Reading Time: 4 minutesOne of the problems lies with the University of Ottawa’s Food Services. Despite admirable attempts to improve, there has been little success in bringing about enough change to campus eating facilities. / There’s a time and place to cultivate your love for cooking, but your first year of university might not be it.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe poor experiences could teach us some valuable lessons for a future workplace, as we will surely face bosses we feel are unjust or unqualified and there will be no way for us to switch to another/ It is vital for students to have access to reviews on Rate My Professors in order to make the most informed decisions about their education.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor me, this story isn’t really about pushing boundaries. Honi Soit already pushed boundaries when it published an issue with a penis on the cover. The censorship is fundamentally a sexist act.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI can’t help but shake my head at the hundreds of people who waited in the sweltering heat outside of St. Mary’s Hospital to catch a first glance at a prince who will never be able to levy a tax, form a government, or declare a state of war.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is something truly wonderful about enjoying the rain instead of worrying about whether or not my assorted electronics will get ruined. I also feel a sense of freedom when I go exploring and see things through two original lenses—my eyes—instead of an Instagram filter.
Reading Time: 4 minutesFans remain loyal even after film flops Katarina Lukich | Fulcrum Contributor Illustration by Devin Beauregard WATCHING THE THIRD instalment of Iron Man this summer left me underwhelmed. The plot was a watered down version of its successful predecessors, but at this point, should I have expected anything more? I recognize that few movie franchises …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe August cover of Rolling Stone may be the most talked about in the magazine’s recent history, but will the story that accompanies it be one of the least read?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe cashier is not Mary Poppins, who is paid to enforce good manners; she’s a cashier who is paid in part to let petty grievances go
Reading Time: 2 minutesJustin Dallaire | Fulcrum Contributor Hey Mother Nature, What’s the deal? Is it not the month of August? Correct me if I’m wrong, but according to our contract, you’re supposed to be mighty chipper these days. Summer is the most beautiful time of the year, provided you hold up your end of the bargain and …
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents aren’t the only ones who start to misbehave toward the end of term. Political columnist Christopher Radojewski comments on the heckling and teasing of MPs in what’s expected to be the last week of this year’s parliamentary session.
Reading Time: 5 minutesI’m on my way out the door, I’m passing the buck, I’m hitting the open road.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis summer I’m saying fuck it to slaving away and missing all the fun. If I want to take the full 12 days of Bluesfest off, I’m doin’ it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNo summer job = free time, but no money. Summer job = money, but no time. It can be hard to strike a balance. No matter where you fall on this spectrum, a few penny-pinching tips can’t hurt—so here’s a list of activities to do in Ottawa fo’ free.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhenever anyone asks, “What are you going to do after school?” I can now bravely tell them I’m going to be a journalist. (If I’m being 100 per cent honest, though, , I want to be Oprah. Seriously, I’m not joking.)
Reading Time: 3 minutesBut as much as the Idle No More movement received press coverage, and as much as Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence’s hunger strike got people talking about issues facing Canadian indigenous people, nothing changed. It seems like the majority of Canadians have been comforted by a return of silence.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat made me the most confused about all this was that I had no intention of replacing her as my best friend; we still talked on the phone and video Skyped so I could show her my new digs. But when I would miss a call she would accuse me of neglecting her, and I soon became sick of it. Have you ever heard of a self-fulfilling prophecy? This was fast becoming one.
Reading Time: 2 minutes According to Oblak, he updated his Facebook profile multiple times over the weekend, taking care to craft elusive statuses that hinted at his popularity and newly adapted devil-may-care outlook.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf Ross had come out and said, “put LSD all in her champagne,” I doubt the song would have even made it onto the shelf. The term “molly,” another word for ecstasy, explains why some people not well-versed in slang might miss the date rape reference.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMagazines like Essence and Ebony, both of which are black female interest publications, were created because of the lack of black representation in mainstream media. The articles found within the pages of these magazines are completely different from those in Glamour and Cosmo, and for the right reasons. Who else will report on the specific minority issues faced by black women if not black women themselves?
Reading Time: 2 minutes“By election time in 2015 we will be the richest country in the world. Forget free health care, we’ll make like Oprah and give free money!” Flaherty continued.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn his book, Gray attempts to break down gender differences in simplistic and non-scientific ways; for example, he says, “Men need to learn to listen” and “Women deal with stress by talking with each other.”
Sounds simple, right? But science wouldn’t be so quick to reduce gender to a simple catchphrase or rudimentary rules of thumb.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are many who believe that romance novels are the trashy reality TV shows of the literary world, and that may be—but just like Honey Boo Boo draws in millions of viewers weekly, a good Harlequin will keep most anyone coming back for more.
Reading Time: 3 minutesI’m not trying to imply that the guy selling you your bag of chips and chocolate milk is corrupt and untrustworthy; after all, corner stores have been selling tobacco products for a long time and they seem to be doing fine at that. But taking the power out of the hands of a regulated liquor control board seems to me about as smart an idea as taking the police off a case they are the best qualified to solve.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOur online culture currently supports pro anorexic and bulimic behaviour—called pro-ana and pro-mia sites—and thin inspiration websites. Our society’s obsession with people’s outward appearance is harmful to our own well-being. Whatever happened to just eating right and exercising? Whatever happened to caring more about who people are on the inside than what they look like? There’s a reason eating disorders are on the rise among young people, and a lot has to do with our fat-shaming culture.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“It’s hard being a student today. There are just way too many expenses, and scholarships and bursaries can be so fickle,” said Banks. “If only students could shift their energy into finding money instead of earning it, we’d have a lot less financially troubled students.”
