In 1962 Bob Winter wrote a letter to the editor where he determined “If our students can read, some of their questions must have been answered”
Live from the Archives
In 2003, the first ever Heritage Classic was hosted by the Edmonton Oilers. Two lucky Fulcrum writers were in attendance.
In 1980, André Picard wrote about the origins and fate of the first Panda game trophy: a three-foot-tall stuffed Panda dubbed Pedro.
The bylaw, introduced by the University of Ottawa at the end of July, bans smoking within nine metres (30 feet) of main entrances, loading zones, and air intakes of main buildings on campus
In an editorial in 1988, the Fulcrum editorial board spoke about officials trying to “kill Pedro” by limiting ticket sales and scheduling the annual game over Thanksgiving.
The mandatory attendance debate was already raging in the 1950s.
“If we do not straighten out out priorities soon, there may be nothing left on our planet to protect,” said David Suzuki.
On Oct. 16, 2001, the Ottawa police and fire departments responded to a morning call from a tenant in a building near the corner of Goulburn Avenue and Somerset Street in Sandy Hill. Why? Tenants believed they had found anthrax in their mailbox.
The Fulcrum chatted with Zappa following a show at the Ottawa Civic Centre in late 1975 Content Warning: Some language may be seen as offensive. This interview was recorded on Dec. 6, 1975. The transcript was published in the Fulcrum’s Jan. 15, 1976 issue. In December of 1975, the Fulcrum’s Dick Landau interviewed Frank Zappa …
HAS IT EVER amazed you how quickly children seem to recover from injuries? Tumbles and falls are just part of everyday play. But it’s not what it’s like for adults — or grandparents for that matter. Falling or breaking a bone can be a dangerous event, because injuries are not easily healed.
Why is that?
With rumours of a potential code of conduct in late 2014/early 2015, the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) was gearing up for a fight.
In 1987, a tragedy saw a guard rail collapse at Lansdowne Park, many students were injured including one female student who spent 20 days in a coma and broke her neck.
Sadly only four out of 15 still exist…
Before condemning underaged students’ actions, the SFUO should think about the “consequences” of its own.
My partner and I are both incoming first years at the University of Ottawa, we’re both fans of kinky, public fornication. As someone more familiar with campus, could you tell me where the best spots to shag are on campus?
In July of 2011, students wishing to access the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa website were greeted by the Nyan Cat.
The Fulcrum, which was supposed to move temporarily to 631 King Edward Avenue for two years, has occupied the offices for now over 33 years.
Editors of the Fulcrum watched nervously as the student union Board of Administration voted unanimously, with one abstention, on Jan. 9, 2004, to transfer ownership of the paper to the newly created Fulcrum Publishing Society (FPS).
The academic hall is still an elaborate lecture hall, and not a theatre built for university level drama…
More than six years after their purchase we still don’t know where the damn fireworks are.
Di Daniels, the Fulcrum’s longest standing employee, has written a number of Dear Di’s over the years. Here is a compilation honouring her best efforts.
Have you ever wondered why the Fulcrum is independent from the University of Ottawa Students’ Union? If so, the answer lies in this week’s Live from the Archives.
In March 1999, the Fulcrum foreshadowed future issues with online learning.
The Fulcrum was first published in 1942, here is the article that graced the first ever issue’s cover.
At the height of the “War on Terror” in 2003, the Fuclrum’s editorial board wrote a touching editorial on the need to cherish Canadian veterans from past and present wars.
