Reading Time: 2 minutesBecoming familiar with the OC Transpo schedules, routes, and pitfalls will make your life a lot easier and ensure you get to enjoy all that this great city has to offer.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile it can seem nearly impossible to keep that cash flowing until next year, the Fulcrum has the advice you need to keep your money—and your grades—up.
Reading Time: 3 minutesPoint/Counterpoint Sofia Hashi | Fulcrum Staff It’s a question that has been debated time and time again, on and off campuses: Is higher education a right or a privilege? With the London riots almost two years ago and the province of Quebec more recently coming to a near standstill over a proposed tuition hike, there’s …
Reading Time: 2 minutesLGBT community marches for diversity, acceptance, and self-expression Dayna Prest | Fulcrum Contributor OTTAWA CAPITAL PRIDE 2012 culminated in a fabulous display by Ottawa’s queer community during the annual pride parade on Aug. 26. The theme of this year’s pride celebrations was “come out and play”—a play on words that was taken as a call to action by the hundreds of supporters who attended receptions, boat …
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf blank beige walls and questionable carpet stains aren’t your thing, read on.
Reading Time: 4 minutesStudents highlight this year’s entertainment offerings from around the country Canadians of all ages love to take advantage of the few months of warm weather—that elusive thing we call “summer”—and give summer a new name: festival season. Now with just a few stragglers left (Ottawa Folk Festival, anyone?), that time is coming to a close. The Fulcrum asked students to recount the highlights …
Reading Time: 3 minutesI had to eat the same lame cafeteria food every day, I felt a ton of stress about courses I wasn’t doing so well in, and I was sick of being confined to a 14-by-14 room with another human being, as wonderful as my roommate was.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAidan Parchelo | Fulcrum Contributor ALMOST 50 PIECES of art adorn the walls of HeARTwood Gallery—photography, paintings, and mixed media alike—for Pieces of 8, an exhibition showcasing a selection of work produced by local artist Aimee Britten over the last five years. While this is Britten’s first formal exhibit, she has been creating all her life. “Man does produce …
Reading Time: 11 minutesA new school year means new executive members of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) and the Graduate Students’ Association (GSAÉD). The Fulcrum sat down with the new executives to give you a look at who will be in charge at the SFUO and GSAÉD this year. Andrew Ikeman and Ali Schwabe …
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow did your liver cells know to specialize into a liver or your brain cells to become neurons?
Reading Time: 2 minutesCarolyn Greve begins term Jane Lytvynenko | Fulcrum Contributor illustration by Devin Beauregard As of July, the Graduate Students’ Association of the University of Ottawa (GSAÉD) has elected a new finance commissioner, Carolyn Greve, following the resignation of Douglas Webb in June 2012. “It’s quite common to have an executive leave throughout their term,” said Taiva Tegler, GSAÉD external commissioner. “Our previous …
Reading Time: 2 minutes#Twitter & Elections Andrew Ikeman | News Editor THIS NOVEMBER, THE citizens of the United States of America will flock to the polling stations to either re-elect their current president or elect a new one. Many people base their vote on how the candidate is portrayed by the media. Since the 2008 U.S. election, one specific social media platform …
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew committee hopes to improve student-community relationship Keeton Wilcock | Fulcrum Contributor WHILE THE PHRASE “town and gown” may be a familiar one to university students around the world, for most people at the University of Ottawa the connotation is foreign. No longer. Come September, U of O students will for the first time be represented by a major neighbourhood-to-student organization—the Sandy Hill Town and …
Reading Time: 3 minutesU-Pass lines shrink OTTAWA—STUDENTS ANTICIPATING LONG lines at the U-Pass distribution centre will be pleasantly surprised this year. According to an article that appeared in the Fulcrum September 2011, last year’s distribution was hampered by technical difficulties, which resulted in long lineups. The delays eventually forced OC Transpo to step in to assist the Student …
Reading Time: 3 minutesDear Di, I’ve always thought Speedos make a man look sexy. Something about the way they outline his package and highlight strong, muscular thighs just gets me going. Problem is, my boyfriend refuses to wear one. I wear a bikini when we go to the beach, which I know he likes, so why shouldn’t he …
Reading Time: 2 minutesWELCOME AND WELCOME back to the University of Ottawa, dear readers! Although my sexual prowess is such that I should need no introduction, for those of you who don’t know me, my name is Di Daniels and I’m the Fulcrum’s resident sex and love columnist. You read that right. Every week I’ll be here, addressing …
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlso fuzzy, but less cute, were the germs I later discovered lurking in my residence, a building whose delightfully ivy-covered exterior cleverly distracted from the dark secrets hidden within.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere are my recommendations for drinks that are sure to help you have a great night.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWouldn’t it be great if you could have that wisdom beforehand, and fewer regrets after? We here at the Fulcrum put our heads together to try to give you just that.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere’s a brief survival guide for making it through those debaucherous evenings with nothing but a strong buzz and a stronger French vocabulary.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDear Di, I am absolutely in love with my high school sweetheart. He’s going to a different university about seven hours away, so I won’t get to see him—or his penis—as often as I used to. We’re going to try the long-distance thing, and the part I’m really worried about is sex. How can I …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Fulcrum has some tasty meal suggestions which will satisfy your taste buds and your budget alike.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith that in mind, here are some tips to ease those first-day jitters.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDespite your satisfaction with your timetable, if you walk into the classroom and encounter any of the following, run far, far away.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBut apart from all the grammar help, the Fulcrum has taught me valuable lessons that can’t be learned in a classroom.
