Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery time I tell people, “I dislike skating,” or whenever the topic of Ottawa’s canal is brought up and I say, “I don’t do that,” they always respond in one of two ways: they either gasp and say, “But you’re Canadian, how can you not like skating?” Or they give me a weird, long, and uncomfortable stare and ask incredulously if I even like hockey—which, now that we’re on the topic, isn’t my first choice when it comes to watching sports.
Opinions
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Fulcrum asks the students whether voters should fill in that little square if they don’t know why they’re doing it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith an increasing number of Canadians being diagnosed with heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and other serious diet-related illnesses, the OMA’s latest campaign is pushing for change.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s an anti-movement going on right now, and it’s subtler than you think. This movement is our fear of feminism.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis guy seemed so angry at the perceived bladder-denying injustice that he felt he was perfectly within his rights to call me out on it—loudly.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe should get to know Trudeau outside of his father’s shadow and legacy. Who is he? What makes him tick? What are his grand visions for our great land?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’re the most educated generation ever, but clearly education doesn’t equate to a profession.
Reading Time: 5 minutesFor those looking for a superhero with substance, class, and a stone fist of brute force, look no further…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAll of these statements have one thing in common: they fall under the umbrella of conspiracy theories.
Reading Time: 2 minutesInstead of pictures of people downhill skiing or doing impressive snowboarding jumps, the Snowjam poster depicts three half-naked women desperately vying for the attention of one man.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAccording to Statistics Canada, 34 per cent of women aged 25 to 34 have earned a bachelor’s degree compared to 26 per cent of men.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBritish comedian Stephen Fry put it best when he said, “An original idea. That can’t be too hard. The library is full of them.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesGreece needs a bailout, now it’s Portugal, and don’t forget Ireland. Could Spain go under? God forbid Italy should fail, with an economy worth 16 per cent of the entire euro zone gross domestic product (GDP). This struggle seems to be dragging on and on, and growing. To the foreign observer here in Canada, it is all starting to get rather tedious.
Reading Time: 4 minutesSimilar to Canada’s Own the Podium program, this new initiative by Sports Services allocates extra funding to a few U of O teams in an effort to become nationally recognized and to attract more students to our campus. But is this the right way to go in terms of seeking athletic success?
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs I looked at one VHS in particular, I began thinking back to the documentaries we watched in class at my old high school, and then a thought struck me: We don’t teach politics enough.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I snapped back to reality, I was met with the sound of hundreds of keyboard keys being furiously tapped. It made me feel so tiny, lost in a vast sea of clicking.
Reading Time: 2 minutes[P]atriotism and nationalism are constructs and are therefore, by definition, manufactured. They are ideas that we think about, ideas to which we emotionally attach ourselves and connect our life experiences. They are ideas that help us understand who we are.
Reading Time: 4 minutesSo, for something that is only meant to brighten your day, why are people so divided on their feelings for memes? The Fulcrum asked two writers to sit down and hash things out.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis recurring theme in our body art and social media—both important forms of self-expression for the early 20-something—begs the question: what does our generation have against regrets?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s no denying that plagiarism has hit the headlines yet again, and while we’re not saying it’s right—if you think it’s okay, you’re one twisted lazy bum—we can’t refute the fact that it happens. So why do people do it?
Reading Time: 2 minutesDr. Google has become convenient, perhaps a little too convenient. In fact, according to recent studies, 80 per cent of people who visit health and medical websites self-diagnose on a regular basis. It’s as simple as quickly searching your symptoms and finding out what disease you’ve just contracted. In a matter of minutes, you have the answer to your most troubling questions.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWait times for most major surgeries average over a year in many provinces, although the interprovincial variation is significant (with some of the shortest wait times on the west coast, and the longest in Quebec).
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Grand Old Party’s online video campaign was an instant success, creating more interest than ever in the party’s policies.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBut what gets me is Wente being allowed to publish another column like nothing happened.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThey’re cutting edge, but most importantly, they’re cool. You do not listen to their music. Therefore, you are not cool.
