Reading Time: 2 minutesA Facebook page set up to promote the Peer Help Centre and Centre for Students with Disabilities’ (CSD) “Let’s Talk About Mental Health” conference from March 9–10 caused controversy after the location of the event was listed as being on “unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin territory” at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 3 minutesStudent’s U-Pass concern finally resolved, SFUO issues refund Jane Lytvynenko | Fulcrum Staff Five months after submitting a request to refund her U-Pass fee, Julie Corrigan, a PhD student at the University of Ottawa, got her cheque in the mail. Corrigan, who went abroad to do research, exchanged 33 emails and many phone calls with …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThree of U of O’s own receive recognition for exceptional work in their fields
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanadian Guide Dogs for the Blind (CGDB) is reaching out to the University of Ottawa in search of students willing to temporarily open their homes to a puppy who will be trained to become a guide dog.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents were caught off guard on the morning of Feb. 12 when they went to pick up their weekly copy of La Rotonde and found newsstands empty.
Reading Time: 5 minutesNow that the SFUO elections are over, Fulcrum contributor Brandon Clim writes it’s important to highlight the major flaws in the electoral process and to provide concrete suggestions on how to fix them.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe sweep of Student Action candidate winners at this year’s SFUO elections was kicked off with an unopposed win for vp services and communications candidate Brad Lafortune.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNicole Desnoyers has been elected as the first-ever vp equity of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) for the 2013-2014 term.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe undergraduate student body has elected Patrick Marquis as vp social for the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa’s 2013–2014 term.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa, in conjunction with the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages and universities across the country, is helping to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism in Canada.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDr. Michael Rudnicki is a professor in the University of Ottawa’s faculty of medicine and one of the authors of a recent article that shows a link between stem cells and brown fat that may help fight obesity.
Reading Time: 2 minutesU of O biology professor Dr. Thomas Moon studies the effects of statin concentrations in the aquatic environment in order to look deeper into water pollution caused by prescription drugs.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast year’s Occupy Ottawa movement was closely monitored and the RCMP gathered information by questioning campus security, according to recently released documents.
Reading Time: 5 minutesPenalties, controversies, and calls for the resignation of CEO Osama Berrada have caused tension during the current SFUO election campaign.
Reading Time: 4 minutesA graduate student at the University of Ottawa has determined that she will receive childcare assistance following a dispute with the City of Ottawa over revisions to its policy.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the student federation election campaigns now underway, many of those involved in student politics believe continued membership in the Canadian Federation of Students should be a focal point of discussion.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast year’s cry to lower tuition fees caused a stir across Canada, but the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) opted not to organize a National Day of Action in 2013.
Reading Time: 3 minutesRecycling bins seem to be everywhere at the University of Ottawa—you can sort and dispose of paper, metals, plastic, and glass on nearly every floor of every building. But what about compost bins?
Reading Time: 2 minutesA recent initiative called the First Responder Networked Vehicle Test-Bed would allow for first responders in emergency services—police, paramedics, and firefighters—to communicate over long distances, crossing provincial borders as well as national borders between Canada and the United States.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe two-day summit will include a conference, benefit concert, documentary showing, and more.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 90 University kitchen has been closed to the public in an effort by the University of Ottawa’s Housing Service to provide residents of the complex with greater access to the facilities.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAccording to the results of a survey by the Universitas Indonesia (UI), the U of O is currently the 14th most sustainable university in the world.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStudents at the University of Ottawa are invited to come up with ideas to improve the school now that the annual Good Ideas contest is soon to be underway.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE FACULTY OF Social Sciences (FSS) accidentally released a document last week containing the personal information of 571 students in the faculty.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorking in conjunction with the Nashville Zoo, Trudeau developed a formula, which was originally used to breed frogs, to help with the breeding of the eastern hellbender, an extremely rare type of salamander found in the southern and eastern United States.
