Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the second consecutive year, the University of Ottawa cracked the top 150 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings but dropped down four spots from 141st to 145th.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa Students’ Union 101-Week is just around the corner. Instead of the usual frosh activities that normally take place on campus, students will partake in an online 101-Week.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Aug. 27, the University of Ottawa Student’s Union (UOSU) and nine recognized student governments formally offered their support to Carleton student Khadija El-Hilali in demanding for an anti-racism course to be made a mandatory requirement for all undergraduate students.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew date set for the UOSU’s reopening of campus convenience store.
Reading Time: 7 minutesCountless universities across the country will be hosting their frosh weeks for incoming students this week, but most will look drastically different than they have in years prior.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTo make sure the results of their Kahoots! are legit, the UOSU has hired a friendly face for additional security.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile most students and professors are returning back to school virtually or on campus, the University of Ottawa is welcoming passer-bys with a new welcome sign featuring various Indigenous languages.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIncoming first-year University of Ottawa students have created two Instagram account for students to share and expose campus discrimination. They’ve called these accounts @UntolduOttawa and @BlackatuOttawa.
Reading Time: 6 minutesFrom the 1983 University of Ottawa Grand-Prix to the 2017 disaster that was FEDStock here are some interesting stories about frosh’s of the past.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIntramural sports will be played this fall, however they will include a few more rules than last year.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs COVID-19 continues to bring uncertainty, various Gee-Gees sports teams are awaiting announcements regarding their seasons, or already shifting their focus to 2021. Athletes from the football team, men’s and women’s rugby teams, and the men’s ultimate frisbee team share their outlook on the current situation.
Reading Time: 3 minutesMasks, fanny packs, and mom jeans: the fashion trends we found on campus during the 2020 first-year move-in
Reading Time: 4 minutesFor a lot of students working from home, having a computer that can handle your workload for the fall semester is essential. After building a few PC’s in the past, here are a few tips that will help you build your own personalized computer.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn an announcement sent out by the Information Technology Department at the University of Ottawa, all students’ emails will be migrated from Google’s mail platform Gmail, to Microsoft’s Outlook platform.
Reading Time: 2 minutesScared to come to university after what you’ve seen from reopening universities on TikTok? Have no fear at the U of O!
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith students enrolling for their fall and winter semesters, many have been reluctantly using the course selection tool provided by the University of Ottawa on uoZone. This tool has become notorious for being difficult to use, and having schedules that are very difficult to plan with conflicts that are hard to track.
Reading Time: 5 minutesWith a new virtual semester approaching, students who took part in the summer semester share their experiences with the ups and downs of their U of O’s first predominantly online semester.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPrivate meme accounts on Instagram really don’t make any sense, and people who send posts by these accounts are just as bad. Do everyone a favor and make your memes public, or at least send screenshots.
Reading Time: 3 minutesGet the most out of what Ottawa has to offer by taking a peek at the new and improved Canadian Museum of Nature, opening Sept. 5
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile most of Canada was stuck inside due to COVID-19, everyone still listened to lots of new music in their newfound free time!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe University of Ottawa will be reopening the Health and Lifestyle fitness centre located in Minto Sports complex, the Montpetit pool, Montpetit Hall and the Montpetit fitness centre (for personal training and group classes only) on Sept.9.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU) held an emergency meeting on the night of Sept.1 to approve a two per cent hike in its membership fee.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA picture published on the University of Ottawa’s official Instagram page featuring a Protection Services officer sporting a thin blue line flag patch on Aug.25 has sparked outrage in the U of O community. After being lambasted by students the publication was taken down hours after it was published.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa announced late on Thursday afternoon that it will open its own COVID-19 assessment centre at Lees campus. The assessment centre is projected to open in September and will for the time being only serve students, staff, and faculty members on campus.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Inter-Union Coalition of the University of Ottawa (ICUO) has written a letter to U of O président Jacques Frémont expressing their concerns with the University of Ottawa’s plan for the fall 2020 semester.
