I couldn’t have asked for a better group of people to work with during the pandemic.
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For the 2021 student election period, the University of Ottawa observed four simultaneous contests for various student political positions — that was way too many at one time.
Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey exposed the Royal Family’s palace’s biggest flaws and has proven why it is finally time to abolish the monarchy once and for all.
If the U of O is truthful in its commitment to supporting and uplifting its most vulnerable students, the university must, at the very least, expand its financial support to better include part-time students.
The hit Canadian sitcom will conclude after producing five seasons of inclusive television.
The Fulcrum fully endorses the will of all the candidates who wish to serve their fellow students and represent their interests within student government on a voluntary basis.
“We believe that the solution to systemic racism against Asian and other racialized communities must include solidarity across racial and ethnic lines,” write Tian Kun Chen, Tim Gulliver, Michelle Liu, Le Nguyen and Sam Yee
Torstar Corporation – which owns newspapers such as the Toronto Star and Hamilton Spectator – has embraced gambling, of all things, as a way to fund their operations. This development offers a sobering look at the realities of modern journalism and the shaky potential for the survival of print news.
“There’s no way for students to interact with any kind of facility in a face-to-face scenario. We as students have been educated in a system where you learn to be personable, where you learn how to interact in a public setting — how can you learn something like that through a screen?,” said fourth-year-student Elizabeth McDonald.
The Asian-American entertainment community experienced huge success in the most recent instalment of the Golden Globes. However, questions remain when it comes to determine what makes a movie ‘foreign.’
You are not part of a certain select group for liking a band — liking or not liking a band does not make you better than anyone else.
This policy is something that does not benefit students, as we saw in 2019. It leaves student services across campus anxious and creates more uncertainty leading up to the fall 2021 semester after the hell that was the 2020-21 academic year.
We need to stop painting each other as militants, instead, we need to work together to ensure that we can create a better learning environment to prevent an incident like this from happening again.
While recent trends are encouraging, the portrayal of asexuality still trails behind other LGBTQ+ communities. It’s crucial that people of all genders and sexual identities see people to whom they can relate in the media.
In order for us to combat disinformation and the forces that wield it, we as a society need to educate ourselves on the subjects of media literacy. It is essential for every person to know how to recognize false information and to understand how it spreads.
The traditional wedding is an exercise in needless extravagance. The sheer cost of these events should scare away every love-struck couple and yet we are expected to embrace the glitz, the glam and the price tag, whether we want extravagance or not. To put it bluntly, weddings are a scam.
It seems as though the high-school focus is more on the “world culture” aspect … but at what cost should we sacrifice our understanding of our own Canadian culture and what is being produced here?
It takes courage to get involved in student politics as election campaigns are stressful for all those involved … as U of O students, we owe it to each other to not partake in such repulsive behaviour.
It’s time that we start demanding the ability to recall politicians who threaten the health, safety and livelihoods of Canadians.
In a time of such broad societal change, there is one specific evolution that will impact virtually every element of our society in a positive way: a massive cultural and societal shift towards working from home.
Without the archived minutes and streams publicly available online, those who are unable to attend are left unaware of what occurs during the meeting.
“To help local businesses, customers should opt for ordering directly with the restaurant for pickup, or choose a delivery service that promotes local businesses, charges restaurants less and that treats its drivers more ethically.”
Perhaps Superbowl LV will symbolize the passing of the torch from Brady to Mahomes, or Brady will prove once again that he is still the greatest of all time.
“We hope to promote a sense of connectedness and community amongst U of O students,” write Kora Upitis and Savanna Ma, two University of Ottawa nursing students.
Students have other bills to pay.
