Reading Time: 4 minutesThrough the highs and lows of the turbulent 2020, one thing has kept us laughing: memes.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor-profit organization Taking Shots has come under fire for strange requirements to get first priority for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Nov. 12, a clear majority of those in attendance for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union Fall General Assembly voted to give the Indigenous Law Student’s Association the right to become a recognized student government.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHeading into his third year with the team, Pépin’s experience has been a bit different as the team will not have the opportunity to wear their garnet and grey on the court for the 2020-2021 season.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRecent studies have shown that local BIPOC and immigrant communities are being disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough there are a handful of reasons to stay on campus, it seems the U of O campus will be significantly quieter this winter.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“This is a great way for people to deal with the mental aspect … we think of a lot of young people aren’t having as much socialization as they once had because there’s no school, there’s no university,” said Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew vaccine manufacturing training at U of O rolls in as COVID vaccine rollout is announced nationwide.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere’s a long list of negatives that have come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, but let’s take a moment to focus on the positives.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBad at buying gifts? Di Daniels has a few tips to make shopping for your partner easy.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSex and relationship columist Di Daniels has recently announced that she’s not a therapist.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa announced on Thursday evening that it had appointed professor Boulou Ebanda de B’béri as the university’s first special advisor on anti-racism and inclusion.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“The university is aware of the petition and is looking into the matter,” says U of O manager of media relations, Isabelle Mailloux-Pulkinghorn.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Nov. 10, the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre (ORCC) gave a community update announcing a temporary closure, set to begin on Dec. 2. At the time of the ORCC’s opening in 1974, it became the first of its kind in Ottawa and was the third rape crisis centre in the country.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“This is seen as the worst possible thing for us,” said second-year U of O student Melissa Moubayed, who is of Armenian origin.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs an instagram influencer, the holiday season is an essential time for my business.
Reading Time: 10 minutesAfter a couple of months, it became official. Plans were somewhat in place for my mom to pick me up in Ottawa and make a trek out west — a coast to coast journey at the onset of the second wave of COVID-19.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“The very presence of more Black folk validates the [new President’s Action Committee for an Anti-Racist and Inclusive Campus] and validates Frémont’s inaction. Any validation for the University of Ottawa to move forward with the committee is a step against systemic change for anti-Black racism at the University of Ottawa,” said Jamal Koulmiye-Boyce.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy evaluating courses, you are able to voice your opinion for the betterment of virtual academia.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s likely we’ll be living in this digital new normal for a while; let CityFolk be proof that that doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad thing.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTaylor Swift’s new film is, in truth, the ultimate treat for fans, allowing us into her creative processes while also serving us brilliant new arrangements of the folklore album.
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn what many describe ‘the second pandemic,’ victims and survivors of abuse are fighting for their lives while in lockdown.
Reading Time: 2 minutesChristmas is a beautiful holiday, but COVID-19 does not care about the holidays. There’s still a pandemic, and everyone needs to do their part and tone things down for the 2020 holiday season.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa has been in the process of switching student accounts from G Suite to Outlook since the beginning of September.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Carleton County Gaol’s bleak history attracts tourists. But why are we so fascinated by stories of past inmates?
