Dr. Rachel Toles, a prominent clinical and forensic psychologist, invited us into the psychology of those who commit heinous acts, explaining what might drive ordinary individuals toward extraordinary darkness.
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Still feeling distraught over the election? Try managing your feelings with some helpful strategies.
Give Me Shelter uncovers issues, solutions and more, presenting highly political issues through an artistic lens. This triennial exhibit is not only very relevant to our current situation in Ottawa, but also a real lesson in community mobilization and social activism.
Feminist Resource Centre chronicles its history and evolution as it reflects on 50 years of operation on campus.
Many people are aware of the retirement of four student services that occurred after the University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU) responded to a reduction in membership … What is less common knowledge is the mass layoffs of staff that occurred alongside these service cuts.
Last July, Arai and the staff of C’est Japon A Suisha, formerly Suisha Gardens, were forced to permanently close their doors after 49 years of serving the Ottawa community.
Over the 2023-2024 year, many clubs experienced significant delays and miscommunication with their expected funding from the UOSU. With a new team tackling a new year, have the issues been properly addressed?
The Fulcrum sat down with the country’s pre-eminent Canadian history podcaster and social media creator during his recent trip to Ottawa to talk about how he became “Canadian History Ehx”.
Run by the Ottawa Socialist Literature Group, the library sees new book donations on a near daily basis. Volunteers from the OSLG lead reading groups, help people check out books and aim to make the space as welcoming as possible.
Caitlin Clark breaks the all-time NCAA scoring record in front of massive audiences; the PWHL launches; but most importantly, the media ecosystem has begun to tap-in to the massive potential of women’s sports.
Aaron’s loss is the result of horrific choices he felt forced to make. He used his final moments to tell you his intent, show you his state of mind, and to face death by accelerated fire, certain that it was “not extreme at all” when understood in the context of life in Gaza in the last 142 days.
The Fulcrum sat down with third-year Gee-Gee Emma Archibald after she returned from a Para Nordic World Cup event in Italy.
The Fulcrum sat down with 2022 U SPORTS Player of the Year and Gee-Gees women’s soccer program goal-scoring record holder to talk about last season and her career in general.
2023 was an eventful year for the U of O. From January to December, the news from our campus has been reflective of larger provincial, national, and global events. University campuses are deeply political spaces where we consciously convene to learn, debate, and protest.
Dissecting the origins of the Western Zionist project to violently colonize the Palestinian people (1897-1920).
There is a tunnel system under campus that connects everything from Colonel By to Tabaret Hall.
Images from Sept. 20 million march for children and its counter-protest in Ottawa.
In an interview with the Fulcrum, history professor Jan Grabowski discussed his research of falsified Wikipedia editing, the phenomenon of Holocaust distortion, and entering his 30th year of teaching.
I’ve never been one for picking favourites. It’s a bit ironic then, perhaps, that I would go ahead and write for a column that revolves around that — and about classes, no less!
The upshot of being a meandering undergraduate though is that you have the freedom to take a plethora of different elective courses. In the first semester of my first year I took an elective which seemed like it would align directly with my interests — Italian Cinema.
If it weren’t for a pandemic, who’s to say how much would the world have changed?
Four members of the fulcrum editorial board share a recipe that gets them through student life.
If you are lost on what to buy your roommates, friends, family and acquaintances this holiday season, the Fulcrum is here to help!
Many students can relate to the trials and tribulations of moving day and the common grievances of renting: the hunt for cardboard boxes, running to the store for more bubble wrap, squishing the contents of your closet into suitcases and losing your favourite hoodie in the chaos.
As large corporations continue to invest in this virtual reality, consumers will be faced with choices- whether to live in it or to not.
