Amy Yee

Reading Time: 2 minutesUniversity of Ottawa students filled the Sala San Marco Centre Conference Centre on Feb. 27 for a night showcasing cultural and artistic displays from the black community. This year’s theme, “Surviving Violence,” was punctuated by a keynote address by Keke Palmer on her experiences as a black woman.

Reading Time: 3 minutesCooking in a residence room can mean so much more than a soggy toaster strudel, or a lukewarm bowl of ramen noodles.

Reading Time: 9 minutesOn Sept. 30, around 400 people from the Heron Gate community will be evicted from their homes as part of a plan to redevelop the neighbourhood. This time, they aren’t backing down.

Reading Time: 4 minutesBoth movies take to the screens this summer after long Asian-American film drought.

Reading Time: 2 minutesChinatown, one of the most diverse and colourful areas of Ottawa, will be transformed into an indoor and outdoor art show over the next two months.