Reading Time: 2 minutes“As a soon-to-be graduating nursing student, I’ve come to realize that health sciences programs, although intensive, unquestionably fail to address humans’ interconnectedness with animals and nature, known as the One Health approach. Never once in my classes have we addressed how human health and well-being are intrinsically related to that of the environment,” writes fourth-year University of Ottawa nursing student, Maëla Séguin.
Reading Time: 3 minutesI couldn’t have asked for a better group of people to work with during the pandemic.
Reading Time: 4 minutesFor the 2021 student election period, the University of Ottawa observed four simultaneous contests for various student political positions — that was way too many at one time.
Reading Time: 3 minutesMeghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey exposed the Royal Family’s palace’s biggest flaws and has proven why it is finally time to abolish the monarchy once and for all.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf the U of O is truthful in its commitment to supporting and uplifting its most vulnerable students, the university must, at the very least, expand its financial support to better include part-time students.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe hit Canadian sitcom will conclude after producing five seasons of inclusive television.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Fulcrum fully endorses the will of all the candidates who wish to serve their fellow students and represent their interests within student government on a voluntary basis.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“We believe that the solution to systemic racism against Asian and other racialized communities must include solidarity across racial and ethnic lines,” write Tian Kun Chen, Tim Gulliver, Michelle Liu, Le Nguyen and Sam Yee
Reading Time: 3 minutesTorstar Corporation – which owns newspapers such as the Toronto Star and Hamilton Spectator – has embraced gambling, of all things, as a way to fund their operations. This development offers a sobering look at the realities of modern journalism and the shaky potential for the survival of print news.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“There’s no way for students to interact with any kind of facility in a face-to-face scenario. We as students have been educated in a system where you learn to be personable, where you learn how to interact in a public setting — how can you learn something like that through a screen?,” said fourth-year-student Elizabeth McDonald.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Asian-American entertainment community experienced huge success in the most recent instalment of the Golden Globes. However, questions remain when it comes to determine what makes a movie ‘foreign.’
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou are not part of a certain select group for liking a band — liking or not liking a band does not make you better than anyone else.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis policy is something that does not benefit students, as we saw in 2019. It leaves student services across campus anxious and creates more uncertainty leading up to the fall 2021 semester after the hell that was the 2020-21 academic year.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe need to stop painting each other as militants, instead, we need to work together to ensure that we can create a better learning environment to prevent an incident like this from happening again.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile recent trends are encouraging, the portrayal of asexuality still trails behind other LGBTQ+ communities. It’s crucial that people of all genders and sexual identities see people to whom they can relate in the media.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn order for us to combat disinformation and the forces that wield it, we as a society need to educate ourselves on the subjects of media literacy. It is essential for every person to know how to recognize false information and to understand how it spreads.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe traditional wedding is an exercise in needless extravagance. The sheer cost of these events should scare away every love-struck couple and yet we are expected to embrace the glitz, the glam and the price tag, whether we want extravagance or not. To put it bluntly, weddings are a scam.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt seems as though the high-school focus is more on the “world culture” aspect … but at what cost should we sacrifice our understanding of our own Canadian culture and what is being produced here?
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt takes courage to get involved in student politics as election campaigns are stressful for all those involved … as U of O students, we owe it to each other to not partake in such repulsive behaviour.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s time that we start demanding the ability to recall politicians who threaten the health, safety and livelihoods of Canadians.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn a time of such broad societal change, there is one specific evolution that will impact virtually every element of our society in a positive way: a massive cultural and societal shift towards working from home.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWithout the archived minutes and streams publicly available online, those who are unable to attend are left unaware of what occurs during the meeting.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“To help local businesses, customers should opt for ordering directly with the restaurant for pickup, or choose a delivery service that promotes local businesses, charges restaurants less and that treats its drivers more ethically.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesPerhaps Superbowl LV will symbolize the passing of the torch from Brady to Mahomes, or Brady will prove once again that he is still the greatest of all time.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“We hope to promote a sense of connectedness and community amongst U of O students,” write Kora Upitis and Savanna Ma, two University of Ottawa nursing students.
