U of O Opera Company performs a comic modern melodrama Nov. 23–24 Photo by Annie Thomas “We haven’t exactly figured out how drunk I’m going to sound yet,” says Phillippe Etienne Blais. He plays free-spirited vagabond Bob in the University of Ottawa Opera Company’s production of The Old Maid and the Thief on Nov. 23 …
Students from the University of Ottawa who have complained about the website may want to give it another look.
Since Derouin started the Gees have moved up from a .500 regular season record to winning the bronze medal last year at the national championship.
Holocaust survivors share their stories at dinner with Ottawa students Photo by Scott Goldstein To fully understand how horrific the Holocaust was, Hillel Ottawa connected local students with survivors at a dinner on Nov. 7. Ten Holocaust survivors sat down with over 150 people, including 130 students from both the University of Ottawa and Carleton …
It’s too cold. I don’t have time. I can’t afford that. We’ve heard just about every excuse in the book for why health and fitness is the first to-do item on the list to fall by the wayside in university (that is, if it even makes it to the to-do list).
Could the government be your ultimate dream job? More importantly, do you have what it takes to work for Canada’s largest employer?
The battle for the market is no longer between David and Goliath. Goliath now owns David.
It’s time for the University of Ottawa to decide “what it is we’re going to be known for,” according to university president Allan Rock.
More than 1,100 Sandy Hill residents, who represent about 10 per cent of the area’s population, have signed a petition to oppose the University of Ottawa’s plan to create two new residences in the neighbourhood.
Is cultural appropriation ever appropriate? Photo illustration by Tina Wallace Miley Cyrus’s new look has caused quite the stir amongst reporters and bloggers, especially after her racey Video Music Awards performance with Robin Thicke. The problem some people have with Cyrus’s adoption of “ratchet” style, and with other pop culture and media phenomena like the …
Americans may have apple pie, but in Canada you can’t get much more Canadian than maple syrup.
Rapper performs at Ritual on Flying Colours tour Photo by Tara Mahoney Canadian rapper Shad was happy to be back in Ottawa. “It has a good hip-hop scene and a good shawarma scene,” he said. Returning only two months after performing at the Ottawa Folk Festival, Shad played Ritual Nightclub on Nov. 8 as part of his …
On Nov. 9 in Toronto, the Canadian Cup featured 16 teams from various universities competing for four spots at Quidditch World Cup, established by the International Quidditch Association (IQA).
Faculty of Arts works to beat the November blues Photo by Héloïse Rodriguez-Qizilbash By now, you might begin to feel the school year dragging on. November is a difficult month for students, which is why Nicolette Addesa, vp university affairs of the Students’ Association of the Faculty of Arts (SAFA), created the #souriezUOsmiles campaign, happening now …
It’s hard enough to obtain an economics degree, but when you’re a full-time open-wheel race car driver on top of that, it becomes nearly impossible. University of Ottawa student Zacharie Robichon does just that.
Ottawa police have launched investigations after two women reported they were sexually assaulted while using taxi services.
University of Ottawa students can be seen wearing white poppies pinned to their lapels this Remembrance Day in an effort to promote peace, not war.
Ikram Hamoud led the United Campus slate to victory as all four of its members were elected to positions within the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) on Nov. 1.
The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) intends to live-stream the 22nd Winter Olympics despite international protests and boycots.
Between midterms, papers, roommate issues, and relationship drama, it can be easy to feel like you need a hug. Students who feel overwhelmed will be glad to know there is now a club dedicated solely to making others happy.
At the end of the day, it’s not just the scandal we should be paying attention to. We need to observe our prime minister’s response to it because it is an indicator of our country’s leadership. Not only does his response display a lack of integrity, but more importantly, by deflecting the blame onto a different politician every day, he’s also displaying an inability to take responsibility.
In the documentary, Kilbourne says ads don’t only sell products. “They sell images, they sell concepts of love and sexuality, of success, and perhaps most important, of normalcy,” she says. “To a great extent they tell us who we are, and who we should be.”
The University of Ottawa men’s and women’s swim teams participated in and won the Go Kingfish Invitational on Nov. 1, where they hosted swim clubs from the University of Guelph, Queen’s University, Carleton University, and the Go-Kingfish swimclub. Although the meet hosted a variety of universities, the points were tallied in terms of duals.
The Gee-Gees’ basketball season began for both the men’s and women’s teams Nov. 1–2 with two back-to-back games against the Western Mustangs and Windsor Lancers.
Local band’s sound continues to change as they release debut DVD Photos courtesy of Patrick Steele Local two-piece rock group StillNative has grown a lot in less than a year. Back in February, they celebrated the launch of their debut self-titled, full-length album at Mercury Lounge. The entire show was captured on film and will …
