Reading Time: 2 minutesThe tofu in this dessert shouldn’t scare you; it’s not only an ingredient used in savoury dishes, and this sweet treat is sure to please. And don’t tell your friends it’s healthy—between the cheesecake’s creamy texture and light lemony taste, they’ll never know!
Reading Time: 2 minutesNot only were my new yoga-mates highly attractive stay-at-home moms and gorgeous fitness-crazed men, the instructor was the fittest, most beautiful woman I had ever seen in a sports bra. It was at that moment I knew I wanted to become an instructor.
Reading Time: 3 minutesStrength training not only improves your body’s shape, but it also increases your energy [and improves] your posture, your power output, and your confidence! By adding weights to your fitness routine, you burn a surprising amount of calories, while shaping out your shoulders, your midsection, and your lower half as well.
Reading Time: 9 minutes“I’m very comfortable with my personality and my sexuality,” he would tell me later. “No subject is taboo to me.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Biggest Loser is one of the more controversial reality shows on TV these days, and most people either love it or hate it.
Reading Time: 7 minutesOccasionally an event occurs that can turn life upside down. Whether it’s an illness, divorce, or the death of a loved one, tragedies outside of our control happen, often when we least expect them.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is nothing like the shiver that runs down your spine when your professor asks this at the end of class.
Reading Time: 5 minutesAlthough these seem to be obvious qualities anyone would want from a partner, it isn’t always easy to identify whether or not they are lacking when you’re blinded by emotion. Sara Quinton* is a U of O student who was in an unhealthy relationship. She didn’t recognize the negative aspects of her relationship until her after partner broke up with her.
Reading Time: 6 minutes“But it’s in a way that doesn’t really help to resolve the issues. It’s more of a one-way interaction where they may gain more knowledge on an issue, maybe there’s a donation involved to a local charity—which of course I’m not minimizing—but it doesn’t do anything to address any of the root causes of the issues.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesStudents and recent grads may not have the answers to their family members’ questions, but they do know one thing for sure: The definition of the word “family” is different for everyone.
Reading Time: 10 minutesAmong the general population, voluntourism has a positive connotation in the sense that rather than just having fun, people are also making an effort to help others. But among people who study the field or are experts in the area of international development, there’s a lot more skepticism.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn short: We’re pretty into ourselves.
Reading Time: 9 minutesToday, individuals follow special diets for as many reasons as there are types of cuisine; religious practices, ideological beliefs, and allergies can call play a part. Four foodies share their experiences living on different diets and offer students a spoonful of advice.
Reading Time: 8 minutesMy parents found out about the engagement through Facebook. Sounds like the punchline to a bad millennial joke, doesn’t it?
Reading Time: 6 minutesI’m not saying you don’t hang out with your friends and have a great time. I’m saying you don’t do it with six beers in a night. You buy one beer and you hold on to that beer. You sip that sucker till it’s so warm it feels like pee going in before it’s pee coming out.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBecoming familiar with the OC Transpo schedules, routes, and pitfalls will make your life a lot easier and ensure you get to enjoy all that this great city has to offer.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile it can seem nearly impossible to keep that cash flowing until next year, the Fulcrum has the advice you need to keep your money—and your grades—up.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf blank beige walls and questionable carpet stains aren’t your thing, read on.
Reading Time: 3 minutesI had to eat the same lame cafeteria food every day, I felt a ton of stress about courses I wasn’t doing so well in, and I was sick of being confined to a 14-by-14 room with another human being, as wonderful as my roommate was.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlso fuzzy, but less cute, were the germs I later discovered lurking in my residence, a building whose delightfully ivy-covered exterior cleverly distracted from the dark secrets hidden within.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere are my recommendations for drinks that are sure to help you have a great night.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWouldn’t it be great if you could have that wisdom beforehand, and fewer regrets after? We here at the Fulcrum put our heads together to try to give you just that.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere’s a brief survival guide for making it through those debaucherous evenings with nothing but a strong buzz and a stronger French vocabulary.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Fulcrum has some tasty meal suggestions which will satisfy your taste buds and your budget alike.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith that in mind, here are some tips to ease those first-day jitters.
