Reading Time: 3 minutes“It made me feel a lot more comfortable chatting about the fact that I’m an active member of the chess club while previously it wasn’t something I would bring up as often because I was worried I would be stereotyped,” said Veronica Hitchlock, a second-year student in the commerce and juris doctor program at the U of O.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“We hope to promote a sense of connectedness and community amongst U of O students,” write Kora Upitis and Savanna Ma, two University of Ottawa nursing students.
Reading Time: 11 minutesDi Daniels, the Fulcrum’s longest standing employee, has written a number of Dear Di’s over the years. Here is a compilation honouring her best efforts.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents have other bills to pay.
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe Fulcrum decided to look back at its history and glance at how the process of producing changed over the decades. To get somewhat of an idea, we interviewed 11 former editors-in-chief who shared some of their best stories and memories along the way.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“There is still plenty of work to be done to support and uplift BIPOC in film and television. Simply putting us on television is not enough, and will not eradicate the inadequacies of the entertainment sector.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the anniversary mark quickly approaching, the Fulcrum sat down with Varsity Athletics director, Sue Hylland, to discuss how the department is using their down-time as the 2021 winter semester kicks off.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe U of O administration did not directly communicate to students that the release date for final marks had been moved back from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“There is so much information and so many healthcare experts from the field to listen to, and you can’t help but be inspired by these people — you can’t help but want to follow in their footsteps,” said co-president Michelle Hong on the event.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“The current wording of the lockdown rules are worrisome, as it’s vague and leaves room open for police to exploit the rules.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the first time in four years, an event meant to celebrate the United States seemed to actually celebrate them in their varying shades and specialties, accepting the messiness of 2020 but promising better times ahead under a new, united administration.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne need look only as far as Ottawa’s own National Arts Centre to see that art isn’t dying during these disquieting times; in its own, exciting ways, it’s even thriving, shape-shifting to fit the needs of a socially distant world.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“As we are now two weeks into the fourth pandemic-era semester, it is worth asking why the U of O left students in the summer semester behind … if the university truly values the wellbeing of their student body, then the S/NS option must be made available for every semester to mitigate the stresses of the pandemic.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesResearchers assemble to discuss how to best manage the pandemic.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDevelopers release an app that formats and cites essays to allow students to focus solely on the content.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLooking for more tracks to add to your playlist? Check out what we have highlighted as the Fulcrum’s single, album and discovery of the week. It’s likely you’ll find a new song to keep on repeat until you’re sick of it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOntario’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams said on Jan. 16 that people who have received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine will now have to wait between 21 and 42 days for their second dose.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThree individuals living in the Seager Wheeler Residence Hall at the University of Saskatchewan tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, reported the Sheaf.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents from Carleton University and the University of Ottawa have asked the provincial government to open up university and college campuses in order to improve students’ mental health and academic performance.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCOVID-19 has changed the way we go about our day to day lives, but it’s not always clear what we’re allowed- or not allowed- to do
Reading Time: 4 minutes“To say personal information was leaked would be reductive of the mixture of shock, shame, and humiliation myself and the other 110 individuals have felt as a result of the negligent actions of the UOSU. For me, being made aware of the public access to my past … was a nagging reminder of a lonely, vulnerable period in my life, of which I would rather not repeat.”
Reading Time: 8 minutesOver the last thirty years, the Fulcrum has reviewed a number of releases that eventually became career-defining and altering records for artists.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDespite being the most well established collegiate riding program in Canada, and the success the team has seen in both Canadian and American competition, the University of Ottawa equestrian team still faces misconceptions about their sport.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBuzzfeed has rolled out a series of quizzes that brutally insult your life’s problems and then suggest appropriate resources to fix them, all based on your movie taste.
Reading Time: 7 minutes “The biggest thing I would get from Steph, I wouldn’t even say growth as a player — I’d say it’s growth as a person. She’s really helped me mold into a man rather than a boy,” said men’s rugby player James Flemming.
