Reading Time: < 1 minuteStressed with exams and essays? Holiday season is a busy time, and so Community Life Services has put together relaxation presentations. University of Ottawa marketing student and yoga instructor Anne-Marie Laplante will teach a class on “Relaxation Yoga,” which will teach students how to relieve stress through yoga. Sophie Terrasse will lead a second workshop—“Laughterology”—on …
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Centre for Students with Disabilities’ (CSD) Accessibility Awareness Week starts this week and runs until Dec. 3. The week will kick off with break dancer Luca “LazyLegz” Patuelli performing with the ILL-Abilities Crew on Monday. Having performed internationally to spread their message of “No excuses, no limits,” they’ll be in the University Centre from …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe University of Ottawa Animation club will be hosting an eight-hour event tomorrow, Nov. 26, in Colonel By, room C03. They’ll be showing different animation series, plus providing time for anime fanatics to meet and talk about the shows! If you’re interested in learning about animation, come to the day-long event, running from 1 p.m. …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTomorrow night, the Student’s Association of the Faculty of Arts (SAFA) will be hosting an end-of-Movember party in the halls of the Hi-Ottawa Jail Hostel. Partygoers pay $5 admission in advance at the SAFA offices (Simard Hall, room 0035), and all funds raised go toward the Movember movement (hyperlink: movember.com). Before 9 p.m, a barbeque …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you’re a student, chances are you’ve been targeted for “deals” including free cellphones and services—all for the inconvenience of being locked into a contract for the next three or four years. The SFUO is hosting a workshop for any student interested in finding out how to resolve conflict with their service provider or that …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat’s the best way to approach a band piece? What are the fundamentals of reviewing music or movies? What pieces fall under “culture” instead of “news”? Our arts and culture editor Sofia Hashi will be instructing volunteers on how to write for the arts and culture section of our newspaper at 12 p.m. tomorrow! Stick …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is so cute! In an attempt to raise awareness about student debt , the Canadian Federation of Students has created a Mario-esque video game where students jump over obstacles like “apathy” and “student debt,” interjecting facts about tuition fees and loans in between levels. Not sure if it accomplishes awareness about debt, but it …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you’re not up to anything tomorrow night, swing by the Alumni Auditorium for a showing of Crazy Stupid Love, brought to you by Community Life Services. It’s $2 for admission, $1 for popcorn. Check out the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK68Y3oMEk8 And if you want to do something that’s fun and free, why not stop by …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Fulcrum is concluding our workshop series tomorrow, Nov. 18, with two workshops for those who are interested in working pon the artistic side of the paper. Our production manager, Michelle Ferguson, will tell how she makes the elements of the newspaper fit perfectly on a page at 2 p.m. and art director Mico Mazza …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you’re not doing anything tomorrow night, why not take in a sports game? The University of Ottawa women’s basketball is playing University of Windsor Lancers in Montpetit Hall in their home opener at 6 p.m, the men’s hockey team will be playing the Ryerson Rams in the Sports Complex at 7 p.m., and the …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOur workshop series continues this week with training by our editorial board! Tomorrow, news editor Jane Lytvynenko and executive editor Jaclyn Lytle will be talking about how to develop an idea into an article at 12 p.m. Later, our sports editor Katherine DeClerq and features editor Kristyn Filip will discuss writing for their sections at …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor anyone who’s broke, this will be a treat—the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) Food Bank will be hosting a free breakfast from 7:00 a.m to 11:00 a.m. tomorrow! Students bring their own cutlery and plates, and in return get a hot meal of pancakes, eggs, and more. Check it out at …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt 5:30 p.m. tonight in room 12102 Desmarais Hall, Holocaust survivor and recipient of the Outstanding Alumni Award of the Faculty of Social Sciences Dr. Truda Rosenburg will return to the U of O to talk about bridging the gap between religion and culture. Joining the famed psychologist will be current student Adam Moscoe, who …
Reading Time: 2 minutesSt-Amour told to go through different channels AT THE BOARD of Administration (BOA) meeting on Nov. 12, Sébastien St-Amour, a fifth-year political science student at the U of O, proposed changes to the Student Federation of the Univer- sity of Ottawa (SFUO) election process. Although St-Amour was interrupted before finishing, he is determined to have …
Reading Time: < 1 minutePart of the Fulcrum’s dedication to volunteers is helping them develop their journalistic skills. We will be offering workshops this week for people who want to improve their skills taught by our editorial board members. First up is our art director, Mico Mazza, who will be talking to artists about how to create an illustration …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTomorrow at 9 p.m,, Café Alt will turn into a rocking 1950s-style dance club thanks to the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa and the Student’s Association of the Faculty of Arts (SAFA). The uOttawa Swing Club will be kicking off the evening with a free swing class for event-goers, and the band The …
Reading Time: < 1 minutehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_oVbFtjBi4&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL Only 10 days remain for video submissions for the My Student Experience contest, organized by the Student Academic Success Service’s Student Mentoring Program. Just record something that you’ve enjoyed that’s been a part of your university experience for a chance to win numerous prizes, including an iPad for the first-place winners. Submissions are judged …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRobots, humanism, and immortality—if this isn’t a timely topic for our technology-based world, we don’t know what is! The University of Ottawa is presenting its thirteenth annual Frontiers In Research lectures—this year, with the theme “Our Post-Human Future,” detailing the advancement of science and technology and the ideas of human perfection becoming obtainable goals. These …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWelcome to the Fulcrum’s latest endeavour—our blog! As an editorial board, we hear about a lot of stuff on campus that we don’t report on. This blog will serve as an alternative news source for students, for all of the extra stuff we can’t report on in the paper. News about events happening on campus, …
Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo U of O swimmers qualify for CIS championship THE UNIVERSITY OF Ottawa swimming team kicked off their 2011–12 season on Oct. 14. The Gees hosted a Tri Meet at Montpetit Hall pool, where they out-swam both the University of Montreal Carabins and the McGill Martlets and Redmen. Over the course of the meet, the …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe top 10 tackiest souvenirs you shouldn’t bother buying YOU’RE IN THE midst of enjoying a fabulous vacation and you know you’ll want to remember it forever. Sure, you’ve taken 300 photos of yourself posing in front of various monuments and landscapes, but you need something more tangible to really remind yourself of your trip. …
Reading Time: 3 minutesDoes Denmark have it right with new fat tax? IN THE FIRST week of October, Denmark became the first country in the world to introduce a tax on fat. In an effort to combat incidences of obesity and heart disease, the Nordic nation will now be charging the equivalent of $2.90 Canadian per kilogram of …
Reading Time: 2 minutesU of O men’s hockey team loses back-to-back games to Lakehead A STRONG FAN turnout at the Sports Complex greeted the University of Ottawa men’s hockey team as the squad played their first game at home Oct. 14. The scheduled back-to-back games against the Lakehead Thunderwolves (2-2) saw the Gees give the match a …
Reading Time: 3 minutesAn expert shares her wisdom ADMITTEDLY, HITCHHIKING IS far from the safest method of travel. Not only do hitchhikers run the risk of getting tangled up with the authorities, but they’re also breaking the very first rule any parent gives to his or her child: Don’t get in the car with strangers. Regardless of the …
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn no particular order… EVERYONE HAS A bucket list of monuments, cities, and countries they’d like to travel to before they die. Topping the typical list are the usual suspects: The Eiffel Tower, New York City, and a beach in any of the Caribbean islands. Sure, these places are spectacular, but the world’s a big …
