Reading Time: 2 minutes“Since the onset of the pandemic, charities have experienced on average a 30 per cent drop in revenue, with 69 per cent of charities reporting a decrease in donations,” writes Fulcrum contributor Rhyanna Melanson.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesThis week’s picks included hot jazz, existential dread, and cool new musical experiments.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe holidays can see increased pollution, especially from single-use plastics and mass consumption of disposable consumer goods. So how can you help the environment while still giving friends and family gifts they’ll love?
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf successful, these viruses could become an effective therapy in fighting breast and ovarian cancers providing hope to those who need it the most.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDear Di answers the age-old question of what to do if you are haunted by desires for ghosts.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa Students’ Union deems the decision as “a huge win for student advocacy.”
Reading Time: 7 minutes“While the university does not care about our safety, we cannot risk the safety of those here,” said Jamal Koulmiye-Boyce.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn a tale that seems to be as old as time, the University of Ottawa administration has once again come under attack for not doing enough to fight anti-Black racism on campus.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe sit-in to demand a meeting with president Jacques Frémont has now lasted over 65 hours inside of Tabaret Hall as of the publication of this article.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa announced a switch from Gmail to Outlook in the 2020 spring/summer semester. The move has led to a number of complaints by students. The most recent: spam emails.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Right Wing Politics Club at the University of Ottawa lost their club status with Campus Vibez (CVUO) as of Dec. 6 after attempting to book Tyler L. Russell for an event.
Reading Time: 10 minutesThrough disasters, social movements, and a pandemic, here’s some of the biggest news from the start of the new decade.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere have been plenty of obstacles throughout 2020. Through all of it, what has the University of Ottawa’s Varsity Athletics been up to?
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne day after posters appeared on campus, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU), along with 34 undersign university affiliated organizations, released a statement reaffirming their commitment to racial equity and inclusion.
Reading Time: 6 minutesWith the fall 2020 semester taking place online, transitioning courses to an online format has not been easy, and many students have had difficulties adjusting. To combat such difficulties, should a Pass/Fail grading system be implemented once again?
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn March 1999, the Fulcrum foreshadowed future issues with online learning.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFinancial insecurity and lack of available movies has forced owner Bruce White to make a difficult decision.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“With the pandemic dragging on, artists and promoters will need to find a better way to deliver live music because paying $17.50 for an experience that I can pretty much get for free on YouTube is not enticing in the least,” writes Charley Dutil, the Fulcrum’s editor-in-chief.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa became the first Canadian university to commit to divesting from the fossil fuel industry. But four years later, how is the U of O holding up its promise?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe caught up with Christmas time favourites, Good Lovelies, to get the scoop on their upcoming virtual tour.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe’ve reimagined some of our favourite snacks for exam season.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLocal theatre makers Nicholas Leno (a 2016 U of O MFA directing alum) and Norah Paton have created an immersive, site-specific, audio production of A Christmas Carol to be delivered to audience’s houses in a convenient box.
Reading Time: 4 minutesA collection of the top 10 worst Christmas songs ever. How many bags of coal will you be getting this holiday season?
Reading Time: 4 minutesCOVID-19 has created a time of global uncertainty that has affected access to reproductive rights and to services in Ottawa; making it more difficult to access abortion services.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThrough the highs and lows of the turbulent 2020, one thing has kept us laughing: memes.
