Reading Time: 2 minutes“Last weekend was kind of a reality check, we realized we were going to have to work hard to maintain the level we’re at,”Durivage added, referring to the team’s two losses against York and Nipissing.
Sports
Reading Time: 3 minutesOf the many names that have been associated with the 1975 Gee-Gees football team, one stands out above the rest. Without a 169-yard performance by running back Neil Lumsden, it’s possible that the Vanier Cup may have never made its way to Ottawa that special season.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA big 38-20 win against the McGill Marlets on Oct. 18 leads the Gee-Gees women’s rugby team to the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) finals with a perfect 7-0 season record.
Reading Time: 2 minutesComing into the final weeks of the regular season, the Gees football team was in a position to lock down a playoff spot and potentially get an easier matchup in the first round.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the last four games of the season played in only nine days, the Gee-Gees women’s soccer team has shown they can hold onto a winning streak.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMeet Gee-Gees volleyball left side hitter Kaly Soro. This second-year health sciences student is passionate about her team and eating any type of chocolate.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new program introduced by the higher-ups at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) conference this year, OUA.tv is supposed to be the one place you can go to see a live stream of almost every OUA sporting event.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I want to win. Not just for myself and the other graduating players, but for the future of the program and for the girls returning.” -Kelsie English
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m 22 and have undergone five knee surgeries. My body endured a lot during my basketball career, and it may not have ended the way I imagined, but I gained a greater appreciation for my body.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We’re right into it now. These guys are good, they’re all good. But you know, there is not a team in the league that I don’t feel we can’t beat.” – Jamie Barresi
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf protein makes up 25 to 30 per cent of your total calorie intake, you burn an extra 80 to 100 calories per day compared to lower protein diets.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“It’s a really promising for the program. It makes us feel pretty good that we can foster a successful rugby culture for men at the university without being varsity.” -Stuart Locke
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Top six at the provincial level gets us a spot at the nationals, so for both teams, that’s definitely the goal” – Scott Hitchcox
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gees now have a 3-2 record going into the final three games of the regular season.
Reading Time: 4 minutesFor the first time in my life I could run in comfort and ease, and not worry about a thing.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Our defence is getting better and our forwards are clicking, and definitely winning helps the team morale,” said Francki.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“It’s such a big deal to get to wear the red and white, to get to put a maple leaf on your oars, to hear ‘go Canada!’ as you race down the course,” said Pelham.
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou’re going to get knocked down, but you just have to get back up and keep pushing forward. It might take you six years to finish your undergrad degree, but you just got to get up and keep going.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“People of all shapes and sizes can come in. You don’t need to be in shape before you get started—you get fit while doing pole.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s synchronized swimming teams are one big family.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFive seconds left on the clock and your team is down by four points, more than half the field away, during one of the most important rivalry games of Canadian football. Scoring chances are all but gone, waning with every second.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new type of fitness products, branded Fitbit, promise to help you work towards a healthier you—but do they really work?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Cynthia Leblanc was named a first-team Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) All-Star at the end of the last school year, she was frustrated.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor Jennifer Boyd, rugby is about way more than passing and kicking—it’s about living.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Carleton Ravens won the 2014 Panda Game 33–31 with just seconds left in the game. Check out how the game went down according to students and Fulcrum staff.
