Dexter Jagula is one of the hundreds of thousands of people who have recently applied to join the first one-way trip to Mars.
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CRIME PREVENTION OTTAWA, in collaboration with the Ottawa Hospital, has broadened the scope of its “don’t be that guy” ad campaign, which seeks to tackle issues of sexual violence amongst young adults.
CAMPUSGRIDS, A NEW social network created by four University of Ottawa students, aims to help students find clubs, events, and businesses.
A FIGHT BETWEEN police and bar patrons at Tequila Jacks in the ByWard Market resulted in charges against two 21-year-old men. Police responded to a disturbance on Clarence Street at about midnight on Sept. 6 to find a man assaulting security staff with a metal lineup pole, according to police.
Two University of Ottawa students won $20,000 to further invest in their new company in a pitch competition for student entrepreneurs.
The 25-year-old University of Ottawa law graduate recently brought forward an application to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to change the rules of succession so that a potential heir’s religion would not be a factor.
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA law professor Amir Attaran claimed that Minister of Justice and Attorney General Peter MacKay misled the Canadian public with his comments regarding Justin Trudeau’s recent admission to smoking marijuana as a sitting Member of Parliament (MP).
The Ontario Civil Liberties Association is asking the University of Ottawa to stop funding a private defamation lawsuit filed by professor Joanne St. Lewis against former professor Denis Rancourt.
THE ROYAL CANADIAN Mounted Police (RCMP) have laid charges in connection with the death of Emerson Curran.
OTTAWA’S PUBLIC TRANSIT will be hectic until 2018, according to Mayor Jim Watson. This year’s university move-in weekend will provide new and returning students with first-hand experience of the discord expected in the downtown core with the construction of the new Light Rail Transit (LRT) line.
Two Bixi Bike stations have been installed on the University of Ottawa campus: one on Waller Street outside Hagen Hall and one outside of the Minto Sports Complex on King Edward Street.
A geography professor at the University of Ottawa was acquitted Aug. 21 of threatening to kill the head of his department during “venting sessions” with colleagues in the summer of 2012.
U of O president aims to create ‘unmatched’ bilingual resource to contribute to public policy Photo by Mico Mazza CANADA WILL SEE its first school of government at the University of Ottawa as early as 2015, according to plans led by university president Allan Rock. The new school will aim to create a “national, …
Students can breathe easier now that the potential professors’ strike at the University of Ottawa has been avoided.
The University of Ottawa and its professors will attempt to reach a collective bargaining agreement before Aug. 8 to avoid the possibility of a strike or lockout following months of negotiations
The New Democratic Party (NDP) intends to implement improved event guidelines following an incident of sexual harassment at their policy convention in Montreal this past April. Among the motions discussed and passed by party members at the convention was one geared towards addressing sexual harassment cases involving Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and federal employees. …
Justin Trudeau has changed his tune on the issue of marijuana in Canada. The Liberal leader discussed the subject at two different events in late July, saying his thoughts on the issue have evolved and he thinks decriminalizing, legalizing, and taxing cannabis would be the best way to end the war on drugs. Trudeau pointed …
After a year of anticipation, students will notice significant improvements: the café now boasts a doubled interior square footage and the layout has also been improved, allowing patrons to view live entertainment from anywhere in the room. A new sound system will only add to the restored space.
The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) has implemented a new policy that will prevent companies from soliciting students’ signatures on contracts during 101 week.
With the fall semester approaching, issues surrounding Ottawa’s transit policy towards students are heating up. Representatives from Ottawa’s seven student associations hand-delivered letters to city councillors in July, asking them to raise the current age restriction on monthly student passes and also offer a summer U-Pass.
U of O student Boris Vardomskiy has pulled out every stop to maintain his right to practice his hobby: target shooting. Having already spent $15,000 in legal fees, a case against Vardomskiy may still be far from resolved. In one of his U of O classes, Vardomskiy wrote two messages on an exam paper which …
An increasing number of undergraduate students at the U of O has led to plans for a new 165-bed, $12-million residence that could be converted to condominiums in the future. The project, dubbed the “Henderson Residence,” is to be located at 206 Henderson Ave. and plans indicate that it will be a “suite-style residence” with …
Heat surges cause increase in hydro costs for the U of O Daniel LeRoy | Fulcrum Staff Illustration by Tina Wallace LAST MONTH, CALGARY floods displaced thousands of people, and this past week, Albertan premier Allison Redford released the most recent damage estimate. Across Alberta, the flood damage will exceed $3 billion. On July 8—two …
Martin Kratky-Katz and Artem Abramov founded a new business called MicroMetrics in May. The company helps other businesses receive instant customer feedback by offering survey software and tablets to stores.
Students aren’t the only ones who start to misbehave toward the end of term. Political columnist Christopher Radojewski comments on the heckling and teasing of MPs in what’s expected to be the last week of this year’s parliamentary session.
