The University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU) Board of Directors (BOD) met on Saturday, Oct. 21 to prepare for its upcoming Autumn General Assembly (AGA). The meeting began online at noon and met in the University’s Senate room in Tabaret Hall at 1 p.m.
On Oct. 6th, the University of Ottawa organized a Black Excellence Gala, hosted by the vice-provost for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
On Oct. 13th, former UOSU director Hannah Weidrick reached out to the Fulcrum to share concerns over how Traviss went about withdrawing from UOSU’s byelection. “Quanah withdrew from the election, but not before[…] giving Thorp an ultimatum, it was: he will withdraw from the election as long as the results aren’t shared publicly, and Thorp is only allowed to tell one person. It’s undemocratic and it’s wrong and he’s not supposed to do that.”
President-elect of student union says “It’s a slap in the face to students who are activists and advocates and vocal about it.”
For now, OC Transpo is still studying the feasibility of same-day on-demand booking and 24-hour hour booking and service. “The budget factors into that,” added Councillor Gower. He stressed though, that Para-Transpo was not affected by any cuts due to the City of Ottawa’s deficit.
Various speakers from the community took to the stage and spoke about the people that have been affected, of them one had lost 33 family members in the Gaza attack on Oct 10th and in the days following.
In the “highest turnout ever recorded for a by-election in UOSU’s history”, four seats on the executive committee have been filled, including Delphine Robitaille as union president and Daniel Thorp as communications commissioner.
On Oct. 4, the Fulcrum received an anonymous article submission raising concerns with many elements of the Union’s operations, the most pressing of which being the ongoing by-elections.
Two candidates for the UOSU executive team are running uncontested; Rayne Daprato for Student Life Commissioner (Daprato has held the role in an interim capacity since May) and Tristan Maldonado-Rodriguez for Francophone Affairs Commissioner. Here are their insights on the roles they hope to fill.
Ten referendum questions will be voted on by the new University of Ottawa Student Union (UOSU) members, decided in a by-election that will conclude on Oct. 13. All ten questions affect next year’s mandatory student fees.
Kim recalls Nurse Practitioner Marie-Noëlle Bisson refusing to refill her prescription and asking about her genitals and surgery status.
Debates for UOSU Communications Commissioner and President will be held bilingually, moderated by the staff of the Fulcrum and La Rotonde.
On Sept. 21 protesters gathered in Minto Park to demand a world without sexual violence
Ottawa Police Service will have the help of Ontario Provincial Police to bolster numbers of officers deployed
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s (UOSU) Board of Directors (BOD) met for their monthly meeting on Sept. 17. Called to order at 1:07 p.m. and adjourning just after 5:45 p.m., the meeting was the shortest BOD meeting of the term thus far.
RBC staff called U of O protestors called ‘kids who didn’t understand’
The coalition alleges that the OPSB repeatedly silenced presenters by outright restricting them from speaking during meetings and by creating limits on delegations.
A panel of experts discuss the systemic oppression perpetuated by law enforcement institutions.
“we have way more students coming to… the food bank than the food… we had available”
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce’s transphobic statements elicit response from Planned Parenthood and Waterloo SHORE Centre.
Ottawa’s annual SlutWalk, organized by The Purple Sisters Youth Advisory, was held on Sep. 10 under the theme “bodily autonomy.”
“A lot of people put a lot of solutions that sound very ambitious, but may not be practical to implement in the short term.”
Reports began emerging that the UOshow’s opening act, Nic Gignac had (as part of his magic act) asked for five female volunteers to join him on stage and proceeded to guess the colour of their undergarments. Some observers pointed out that at least one of these volunteers was wearing a red wristband, identifying them as under 18 for 101-week events serving alcohol in Quebec.
City of Ottawa staff are projecting a $6.6 million deficit by the end of 2023
Despite the excitement of returning to campus, the first few weeks of the fall semester is when students are at greatest risk for sexual assault and harassment.
