Reading Time: 3 minutesRates will rise across the board, with international students to see up to 15 per cent increase On Monday, May 29, the University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors (BOG) will meet to present and ratify the 2017-18 budget. This comes at a time where the university is predicting a deficit of $15 million, as discussed …
Reading Time: 3 minutesSFUO cites legal worries for GA motions, inflation and administration fees for health plan The last Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) Board of Administration (BOA) meeting of the 2016-17 academic year, which took place on April 26, saw several important developments. SFUO reduces GA power Two motions were brought forward to change …
Reading Time: 2 minutesBoard determined Ahimakin had not adequately completed duties according to Executive Work Manual The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO)’s most recent Board of Administration (BOA) meeting, which took place on April 26, saw several important developments, one of which was executive pay. This was the last meeting of the 2016-17 board. The …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe union wrote that “it is troubling that the Union was told during collective bargaining that the maximum wage increase Management could give to its part-time employees was $0.17 per hour (which represents a 1.7% increase), when the SFUO clearly had $37,200 (the total cost of the proposed Executive members’ raise) available for additional wage increases.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesUntil you acknowledge all the ways in which academia intersects with our identities, our lived experiences, our health, and our socioeconomic status, then there is no way you can be “fully committed to ensuring the well-being of our students.”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNo workers injured in the accident at LRT eastern entrance On the morning of April 26 emergency responders were on the scene near the University of Ottawa, as the cab of a construction crane fell sideways near the eastern entrance of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) at Waller Street and Laurier Avenue. According to Rideau …
Reading Time: 3 minutesIndividual members should make a point of reading the constitution in its entirety. It’s a long document, but if you’re elected to serve the students it’s only fair you have to do your homework.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Saturday, March 25, the body of University of Ottawa student Jérémy Michael Gauvin was removed from his apartment in Ottawa. Gauvin’s parents were notified of their son’s death the following day by Ottawa and Oakville police.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAccording to Kiera Brant, the idea for the portal came about in early 2013, around the time that the Idle No More movement began to pick up steam.
Reading Time: 2 minutesVisual artist Shawn Philip Hunsdale toughed through an interview with the Fulcrum on March 31 to promote his latest work titled “Identification, please.”
Reading Time: 5 minutesEvery school year the Fulcrum gives out Cavalry Awards for the best that varsity athletics has to offer. You’ve cast your votes, so here are this semester’s winners.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStrange Globe and Mail article becomes a template for political marketing machine.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“No candidate shall say that the SFUO doesn’t listen to the voice of students. And anyone who doesn’t believe us can shut the hell up.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesSanctuary cities may not be legally binding in a lot of cases, but it is the first step in making people feel welcome.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the rise of populist politics and a growing anti-globalization angst, immigration has become a hot-button issue once again.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile the country is gearing up for a massive celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, it’s also important to note the accomplishments of Indigenous peoples before 1867.
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow I made it to Miami on $160 a month.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis summer the Canadian government is offering free national park passes in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary. So lace up your boots, pack some sunscreen, and forget your phone, because this summer you can see the Great White North like you never have before.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile seeing the world is a dream for many of us, every now and then you hit some bumps in the road and it turns into a nightmare.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s long past time to say it clearly and loudly: the SFUO needs radical reform, and it needs it now.
Reading Time: 2 minutesARC is the culmination of four years of study in the BFA, and it’s the last chance for undergrads to display their artistic talent before the end of their university careers.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis month’s installment features the works of U of O students Madison McSweeney and Sandy El-Bitar.
Reading Time: 3 minutesRather than of forcing yourself to hike up a steep path or go barreling down some dangerous waves this summer, why not watch a highly paid actor do it instead?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn behalf of the University’s administration, I want to respond to the recent letter to the editor concerning uOttawa’s mental health services.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI am writing to the Fulcrum for one reason: the SFUO Food Bank needs your help! We are bursting at the seams with a surplus of food and need help giving that food away.
