Reading Time: 3 minutesDespite 84 per cent of voters opting in favour of student federation General Assemblies, the referendum failed because it did not meet the minimum requirement for voter turnout.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute recently published a study proving that heart disease can be preventable if potential sufferers are willing to make lifestyle changes.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA recent study conducted by University of Ottawa PhD student Robert Way and York University professor Kevin Cowtan concluded that global warming is coming at a much faster pace than previously forecasted.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe manager of Café Nostalgica was fired after a period of turmoil for the recently reopened bar. Kate Gauvreau was relieved from her position last week with no clear reason as to why she was dismissed.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCritics of the General Assembly’s (GA) creation said they were unable to prepare for the Nov. 25 referendum debates due to the event’s lack of publicity.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA former University of Ottawa student was killed in a car accident at Bathgate Drive and Montreal Road on Nov. 17.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIrvin Waller has worked with universities, governments, and international agencies to discuss the effectiveness of investing in youth, rather than incarcerating them, as a means of reducing crime levels and overspending in the United States.
Reading Time: 4 minutesMore than 80 schools across the country sent representatives to Gatineau for the Canadian Federation of Students’ national general meeting Nov. 21–24 to vote on policy and future campaigns.
Reading Time: 3 minutesMembers of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) Board of Administration (BOA) expressed frustration following a nearly seven-hour meeting Nov. 17 that included a budget review, four motions, and votes on the creation of two ad-hoc special committees.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents from the University of Ottawa who have complained about the website may want to give it another look.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Graduate Students’ Association (GSAÉD) will present a motion at the 33rd Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) general meeting to seek approval to produce a documentary on commercialization in Canadian universities.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa has disappointed its student union by appointing a representative to the Senate Appeals Committee (SAC) without their consultation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA professor at the University of Ottawa has made a presence in the Supreme Court of Canada to uphold the interests of Francophone and Acadian communities.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHassan Diab, a former University of Ottawa and Carleton University professor, stood trial against terrorist allegations at the Court of Appeal for Ontario on Nov. 4–5.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa is looking to increase its number of online and hybrid courses to better compete with national levels.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University were removed from their apartment after the owners of the building were found to have illegally converted the property into multiple rental units.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s time for the University of Ottawa to decide “what it is we’re going to be known for,” according to university president Allan Rock.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMore than 1,100 Sandy Hill residents, who represent about 10 per cent of the area’s population, have signed a petition to oppose the University of Ottawa’s plan to create two new residences in the neighbourhood.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOTTAWA (CUP)—More than 80 schools across the country will send representatives to Ottawa for the Canadian Federation of Students’ (CFS) national general meeting Nov. 21–24.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUniversity of Ottawa students can be seen wearing white poppies pinned to their lapels this Remembrance Day in an effort to promote peace, not war.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Marxist Students’ Association has obtained 1,700 signatures on a petition to hold a referendum to approve the establishment of a General Assembly (GA)within the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO).
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) intends to live-stream the 22nd Winter Olympics despite international protests and boycots.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWilliam Morrison, a first-year criminology student, learned first-hand about the discrepancy between northern and southern Canadian culture on his trade mission trip to Nunavut from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa Heart Institute and the Ottawa Hospital have moved to fourth place from sixth in the national Top 40 Research Hospital rankings, published by RE$EARCH Infosource Inc.
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Telfer School of Management emphasized the advantages students have in an entrepreneurial setting at an event hosted as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
