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Reading Time: 4 minutesWe put together a list of some of the major Canadian political news stories of the year.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Fulcrum ranked our favourite TV shows of the year, from Sharp Objects to Bojack Horseman.
Reading Time: 5 minutesOur favourite albums of the year, ranked.
Reading Time: 8 minutesWe rounded up some of the news that shaped the world in 2018.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“The SFUO fully supports students’ right to smoke mouldy weed in the abandoned Brooks building,” the statement read. “All those who oppose this motion are obviously white supremacists.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Nov. 24-25 weekend offered up an exciting series of back-to-back home games, as the Gee-Gees men tackled two tough teams from the OUA West division.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I just… I just wanted to do my best to help these kids you know? I try so hard. I roll out of bed and come and stand in front of 300 students and ramble on about bonds and elements. But I didn’t know that my bond with the students was so non-existent” he sobbed.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe drivers were given OC Transpo swag, including a parka and thermos, which Watson explained: “(were) used to hold hot drinks, like green tea or hot kombucha.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor many graduates who look back at their university experience, their memories are likely a complex series of frustrating, joyous, and unique events—but, they’re just that: complex.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis incredible dependency upon shelters reveals that employment and housing initiatives need to be radically overhauled.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Ontario government should be granting temporary licences to these establishments (with possible high taxes) to keep them running while the appropriate framework is developed.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThrough introducing this legislation, the government is essentially saying that the economic position of elderly, small jam-makers in Northern Ontario is more important than the fundamental rights of Canadian workers to strike and fight for fair working conditions and decent wages.
Reading Time: 2 minutesObviously, students’ money shouldn’t be going towards something that they don’t support, but defunding OPIRG entirely isn’t the right way to go about it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe nationalist Law and Justice party — which the PLAD aligns itself with — passed a bill in February that made it illegal to claim Poland had any official role in the Holocaust, punishable by a fine and up to three years in prison. Although the law was quickly met with challenges from constitutional courts and the international community, it demonstrates the party’s hardline policy on defending Poland’s historical reputation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesComing in December, the U of O will host a co-op student fair where students can pitch business seminars and connect with industry experts at the Kanata North technology park.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe federal labour relations board says a former public servant and University of Ottawa graduate was wrongfully terminated for working as a teaching assistant at the university while on sick leave for an anxiety disorder.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn early third-period goal from Carleton’s Adam Chapman sealed the victory, and the Gees went home scoreless through 60 minutes for the first time in 2018-19.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThankfully for the world, there is even video footage.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“It’s a release—it’s very different from what I normally do at school … I just get to come to forget everything—here I can be some crazy, wild character.”—Sarah Robach, fifth-year biology student.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSimply put, Devon Welsh’s vocals and lyrics are stunning. His booming baritone voice cuts through the songs’ hazy synth-beds and commands your attention—leaving you no choice, but to listen to him as he spills his soul into your ears.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Everyone thinks that culture is this thing that’s on the side that doesn’t have much impact but, it contributes 3.4 billion dollars to the local economy.”—M. Sharon Jeannotte, a Senior Fellow at the Centre on Governance of the University of Ottawa, and co-chair of the Ottawa Culture Research Group.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDear Ty: I fucked my CA—meet your sequel.
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe sat down with Raina, one of the oldest students at the U of O, to talk about her life of learning.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“I think, (that) looking at the multi-dimensional aspect of being an athlete, and what it means to be an athlete contemporarily, is the kind of space that I want to explore as an anthropology student.”—Lucas Mollame, a fourth-year anthropology student, and a team member of CAM/MAC.
