Reading Time: 2 minutesThe notion that removing bike lanes will reduce traffic congestion is flawed, writes Sydney Grenier.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesNow obviously if every U of O student took this advice it would upend the Ottawa housing market, but I have this hunch that less than 100 people will read this. So if you are one of the people heed my warnings: move out of Sandy Hill.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents can face additional challenges during cold months that make them extra vulnerable to not only getting sick, but staying sick. Fulcrum freelancer Kyla Perry suggests that the U of O can beat the “college plague” by being more accommodating.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe problem lies in the potential applications of AI in the educational realm today … The rapid rate of growth in artificial intelligence over the past few years has brought several drastic changes to education.
Reading Time: 4 minutesLike thousands of others, I started university in 2019, and trucked through it until graduation. My picturesque view of academia has been shattered, but my drive for learning (regardless of method) has remained the same.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLiving in an age where you can read about every crisis happening in the world from your couch is overwhelming, to say the least. But Fulcrum freelancer Kyla Perry argues that critical consumption triumphs over apathy.
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs feminist professors, it is our job to engage with Palestinian justice, in part because of the pivotal role Palestine plays in increasingly popular calls for transnational feminist frameworks to dismantle the structures of racism, heteropatriarchy, economic, environmental and colonial injustice around the world.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCOVID-19 was not left in 2020. In fact, cases across the country have been steadily increasing. But with hard-to-find information, how do you protect yourself and others?
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn Sept. 10, the presidential debate between the two candidates particularly highlighted the kind of hopeful presidency Harris could bring to the U.S in 2025.
Reading Time: 4 minutesTo some students, I’m sure it was just a gap between 3 Brothers Shawarma and Circle K.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the back-to-campus COVID rush, a chance to further develop online and hybrid learning formats feels squandered. Fulcrum contributor Areej El-Sharif argues it’s not too late for universities to properly invest.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Sept. 4, Western University approved a new policy limiting on-campus protests, with several other universities taking action against encampment protests from over the summer. But as Amira Benjamin argues, if universities truly want to make their campus a better place, they’ll work with the students who are actively contributing to that very effort.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCity staff are projecting a $25 million deficit and are anticipating the 2025 deficit to be as high as $120 million, a financial bullet that has to be dealt with. But a Scrooge-like way of addressing budget concerns will put customers in the line of fire, and threaten to plunge OC Transpo into a vicious cycle.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTo change UOSU, we need to start with the Executive Oversight Committee, argues FSS Director James Adair.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe police station in the Rideau Centre does not solve any of the issues facing downtown citizens, argues Isabella Fiore.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEngineering professor Braughken Axel sent out an email to his ENG1104 students on Aug. 31 to inform them that the first week of classes will be held in an O-Train car.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the 2024-25 year, the U of O has combined your student ID card and your U-Pass into one saucy little card. But here’s a step further: why not virtual ID cards?
Reading Time: 5 minutesFor us, the students at the University of Ottawa, the story of Bangladesh’s student protests is both inspiring and empowering. It shows just how much impact a united and passionate group of students can have on the world.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDear Editor, Working people power Canada’s economy. But despite our hard work, workers and our families are struggling to get ahead. Our pay cheques are stretched thin. Grocery prices are sky-high, interest rates are crushing us, and the cost of a home is through the roof – all while the wealthiest corporations keep taking bigger profits. Corporations …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEditor’s Note: This letter was first submitted on July 13; statistics maybe be slightly out of date. As a reader of your publication, I express my deep concern regarding the recent report by The Lancet on the true nature of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The report reveals that more than 37,000 Palestinians have been …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe most effective health intervention is vaccination, which guarantees that kids will not only make it through their first year of life but will also thrive as adults. Vaccines have prevented almost 154 million deaths in the last 50 years, or six deaths every minute. The 51% decrease in the global under-5 death rate since …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDear Editor, New Canadian sanctions against ongoing settler attacks in Palestine are reasonable but unlikely to have the desired impact. Equally important is the need for Canada to stand up against all violence against civilians, especially violence against children, to reinforce the maintenance of humanitarian access corridors, and to protect the unique needs of children …
Reading Time: 2 minutesFulcrum intern Elyse Barker delves into the perspectives of two individuals whose insights shed light on the invaluable role the ByWard Market plays in enriching the lives of students.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNo worker should be injured, made sick, or die just because they had to make a living.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe know that prevention is better than cure. The government should be proactive and do more to solve this problem before it gets even worse.
