“You are at the heart of student life” — El Himri reflects on her role as clubs and services commissioner of UOSU and speaks to what her predecessor should know.
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There is an important distinction between governance and politics. By governance, I mean the administration of the union, the fulfillment of its obligations. In terms of governance, the UOSU seems to be doing alright. By politics, I mean the human aspect, the making-people-care. In terms of politics, the UOSU seems to be doing much worse.
Despite efforts, turnout remained low for this by-election, with Sana Almansour receiving just 1,278 votes out of a possible 36,855 voting members. Chloe Bergeron and Harneet Cheema were each only eligible to be voted in by members of the faculty they were vying to represent.
“We’re leading consultations with the student body and with different stakeholders and will relay those comments to HRO. And I would be surprised that this was the last UOSU has to say on this file, given the nature of the document that was presented,” said UOSU president Tim Gulliver.
The University of Ottawa’s Heart Institute released false data which was quickly picked up by vaccine hesitant groups to validate false beliefs that the COVID-19 vaccines are highly deadly.
Employees at the Garderie Bernadette Child Care Centre on campus have decided to begin unionization efforts after the centre’s Board of Directors failed to properly address their issues and concerns.
Rising tuition fees, donor interference, administrative bloat — welcome to the neoliberalization of higher education.
More than 100 people were affected For the 2021-22 academic year, the Fulcrum has revived the Canadian University Press (CUP) Wire to better inform University of Ottawa students on what is making headlines in the Canadian post-secondary world. The Quill — Brandon, Man On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, a fire broke out at 1400 Pacific …
“We found this day to be representative for us. We are not going to celebrate the coming of the Europeans, because that was taught to us during our school years. I remember when I was a kid, I used to sing these anthems … congratulating the invaders for having come and discovered us and civilize[d] us,” said U of O professor Marcelo Saavedra-Vargas.
The Ottawa Heritage Building is lighting up red this week in honour of Dyslexia Awareness Month, bringing attention to the learning difficulty that impacts an estimated one in ten children in Canada.
Last month, the University of Ottawa made it mandatory for incoming students, faculty, and staff members to certify their vaccination status using the COVID-19 Vaccination Declaration online tool, whether they intend to come to campus or not.
A lack of candidates means that the three candidates running in the UOSU by-election will seek a vote of approval from their peers… Harneet Cheema, Chloe Bergeron and Sana Almansour are running for University Senate, UOSU BOD and UOSU equity commissioner respectively.
The FGA is UOSU members’ (all undergraduate students) opportunity to have their say in the stances on policies that the union adopts. The event will be held over zoom, as was the case for last year’s FGA which lasted for 7 hours, adjourning at 2 a.m.
The school in Kitigan Zibi has been in operation since 1980 and awarding high school diplomas since 1985.
Students have not been able to access any public documents pertaining to the UOSU’s 2021-22 Board of Directors (BOD). This includes meeting minutes, subcommittee minutes and Executive Committee members’ reports which were public in the Union’s first two years of existence on its Google Drive. Why?
“What I actually found on Russell Ave was closer to a small riot,” said first-year student Greg Coleman.
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) have identified all ten individuals shown in photos from the night of the Panda Game on Oct. 2. New photos have been released identifying more individuals of interest in the investigation.
“I received the news that I received a job offer as a TA and my god was I happy … I am about to cross a new bridge to a new life that I am excited about. Sad and scared for sure, but relieved. Relieved I am leaving the Union in the most amazing hands,” El Himri wrote in an email explaining the reason for her resignation.
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released its 2022 ranking of universities with the University of Ottawa in the 230th spot. The positioning is 49 positions above the university’s 2021 rankings of 279.
The grounds of the motion for the proposed class proceeding allege, “[t]he University of Ottawa received at least two complaints in or about 1995 by former patients of Nadon, regarding his inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature. The University of Ottawa failed to take appropriate steps to prevent the improper conduct from occurring again, including requiring the dismissal of Nadon from the UOHS.”
Ottawa Centre MPP Joel Harden and nurse Rachel Muir speak about their experiences following provincial health mandate protests.
“There are systemic issues to what these students face. So now is the time to address that,” said Sana Almansour, the University of Ottawa Students’ Union interim equity commissioner.
For many trans, non-binary and two-spirit people, getting outed to people is now just a part of going out.
Six of the 32 people transferred to hospital after Saturday’s Homecoming celebrations were in serious condition.
“These behaviours are unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Investigators have been assigned to identify anyone who committed crimes. The OPS will also work with the University of Ottawa and Carleton University staff where students from those were involved in these behaviours,” wrote OPS in a press release.
