Reading Time: 2 minutesLET’S SIT DOWN with Gee-Gees fifth-year social sciences starting quarterback Aaron Colbon. We touch on a number of subjects, including his 500-yard game and shawarma. The Fulcrum: Big game on Sept. 7—how did it feel? I mean, it was a 500-yard passing game. Aaron Colbon: I was shocked to be honest. I did not know …
Reading Time: 3 minutesMEET NATASHA WATCHAM-ROY: fifth-year health sciences student and member of the women’s rugby team. This summer she travelled to Kazan, Russia to compete with fellow Gee-Gee Sarah Meng in the FISU 2013 Summer Universiade, where she helped secure a bronze medal against Great Britain.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMeet Krista Draycott: an Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championship player and striker for the U of O Gee-Gees women’s varsity soccer team, who is also in her third year as a nursing student.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere’s more to lifeguarding than tans and Ray-Bans, so read on to learn what it takes to compete in this unique sport.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLast year we did the NHL All-Star game and got to perform for the fans there. That was the coolest thing ever; I felt like I could do that for the rest of my life.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEmma Galbraith ecently broke a school record at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational meet in New York City, running 1000 metres in two minutes and 46.89 seconds—a time that also puts her on top of the Canadian Interuniversity Sports rankings for that race. Think you can beat her time? We dare you to try.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJust like in other team sports, whether you play well or not, your teammates are there to pick up the slack if you had a bad round. We win together and lose together.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor me, coming from a different country, I never felt lonely being here. I just love my team so much, and it’s amazing how we have each other.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s totally different than [playing in an] association, because you can actually see people on campus, and we’re around each other most days of the week. There’s that whole mentality of student athletes. We understand that we’re balancing school and sports.
Reading Time: 3 minutesI won a Black History award twice for being a role model. For me, that’s big because I don’t usually win things and I don’t really consider myself a role model.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn an interview with the Fulcrum, Levesque crushed misconceptions about wrestling right before she crushed our production manager, Kyle. Check out the video at thefulcrum.ca.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI personally am a superstitious person—I have a lot of little rituals before the games that I’ve always been doing for years. As a team, we always do the same exact stretch and play the same ball game before every game.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe best part of being a Gee-Gee is probably how supportive our school is. We’re so lucky to be attending a university that cares as much about its student-athletes as it does its other students.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRight now I’m working on perfecting my own version of Gangnam Style (stay tuned at future games for my breakout performance).
Reading Time: 2 minutesI like elephants.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Schwarzenegger might be a little too [much] muscle for some parts of the sport! He’s just too buff for us.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fill in the blank: My teammates would say I am the most likely to _______________.
Ruin a serious moment.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen we are above water and get to breathe, we have to make it all look easy and as if we are having the time of our lives while performing.
Reading Time: 2 minutes I am a 115-pound girl who needs to control every movement of a 1500-pound animal with a mind of its own. Think about riding a bicycle with a brain.
Reading Time: 3 minutesI sat down with Kaylee Sparks, fourth-year translation student and co-captain of the women’s Ultimate Frisbee team, to learn about one of the newest competitive clubs at the University of Ottawa. Fun fact: in summer 2010, Ottawa was the Ultimate Frisbee capital of the world.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe sat down with master’s of occupational therapy student and fifth-year wide receiver Maxime Mireault to talk about football, stripping, and the student-athlete lifestyle.
