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Reading Time: 5 minutesAlthough these seem to be obvious qualities anyone would want from a partner, it isn’t always easy to identify whether or not they are lacking when you’re blinded by emotion. Sara Quinton* is a U of O student who was in an unhealthy relationship. She didn’t recognize the negative aspects of her relationship until her after partner broke up with her.

Reading Time: 3 minutesSince 1889, movies everywhere have been shot, distributed, and projected at 24 frames per second on 35-mm film, but come January 2013, all new projects will be shot digitally. By the end of this year, studios and distributors will no longer be producing or shipping film prints. This means that the Mayfair Theatre will have to drop $55,000 on a digital cinema package (DCP) to stay in business.

Reading Time: 4 minutesWait times for most major surgeries average over a year in many provinces, although the interprovincial variation is significant (with some of the shortest wait times on the west coast, and the longest in Quebec).

Reading Time: 3 minutes“I think that this move will do nothing but put us in a better position to win on all sides of the ball.”

Reading Time: 4 minutes“ARC says something about where the university currently is and where it is going,” said Mona Nemer, vice president of research at the U of O.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Grand Old Party’s online video campaign was an instant success, creating more interest than ever in the party’s policies.

Reading Time: 6 minutes“But it’s in a way that doesn’t really help to resolve the issues. It’s more of a one-way interaction where they may gain more knowledge on an issue, maybe there’s a donation involved to a local charity—which of course I’m not minimizing—but it doesn’t do anything to address any of the root causes of the issues.”

Reading Time: 2 minutesOrgasms galore as promised by the book is by no means a guarantee, so don’t set yourself up for disappointment by expecting that you and your guy will start euphorically breaking through the latex ceiling at the same time.

Reading Time: 2 minutesBut what gets me is Wente being allowed to publish another column like nothing happened.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThey’re cutting edge, but most importantly, they’re cool. You do not listen to their music. Therefore, you are not cool.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Canadian Orientation Leadership Program allowed students from across North America to come to the U of O to study Canadian industrial and financial practices.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is no secret that we English Quebecers feel a certain disconnect with our own province. This disconnect explains why we turn the television off when Jean Charest or Pauline Marois come on and why we choose any activity over heading to a ballot box.

Reading Time: 2 minutesA crowd of supporters gathered at Café Dekcuf on Sept. 21 to “rock” for Steve Gerecke, a well-known local photographer who had his van, customized wheelchair, and most of his photography equipment stolen last month.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWalking around campus this year, you might notice there are a lot of new options for where to eat. Bento Sushi moved out of the university centre (UCU) cafeteria and is now where the Upper Crust used to be, there is a new food truck under the Thompson- Fauteux overpass and the Faculty of Social Sciences building will soon be getting a bakery.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa and its faculty association, the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa (APUO), reached a collective agreement Sept. 20, after 16 months of negotiations. Talks for the agreement began in April of 2011.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen we are above water and get to breathe, we have to make it all look easy and as if we are having the time of our lives while performing.

Reading Time: 3 minutesI trained. Trained! Me, the girl whose co-worker asked incredulously, “Wait—you’re athletic?” as I explained to him I was running a 5K while simultaneously using my teeth to rip into a tub of Ben & Jerry’s.

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