Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down to chat with one of the stars of Second Jen, a U of O psychology alum.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes“We programmed this year’s undercurrents festival under a guise of uncertainty. In previous years, there were always wild cards — the Arts Court elevator, traffic around the theatre, the weather — this year it’s just a pandemic.”
Reading Time: 3 minutes“It would be cool to have a snow plow deploy from my garage after a snow storm while I stay inside by the warm fire,” said Nicholas Schmidt, one of the plow’s developers.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“If you want to be viewed positively, use positive emojis in your text messages,” said Dr. Isabelle Boutet, a psychology professor at the U of O.
Reading Time: < 1 minutePatrons of the Rideau Canal Skateway report seeing a river monster lurking below the frozen canal at night over the past week.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the exception of those in grey zones, many campuses in Ontario will have the opportunity to open more fully to their students and staff.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Ontario provincial government’s attempt to appeal the court decision concerning the Student Choice Initiative (SCI) will go forward over a year after it was struck down in Ontario’s Divisional Court.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“I cannot emphasize strongly enough that there has been little change as far as ethno-racial diversity in higher education systems in Canada.” said Sanni Yaya, vice-president, international and francophonie at the U of O.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThough COVID-19 has resulted in lost opportunities for many, several innovative U of O students have cultivated businesses for themselves while taking virtual courses.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe need to stop painting each other as militants, instead, we need to work together to ensure that we can create a better learning environment to prevent an incident like this from happening again.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“The diversity that we’re given by the global Francophone community is integral and I think that we’re jeopardizing that by putting up more barriers to international students.” said Tim Gulliver, the UOSU’s advocacy commissioner.
Reading Time: 4 minutesDi Daniels is the longest standing Fulcrum employee — and it’s not even close. Some current Fulcrum employees were born after she was first hired.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor Black History Month, the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees football program has taken a creative approach to honour it’s Black community. For every day of February, the program is highlighting an athlete, coach, or support staff from the program who has been successful on the field, in the classroom, or in the workforce.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTheatre without audiences, music without concerts, fine arts without galleries — these paradoxes represent the troubling reality for arts students of the early 2020s.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAgency in interpretation is a vital element to any craft, and Malcolm and Marie’s rich dialogue and complex themes does complete justice to this ideal. The film escapes the trap of unidimensional characterization of Black creatives.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUniversity of Ottawa Hall of Famer Fabienne Perrin-Blizzard has entered the Canada Elite Basketball League (CEBL) as the assistant coach for the Ottawa BlackJacks. Perrin-Blizzard is currently the only woman to coach professional sports in Ottawa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Victoria (UVic) announced on Feb. 2 that it would be moving its capital fund into fossil free investments. The announcement is being heralded as a victory for the divestment movement.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile recent trends are encouraging, the portrayal of asexuality still trails behind other LGBTQ+ communities. It’s crucial that people of all genders and sexual identities see people to whom they can relate in the media.
Reading Time: 5 minutesA lot of people like to get busy. But with a lack of proper education and new opportunities, less experienced and LGBTQ+ students can feel left out in the cold.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn order for us to combat disinformation and the forces that wield it, we as a society need to educate ourselves on the subjects of media literacy. It is essential for every person to know how to recognize false information and to understand how it spreads.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“It’s important to decide democratically as a group what their priorities are, to advocate for them, and to stick to that and secure those principles,” said UOSU advocacy commissioner Tim Gulliver.
Reading Time: 3 minutesJust because you might be alone on Valentine’s doesn’t mean you don’t have to celebrate.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“We rescued 80 per cent of the animals that we look after,” and even with the zoo’s financial setbacks, “we continue to take-in animals,” said Lee Parker from Little Ray’s Nature Centres.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFeminine hygiene products will soon be available at community centres in Albion Heatherington, Overbrook, Sandy Hill, and Foster Farm.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“We have so many new customers because of the pandemic. It’s wonderful to see that people are embracing their sexuality”, said Stag Shop’s director of marketing, Sarah Goertzen.
