The 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.
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The 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.
The 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.
The University of Ottawa will match every donation up to $25,000 made to the University of Ottawa Students’ Union and Black Student Leaders Association Black Expression :Listen. Speak. Amplify broadcast. The broadcast aims to celebrate Black artists as well as Black excellence and talent.
The University of Ottawa has released a new set of guidelines for students planning to live in residence this fall. The new guidelines aim to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in residence, however, the new guidelines are confusing incoming residents and have raised concerns among them.
Local restaurants have been forced to adapt to a number of stringent regulations to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 as they reopen in stage two of Ontario’s reopening plan. For some though, these regulations seem exaggerated and restrictive as restaurants aren’t allowed to open their inside dining area and are thus dependent on the weather and cannot guarantee shifts to a number of their employees notably servers.
The security guard who carded Black University of Ottawa student Wiliston Mason in September 2019 will no longer be permitted on campus in a security role, according to a letter obtained by the Fulcrum. The security will be permitted to return to campus in other capacities.
The University of Ottawa’s administration will email 615 ballots to undergraduate students who previously did not receive a ballot to vote in the BOG undergraduate student representative election and partial U of O Senate elections that took place on June 2 to 4.
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The results are in here are the winners and losers of the BOG election and partial U of O Senate elections.
The University of Ottawa has advised all students and faculty members to restrain from drinking water on campus after it found “elevated levels of bacteria in potable water” at a number of locations on the main U of O campus.
Ali Mubiru, a Black third-year student at the University of Ottawa, says he and his friend, who is a person of colour, were carded by Protection Services while waiting inside his parked car outside the U of O’s 90U residence in spring 2019.
We’re interviewing candidates for the upcoming University of Ottawa Board of Governors’ election for undergraduate student representative which will take place from June 2-4. Here’s why Showmia Chandru believes she deserves your vote.
We’re interviewing candidates for the upcoming University of Ottawa Board of Governors’ elections for undergraduate student representative which will take place from June 2-4. Here’s why incumbent Saada Hussen believes she deserves your vote.
We’re interviewing candidates for the upcoming University of Ottawa Board of Governors’ election for undergraduate student representative which will take place from June 2-4. Here’s why Keith de Silvia-Legault thinks he deserves your vote.
We’re interviewing candidates for the upcoming University of Ottawa Board of Governors’ election for undergraduate student representative which will take place from June 2-4. Here’s why Adam Walji believes he deserves your vote.
“He is already a part of our Gee-Gees family. He brings what we wanted – strong leadership, great communications skills, and the ability to rally and unite the many stakeholders that form a large program like football. We are excited for the future,” said Sue Hylland director of Varsity Athletics
The University of Ottawa will hold its 2020 spring convocation online announced the University on Tuesday in an email sent to students who are set to graduate in June. The ceremonies will start on June 15 and will last for a week with students from all 10 U of O faculties set to graduate.
An independent report commissioned by the University of Ottawa’s Human Rights Office obtained by the Fulcrum reports that a Black student was allegedly subject to racial discrimination when he was carded by a GardaWorld security guard at the entry of his residence last year.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Wednesday morning that applications will open on Friday at 6 a.m. for the Canadian Emergency Student Benefit. Students who are eligible for the CESB will be able to apply through the CRA website and receive $1,250 every four weeks from May to August.
The University of Ottawa’s Varsity Athletics department has named Chelsea Grills as the new head coach of the Gee-Gees women’s hockey team. Grills previously served as the interim head coach of the team following Yanick Evola’s sudden departure in November hours before a game against the University of Montreal Carabins
The University of Ottawa has announced that it will offer courses online in the fall for international and Canadian students who are unable to make it to campus in the fall. There will be, however, some exceptions for courses that require students to be physically present in class to complete the course’s academic requirements.
A group of Ontario university students from Ottawa has created an initiative called Frontline First to help deliver personal protective equipment to frontline workers at multiple Ottawa hospitals. As of Sunday, Frontline First has raised $5,450, a little over halfway to its goal of $10,000, and is asking the U of O community’s help to reach its goal.
The University of Ottawa has decided to ban all international university-related travel for the rest of 2020 cancelling all exchange student programs for the fall semester. Students who were set to participate in exchanges in the fall will be offered a number of different alternative options.
