Reading Time: 6 minutesA recent study shows that most Canadians want hate speech removed and monitored on social media platforms.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesThough COVID-19 has resulted in lost opportunities for many, several innovative U of O students have cultivated businesses for themselves while taking virtual courses.
Reading Time: 4 minutesDi Daniels is the longest standing Fulcrum employee — and it’s not even close. Some current Fulcrum employees were born after she was first hired.
Reading Time: 5 minutesA lot of people like to get busy. But with a lack of proper education and new opportunities, less experienced and LGBTQ+ students can feel left out in the cold.
Reading Time: 3 minutesJust because you might be alone on Valentine’s doesn’t mean you don’t have to celebrate.
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen you’re winding down, do you find yourself drawn to alcohol or cannabis? Turns out more and more people are integrating ‘weed’ into their lives.
Reading Time: 3 minutes As Quebec and Ontario ease out of their lockdown measures, it’s important to look at the challenges Ottawa shelters had to face while at a distance.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe existing barriers to healthcare for transgender and gender diverse individuals, including stigma and ongoing discrimination, continue to have an important impact on access to the services required
Reading Time: 4 minutes“In exchange for a product, they wanted me to post a before and after using the tea, where they would repost … they have worked with the Kardashian’s for example,” said Anika Leung (@anikaleung). “However, they insisted I pose as bloated in the before picture, which would make it appear as though I lost weight.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesHave you ever experienced feelings of self-doubt or believed that you’re not as competent as your co-workers or classmates? Chances are, you might be experiencing imposter syndrome
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe Fulcrum decided to look back at its history and glance at how the process of producing changed over the decades. To get somewhat of an idea, we interviewed 11 former editors-in-chief who shared some of their best stories and memories along the way.
Reading Time: 8 minutesOver the last thirty years, the Fulcrum has reviewed a number of releases that eventually became career-defining and altering records for artists.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs we usher in a new virtual semester, burnout is a looming threat for many buried under responsibilities. But it’s important to recognize your limits.
Reading Time: 10 minutesThrough disasters, social movements, and a pandemic, here’s some of the biggest news from the start of the new decade.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa became the first Canadian university to commit to divesting from the fossil fuel industry. But four years later, how is the U of O holding up its promise?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThrough the highs and lows of the turbulent 2020, one thing has kept us laughing: memes.
Reading Time: 10 minutesAfter a couple of months, it became official. Plans were somewhat in place for my mom to pick me up in Ottawa and make a trek out west — a coast to coast journey at the onset of the second wave of COVID-19.
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn what many describe ‘the second pandemic,’ victims and survivors of abuse are fighting for their lives while in lockdown.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Carleton County Gaol’s bleak history attracts tourists. But why are we so fascinated by stories of past inmates?
Reading Time: 4 minutesCOVID-19 has disrupted club activities, a pivotal part of post-secondary life, to an overwhelming degree — but many clubs are making the most of a distant situation.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“I’ve said this many times before and I’ll say it again. Why is it important to conduct research on mental health in Black communities? Because I’ve seen too many young people with mental health problems suffer,” said Jude Cénat, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThere’s a reason you cried when you heard your favourite celebrity had died, and it’s nothing to be ashamed of according to experts.
Reading Time: 4 minutesFrom Calgary to Halifax to St. John’s, student publications from all over Canada spoke of how they are navigating the new waters of an online world while also upholding journalistic standards.
Reading Time: 5 minutesAfter his parents lost their jobs, international student Ashwath Param was left on his own to pay his high tuition and rent fees. With little job experience, he struggled to make any sufficient income and for two months straight, the only meals he could afford were instant ramen noodles, which he could only eat once every other day.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the recent reversion to ‘Stage 2’ lockdowns, local Ottawa businesses are being left in the dust. Atop of decreased student presence and navigating virtual services, how are these businesses adjusting?
