Reading Time: 3 minutes“After re-familiarizing myself with different types of water, I’ve come to a conclusion; Aquafina and Dasani water need to go out of business,” writes Siena Domaradzki-Kim, the Fulcrum’s associate features editor.
Opinions
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Academic freedom, which protects professors and researchers from sanctions when they dissent from prevailing opinions, has been seriously undermined by the authoritarian left. This was confirmed recently in a controversy concerning a University of Ottawa professor who spoke the ‘N-word’ in class,” writes Stuart Chambers, a professor at the school of sociology and anthropology at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“What is happening at the University of Ottawa is not about white folk’s right to access reclaimed verbiage by communities outside of their own, nor about academic freedom, as we have been so led to believe. What we are collectively bearing witness to is about power; namely who can access it, and who must succumb to it,” writes Shadé Edwards, a second-year common law student at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s been more than a week now since the University of Ottawa’s support staff (PSUO-SSUO) went on strike following the breakdown of mediated talks with the University of Ottawa on Oct.15. The Fulcrum believes it’s time for the University to get back to the bargaining table and strike a fair deal with PSUO-SSUO members that does not involve significant cuts to members healthcare coverage.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSome of us bake bread, or learn to paint, and others take-up running. And some of us (like me) plan international trips so that I can hop on an airplane as soon as the pandemic is over. The things you can learn about solo travellers in films can also apply to life in isolation.
Reading Time: 2 minutes “To the young people who have found such glee in attacking their professors; your self-righteous instrumentalization of identity politics, it must be said, is hyperbolic and misdirected,” writes Ryan Lux a doctoral candidate at the U of O’s school of sociological and anthropological studies.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“The disciplining of professors based on ‘micro-aggressions,’ however, sets an unfortunate precedent and represents a slippery slope. No conscientious professor would willingly hurt their students’ feelings,” writes Thomas Boogaart, a professor of contemporary global history at the University of Ottawa since 2004 and a member of the APTPUO’s Board of Directors.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“As student representatives to the Board of Governors of the University of Ottawa, we want to express our disappointment with the response of the University and many members of our community to the recent racist events occurring on campus,” write Jamie Ghossein & Saada Hussen the undergraduate student representatives on the University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWithout a bubble system, and without consistently enforcing their own COVID-19 protocols, there have been plenty of positive cases throughout the NFL. Does the league really care about their player and personnel safety?
Reading Time: 3 minutesDue to COVID-19 related cancellations no varsity athlete will step on the field, court or ice for most of the 2020-21 season. So why are they allowed to train? Why are they the exception?
Reading Time: 3 minutesOnline classes have been hard for students and staff alike, but the lack of effort from professors makes remote learning incredibly difficult for students.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“How do we make progress from here at the University of Ottawa? If by terming it as a good crisis, Jacques Frémont is going to make transformational changes in the U of O landscape, I am all behind him, but if it is going to be talk, PR, and no action, then his legacy will be harshly judged by all generations,” writes Rony Fosting an international student at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“How are you protecting me—how are you protecting us? I implore all of you to interrogate your activism: who have you been leaving behind? Who have you failed to hold space for? In your silence and complacency, whose lives have you decided no longer matter?,” writes Shadé Edwards a second-year law student at the University of Ottawa in the common law section.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEditorial: The Fulcrum has a clear message to all non-Black U of O professors and students who use the n-word while teaching or plan to use it in the future — don’t.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile Gymshark has become a popular brand for many, their athletic clothing belongs in the gym – as the name suggests – rather than as casual wear.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith masks becoming a requirement, both name brands and local stores have tried to capitalize on what has become a new market. From nicely coloured cloth masks, to fancy sportsmasks, there are endless options when it comes to face coverings, and people are willing to pay the money for them.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAstrological writings make our personalities seem enchanting and special. These personality descriptions tell the story of a person who we admire. We are no longer weepy persons who struggle through misfortunes. Instead, we are ‘astral beings’, who live beautiful lives that are threatened with challenges that we are destined to overcome.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf the pandemic has made us realize anything as young adults is that our youth is precious and this virus is robbing us of valuable time we will never get back. The cancellation of the Panda Game, although a microcosm of the pandemic, helps us realize that good times are invaluable and should be cherished.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTrump is set on a TikTok ban. I am concerned that this ban will intensify the divide between Eastern and Western internet users.
Reading Time: 4 minutesGreeting from the Fulcrum’s arts & culture editor and resident American. Here are my thoughts on the first debate.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“The University of Ottawa places tremendous value on the student experience, yet it also recognizes that it has improvements to make in supporting student mental health and support for students in crisis,” write Mireille McLaughlin and Jenepher Lennox Terrion.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is no reason good enough to justify partying during COVID-19. If you are posting photos and videos where you are clearly breaking social distancing rules on social media, then don’t be surprised if people are mad at you.
Reading Time: 5 minutesOne of the most recognizable acts of activism observed by non-Indigenous Canadians all over the country today is land acknowledgments. But while they are a way to reflect on Canada’s colonialist past and history of broken treaties, they fail to address its colonialist present and our collective lack of action when it comes to indigenous issues.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you are a settler in this country who has not yet seen the Netflix documentary There’s Something In the Water, you should stop reading and watch it immediately.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe cinema is where I had my first big birthday party. It’s where I saw my first horror film. And it’s also where I went on my first date. Even though the pandemic bars me from the cinema, I hold onto the notion that the cinema is a place of inspiration where I learned to empathize with people with stories different from my own.
