to raise enough money in 2012 to afford a digital cinema package and stay in business in the evolving film industry.
Reading Time: 4 minutesHolly and Pete Massie are founding members of the Stairwell Carollers, an a cappella choir based in Ottawa that was formed in Marchand Residence way back in 1977. As Holly puts it, the choir wouldn’t have existed had it not been for the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Undergraduate English Students’ Association (UESA) has kept afloat its ongoing blUe mOndays series of literary and poetry readings despite a somewhat troublesome transitional period for the organization.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis week’s music reviews include Soundgarden, deadmau5, the Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra, and Ke$ha.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Sparks Street Mall, SAFA, and VASA have put out a call to student artists to have their creations showcased downtown along Sparks Street.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis week, Fulcrum reviews give praise to Clous Atlas and Anna Karenina—and quite the opposite to the Twilight finale.
Reading Time: 2 minutesVictoria, B.C.-based band Current Swell rocked the Jock-Turcot University Centre (UCU) with a surprise performance Nov. 23.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLocal student-owned vinyl outlet The Record Shaap closed its doors for good on Nov. 25, not much more than two years after it opened in July 2010.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDiscovery University and NAC Presents have teamed up to offer a unique musical experience for students who are homeless or from low income families.
Reading Time: 3 minutesJeremy Dias, a psychology and political science graduate from the University of Ottawa, discusses the nuts and bolts of his growing organization Jer’s Vision, and offers invaluable advice to help communities move forward with inclusivity and indiscrimination.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn exhibit titled A Child’s View from Gaza is currently on display at the University of Ottawa’s Café Alt and features artwork by child survivors of the 22-day assault on Gaza by the Israeli military in the winter of 2008-09.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere’s the lowdown on what happened this week in campus arts and culture.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat did our reviewers think of the Red Dawn remake? How about new Deftones and Crystal Castles?
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew York City comedians Steve Hofstetter and Danny Jolles brought the laughs to Alumni Hall on Nov. 8 for a stand-up comedy show entitled “Comedy Without Apology.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) group held the first conference of its Inspiring Women Series on Nov. 7, hosted by U of O graduate and current Environment Canada senior program engineer Mia Batchelor.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis week’s reviews include new efforts from Converge and Flyleaf and the solo debut from Death Cab for Cutie frontman Benjamin Gibbard.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the hopes of recruiting more talent, the Salamander Theatre for Young Audiences is looking forward to auditioning actors and actresses from the University of Ottawa for their upcoming season.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis week’s music reviews include the triumphant return of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and the new breakup guide from Taylor Swift.
