Reading Time: 3 minutesI am unaware of anyone who has not felt disgusted and pained by the massacre in Newtown. How is it possible for a man to walk into an elementary school with a legally obtained military assault weapon and open fire on innocent children?
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen students are openly questioning the soundness of the electoral process and the appeals process, the legitimacy of the entire election is called into question.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGet the who, what, when, and where of the SFUO elections.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“These players have been playing for fifteen or more years, so they’re aware of those dangers,” said hockey coach Yanick Evola. “We just try to talk to them and give them a couple of exercises here and there to help prevent [concussions]. It happens quite a bit.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesDon’t be fooled by the fluffy name of the tournament, either—the She-Gees are a force to be reckoned with. Last year, they competed with 27 teams from across Ontario and won the annual Powderpuff tournament hosted by Wilfrid Laurier University.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Global climate change is threatening this activity, and to play hockey or go for a skate on a frozen lake or pond may soon be a thing of the past.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJust like in other team sports, whether you play well or not, your teammates are there to pick up the slack if you had a bad round. We win together and lose together.
Reading Time: 4 minutes32-year-old Stacie Halas’ life changed when her past caught up with her—a past in the porn industry, which eventually got her fired from her teaching job and landed her in court to settle the issue.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMost students are weary of adding cable costs to their already long list of expenses, especially when most of the shows they want can be found online for free. Tivli, a newly developed cable subscription service, is attempting to make university-aged students recognize the benefits of having cable television without asking them to trade in their iPads for a TV.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBeing single at our school, however, seems to have the same amount of appeal as falling down a flight of stairs face-first. You see, our campus is suffering from an acute lack of “ready to mingles.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThat peace was shattered when Windsor Salt factory workers invaded the Stepdons’ idyllic property at around six in the evening one Friday last November. The family barely had time to realize what was happening before they were all rounded up, taken to what one of the younger Stepdon children called “that scary grey building,” and smashed.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“We’ve uncovered a massive network of steroid use within dodgeball leagues and it all centres around these athletes. There’s simply no room for cheating in our sport, or at this institution. Just with the magnitude of the situation, we felt we needed to come down hard on the perpetrators to not lose the public’s confidence.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis week’s reviews include new albums from Canadian indie rockers Ra Ra Riot and Tegan and Sara
Reading Time: 3 minutesA visual arts student from the U of O competed at this year’s Global Game Jam annual 48-hour gaming challenge.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast year’s cry to lower tuition fees caused a stir across Canada, but the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) opted not to organize a National Day of Action in 2013.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s English-language improvised comedy team took home first prize at the University of Toronto’s improv summit Jan. 26.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the student federation election campaigns now underway, many of those involved in student politics believe continued membership in the Canadian Federation of Students should be a focal point of discussion.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA proposed update to the University of Ottawa’s liquor policy that would have banned shots of hard liquor and restricted pitchers in its student-run bars has been scrapped.
Reading Time: 4 minutesA graduate student at the University of Ottawa has determined that she will receive childcare assistance following a dispute with the City of Ottawa over revisions to its policy.
Reading Time: 4 minutesYou should also be checking out my online column. I’ve answered some especially out-there questions on the interwebz, so if you can hold off from immediately clicking play on your favourite porn vid—which I have a feeling might just be 2 Girls 1 Cup—you can read a few more of my answers to the craziest of questions.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNot sure what to do this weekend in Ottawa? The Fulcrum’s got you covered with a weekend rundown. We’ll fill you in on the hottest restaurants, the coolest shows, and the exciting things going on around town so you can make the most out of your weekends
Reading Time: 3 minutesMiss a game last weekend? Here is your one stop shop for updates on all Gee-Gees sports from Jan 25-27.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this space, we let you sound off on issues we’ve covered in the Fulcrum. This week we ask some questions about cyber safety.
Reading Time: 3 minutesJust because your gentleman friend ended up in a gentlemen’s club doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with you.
Reading Time: 3 minutesRecycling bins seem to be everywhere at the University of Ottawa—you can sort and dispose of paper, metals, plastic, and glass on nearly every floor of every building. But what about compost bins?
