Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s great that we’re having a meaningful debate, but if we never arrive at a conclusion or even a semblance of one, what’s the point? Just watch the Piers Morgan gun control debate with Alex Jones, an American gun activist, to get a sense of how free speech on steroids becomes a verbal boxing match with no winner.
Opinions
Reading Time: 2 minutesSo, class—in case you missed the other night’s very important lessons, here’s a quick recap.
Reading Time: 3 minutesI am unaware of anyone who has not felt disgusted and pained by the massacre in Newtown. How is it possible for a man to walk into an elementary school with a legally obtained military assault weapon and open fire on innocent children?
Reading Time: 3 minutes“We’ve uncovered a massive network of steroid use within dodgeball leagues and it all centres around these athletes. There’s simply no room for cheating in our sport, or at this institution. Just with the magnitude of the situation, we felt we needed to come down hard on the perpetrators to not lose the public’s confidence.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesBeing single at our school, however, seems to have the same amount of appeal as falling down a flight of stairs face-first. You see, our campus is suffering from an acute lack of “ready to mingles.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesMost students are weary of adding cable costs to their already long list of expenses, especially when most of the shows they want can be found online for free. Tivli, a newly developed cable subscription service, is attempting to make university-aged students recognize the benefits of having cable television without asking them to trade in their iPads for a TV.
Reading Time: 4 minutes32-year-old Stacie Halas’ life changed when her past caught up with her—a past in the porn industry, which eventually got her fired from her teaching job and landed her in court to settle the issue.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this space, we let you sound off on issues we’ve covered in the Fulcrum. This week we ask some questions about cyber safety.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis year, let’s make a promise to each other. Instead of passing by the brightly coloured elections posters, let’s read them.
Reading Time: 3 minutesJust ask anyone who’s been hacked. The downside to getting digital can be disastrous.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCome to think of it, when I compare my life to those of my Facebook friends, my situation seems pretty not okay.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy hair was too long to be short and too short to be long, and I looked more like Ashton Kutcher than I cared to admit. But is that any grounds for rudeness?
Reading Time: 3 minutes “The modern sugar daddy is a successful and generous man who is willing to pamper and offer financial help or gifts to a young person in return for friendship and companionship.” Oh, and don’t worry, boys, there are plenty of sugar mamas on the website too.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAn electoral system that encourages voter apathy is hardly what our country should strive for. So what’s the solution? Reform.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Jan. 16, Edward Inch, a fifth-year chemistry student, took the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) to small-claims court to have his incidental fees reimbursed. Inch believes he shouldn’t have to pay those fees because he feels the SFUO is a political organization. Inch argued he shouldn’t be forced to give his money to an organiztion he’d prefer not to associate with.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMore widespread and contagious than any virus since the plague, this epidemic spreads not through contact, but by words. This danger is the overuse of the word “literally.”
Reading Time: 2 minutes… the lie that has been perpetuated is that if you go to university, you’ll get a well-paying, white-collar job—as opposed to your non-degree-holding counterparts. The magazine says that according to statistics, a person with a degree should make $1.3 million dollars more throughout their career than someone without one. But as Maclean’s pointed out, that just isn’t happening.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe bottom line is that if students are going to be doing it anyway, they might as well make it safe—and fun.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen it comes to relationship advice, Di Daniels isn’t the only Fulcrum writer who can dish it out. Recently, two editors got into a friendly debate about whether or not couples should be friends before dating. Neither editor was willing to budge, so they took to the opinions section to duke it out.
Reading Time: 2 minutes If I had the capability to make it so that food was always the lowest price and the highest quality, I would gladly oblige; but such a feat is beyond my capabilities. Yet no matter how many times I try to explain this, I still end up with a disgruntled customer waving a hunk of meat in my face.
Reading Time: 2 minuteson’t lie, don’t steal, be kind. Take criticism well. It’s right up there on the list of major life lessons.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery time January 1 rolls around, sincere promises to change are made by millions of Canadians—promises most of us don’t intend to keep. So should we all ditch this year’s vows because they’re going to fail anyway? Or should we continue the practice of ringing in the new year with a positive attitude and a hope for change?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Internships offer students a chance to test out new skills, network, and learn more about their line of work. Unfortunately, most of these opportunities come at the expense of a paycheque—yours.
Reading Time: 2 minutes I asked myself, “How can I help both Bieber and anyone else from making such a grave fashion faux pas in the future?” With that in mind, I present to you my top ways to not look like a tool in front of the prime minister:
Reading Time: 2 minutes“While the [recent] UN motion is a positive one that can do no harm to either Israelis or Palestinians, as far as we are concerned the struggle for Palestinian rights continues much as it did before, regardless of the vote.”
