Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen you consider the far-reaching impacts of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), there’s good reason to put the PMS jokes and the period stigma aside, and get serious about understanding mental health in relation to menstruation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHaving OCD can have serious impacts on your own life and those around you, and downplaying it can make those who have experienced it—either themselves or through others—feel misunderstood and like they are not being taken seriously.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen mental illness is turned into a challenge to be overcome rather than a diagnosable and treatable issue, it turns asking for help into a shameful surrender.
Reading Time: 7 minutesAt the end of the day, Butt says that the goal is to have measure that are “more individualized to the circumstances of the allegation, but also the individualized circumstances of the accused person too,” and to “try and manage the risk in a community as much as possible.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesNever fear, pseudo-doctor Di Daniels is here! My diagnosis? You’re completely normal. Breathe a sigh of relief and relax. Almost everyone experiences something that makes them question their sexuality, if even for a moment.
Reading Time: 7 minutesThere’s a tendency to think about and talk about transness in a way that ignores transmisogyny, and the fact that everybody within the trans community experiences transphobia but the way in which it impacts our existence in this world differs hugely.
Reading Time: 4 minutesComing out is a very serious form of emotional labour, and the act of constantly having to reaffirm your sexuality to others (and yourself) can have serious effects on your mental health.
Reading Time: 4 minutesLabels are often used to cope with the binary system we’ve created to view sexuality, so it’s most helpful to talk to your queer friends about what their sexuality means to them rather than making assumptions based on harmful stereotypes.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAt the end of the day, dating as an ace is hard. A lot of people just don’t understand. But I find the best way to get past it is just take everything with a grain of salt and stay true to yourself. And lots of cake. That helps too.
Reading Time: 11 minutesThe journey of unlearning and learning is one that is very long, and that will include a lot of ups and downs, but it’s really important that you listen to folks that are affected by it, and kind of follow their lead.
Reading Time: 7 minutesBut if universities want to wear the badge of assisting non-status immigrants, they must consider the very real barriers that their advertised benefits may pose.
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe more I delved into this case, the more I realized that, in truth, anyone could be the next Hassan Diab. Under Canada’s current extradition system, it really is that easy for our government to send you to a foreign country to face charges for which the country has little to no reliable evidence.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThere are several obvious reasons to focus on homelessness among young people. One important aspect is that youth homelessness is a leading indicator of homelessness throughout a person’s life.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you’re already sick of the cheerful holiday music played on repeat at the mall, this playlist is your refuge.
Reading Time: 5 minutesFulcrum Contributors share their experiences of struggles that come with and without seeing family over the holiday season.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the season’s spirit of giving, Fulcrum contributors weigh in on how to come out of your exams alive and on top.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe last thing that should be on your mind during this beautiful—yet painfully frigid—time of the year is the burden of financial obligations and how you’re going to afford to get through it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom the bottom of my heart, I hope that hearing the stories in this issue will make you feel like you’re never alone in your struggles. I hope these stories inspire you to look at your challenges in a new light, find joy in every little victory, and be at peace this winter.
Reading Time: 8 minutesWhile stronger leadership at the administrative level is key to building a more accessible learning and working environment, this push for change starts with students.
Reading Time: 9 minutesIt’s great that the Canadian government is willing to invest this much in our industries, research and development, but it’s not enough to be world leaders in the development of AI. We need to be branded in Canada. Our brand should be responsible AI. Our brand should be ethical AI. And the world should know us as leaders in the development of that way of AI.
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe decision to get a PhD is more complex than ever. So if you are considering it, make sure to study up.
Reading Time: 7 minutesStudents are directly affected by conditions facing part-time professors—and here’s why When news broke that the Association of Part-Time Professors of the University of Ottawa (APTPUO) voted for a strike mandate, and would be in a legal position to strike if no agreement was reached by Oct. 30, much of the same messages were littered …
Reading Time: 7 minutesThere’s still a premium placed on experience, and unpaid placements definitely still exist. But one key change does happen—financial responsibility.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFulcrum staffers share what mitigating climate change means to them. What does it mean to you?
Reading Time: 3 minutesSo for those who think climate change is an issue beyond their reach, think again. As the U of O moves toward a waste-free campus, you—“just” a student—can be a driving force behind the transition. It’s as easy as reduce-reuse-recycle.
