Reading Time: 8 minutes In its ninth annual report for the 2018-19 academic year, the University of Ottawa’s Office of the Ombudsperson offered a number of recommendations to improve how specific issues or concerns are resolved on campus, including clear communication for parties involved in sexual violence cases and creating a resource roadmap for all students.
Reading Time: 11 minutesStudents, professors and staff crowded into Tabaret Hall on Thursday night to discuss the mental health “crisis” University of Ottawa president Jacques Frémont acknowledged earlier this month, with a number of recommendations for change proposed.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gee-Gees men’s hockey team beat the Concordia Stingers 7-2 on Saturday night to sweep their best of three series. With the win, the Gees qualified for the USports national championships in Halifax later this month and will have a shot at the Queen’s Cup later this week.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa has launched an online questionnaire where students, faculty, and staff can anonymously self-identify in terms of gender, Indigeneity, racialization, accommodation and disability, LGBTQIA2S+ preference, preferred language, and language proficiency.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCampus Vibez uOttawa has announced the nominees for the Student Life Awards, with the winners to be announced at an event on March 14 in Tabaret Hall.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Gee-Gees men’s hockey team was back on ice on Thursday night for Game 1 of their OUA Eastern Conference finals with the Concordia Stingers. Facing a hot goalie, the Gee-Gees were dominant and outshot their opponents, but after two periods Patrick Grandmaitre’s boys were down by one.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrench school board trustee Lucille Collard has won the provincial byelection in Ottawa-Vanier, which includes both Sandy Hill and the University of Ottawa campus, taking the historically red riding for the Liberals.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Carleton Ravens have defeated the University of Ottawa men’s basketball team 96-61. Both teams are still qualified for the USports Championship taking place next week.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter this week’s snowstorm, I think we can all understand the appeal of a hookup without leaving the apartment. But it’s probably not the best call.
Reading Time: 5 minutesStudent life commissioner Jason Seguya highlighted a number of experiences he described as racial discrimination that he and operations commissioner Rony Fotsing have faced from their colleagues while members of the executive committee.
Reading Time: 5 minutesFrom marginalized folks to studying at a different campus, graduate students address mental health concerns at the U of O at roundtable discussion.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter defeating Carleton to earn their place in the OUA semifinals, the Gee-Gees were back at home on Wednesday night for a match full of three-pointers, fast transitions, and hard defence against the Ryerson Rams. The Gee-Gees dug their way out of a 15 point deficit but the Rams took the game 84-76.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe recently completed Indigenous Action Plan was revealed at a Board of Governors meeting on Monday. The framework, which was completed through consultations with Indigenous communities, is designed to Indigenize several aspects of the school by 2024.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn a display of solidarity with Wet’suwet’en, hundreds rallied and marched through downtown Ottawa on Monday. The goal was to pressure MPs to meet with Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs, and several members of the group staged a sit-in outside of the Prime Minister’s Office following the march.
Reading Time: 4 minutesUniversity of Ottawa president Jacques Frémont has been reappointed for a second term, which means he’ll lead the school until July 2026. The decision was approved at a Board of Governors meeting on Monday evening.
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe U of O should collect race-based data on its student population, improve training for Protection Services officers, and continue making changes to policies governing security on campus, according to the findings of an independent investigation launched after a Black student was carded and handcuffed by campus security in June 2019.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEmotions were high on Saturday afternoon following the women’s hockey team’s loss to McGill. The program, which enjoyed a renaissance of sorts this year in the second half of the season, said goodbye to a number of longtime players.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the first time since its re-establishment in 2016, the U of O men’s hockey program will take part in the OUA East final after defeating the UQTR Patriotes 4-2 in Trois-Rivières Sunday afternoon. The Gee-Gees will have home-ice advantage when they face off with the Concordia Stingers starting this week
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gee-Gees men’s basketball team took on the Ryerson Rams on Saturday night in what was a blowout in favour of the Gees. The 75-54 win sends Ottawa to the OUA semifinals, where they’ll take on the Carleton Ravens for their third meeting of the season.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gee-Gees women’s basketball team was back in action after sitting out the first round with a bye. In a hard-fought quarterfinal matchup, the Gee-Gees took down the Carleton Ravens and got themselves one game closer to the Critelli Cup.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBrendan Jacome scored two goals late in the third period of Friday night’s game to keep the Gee-Gees alive in their best of three series with the UQTR Patriotes. Teammates Kevin Domingue and Jacob Sweeney added empty netters to secure the win for the Gees, who took the game 5-3.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGatineau police have ended the field search for University of Ottawa student Jonathan Blanchette, who has been missing since Feb. 6, but the investigation remains active.
Reading Time: 6 minutesStudents say the university’s mental health resources are lacking all around, but incompetent care affects the safety and well-being of its LGBTQ2+ community a little differently.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe lineup for Ottawa Bluesfest just dropped, and the diverse list of top performers set to head to LeBreton Flats this July offers a little something for almost every music fan and festival-goer in the city.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe University of Ottawa hosted its first annual panel on Black mental health last Thursday, centred around how social environments such as school and the workplace impact the mental health of Black people through racism, stereotypes, and prejudices.
