Reading Time: 2 minutesBecause of roommates and family, my partner and I have been looking to take our bedroom activities to the car. I have never had sex outside of the bedroom before, so I have no clue what the dos and don’ts of car sex are. Can you share some tips on proper car sex etiquette.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMissing Café Alt? The Faculty of Arts has a new digital hotspot for questions, concerns, and peer interaction.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the recent reversion to ‘Stage 2’ lockdowns, local Ottawa businesses are being left in the dust. Atop of decreased student presence and navigating virtual services, how are these businesses adjusting?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat’s new at the University of Ottawa biophysics labs: an investigation into the research being conducted at the STEM complex and the possibility of an updated virtual lab tour for students.
Reading Time: 5 minutesMy first job as a newcomer to Canada was a strange way to stay connected to the political scene back home. This is that story.
Reading Time: 5 minutesCaroline Cox of the Shepherds of Good Hope knew in March when the pandemic hit, they would be in trouble, not just for the number of already-vulnerable persons they help but in losing their dedicated senior volunteers leaving for their health and safety. However, their downtown Ottawa location has had an unexpected uptick in the number of student volunteers.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOnline classes have been hard for students and staff alike, but the lack of effort from professors makes remote learning incredibly difficult for students.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“We don’t know much about the mental health of our workforce in this country. The more this crisis goes on, the more these issues will be compounded,” said Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, a U of O professor and holder of the University’s research chair in gender, diversity and the professions.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe union representing support and administrative staff at the University of Ottawa (PSUO-SSUO) has announced its intention to proceed with a strike on Monday at 12:01 a.m. if it cannot reach a tentative settlement on a collective agreement with the University.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis past week saw the release of a number of cool “return to the roots” albums from Canadian indie bands. We reviewed both those records, as well as the latest single from the U.K’s Lathums and spoke about our discovery of the week : Black Puma.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe University “received reports that some players were not following self-isolation rules.”
Reading Time: 2 minutes“As the number of cases rise during the second wave of COVID-19, and without an available vaccine, on-going sports restrictions are required to ensure student-athlete health and safety,” said Dr. Taryn Taylor, U Sports chief medical officer.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“How do we make progress from here at the University of Ottawa? If by terming it as a good crisis, Jacques Frémont is going to make transformational changes in the U of O landscape, I am all behind him, but if it is going to be talk, PR, and no action, then his legacy will be harshly judged by all generations,” writes Rony Fosting an international student at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn 1951, the Fulcrum was head-on facing bankruptcy due to the SFUO’s mismanagement of its budget. Douglas Roche was tasked with writing the Fulcrum’s obituary, but in the end, the Fulcrum survived and carried on despite the federation’s financial challenges.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“How are you protecting me—how are you protecting us? I implore all of you to interrogate your activism: who have you been leaving behind? Who have you failed to hold space for? In your silence and complacency, whose lives have you decided no longer matter?,” writes Shadé Edwards a second-year law student at the University of Ottawa in the common law section.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe schedule for October includes football, women’s rugby as well as men’s and women’s soccer with the Gee-Gees starring in the latter.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCafé Alternatif (otherwise known as Café Alt) served as a popular study space for students on campus in the basement of Simard Hall.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the new academic term progressing along, many students have been noticing that their older laptops can’t manage the new workload they need for online school. Most older laptops contain broken keyboards, lackluster screens, slow hard drives, and a lack of memory to handle their day to day tasks. If that’s your situation, here are a few tips on how to upgrade your laptop.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEditorial: The Fulcrum has a clear message to all non-Black U of O professors and students who use the n-word while teaching or plan to use it in the future — don’t.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile Gymshark has become a popular brand for many, their athletic clothing belongs in the gym – as the name suggests – rather than as casual wear.
Reading Time: 5 minutesPride and gathering spaces play an important part in LGBTQ2+ history, but how have they evolved over the years into what we see today? This week the Fulcrum explores the past, present and future of LGBTQ2+ commons; what are they, what do they look like, and what will they look like?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Tomato welcomes a guest editor, a certain famous fly, to share some thoughts on its television debut.
Reading Time: 4 minutesFrom Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, the University of Ottawa hosted its 14th annual Peace Week. This year, festivities featured virtual events focusing on the wellbeing of stressed-out students. However, the name seemed to confuse many about the week’s actual purpose and goal.
Reading Time: 4 minutesLocal paddlers Anika Smithson,Monika Szyptko along with Burlington’s Danika Guppy can finally get rid of their sea legs after completing their week-long kayak of the Rideau Canal, ending at Ottawa’s Hartwell Locks with a shoreline cleanup last Saturday Oct 5.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s been a rough month, but we’re staying spooky at The Fulcrum. Here’s a top ten list of Halloween faves to get you through October.
