Reading Time: 4 minutesThe 2022 edition of the U of O freshman bucket list recommends 10 things to try in your first year of university.
Frosh
Reading Time: 6 minutesScandal and criticism are not new to the SFUO. For those of you who have just arrived at the U of O, let’s take a trip down memory lane.
Reading Time: 7 minutesStudent renters especially vulnerable to being taken advantage of by landlords and vice-versa, experts say.
Reading Time: 4 minutesYour questions on mental health, answered.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith a combined experience of over 25 years spent traversing through the post-secondary world, these are our essential tips, tricks, life hacks, and pieces of advice for not only surviving your university years, but thriving in them as well.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“International students will face some unique hardships and struggles, but remember that all of your peers are also struggling through college. I have, and still am. Success and happiness is entirely up to your mind-set and the effort you put in. I am an international student, but Ottawa is home.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesRead on for the Fulcrum’s first-ever Campus Awards, and don’t be caught eating that crappy sandwich ever again.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSo as you gear up with water bottles of liquor and handfuls of fast food for your big week, make us proud—don’t repeat our mistakes!!
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn this Q&A, we cover the basics of consent, how to navigate consent when alcohol comes into the mix, and what the U of O can do to foster a consent culture in a time where rape culture on campus remains a major issue.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“May I accompany you?” he asked. It was a classic case of one douche two douche red douche blue douche.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s easy to be overwhelmed during your studies. It’s so common in fact that the services at the University of Ottawa are often overwhelmed with students trying to access help.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you need a break between all the overwhelming mental gymnastics of first year university, feel free check out any of the following freshman-centred films.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn order to help you prepare for the possibility of a bad dorm-mate, here are a couple “tales of woe” from Fulcrum contributors that should clue you in to the personalities that should be avoided at all costs.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTake a few extra precautions to make sure that your transition into the world of sex wherever, whenever, is a safe one.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen building your bartending skills it’s important to have the right tools for the job.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’re looking for a bar in ByWard with an upscale feel, sans the pretentious patrons or wait staff, then look no further than Atari.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThinking back, my Frosh week was a total blur of activities and meeting people, so much so that presenting it in a long form simply wouldn’t do it any justice.
Reading Time: 2 minutes1-No one cares
If you decide to slack off and not attend class, your professors and fellow classmates won’t care. What your peers will care about is the terrible habit you’ll make of constantly asking for notes for the classes you missed.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUniversity is a time of friskiness, exploration, and hot steamy sex. Never again in your life will you be surrounded by so many hot’n’ready singles, so enjoy your time here while it lasts. I know I sure have.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople shouldn’t refrain from exploring new alcoholic beverages simply because of the colour of a label.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIllustration: Kim Wiens
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Reading Time: 3 minutesMove over newlyweds and expecting parents, your not the only ones who get to calls dibs on cool housewarming items anymore. Now students are getting in on the action with the emergence of dorm room gift registries, a service that allows them to map out gift preferences for their first year of university.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast year I elected to monitor a first-year University of Ottawa student for a 12-month period, in order to properly gauge the physical toll that the university lifestyle has on students. The results may surprise—and horrify—you. Look if you dare.
Reading Time: 3 minutesPhoto: Marta Kierkus Don’t be an introvert Most people will tell you that the biggest mistake they made in freshman year involves something that they did. However, my most shameful regret revolves around reluctance to do anything at all. During my first year, I was about as timid as a groundhog in February, never rising …
