Following question period, Caruso presented an emergency motion to the board which would have the SFUO officially oppose Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline and Enbridge’s Line 3.
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The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine has recently implemented new meditation sessions as a way for students to relieve stress.
Now, should a student union wish to revoke its membership from the federation, a petition calling for a referendum on defederation must first receive signatures from 15 per cent of its members.
The discussion, which took place in Tabaret Hall, served as a launching pad for the new Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue, which was developed following a $5 million donation by Trebek himself.
The Nov. 12 General Assembly (GA) of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) did not reach quorum for the fifth time in a row, leading to concerns over a lack of promotion, as well as student apathy.
A University of Ottawa student has died following an altercation with a 27 year-old man outside Piper’s Bar and Grill near St. Laurent Shopping Centre on Nov. 6.
On Oct. 31, the University of Ottawa New Democratic Party (UONDP) hosted a roundtable discussion with Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario NDP.
Student executives are gearing up for this year’s fall-term General Assembly (GA), which is set to take place on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Marion Auditorium.
A number of students present at the meeting had concerns over two motions proposed at the meeting, the first of which was to abolish section 3.13.4 in the SFUO constitution.
On Oct. 23, several websites shared articles that University of Ottawa English professor Janice Fiamengo is set to stand trial at the Social Justice Tribunals Ontario.
On Oct. 14, Marcus Mattinson, a fourth-year public administration student at the U of O, started a Facebook campaign asking students to sign his petition to remove the levy for Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG)
All vacant seats filled except for the Faculty of Medicine, Telfer School of Management.
A University of Ottawa staff member in his 18th season with the Gee-Gees has been suspended from his position after his arrest due to charges of human trafficking and child luring.
A post on a University of Ottawa Facebook page was recently taken down following a series of critical comments by students at the university.
Following the executive updates and question period, several motions were presented, all pertaining to electoral reform for the SFUO executive.
On Sept. 8, young entrepreneurs from across the city, including many University of Ottawa students and alumni, joined members of the community at city hall to pitch their business models as part of the seventh annual Startup Garage Rally.
With Canada’s new legislation on assisted dying introduced in June, medical students at the University of Ottawa will be introduced to a new curriculum surrounding this medical procedure beginning this fall.
The Ottawa Police Service confirmed on Sept. 8 that the body of a woman found in the Ottawa River was that of 20-year-old Jessica Ntahoturi, a third-year bachelor of science student at the University of Ottawa.
As classes resume this September, the Student Academic Success Service (SASS) welcomes its new director, Sylvie Tremblay.
This year’s 101 Week will see a number of changes, both in the events themselves as well as the training provided to guides for the week.
Ottawa-Vanier Liberal member of parliament, Mauril Bélanger, passed away on Aug. 16 at the age of 61, after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Bélanger attended the University of Ottawa in the 1970s, serving as the 1977-79 president of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO).
The most recent Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) Board of Administration (BOA) meeting focused on the SFUO’s financial situation for the 2016-17 year.
The latest Board of Administration (BOA) meeting was held on Aug. 16, and saw discussion on 101 Week updates, the budget for the year, along with a report by the comptroller general.
For those worried that four years studying sociology will get you nowhere, think again—a new U of O study says that graduates from post-secondary institutions are earning high wages after all.
For University of Ottawa visual arts alumna Shelby Dawn Smith, her latest exhibit Different Every Time was all about challenging herself as an artist and creating pieces which reflected her personal growth.
