Reading Time: 4 minutesSFUO vice-president finance uncertain if he will remain in position The recent Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) Board of Administration (BOA) meeting took place on Sunday, Aug. 13, which saw discussion on the Charlottesville protests, 101 Week, and the position of the vice-president finance. The meeting began as usual with updates from …
Reading Time: 2 minutesSFUO President Hadi Wess to absorb position in the interim On Tuesday, July 4, Jonathan Chin-Fook resigned as vice-president social of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO), two months after the start of his mandate. In an interview with the Fulcrum, Chin-Fook cited “interpersonal issues between executive members and (himself)” as one of …
Reading Time: 3 minutesSome deeply unhappy with tuition hikes, others see a way forward On Monday, May 29, the University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors (BOG) passed a budget that saw tuition hikes rise for the 12th consecutive year. Tensions ran high between students and board members, with the public eventually being ushered out by Protection Services prior …
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudent representatives make progress with motions amid clash of tempers Monday’s meeting of the University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors (BOG), which took place in Tabaret Hall, got off to an uneasy start, receiving a surprise visit from CTV cameras before it even started. CTV interviewed leaders of the undergraduate and graduate student unions, but …
Reading Time: 3 minutesStudents say experience could be negatively impacted without professors Two University of Ottawa professors have been informed that their contracts will not be renewed for the 2017-18 academic year because of budget constraints. The professors, Raphaël Canet and Pierre Beaudet, are both members of the School of International Development and Globalization (SIDG). Canet said their …
Reading Time: 3 minutesRates will rise across the board, with international students to see up to 15 per cent increase On Monday, May 29, the University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors (BOG) will meet to present and ratify the 2017-18 budget. This comes at a time where the university is predicting a deficit of $15 million, as discussed …
Reading Time: 3 minutesSFUO cites legal worries for GA motions, inflation and administration fees for health plan The last Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) Board of Administration (BOA) meeting of the 2016-17 academic year, which took place on April 26, saw several important developments. SFUO reduces GA power Two motions were brought forward to change …
Reading Time: 2 minutesBoard determined Ahimakin had not adequately completed duties according to Executive Work Manual The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO)’s most recent Board of Administration (BOA) meeting, which took place on April 26, saw several important developments, one of which was executive pay. This was the last meeting of the 2016-17 board. The …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe union wrote that “it is troubling that the Union was told during collective bargaining that the maximum wage increase Management could give to its part-time employees was $0.17 per hour (which represents a 1.7% increase), when the SFUO clearly had $37,200 (the total cost of the proposed Executive members’ raise) available for additional wage increases.”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNo workers injured in the accident at LRT eastern entrance On the morning of April 26 emergency responders were on the scene near the University of Ottawa, as the cab of a construction crane fell sideways near the eastern entrance of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) at Waller Street and Laurier Avenue. According to Rideau …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Saturday, March 25, the body of University of Ottawa student Jérémy Michael Gauvin was removed from his apartment in Ottawa. Gauvin’s parents were notified of their son’s death the following day by Ottawa and Oakville police.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAccording to Kiera Brant, the idea for the portal came about in early 2013, around the time that the Idle No More movement began to pick up steam.
Reading Time: 2 minutesU of O profs weigh in on what this new status could mean for residents.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTo these long-time best friends, they were already a family to begin with—winning this recent court case was just a simple formality.
Reading Time: 4 minutesMeeting sees talk on freedom of the press, Dorimain’s March 5 statements.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAccording to la Rotonde editor-in-chief Frédérique Mazerolle, the SFUO members in attendance at their AGM included Hadi Wess, Rizki Rachiq, Axel Gaga, and Vanessa Dorimain.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis notice alleges defamation by six different parties, including three executives, one incoming Board of Administration (BOA) member, a proxy, and the Fulcrum.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSFUO food bank hosts Paul Dewar to talk unpaid internships, food insecurity.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOttawa city councillor Mathieu Fleury is exploring the idea of launching a pilot project to start licensing landlords in order to better protect tenants’ rights.
Reading Time: 5 minutesFrémont talks mental health, sexual violence, and food insecurity in exclusive interview with the Fulcrum.
Reading Time: 5 minutesMarch 14 General Assembly sees quorum met for the first time.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Ottawa Police Service has confirmed with the Fulcrum that they responded to a medical emergency call on campus at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, involving a deceased male.
Reading Time: 2 minutesInkblot Therapy is a new Internet-based counselling service which provides all the same benefits of a counselling office in addition to features like 24-hour appointment scheduling and low commitment required from the patient.
Reading Time: 5 minutesConcerns raised over U-Pass usage by part-time execs due to “grey period.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesStudent executives raise their own salaries by $6,200 each, fire comptroller general.
