Reading Time: 2 minutesMontreal band will play free concert on campus Nov. 15 Photo courtesy of Jérémie Pelletier Make sure to see Groenland this week so you can pull out your hipster pride when they get famous and say you saw them before they were big; because it’s going to happen soon. The six-piece Montreal-based band has been making …
Reading Time: 2 minutesFaculty of Arts works to beat the November blues Photo by Héloïse Rodriguez-Qizilbash By now, you might begin to feel the school year dragging on. November is a difficult month for students, which is why Nicolette Addesa, vp university affairs of the Students’ Association of the Faculty of Arts (SAFA), created the #souriezUOsmiles campaign, happening now …
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s hard enough to obtain an economics degree, but when you’re a full-time open-wheel race car driver on top of that, it becomes nearly impossible. University of Ottawa student Zacharie Robichon does just that.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gee-Gees took down the Carleton Ravens while fighting breast cancer to raise $1,000 in their Nov. 9 game. Both teams were able to bring out a large crowd to support their breast cancer fundraiser.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhere to find it: Café Nostalgica and Pour Boy (on Somerset just west of Kent) This is the excitement of coming home after a semester away battling exams, essays, and malnourishment trapped in a bottle. Blanche de Chambly is the best of Quebec brewer Unibroue’s unique selection of finely crafted beers. It’s a Belgian-style wheat beer with hints of …
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s time we demand businesses hold back on the holidays until after Nov. 11 and give Remembrance Day the observance it deserves.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOttawa police have launched investigations after two women reported they were sexually assaulted while using taxi services.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUniversity of Ottawa students can be seen wearing white poppies pinned to their lapels this Remembrance Day in an effort to promote peace, not war.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Marxist Students’ Association has obtained 1,700 signatures on a petition to hold a referendum to approve the establishment of a General Assembly (GA)within the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO).
Reading Time: 3 minutesIkram Hamoud led the United Campus slate to victory as all four of its members were elected to positions within the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) on Nov. 1.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) intends to live-stream the 22nd Winter Olympics despite international protests and boycots.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhere to find it: The Royal Oak on Laurier Avenue or pretty much anywhere in Ottawa This local beer is a staple at almost every bar in Ottawa, but just because it’s always on the menu doesn’t mean it should be taken lightly. This is one complex lager. It has the polished taste and golden colour of your average easy-drinking …
Reading Time: 2 minutesIncreasingly, the realms of politics and debate are making room for the common person. No longer do we trust in the ability of the elites to govern. In fact, trust has turned to cynicism.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLet’s focus on keeping tuition fees close to where they are now and supply all students with the resources they need to afford school, but let’s also put our efforts into perspective.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith Ottawa’s average annual precipitation of 940 millimetres and variably sucky and slushy weather for months of the year, I’ll admit that rain boots are a practical investment. But before you rush out to join the Hunter hordes, consider the economic and environmental costs of the brand you choose to purchase.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Friends don’t give friends viruses. Friends don’t spyware on each other. But I didn’t ask him to get tested and now I’m dealing with the consequences.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesSinger and actress Paris Hilton is outraged because she had to spend 23 days in prison for drunk driving, while celebrities like Brown and Charlie Sheen are getting off with equal or lesser sentences than her own.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBetween midterms, papers, roommate issues, and relationship drama, it can be easy to feel like you need a hug. Students who feel overwhelmed will be glad to know there is now a club dedicated solely to making others happy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the end of the day, it’s not just the scandal we should be paying attention to. We need to observe our prime minister’s response to it because it is an indicator of our country’s leadership. Not only does his response display a lack of integrity, but more importantly, by deflecting the blame onto a different politician every day, he’s also displaying an inability to take responsibility.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWilliam Morrison, a first-year criminology student, learned first-hand about the discrepancy between northern and southern Canadian culture on his trade mission trip to Nunavut from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa Heart Institute and the Ottawa Hospital have moved to fourth place from sixth in the national Top 40 Research Hospital rankings, published by RE$EARCH Infosource Inc.
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Telfer School of Management emphasized the advantages students have in an entrepreneurial setting at an event hosted as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDear Di, I found some bumps on my penis and it turned out that I have genital warts. I’m coming to terms with this STI and I’m starting to realize it’s not the end of the world, but I’m having a problem debating on whether I should tell my partners, friends, and family about it. …
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn the documentary, Kilbourne says ads don’t only sell products. “They sell images, they sell concepts of love and sexuality, of success, and perhaps most important, of normalcy,” she says. “To a great extent they tell us who we are, and who we should be.”
Reading Time: < 1 minutePhoto courtesy of Andy Barnes (CC). Lou Reed died Oct. 27 at the age of 71. According to the Associated Press, he died from an illness related to the liver transplant he had last May. Reed was a part of Andy Warhol’s New York City studio The Factory and was the frontman for the rock …
