Reading Time: 4 minutes“To say personal information was leaked would be reductive of the mixture of shock, shame, and humiliation myself and the other 110 individuals have felt as a result of the negligent actions of the UOSU. For me, being made aware of the public access to my past … was a nagging reminder of a lonely, vulnerable period in my life, of which I would rather not repeat.”
Reading Time: 5 minutes“As the university advisor on mental health, I felt compelled to write to address some of your concerns,” writes Elizabeth Kristjansson, the University of Ottawa’s advisor on mental health.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSocial media platforms should have banned him years ago.
Reading Time: 4 minutesAre imposed curfews necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19? The Fulcrum takes a look at both sides of the argument.
Reading Time: 7 minutes “I realized I needed to write a piece representing the voices of my present, and to the best of my ability, former colleagues who have dedicated much time and energy to covering the mental health crisis on campus — often at the detriment of their own mental health.”
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Since the onset of the pandemic, charities have experienced on average a 30 per cent drop in revenue, with 69 per cent of charities reporting a decrease in donations,” writes Fulcrum contributor Rhyanna Melanson.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn a tale that seems to be as old as time, the University of Ottawa administration has once again come under attack for not doing enough to fight anti-Black racism on campus.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa announced a switch from Gmail to Outlook in the 2020 spring/summer semester. The move has led to a number of complaints by students. The most recent: spam emails.
Reading Time: 6 minutesWith the fall 2020 semester taking place online, transitioning courses to an online format has not been easy, and many students have had difficulties adjusting. To combat such difficulties, should a Pass/Fail grading system be implemented once again?
Reading Time: 3 minutes“With the pandemic dragging on, artists and promoters will need to find a better way to deliver live music because paying $17.50 for an experience that I can pretty much get for free on YouTube is not enticing in the least,” writes Charley Dutil, the Fulcrum’s editor-in-chief.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough there are a handful of reasons to stay on campus, it seems the U of O campus will be significantly quieter this winter.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere’s a long list of negatives that have come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, but let’s take a moment to focus on the positives.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy evaluating courses, you are able to voice your opinion for the betterment of virtual academia.
Reading Time: 2 minutesChristmas is a beautiful holiday, but COVID-19 does not care about the holidays. There’s still a pandemic, and everyone needs to do their part and tone things down for the 2020 holiday season.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa needs to dedicate more resources to its co-op program during COVID-19.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe university should take a tip or two from the student developers of an easier class enrollment tool, uschedule.
Reading Time: 3 minutesNot all students start on an equal playing field even with the option of universal, pass or fail grading. For many students, especially international students, online learning has brought challenges that other students don’t have to face.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, Match, or Grindr offer a way to meet other singles online and fill your need for human connection, while simultaneously helping prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“With over 90 per cent of North Americans admitting that they have gone to work while sick, the importance of wearing masks to prevent transmission and illness is a lesson learnt; to remember once the COVID-19 crisis is over. We should not have to wait for another global pandemic to remind us of lessons learned.” writes Rhyanna Melanson, a 2020 U of O graduate in biology.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt is no revelation that this school year has been difficult for all due to COVID-19. The pandemic for most, if not all, has brought on deeply entrenched senses of stress, anxiety and loneliness.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter graduating high school, it doesn’t take long to realize that there wad a hefty list of things we didn’t cover throughout four years of classes. Taxes, paying off loans, and voting only scratch the surface.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn past years, reading week has been the mental reset I’ve needed in order to tackle the second half of the semester to the best of my ability. This semester, I don’t even feel like reading week happened.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Your athletes and your community do not want your emails or your social media posts, they want you to take accountability for your actions (or lack thereof), and implement sustainable change in the form of policies and action. Your words without action are and will continue to be empty,” write a collective of members from the University of Ottawa women’s rugby team.
Reading Time: 3 minutes COVID-19 has meant that millions of Americans have cast mail-in and absentee ballots (despite the political rhetoric, these are the same thing). Unfortunately, because many states do not start counting absentee ballots until election night and because their infrastructure isn’t designed to handle such a huge quantity, it could be days or weeks before we have a final vote tally from every state,” writes Fulcrum contributor Christopher Bishop.
Reading Time: 20 minutesIn light of the recent controversy surrounding the use of the ‘N-word’ by a professor in a lecture. Babacar Faye, the University of Ottawa Students’ Union president, has written a letter to the editor of the Fulcrum where he calls on the University of Ottawa to take action and take the necessary steps to rid the campus of racism and make it inclusive for everyone.
