Reading Time: 2 minutesThe ban on the sale of water bottles on the University of Ottawa campus makes no sense.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Saturday, Oct. 13, just over 100 idea-seekers gathered in the Alumni Auditorium to participate in TEDxUOttawa, a conference of ideas.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“What is the point of education if the information is available to all?” – Mark Salter, professor of political science
Reading Time: 3 minutesDespite the Prime Minister’s strategy, northern citizens are ignored, and because people have the greatest sway in enforcing sovereignty, they should be the government’s focus.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTo mark the 25th anniversary of WaterCan, a charity that aims to provide developing nations with clean drinking water, Moorcroft will climb the highest peak in Africa, along with a team of 22 other Canadians.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Algonquin Students’ Association (ASA) started running ads that criticized OC Transpo for these changes. The ads were part of a campaign entitled “Age Does not Define a Student,” funded by the ASA.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile CHUO has been in existence for over twenty years and has held many AGMs over that time, this year’s meeting format was somewhat of a departure for the station.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“My friend Bill O’Reilly is completely full of shit,” intoned John Stewart.
Reading Time: 2 minutesExtremely short infrared laser pulses blast through the air, tearing electrons off their atoms and creating plasma.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn memory of Danielle Naçu’s passing, friends and family are holding a bike ride on the first anniversary of her death.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe topic of abortion is quite divisive in Canada. It is a debate that drives Canadians to polar opposite points of view, and for many, compromise is not an option.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a recent survey by the National Research Council Picker, the University of Ottawa’s Heart Institute was ranked number one in acute care in Ontario.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe purpose of the meeting was to discuss a recent document released by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities that proposed a number of changes to post-secondary education, including offering more courses online, shortening university degrees to three years, and standardizing curricula across the province.
Reading Time: 3 minutesNew Democratic Party (NDP) leader Thomas Mulcair voiced his support for a west-to-east oil pipeline that would send Albertan oil to eastern Canada.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJustin Trudeau will be the next Liberal to hold the office of Prime Minister of Canada. Think this is jumping the gun? It’s not.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“ARC says something about where the university currently is and where it is going,” said Mona Nemer, vice president of research at the U of O.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Canadian Orientation Leadership Program allowed students from across North America to come to the U of O to study Canadian industrial and financial practices.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWalking around campus this year, you might notice there are a lot of new options for where to eat. Bento Sushi moved out of the university centre (UCU) cafeteria and is now where the Upper Crust used to be, there is a new food truck under the Thompson- Fauteux overpass and the Faculty of Social Sciences building will soon be getting a bakery.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Don’t wait for the cops to read you your rights, they usually won’t.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa and its faculty association, the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa (APUO), reached a collective agreement Sept. 20, after 16 months of negotiations. Talks for the agreement began in April of 2011.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s a reason you’re afraid of monsters under your bed: As soon as you fall asleep, you’re a sitting duck.
Reading Time: 2 minutesElections Canada has been taking their Democracy Week from coast to coast talking to students about democracy and the democratic process
Reading Time: 3 minutesTwo Canadians wrongfully linked to Innocence of Muslims, South Korean navy fires shots towards North Korean fishing vessels, CLASSE not satisfied by tuition hike cancellation, and Supreme Court of Canada supports Vancouver prostitution challenge
Reading Time: 2 minutesMany students in Canada were trying to make enough money to sustain themselves throughout an eight-month period of studies, but, for the most part, the jobs were not there.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn recent years, the University of Ottawa has expanded its online presence to include Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest, with an aim to be more in touch with the student body.
