We put together a list of some of the major Canadian political news stories of the year.
Features
The Fulcrum ranked our favourite TV shows of the year, from Sharp Objects to Bojack Horseman.
Our favourite albums of the year, ranked.
We rounded up some of the news that shaped the world in 2018.
We sat down with Raina, one of the oldest students at the U of O, to talk about her life of learning.
Read our reviews of the shortlisted and longlisted novels.
“It isn’t enough to have one or two classes about consent in high school. We need to be constantly encouraged to challenge the messages around us that teach folks—particularly women and gender non-conforming folks—that it’s on them to protect themselves.”
Eight SFUO executive alumni reflect on their time with the union and react to the news of the potential termination.
Students have questioned whether the BOA should have done more in the aftermath of fraud allegations against three SFUO executives.
The Fulcrum got an exclusive interview with the admin of perhaps the most infamous Facebook page in the U of O community: Beloved SFUO Overlords.
The SFUO may well be the first post-secondary student union in the country to have their university terminate their contract.
Students are still in limbo over the future of SFUO services and businesses, along with clubs and federated bodies.
As the SFUO inches closer to termination date, the UOSU is eager to takes its place.
How the NAFTA became the USMCA.
The Fulcrum teamed up with the Ubyssey, the Gauntlet and the Charlatan to investigate how Canadian universities are dealing with the legalization of cannabis on campus.
As Doug Ford’s deadline approaches for post-secondary institutions across the province to implement free speech policies, students and faculty share their thoughts and feelings.
Is the service industry exacerbating or even causing mental health issues in its employees?
We spoke with a U of O student who works at the Rideau McDonald’s to get an insider’s perspective on life inside what is perhaps the most infamous McDonald’s franchise in Canada.
Cooking in a residence room can mean so much more than a soggy toaster strudel, or a lukewarm bowl of ramen noodles.
The unofficial guide to the most peculiar but tastiest high snacks to cure even the strongest case of the munchies.
On Sept. 21 I spent a night on Rideau Street with the high aim of unpacking an important cultural phenomenon—the Rideau McDonald’s.
On Sept. 30, around 400 people from the Heron Gate community will be evicted from their homes as part of a plan to redevelop the neighbourhood. This time, they aren’t backing down.
Halfway into the month of September, the capital region has seen a massive spike in the number of black bear sightings. The Fulcrum looked into the causes behind the jump in these sightings and the broader factors bringing wild animals to the city.
The Catholic Church made headlines at the end of August when a Pennsylvania grand jury released a report stating that more than 1,000 children had been abused by hundreds of priests in the state over the past 70 years. The exact total is estimated to be thousands more.
Scandal 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.
