Reading Time: 2 minutesInstead of coming home and immediately checking Facebook, an aspiring writer could be finishing the rough draft of his or her future bestseller. Rather than wasting the night away on Twitter, that young person who wants to be prime minister could be reading up on world issues.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Back in those days if you showed up, you played football,” said Joseph Maingot who attended the U of O from 1953–56.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMissed this week’s sport events? Don’t worry, the Fulcrum has you covered!
Reading Time: 3 minutesBut the government can only go so far in protecting people from themselves. Unfortunately, there will always be people who become addicted to alcohol, just as there will be those who are addicted to gambling, eating, and other compulsive habits. Expanded alcohol sales will not change this, nor will government monopolies prevent alcoholics from obtaining addictive substances.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFinding ingredients that are easy to use in several dishes and cheap enough to keep money in your wallet is easier than you might think.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis week Marie gives you the low down on the basics of working out. She’s talking cardio and weight training; check it out.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmerigo Rocha really loves food. Cooking, exploring new dining options and talking your ear off about them are just a few of his favourite hobbies. Every other Friday Amerigo will serve up a brand new blog post to satisfy your craving.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThere’s a new group of dopers in town, and they’re doing it for the grades For many university students, the demands of academic life are stressful to say the least. To cope, some of us turn to liquor, chocolate (or any other comfort food), coffee upon coffee, or cigarettes. Some of us take caffeine pills to …
Reading Time: 3 minutesDi answers your burning—but hopefully not itching—sexual questions
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUniversity of Ottawa professor of medicine Shawn Marshall along with the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF) recently released a set of guidelines that aim to help alleviate symptoms of concussions.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter accommodating American standards and the complaints of those who said 10-pin bowling was just too strenuous, Thomas F. Ryan created what would be known as five-pin bowling.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Rideau Centre will undergo a $360-million investment to expand the mall starting Sept. 30, making its largest renovation in 30 years.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s nothing like good food to bring people together.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLocal anthology features U of O alumnus at book launch Photo courtesy of Matt Moore Horror, fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction: dark genre fiction can be all of these things. “I think you can ask 20 different people and get 20 different answers,” said Kate Heartfield, one of the contributors to the anthology Postscripts …
Reading Time: 3 minutesFormer U of O student looks to finance Canadian road trip doc Photo courtesy of Adele Reeves What does it mean to be truly Canadian? In 2012, University of Ottawa graduate and independent artist Adele Reeves decided to take a road trip across the country in hopes of discovering just that. Reeves and her husband …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are going to be people on your residence floor and in your classes who you just don’t get along with. There are going to be parties that aren’t great, people who don’t know how to kiss, and days when you just want to be in your bed back home. All of that is normal and can be just as good as the rest of it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf students are expected to pay for the SFUO as part of their tuition fees, I believe that candidates should be screened before running. $30,000 worth of student money is not an amount to be taken lightly. That type of financial commitment from students deserves commitment from the candidates. While candidates may not have malicious intentions for resigning, students should feel confident that their vote is going towards someone who, if elected, will be dedicated.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the University of Ottawa to receive a failing grade on freedom of speech—no matter the source—violates two principle notions of university life.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Telfer School of Management released its annual report setting ambitious goals to better internationalize the school, foster research, develop existing relationships with alumni, and build a stronger community involvement.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gees’ best player in both games was second-year forward Nicolas Larocque-Marcoux. With his speed and desire to get into the corners, Larocque-Marcoux was dangerous every time he was on the ice.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa is projecting a $4.8-million shortfall for the 2013–14 academic year. The Board of Governors (BOG) approved the new budget with a deficit despite a $54-million increase in financing.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe women’s squad is one of eight undefeated teams in the country. As impressive as this is, the team has yet to play at its full potential on the field because Steve Johnson has been “taking his foot off the pedal” and will be in upcoming games.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe pandemonium of the Panda Bowl, the Carleton University versus University of Ottawa football rivalry, is upon us. On Oct. 5, it will be raining black raven feathers.
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou learn to appreciate the time you have together because you have to make every minute count. You learn to express your thoughts and improve your communication, you get more time to see your friends, you stay focused on school, and overall it can make your relationship stronger.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe group had nailed its manifesto to the UCU Auditorium doors, but because it had been written on a right-handed desk it just ended up looking like a six-year-old’s doodle.
