Reading Time: 3 minutes“It was a game that had a lot on the line, and we did have a high stress level. But you can tell with our press offence that our seniors were struggling with the ball at the end, but a learning experience will be better next time.’’ —Andy Sparks, Gee-Gees head women’s basketball coach.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Both parties agreed to open and transparent communication throughout the transition process,” said a representative of the UOSU in an email to the Fulcrum. “The SFUO has failed to maintain open communication with us and we have been left in the dark regarding most of their plans.”
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I don’t want to go back to Ottawa, it’s cold, the dining hall food sucks, and I would have to get on a train for five hours. Back here, the fridge is fully stocked with stuff from Costco, my laundry gets folded and put away, and nothing has to ever change.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThese students seek to tear apart the only binding fabric of the Ottawa population. An unspoken agreement that anything goes this time of year, so long as it keeps you warm. Nobody looks good dressed up as a marshmallow.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA selection of poems from the campus-based small press’ latest anthology, Currents.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThese services were voted in by students, for students, and for the most part are run by students. In threatening the stability of these services, the Ford government is ignoring the democratic means through which these services came to be.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA recent study led by University of Ottawa researcher Dr. Jarius Cross led to a shocking discovery. There was, collectively, zero reading done by U of O students during the winter semester reading week.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIs there such thing as masturbation addiction? How much self-loving is too much?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Carabins easily won both matchups by identical 4-0 scores, ending a tough but resilient season for the Gee-Gees.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile the Thunderwolves are a stronger opponent, the last time they came to Montpetit Hall, it was was another thrashing—with the Gees emerging victorious by a score of 83-55.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“It’s a good opportunity to get your work out there and it’s really hard, especially when you’re an undergrad, people don’t know how to get themselves published—we actually have a place at the university that offers people that and nobody knows about it.”—Hayley Munro, OAR editorial assistant.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile they would emerge with a win in their first game, the season came to an end the following Saturday following a round two loss to the Ryerson Rams.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAgribusiness is mentioned in Ottawa’s Rural Affairs and Economic Development Plan as a vital growth industry in the region’s future.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“There is a bunch of reasons. Part of it is the pipeline, but it’s mostly that I’ve seen people struggling. I’m from Newfoundland, and our province has been ignored by the government for years and years.” —Angie Reed, protestor.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Come and see me, let’s talk about writing,” is how Birdsell summarizes her job as writer-in-residence.
Reading Time: 3 minutes “It’s an amazing workout, an extremely efficient form of self-defence, and if you want to compete, pretty much all the gyms offer that avenue. So I would just say show up, work hard, have fun, and bring a good attitude.” —Sacha Hijazi, owner/instructor of Muay Thai, Ottawa Fight and Fitness.
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday’s healthy recipe of the week is pumpkin pasta sauce—and before you run away in horror at the idea of an orange-splattered dinner plate, hear us out.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I don’t think anyone expects this to be easy, and I don’t think anyone claimed it would be easy,” —Tiyana Maharaj.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Last weekend was one of the toughest for the team, and to respond the way we did says a lot about ourselves and this group.” —James Derouin, Gee-Gees head men’s basketball coach.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTo commemorate the end of an era, MTV brought on former SFUO presidential candidate Oprah to host a lookback special of some of the SFUO’s most cherished moments.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAccording to his roommates, Michael DiMarco had gone to Minto Sports Complex for an early morning workout and hadn’t returned.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe U of O needs a secondary walk-in clinic on campus. As the student population grows, so will wait times. There’s a plethora of walk-in clinics on Rideau, but who wants to venture out that far when they’re coughing up a lung?
Reading Time: 3 minutes“I’m not one for cliches, but being a summer camp counsellor is so much more than a job: for me, it was a key component of my growth as a person and an employee, regardless of the field of work.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesKid A is definitely one of those albums you won’t be able to fully appreciate until you’ve listened to its whole roughly 50-minute runtime from start to finish.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe impetus for the Pinoys on Parliament conference comes from the fact that, though Canada’s Filipino population is one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in Canada, there is a lack of representation in politics and many other fields.
