After a semester-long debate, the UOSU has come to a decision about the club status of the anti-abortion group University of Ottawa Students for Life.
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After speeding through the U of O campus last March, Marc Andre Fournier was sentenced to 39 months in prison in December and is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle for more than seven years.
After two false alarms, Kevin Geenen examines the different safety measures that are in place at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University in the event of an active shooter on campus.
Hundreds of people attended a memorial ceremony on Friday for three U of O students who were killed in last week’s plane crash in Iran. Several colleagues, faculty members and friends of the victims spoke before the crowd and honoured the lives of the students.
The nation’s capital mourned the lives of 63 Canadians and several Ottawa residents who were killed in Wednesday’s plane crash by hosting a vigil at Parliament Hill on Thursday. Hundreds attended the event, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Of the 176 people killed in Wednesday’s crash near Tehran, Iran, three were students at the U of O.
A shooting in downtown Ottawa on Wednesday morning has left one person dead and three others with serious injuries. Police say that the scene has been secured and the incident is not considered an active shooter situation but the suspect is not in custody.
Despite the resources and accommodations offered by the university’s Student Academic Success Service, many students say that the U of O is still failing to accommodate their disabilities. From physical to learning disabilities, students are asking that the university show more consideration for their conditions.
The U of O has given notice of a potential privacy breach impacting 188 people, including elementary and secondary school students who attended a summer program on campus. The breach stems from an incident in late November 2019 when a password-protected laptop was stolen from a university employee’s vehicle.
The University of Ottawa is making ancillary fees students could opt out of in the fall semester under the Student Choice Initiative mandatory again for the winter 2020 semester, following a court ruling last month quashing the provincial policy.
During Monday’s Board of Governors meeting, several board members highlighted the school’s inefficiency in creating awareness around mental health resources and services on campus.
In the wake of four University of Ottawa student deaths in the past eight months, students are pushing the administration to implement concrete changes to its mental health services. A petition with close to 3,000 signatures is asking the university to hire more professionals and implement more training for staff and professors.
The provincial government is looking to appeal last month’s Divisional Court of Ontario ruling striking down the Student Choice Initiative and deeming it unlawful, according to the Globe and Mail.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union considered changing the structure of their five-person executive committee, including adding a presidential position, at a Board of Directors meeting on Sunday, but after over three hours of debate a number of concerns were raised and the decision was pushed to January.
The General Assembly to decide whether an anti-abortion group could receive resources and support through the University of Ottawa Students’ Union failed to come to fruition after the meeting faced difficulties reaching quorum.
On the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, hundreds attended the U of O’s vigil outside of the STEM Complex on Friday. The school was one of 14 in the country to shine a beam of light into the sky to remember the 14 victims, whose names were projected onto the exterior of the building.
Ottawa police are asking for the public’s help with an ongoing voyeurism investigation in Sandy Hill. Detectives are probing seven incidents that have taken place since October where a man wearing a black hoodie was seen looking into women’s windows, police say.
“I am saddened to share the news of the death of a member of our student community,” reads an emailed statement from U of O president Jacques Frémont sent on Friday.
Thirty years after the Polytechnique massacre in Montreal, women in the world of STEM continue to face gender inequality and discrimination. Students in STEM at the U of O reflect on the tragedy and highlight issues persisting within their fields.
A University of Ottawa master of social work student has won a provincial scholarship for her work boosting awareness on how students can access mental health resources on campus.
As a General Assembly to decide whether an anti-abortion group will be able to access resources and support through the union quickly approaches, the UOSU’s BOD amended the union’s clubs code at their meeting on Sunday.
The University of Ottawa’s faculty of law has received a $1 million donation from an anonymous donor to help provide scholarships, bursaries, and emergency funding to Indigenous students
The Canadian Federation of Students and the York Federation of Students took to the halls of Queen’s Park on Friday to celebrate the court ruling quashing the provincial government’s controversial Student Choice Initiative, saying the decision marked “a historic day for students.”
The uoZone can help students create scenarios about changing their degree, but it doesn’t always ask the right questions. Hear from students and staff about what to do when you’re considering dropping out or changing programs.
A town hall discussion on anti-Black racism on the U of O campus saw more than 30 Black students and staff share discriminatory incidents that they have experienced at the school. Speakers presented a number of different recommendations that the school implement, including hiring more Black professors and changing curriculum.
