Reading Time: 2 minutes“What we’re looking to encourage is critical thought and transparency in discourse about politics.” – Olivia Dorey
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe university also released its master plan last year, detailing all the major projects it plans to undertake in the next few decades.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe blackout caused some minor inconveniences on campus, including knocking out Protection Service’s phone system, and forcing students to leave the library and their classrooms.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“In this case, which I think is a bit poetic, the first scholar we host is actually a human rights lawyer,” said John Packer
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the federal election only a month away, many students have begun to form their own ideas of what the most important election issues are. The Fulcrum asked its contributors what issues they’ll be pondering at the ballot box. Photo: Kim Wiens Student Debt The Green Party has recently released a 44-page election platform insisting they will ensure tuition-free education …
Reading Time: 2 minutesAccording to her statement, she has suffered “permanent and ongoing pain”, significant headaches, and impairment of “important physical, mental, and psychological functions”.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We want students to feel like it’s not just a dining location, it’s a place where people can socialize, make new friends, and work together,” said Patrick Genest, director of Food Services.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Voting is your voice,” said Walsh. “It’s a fundamental underpinning of our democracy.”
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I’m hoping there will be a big building-wide community,” said Felicity Radan, a community advisor at the Rideau residence.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the number of global refugees, especially from war-torn Syria growing, Canadian provinces and cities are looking for ways to do more.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe focus right now for Elections Canada is setting up to administer the election, sending some 80 trucks out to deliver 3,000 tonnes of election material to all of Canada’s ridings. Afterward, Mayrand plans to prepare a report on Canada’s first fixed-date election, noting rules that might need to be adjusted.
Reading Time: 2 minutes If Canadian politicians want to inspire intelligent discussion and optimism, they would do well to drop the negativity from their campaigns.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada needs a proportional representation system because not only is it more fair to voters, but it also helps stimulate political change.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe U of O planned to create a French and French-immersion campus that would’ve offered undergraduate programs as well as specialized trade programs in Woodstock.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCollobert said she was hit by the door of an embassy car, an incident referred to as being doored, while cycling on Gladstone Avenue on Aug. 24, 2013.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Let’s say you’re a drone designer, and you have hundreds of propellers to choose from, hundreds of thousands of motors to choose from, and you don’t know how to decide,” said Charles Blouin.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“It’s encouraging to see that many young Canadians are working hard to save their money, invest in their future, and become financially independent,” said Silvio Stroescu, Managing Director of Deposits and Investments at Tangerine.
Reading Time: < 1 minute“The Learning Centre will become the new place where students congregate on campus,” said Christian Detellier, vice-president, academic and provost.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMohammed Fahmy, a Canadian journalist working for Al Jazeera in Egypt was sentenced to three years in prison on Aug. 29, despite international outrage.
Reading Time: 2 minutesiVote-jeVote is a non-partisan community that brings together practitioners, students, politicians, and academics from across the political spectrum
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors adopted the 2015-16 budget which included a three per cent average tuition hike for undergraduate and graduate students for the tenth consecutive year, at a meeting in May.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOrganizers have announced that this year’s Capital Pride festival is set to take place from August 17-23. This will be the 30th anniversary of the event.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa announced a number of new appointments to senior positions on July 23, while it continues its search for a new president and chancellor. Raymond Leblanc was named acting dean of the Faculty of Education. He called the role “an opportunity to showcase the vitality of our community: profs, students and support …
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanadian-made ebola Vaccine Shows Promise An Ebola vaccine designed by a coalition of Canadian scientists is showing promise in a trial in Guinea, according to findings published on July 31 in the Lancet. “The data so far shows that none of the 2,014 persons vaccinated developed Ebola virus disease after 10 days after vaccination,” Dr. …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThree Ottawa natives set out to use their passion for cycling to raise $10,000 for breast can- cer research on July 20.
