Reading Time: 3 minutes“She was still so optimistic about the world, and about people, and about human nature.” — Becca Klaassen on the legacy of her friend Stéphanie Lacroix
University of Ottawa
Reading Time: 2 minutes“There’s more people being drawn to the issue and in a lot of the communities that are affected by this, some of them are our target communities” — Holly Todd, co-founder of Poly, speaking on the lack of recycling infrastructure in small communities.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCandidates must be currently registered in an undergraduate program at the University of Ottawa and pass an administration administered bilingualism exam.
Reading Time: < 1 minute“Your humanitarian work will never be forgotten.” — Friend of Stephanie Lacroix pays tribute on Twitter.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGraham, a life-long academic, has also held positions at Concordia, the Memorial University of Newfoundland, and advised on Tanzania’s post-secondary education strategy.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery big decision we make should be influenced by those choices and priorities that we’ve set out as an institution” —David Graham, University Provost and vice-president academic.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe development follows allegations that the SFUO laid off employees and began liquidating assets, following a breakdown in negotiations with the UOSU.
Reading Time: < 1 minute“I plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease.” —Alex Trebek, announcing his recent diagnosis.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe SFUO’s role in this transition period was first laid out in their interim agreement with the University of Ottawa’s administration.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBueckert supported his earlier characterisations by pointing to Di Franco’s self-association with personalities that are frequently connected with the “alt-right” movement. On his Facebook profile, for example, Di Franco styles himself “Milo on facebook: James Damore in real life”.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“This year’s lobby asks are a little bit in response to some of the cuts that we’ve seen, but also still setting the direction for (the) future.” —Nour Alideeb, CFS Chairperson.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“These women have largely been ignored in research, thus our knowledge about how they respond to various exposures is unknown, and that needs to change.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe fundamental principle of quantum mechanics is superposition which states that a particle can exist in multiple places at the exact same time.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We told UOSU that if a plan wasn’t in place very soon we have been advised that we have no choice but to start a process we want to avoid” —Paige Booth.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Both parties agreed to open and transparent communication throughout the transition process,” said a representative of the UOSU in an email to the Fulcrum. “The SFUO has failed to maintain open communication with us and we have been left in the dark regarding most of their plans.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesAgribusiness is mentioned in Ottawa’s Rural Affairs and Economic Development Plan as a vital growth industry in the region’s future.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I don’t think anyone expects this to be easy, and I don’t think anyone claimed it would be easy,” —Tiyana Maharaj.
Reading Time: 3 minutesPulles hopes that having the first-hand experience fresh in their mind will make councillors think critically about transit during budget debates.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“A hackathon is a place where people can work on something that excites them and something they want to do,” —MinhThao Dang, coordinator for uOttaHack.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThey were declared the official winner of the referendum on Feb.11 and will now begin the process of taking over as the University of Ottawa’s exclusive student union.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We’ve seen quite a buildup (in membership). So to be able to actually organize and host conferences like this—That’s a big deal.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesResearch underway at the U of O finds 27 per cent of employees take a leave of absence, most often because of work overload.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTrudeau’s administration claims to have made reconciliation and compensation efforts with Canada’s First Nations peoples a key part of their platform.
Reading Time: 3 minutesStudent Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) executive coordinator Vanessa Dorimain is alleged to have created a fake Facebook account under the name of Gabriella Auguste to boost the SFUO’s online image.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe debate was the final event planned before the vote for a new student union at the U of O on Feb. 8. Tensions were high as both unions answered questions from students and moderators about the future of student services on campus.
