“For the vast majority of mental health and substance use crises that people are experiencing, what they need is a community-based, compassionate response.”
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While the Union pledged an annual budget of $175,000 for scholarships and bursaries in 2022, the current program has experienced a decrease of $45,000 in its current iteration.
The University is refusing to relocate the Garderie Bernadette child care center, which will make U of O the only U15 university without an on-campus daycare center.
On Jan.16, the Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa hosted an event to study the success of Finland’s Housing First.
Mino’Weesini is a grocery program challenging the narrative of what a traditional food bank can be.
Canada’s Minister of National Defence, Bill Blair announced the appointment of Jill Scott to principal of the Royal Military College (RMC). Her role with RMC will begin Mar. 4, 2024.
On Nov. 12, members of the U of O undergraduate population, the student union, and more came together at the 13-hour Autumn General Assembly.
Last Monday, members and allies of the Trans community held a vigil at the Human Rights Memorial for the many around the world that have passed away this past year due to violence and suicide.
U of O medical resident Dr. Yipeng Ge was suspended by the university administration over his public support and statements for Palestine around three weeks ago.
“This is all too similar to the situation I face with my university’s students’ union unacademic and antisemitic statement”
The University of Ottawa has been ranked 4th in North America in the Sustainable Transportation category by the Association of Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) Sustainable Campus Index.
Station to be placed in the CF Rideau Centre across from the Rideau LRT station.
More than 70 community groups voted to oppose the proposal, citing concerns about using public funds for a public-private partnership
In an action organized by INSAF uOttawa, hundreds of students walked out of class to show solidarity with Palestine amid the ongoing genocide on the Gaza Strip.
On Oct. 18, the Right Honourable Kim Campbell, the first and only woman to serve as Prime Minister of Canada, commemorated Persons Day with a speech at the University of Ottawa’s Demarais building to a crowd of politicians and former public servants.
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.
