Reading Time: 3 minutesStudents at the University of Ottawa have taken to social media in numbers to decry a student federation event for its racial segregation of students.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesHospital performed record-breaking 36 heart transplants last year Photo by Adam Feibel The University of Ottawa Heart Institute conducted 36 successful heart transplants last year, earning the top spot for most heart surgeries performed in Canada in 2013. “I’m very proud of what’s been accomplished by my colleagues in the last year,” Dr. Thierry Mesana, …
Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo student federation board members were accused of participating in a conversation that included comments about the sexual assault of their president in a motion presented at the end of reading week.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThings aren’t looking much better for the University of Ottawa’s journalism program.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAnother sinkhole has made an appearance in Ottawa, this time right by the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe first General Assembly referendum was a bit of a dud. But this time around, student voters at the University of Ottawa have ushered in the GA as the highest decision-making body of the student federation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe SFUO executive will remain almost unchanged from this year to next as the Student Action slate has swept the general election once again.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa Liberty Society erected a wall of free speech Feb. 5–6 in response to the U of O’s failing grade on a free expression index released in October. The wall was intended to be an exercise in free speech for all students, but was covered with remarks from the Revolutionary Student Movement (RSM), formerly called the Marxist Students’ Association.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa Graduate Students’ Association (GSAÉD) and the Carleton University Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) have joined together to lobby City Hall to bring a safe injection site to Ottawa.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLocal organization Jer’s Vision hosted a panel discussion Feb. 7 at the Arts Court Theatre with the intent of opening up a dialogue about Russia’s gay propaganda laws with members of the local LGBTQ+ community. The event, titled “Speaking out on Sochi,” featured speakers to discuss the new anti-LGBTQ+ law within the context of the ongoing Winter Olympics.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) elections raised a number of talking points among candidates as one slate was penalized, another raised some concern about vacation use, and the General Assembly (GA) referendum took on more forceful opposition.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents from across the city gathered in Tabaret Hall to take part in the University of Ottawa Public Relations Association’s first-ever Let’s Grow Together conference.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s student federation may have voted against it, but the Sochi 2014 Olympics are streaming on campus regardless.
Reading Time: 11 minutesInfo on the candidates running in the 2014 SFUO election.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn arbitrator has ruled against former professor Denis Rancourt’s bid to reclaim his job at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa will offer a master’s in bilingualism studies program beginning in September 2014, in an effort to promote the bilingual and Francophone presence on campus.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTabaret Hall’s construction was completed to reveal a new student lounge on Jan 20. Separated into three rooms on the first floor, the space seats close to 150 students and comes equipped with fireplaces, microwaves, sofas, chairs, and counters with plugs for laptops.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe University of Ottawa Health Services has cut its two on-staff psychologists in what it has called a “reorganization” of mental health services offered by the university.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa Public Relations Association (UOPRA) will host the Let’s Grow Together conference on Feb. 4.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne university strike in New Brunswick may be ending, but another is just beginning.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe two University of Ottawa professors who conducted a research study that included an interview with accused killer Luka Magnotta have won their legal bid to quash a Montreal police warrant for the video.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa Student Emergency Response Team (UOSERT) gathered for its first meeting on Jan. 22 with the hopes of establishing a campus-wide first response unit.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe company behind the Bixi bike share system, which has two stations on campus, has filed for bankruptcy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA campaign by the Graduate Students’ Association (GSAÉD) aiming to create nursing and breastfeeding spaces at the University of Ottawa was launched with a panel discussion Jan. 22.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe SFUO elections committee has released the official list of candidates for the 2014 elections and referendum.
