Reading Time: 2 minutesThe protest was originally organized as a youth movement inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunburg. The 16-year-old garnered international attention after her protests in front of Sweden’s parliament buildings.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes“She was still so optimistic about the world, and about people, and about human nature.” — Becca Klaassen on the legacy of her friend Stéphanie Lacroix
Reading Time: 2 minutes“There’s more people being drawn to the issue and in a lot of the communities that are affected by this, some of them are our target communities” — Holly Todd, co-founder of Poly, speaking on the lack of recycling infrastructure in small communities.
Reading Time: < 1 minute“Your humanitarian work will never be forgotten.” — Friend of Stephanie Lacroix pays tribute on Twitter.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery big decision we make should be influenced by those choices and priorities that we’ve set out as an institution” —David Graham, University Provost and vice-president academic.
Reading Time: < 1 minute“I plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease.” —Alex Trebek, announcing his recent diagnosis.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBueckert supported his earlier characterisations by pointing to Di Franco’s self-association with personalities that are frequently connected with the “alt-right” movement. On his Facebook profile, for example, Di Franco styles himself “Milo on facebook: James Damore in real life”.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAgribusiness is mentioned in Ottawa’s Rural Affairs and Economic Development Plan as a vital growth industry in the region’s future.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“There is a bunch of reasons. Part of it is the pipeline, but it’s mostly that I’ve seen people struggling. I’m from Newfoundland, and our province has been ignored by the government for years and years.” —Angie Reed, protestor.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I don’t think anyone expects this to be easy, and I don’t think anyone claimed it would be easy,” —Tiyana Maharaj.
Reading Time: 3 minutesPulles hopes that having the first-hand experience fresh in their mind will make councillors think critically about transit during budget debates.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“A hackathon is a place where people can work on something that excites them and something they want to do,” —MinhThao Dang, coordinator for uOttaHack.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThey were declared the official winner of the referendum on Feb.11 and will now begin the process of taking over as the University of Ottawa’s exclusive student union.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We’ve seen quite a buildup (in membership). So to be able to actually organize and host conferences like this—That’s a big deal.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesResearch underway at the U of O finds 27 per cent of employees take a leave of absence, most often because of work overload.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTrudeau’s administration claims to have made reconciliation and compensation efforts with Canada’s First Nations peoples a key part of their platform.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe debate was the final event planned before the vote for a new student union at the U of O on Feb. 8. Tensions were high as both unions answered questions from students and moderators about the future of student services on campus.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis new wave of private residences is defined by their high-end amenities including fitness centres, study rooms, game lounges and planned social events. But responses to the business model from students have been mixed.
Reading Time: 3 minutesParpart’s lecture, presented by Centre for International Policy Study and the International Theory Network (ITN)’s speaker series, sought to bring nuance to the topics of silence, voice, and how women handle dangerous and gendered situations.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe motion ultimately failed to pass during the annual general meeting of the CFS due to a lack of time for debate. It was referred to the CFS’ national executive but the results of the vote are unknown.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Ford government announced changes to OSAP last week that will see many students receive significantly reduced grants from the program.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe policy is intended to address a perceived crisis of free speech on campus but has faced backlash by academic organizations who claim it erodes the independence of educational institutions.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“The core issue here is respect. Respect for the First Nations of Turtle Island, and respect for Canadian citizens who have to deal with the fallout of the oil industry’s mess.”—Marie, self-described water warrior.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“When we look at the cases when we see that people are killed at work—there’s evidence to suggest that many of them involve some kind of criminal negligence,”—Steven Bittle, study author and U of O professor of criminology.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTuition at Ontario universities and colleges will be reduced by 10 per cent starting in the 2019-2020 academic year and continuing into the next.
