The Fulcrum gives its two cents on the Campus Freedom Index, questionable fashion choices, and online ratings for group work, in this special editorial mid-semester roundup.
Editorial
Regardless of how you may feel about student government, when the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) protests tuition fee increases, they are accurately representing the views of the majority of the student body. However, at the recent SFUO-led protest requesting a drop in tuition fees at the opening of the Advanced Research Complex (ARC), many students feel their interests were not well represented. Not because they wish for tuition to continue rising, but because they feel this particular protest was inappropriate and ineffective. And that it was.
As the UOMSA is requesting space for the religious purposes of a large number of students, it is without a doubt more pressing than many requests. However, space is an issue on this campus for everyone.
Revolutions are televised or they didn’t happen.
Simple slogans are supposed to be the most effective. The problem with a three word slogan though, is that it only has those three words to convey a message.
The Fulcrum editorial board explains why they love the fall.
Three years and over a million Netflix customers later, Rogers and Shaw are trying to get into the online streaming game. Their new service, Shomi launches in November. It looks like Netflix without the red, provides similar programming, and will initially be available only to existing Rogers and Shaw customers for $8.99 a month.
When universities are forced to compete with one another, they must provide the best programming possible or risk losing the best students. The Ontario government’s movement toward specialization risks making “the best students” analogous with “the most privileged students” in narrowing the opportunities a post-secondary education is capable of providing.
“I like to think of news and advertising as the separation of guacamole and Twizzlers. Separately they’re good, but if you mix them together somehow you make both of them really gross.”
The provincial government’s recent crackdown on unpaid internships in Ontario is a much-needed move with a mixed result, but it may be time for employers and post-secondary schools to step up.
The Fulcrum would like to address the negative reactions to our April 3 cover story.
You can change more minds with a debate than with a noisemaker.
In light of recent events, it’s perhaps more important than ever for students at the University of Ottawa to be able to get the support they need. Photo courtesy of Erin Sparks (the Link) The university states that it’s “committed to providing a respectful learning and workplace environment that is free from harassment and discrimination.” …
It may now be more crucial than ever for young people to really analyze their media consumption.
Considering Franco-Ontarians are plenty in number but hugely underrepresented at universities throughout the province, it’s an important discussion to have.
It’s time we demand businesses hold back on the holidays until after Nov. 11 and give Remembrance Day the observance it deserves.
For the University of Ottawa to receive a failing grade on freedom of speech—no matter the source—violates two principle notions of university life.
Researchers who are trying to pinpoint causes for rampant cheating in high schools and universities are wasting their time.
Photos courtesy of Mike Langlais (CUP) Schools from coast to coast can learn a thing or two about frosh from the University of Ottawa. About 200 students and professors gathered at Saint Mary’s University (SMU) in Halifax, N.S. on Sept. 12 to rally against sexual violence in the wake of an offensive chant that …
The August cover of Rolling Stone may be the most talked about in the magazine’s recent history, but will the story that accompanies it be one of the least read?
I’m on my way out the door, I’m passing the buck, I’m hitting the open road.
Come to think of it, when I compare my life to those of my Facebook friends, my situation seems pretty not okay.
This recurring theme in our body art and social media—both important forms of self-expression for the early 20-something—begs the question: what does our generation have against regrets?
HISTORY SHOWS US when groups with similar aspirations band together, great things can be accomplished. From something as universal as women’s or civil rights movements, to the more small-scale and local, such as the designation of Ottawa’s gay village late last year, the mobilization of people to fight for a common cause can create real …
WE SEE THEM every day, on street corners, in shelters, outside storefronts. Oftentimes we ignore them, only occasionally tossing change into their worn down paper cups. Homelessness is an important issue, but one that is often overlooked or ignored. It is estimated that youth make up one-third of Canada’s homeless population, meaning close to 65,000 …
