Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe faculty of social sciences (FSS) at the U of O accidentally released the personal information of students in the faculty on Monday, Nov. 26, including the GPAs, number of credits completed, email addresses, and names of more than 1,000 third- and fourth-year students.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion Period on Friday is the only place outside of kindergarten and birthday parties where playing musical chairs is acceptable. This isn’t something you would notice if you’re watching it on TV, unless you’re really observant. MPs have become skilled in front of the camera.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJacob Krich was recently hired by the University of Ottawa as a researcher of high-efficiency photovoltaics and as an assistant professor in the physics department. Krich studies the ways both organic and inorganic materials can convert light into electricity.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“[Café Alt] is one of the businesses I want to see improve a lot because it fills a unique sort of niche on campus for students who may not want to drink at the bar or be the party type of people,” said Adam Gilani.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne in 10 students on the University of Ottawa’s campus have used the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa’s (SFUO) Food Bank, according to recent statistics released by the SFUO.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe SFUO, who is in charge of the health plan at the U of O, reported that $119,049 in antidepressants were claimed through the health plan in 2011. This represents 12.7 per cent of all claims through the health plan for that year. That is up from the $84,300, or 12.2 per cent, in antidepressants claimed between September 2010 and June 2011—a $34,749 increase in claims, but only a 0.5 per cent increase.
Reading Time: 2 minutesReports of collusion and corruption are nothing new for Quebec’s construction industry. What is new, however, is the eroding image of engineers and a mounting questions of whether or not engineers are applying ethical and professional standards in their profession.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCanadians should be happy with this result. According to a well-sampled National Post poll, Obama would have received 78 per cent of the Canadian vote.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents from Dalhousie, King’s, Nova Scotia College of Arts and Design (NSCAD), Mount Saint Vincent and Saint Mary’s were draped in ripped clothing, smeared with fake blood, and carrying protest signs for the zombie-themed rally entitled “Night of the Living Debt.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesFather Roger Guindon, the president of the University of Ottawa from 1964-1984, has died at the age of 92.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes“I think that the best quality of our system is the impartiality of the judiciary. That’s the main reason we have such a [strong] democracy, and that’s why it is so important that we fight for the independence of the judiciary.” —Justice Richard Wagner
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) held a byelection from Nov. 5-7 in order to fill vacancies on the Board of Administration (BOA), Board of Governors (BOG), and the senate.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s Foot Patrol raised money last week for Shannen’s Dream, a First Nations charity dedicated to equal education for all students.
Reading Time: 2 minutes They had sex. Out of marriage. Oh my sweet Lord, they had sex with someone they’re not married to. They cheated on their significant others. The horror!
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe incident in question was that the N-word was recently etched into a bathroom stall in Fauteux Hall.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis move by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to create a non-partisan advisory committee resonates with the opinions of a younger Mr. Harper, Member of Parliament.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe New Democratic Party (NDP) met in Montreal on Saturday, Nov. 3 to discuss the possibility of setting up a provincial wing of their party in Quebec.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I think that if China continues to rise over the next thirty years the way it has over the past thirty years, the central question of international politics for every person on the planet will be whether or not that rise can be peaceful,” John Mearsheimer said
Reading Time: 2 minutesUniversity of Ottawa medical school professor Dr. Antoine Hakim was named an inductee into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) on Oct. 18, 2012.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the weeks since Dalton McGuinty resigned his post as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party (OLP), there has been a seemingly endless number of refusals by high-ranking Liberals to enter the race for the position.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We are looking at the possibility of opening up a satellite campus somewhere … which would enable us to provide French-language instruction to that growing population [of francophones in the region],” said Allan Rock.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe bouncer appeared to deny entry to a group of black people, allegedly saying he had an order to refuse any black people who were not regulars at the bar, as can be seen on a cellphone video of the altercation posted on Facebook.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe march—dubbed the Toxic Trick or Treat—was organized by the PowerShift conference that was held from Oct. 26—29 at the University of Ottawa and brought together over 1,000 students from across the country.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Conservatives brought up the issue that MP pensions should be reduced in line with other public service employees, but there was one catch. This issue was placed within the omnibus budget bill 2.0, named the Jobs and Growth Act.
