Reading Time: 2 minutes“It is with great sadness that I must inform you of the death of a member of our uOttawa community,” reads a statement from the university president.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are a hundred different reasons why your friends may dislike your partner, ranging from friendly jealousy to your partner actually just being a jerk, so let’s narrow it down a little.
Reading Time: 7 minutes“The idea that is being broadcast to millennials is that they can and should have it all — the only thing standing between them and unimaginable success is laziness.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesDay 1 of the women’s rugby 2019 USports National Championships consisted of four exciting quarterfinal matchups. The winners of these games will look to keep their momentum going as they head to the semi-finals, with hopes of earning the national championship title on Sunday.
Reading Time: 5 minutesDespite terrible weather conditions, the University of Ottawa women’s rugby team national championship homecoming was a success. The Gee-Gees delivered a strong performance in front of the Ottawa faithfull defeating the Calgary Dinos 18-7.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Board of Directors of the University of Ottawa Students’ Union met on Sunday, where they passed a motion to take a pro-choice stance on abortion. The motion comes in the wake of controversy after an anti-abortion group regained the official club status they had lost under the school’s former student government.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe University of Ottawa Students’ Union marked the official launch of its office space, website, and service centres on Tuesday morning with an event featuring speeches from the university president and the Rideau-Vanier city councillor, along with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe varsity rowing club participated in the OUA championships this weekend in St. Catharines, Ont. The Gee-Gees novice teams exceded expectations, winning a silver and gold medal against better-funded clubs, while the varsity teams also had a strong showing.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Association of Part-Time Professors of the University of Ottawa held a two-day conference, branded “(in)visible: the Lived Realities of Contract Faculty,” this past Friday and Saturday. The conference looked to shed light on the lower wages, job insecurity, and stressful working conditions part-time professors can face.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa Students’ Union has announced the candidates running in the upcoming byelection set to take place next week, revealing that gaps will persist on the union’s Board of Directors due to a low candidate turnout. At least five spots on the BOD will remain vacant following the vote.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe UOSU unanimously passed a motion on Sunday at their Board of Directors meeting to take a pro-choice stance on abortion, but they did not make any decisions on the anti-abortion club’s official status or how their pro-choice stance would impact that status.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEating a good meal is an essential part of any athlete’s pregame routine, but it’s tough to strike the right balance: If a meal is too light, the athlete will lack energy. But if it’s too heavy, the athlete will be out of breath during the competition.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We want to send a strong message to Doug Ford and his government that some of his policies are not actually policies that are supported by students and workers on campus,” said Anne-Marie Roy, one of the organizers of the protest.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa women’s hockey team hosted the defending Reseau de Sport Etudiant du Quebec (RSEQ) champions Université de Montréal Carabins for their home opener on Sunday afternoon. The rookies performed well, despite a 2-1 loss.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“It’s important to show that we’re here and that Indigenous students don’t have to hide their culture,” says Émilie Gauthier, vice-president internal affairs for the Indigenous Student Association.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gee-Gees rugby team won their sixth straight RSEQ championship upsetting the No. 1 nationally-ranked Laval University Rouge et Or. However, the goal for the rugby team remains to win the national championship on home turf this weekend.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDeciphering emojis in messages can be confusing, but a U of O PhD student is using his research project to break down the meaning behind communicating using emojis. Olivier Langlois submitted his master’s thesis on Sept. 19, which showcased how people responded to emojis within text messages.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Great Canadian Theatre Company is starting their season with a topical political drama that tackles both police violence against Black youth and artistic appropriation, raising simultaneous questions of who gets to tell the story and why the story exists at all.
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou’ve contracted an STI, got it diagnosed, and got your antibiotics. Now it’s time for the hardest part — telling your partner(s) they have it too.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA bullet tore through the window of a U of O highrise residence building in the early hours of Sunday morning, hurting no one but sending ripples of panic through the building and sparking confusion over a delayed public response from the university.
Reading Time: 2 minutesInside the pros and cons of the new LRT and service changes to OC Transpo bus routes.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLiberal incumbent Mona Fortier was re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier on Monday night in a decisive win, garnering support from about 50 per cent of the riding’s voters. The NDP’s Stephanie Mercier and the Conservative’s Joel Bernard came second and third respectively.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlmost 85 per cent of staff supported a strike mandate as the SSUO negotiates a collective agreement with the university. The SSUO represents around 1,200 employees, ranging from financial aid advisers and Student Academic Success Service counsellors to library staff and co-op specialists.
Reading Time: 6 minutesUnderdog candidates all over the country will hope Monday is their lucky day as they cross the finish line on grueling campaigns. For most, their campaign objective was simple: find an effective way to get your name and ideas out in the community to convince people that you deserve their vote on election day. But as an underdog up against a better-funded and better-known opponent this task can be near-impossible.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“It’s something that maybe they don’t feel like it’s a pressing issue in their lives, but to everyone, it should be,” says U of O student Demetre Kontos.
