Reading Time: 2 minutesSo while some might pass campus politics off as trivial, it is important to keep an eye on student executives. You never know—they might one day take up other public office.
Opinions
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen it comes to the SFUO, trust us honey, you deserve better.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe SFUO is like a boyfriend who asks for grocery money, only to turn around and buy $10,000 worth of fireworks.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf we shelter kids from Big Mac commercials until they’re 17, and then thrust them into a consumerist culture as adults, they won’t know how to make healthy choices.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMidterms shouldn’t all be grouped together, as it’s regressive to students’ mental health and renders reading week pointless. The university should create mechanisms to spread out midterm exams and assessments, for students’ sake.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThrough opening online shopping instead of retail stores first, (especially when Canada Post is on a rotating strike) Ontario is putting the cart before the horse. People need to be able to see the product they intend to purchase, not wait five days for delivery.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe fact that university students are unable to identify offensive costumes, leading student unions to have to publish guidelines, is frankly, ridiculous.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe kind of people that are complaining about this, are probably also the citizens that complain about kids these days growing up too fast. This is why your grandkids don’t visit, Jean.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe SFUO had no right to delete these comments. After all, this is not their personal Facebook page where they can just block whoever disagrees with them (@JimWatsonOttawa). At the end of the day, the people they disagree with are still people they represent.
Reading Time: 2 minutes I shouldn’t have to watch out to make sure I won’t get hit by Lance Armstrong everytime I leave my house.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI think there’s about 40,000 students who have a much better idea on how to spend that money. Perhaps the university could try offsetting tuition costs, or at least not raise tuition a month after finding out they have a surplus of $15 million.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe time for a new student union has come. But this is also a time where we, as a student body, need to be careful and calculated.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Ottawa Citizen continues to miss the important discussion that needs to be had surrounding homeless shelters and affordable housing, instead choosing to focus on property value and crude complaints.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe guidelines put forth by the Ford administration for the university freedom of speech policies have been vague, leaving many to wonder what variations will be seen across the board, or if there should be variations at all.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThink of the scandal that has occurred just this semester, of the ongoing investigation, of the termination of the contract by the university. Essentially, the full-time undergraduate students paid the SFUO $4 million to get terminated.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOttawa has two universities and a college, which means there are plenty of students who, if they get politically engaged, can make a real difference and work as a powerful voting block. The student voice needs to be heard in this city, and the ballot box is a great way to do so.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis came in response to fraud allegations, and allegations of financial misconduct faced by at least three individuals on the SFUO executive, and for many students, felt long overdue. For others however, concerns of administrative interference in student governance raised red flags, and some students feel as though their voices are being stifled. We’re here to tell you that this is not the case.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe administration has a lot of questions to answer in the coming months and negotiations will be intense, but this needs to be readdressed with a proper overhaul of the SFUO. With only two executives currently serving, students need to come together to make sure that the SFUO does what it can to regain the trust of students at the U of O.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDon’t get me wrong, while Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony was hard to watch, it was brave, and commendable. Kavanaugh’s testimony was hard to watch for a different reason.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat really grinds my gears about this, is who actually gets to pick their high school?
Reading Time: 2 minutesAcademic decisions, like changing around your timetable or dropping a course are very personal choices, with the need for strong reasons behind it. A low rating on Rate My Professors may not necessarily be the best factor to consider.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJust think of all the tax dollars soon to be wasted on charging some second-year for drinking a Smirnoff Ice in public.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe recent loss of the Brooks residence is unfortunate, but it has given the university an opportunity to fix a problem that desperately needs to be addressed: modernization of the U of O’s arts building.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJust like the University of Ottawa campus, Canada is diverse and has much to offer, resulting in the attraction of people from all over the world.
Reading Time: 4 minutesYou really can’t go far off campus without seeing a statue of MacDonald—not to mention that there’s a pub and a parkway named after him too.
