A group of U of O students gathered in the Senate meeting on Monday to push the university administration to cancel classes on Friday to allow students to attend a global climate crisis strike. The administration wouldn’t cancel classes but said it has directed staff to accommodate students who attend.
Saturday’s event featured 12 scientists giving hour-long synopses of their area of research and looked to spark interest in younger generations to pursue futures in science, technology, engineering, medicine and math.
“When the Titanic sank, they were actually the last people who got out, so we dye ourselves purple to honour and remember them,” says Sam Garcia, vice-president external for the Engineering Student Society.
“Today’s THE rankings clearly demonstrate that our efforts have paid off. Credit goes to our talented researchers, who constantly push the boundaries of knowledge, make breakthrough discoveries and bring forth innovative ideas. ”says president Jacques Frémont.
The Fulcrum sat down with Natasha Roy, UOSU francophone affairs commissioner, who discussed promoting language inclusion, her goals for the year and the challenges she has already encountered since starting her mandate.
“For essentially the cost of a cup of coffee ($3.38 per semester), if you do face a problem you’re going to get some assistance and some help in dealing with the issue which can be very stressful,” says clinic director Louise Toone.
“The people who are here are missing class to stand up for those who can’t come to class at all this semester,” said organizer and student Tim Gulliver.
The university says some of its employees from Information Technology Services, Teaching and Learning Support Service and Protection Services who worked in the ceiling space at Simard Hall and the Power Plant may have been exposed to asbestos.
“This is why I wanted to develop software, to help people achieve something. It sounds cliché, it sounds like the Silicon Valley ‘Make the world a better place,’ but that’s true, that’s exactly what I wanted to do, which is make tools that help people live and work better.”—Jerry Fengwei Zhang, fourth-year software engineering student and Developer 30 Under 30 winner.
The provincial government released the 2019 budget laying out Ford’s full spending plan on April 11, including significant changes to how post-secondary institutions are funded and affirming previously announced tuition cuts, changes to OSAP and the Student Choice Initiative (SCI).
