The University of Ottawa Students’ Union has announced the candidates running in the upcoming byelection set to take place next week, revealing that gaps will persist on the union’s Board of Directors due to a low candidate turnout. At least five spots on the BOD will remain vacant following the vote.
The UOSU unanimously passed a motion on Sunday at their Board of Directors meeting to take a pro-choice stance on abortion, but they did not make any decisions on the anti-abortion club’s official status or how their pro-choice stance would impact that status.
“We want to send a strong message to Doug Ford and his government that some of his policies are not actually policies that are supported by students and workers on campus,” said Anne-Marie Roy, one of the organizers of the protest.
“It’s important to show that we’re here and that Indigenous students don’t have to hide their culture,” says Émilie Gauthier, vice-president internal affairs for the Indigenous Student Association.
Deciphering emojis in messages can be confusing, but a U of O PhD student is using his research project to break down the meaning behind communicating using emojis. Olivier Langlois submitted his master’s thesis on Sept. 19, which showcased how people responded to emojis within text messages.
A bullet tore through the window of a U of O highrise residence building in the early hours of Sunday morning, hurting no one but sending ripples of panic through the building and sparking confusion over a delayed public response from the university.
Inside the pros and cons of the new LRT and service changes to OC Transpo bus routes.
Liberal incumbent Mona Fortier was re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier on Monday night in a decisive win, garnering support from about 50 per cent of the riding’s voters. The NDP’s Stephanie Mercier and the Conservative’s Joel Bernard came second and third respectively.
Almost 85 per cent of staff supported a strike mandate as the SSUO negotiates a collective agreement with the university. The SSUO represents around 1,200 employees, ranging from financial aid advisers and Student Academic Success Service counsellors to library staff and co-op specialists.
“It’s something that maybe they don’t feel like it’s a pressing issue in their lives, but to everyone, it should be,” says U of O student Demetre Kontos.
With an open letter to president Jacques Frémont, over 100 professors and librarians at the U of O have joined the chorus of voices demanding further action in the wake of the two carding incidents that have taken place on campus in the past four months.
The University of Ottawa Muslim Students’ Association is welcoming the third prayer space that was opened on Lees campus three weeks ago, but they say it lacks the accommodations and ease of access students require. They’re also still waiting on an ablution space they were told was in the works four years ago.
Calin and Elaine Rovinescu say the scholarship will support first-generation Canadians or children of immigrants to Canada who want to study at the U of O or the Université de Montréal. The $2-million in funding will be split equally between both institutions.
The hope was that students would opt for the UOSU’s tailgate party instead of the infamous street party on Russell Avenue, but a “rotation of roughly 600-700 students” attended the tailgate in the Sandy Hill Arena parking lot while thousands flooded Russell Avenue.
The Board of Directors of the University of Ottawa Students’ Union met on Thursday night where they approved the agenda for the upcoming General Assembly, to be held on Nov. 7. They also passed a motion to support an upcoming on-campus rally against cuts to OSAP and the introduction of the Student Choice Initiative.
With a number of large parties taking place across the city on Saturday morning during Panda Game festivities, the Ottawa Police Service had their work cut out for them with thousands of inebriated students out in the streets.
“Just because they’re young, doesn’t mean they don’t have a voice, and they are our future. I really look to our young to be the ones that are going to make the positive changes. Our youth need to be emphasized,” said Paul Durst.
We hit the streets of the U of O campus to ask students what key issues they’re focusing on ahead of the federal vote on Oct. 21. Some common topics included the climate crisis, affordable education, and boosting the Canadian economy.
“It’s not really about me. What I’m running for is electoral reform…. So really, I just want people to be able to have more accountability over their elected representatives,” says Keegan Bennett, an independent candidate.
Stephanie Mercier spoke about student debt, housing, health care, the climate crisis, and inequality.
“Vote for the ideas that truly reflect your interest and the interest of the advancement of the working class,” says Communist Party of Canada candidate Michelle Paquette.
The incumbent MP and Liberal candidate for Ottawa-Vanier says she will prioritize affordable housing and fighting the climate crisis if elected. For students, Fortier says she’ll work to secure federal funding to help the province boost mental health support on campus.
“I live here, I breathe here, I work here, this is my environment. This is where I call home. So, I understand their reality, and the best way to represent people is to understand their reality,” says NDP candidate, Oriana Ngabirano.
Candidates talk greenhouse gas pollution, fighting water pollution, and protecting biodiversity Last Thursday night, the Ottawa-Centre candidates for four of the major political parties of Canada participated in one of the 100 Debates on the Environment taking place across the country. The attendees included Angela Keller-Herzog for the Green Party, Catherine McKenna for the Liberal …
Alex Trebek’s most recent funding boost to the university brings his total donations to $9.5 million. The money will be used to support the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue.
