The University of Ottawa Students’ Union deems the decision as “a huge win for student advocacy.”
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union deems the decision as “a huge win for student advocacy.”
“While the university does not care about our safety, we cannot risk the safety of those here,” said Jamal Koulmiye-Boyce.
The sit-in to demand a meeting with president Jacques Frémont has now lasted over 65 hours inside of Tabaret Hall as of the publication of this article.
The Right Wing Politics Club at the University of Ottawa lost their club status with Campus Vibez (CVUO) as of Dec. 6 after attempting to book Tyler L. Russell for an event.
One day after posters appeared on campus, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU), along with 34 undersign university affiliated organizations, released a statement reaffirming their commitment to racial equity and inclusion.
COVID-19 has created a time of global uncertainty that has affected access to reproductive rights and to services in Ottawa; making it more difficult to access abortion services.
On Nov. 12, a clear majority of those in attendance for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union Fall General Assembly voted to give the Indigenous Law Student’s Association the right to become a recognized student government.
The University of Ottawa announced on Thursday evening that it had appointed professor Boulou Ebanda de B’béri as the university’s first special advisor on anti-racism and inclusion.
“The university is aware of the petition and is looking into the matter,” says U of O manager of media relations, Isabelle Mailloux-Pulkinghorn.
On Nov. 10, the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre (ORCC) gave a community update announcing a temporary closure, set to begin on Dec. 2. At the time of the ORCC’s opening in 1974, it became the first of its kind in Ottawa and was the third rape crisis centre in the country.