“Back in those days if you showed up, you played football,” said Joseph Maingot who attended the U of O from 1953–56.
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Missed this week’s sport events? Don’t worry, the Fulcrum has you covered!
After accommodating American standards and the complaints of those who said 10-pin bowling was just too strenuous, Thomas F. Ryan created what would be known as five-pin bowling.
The Gees’ best player in both games was second-year forward Nicolas Larocque-Marcoux. With his speed and desire to get into the corners, Larocque-Marcoux was dangerous every time he was on the ice.
The pandemonium of the Panda Bowl, the Carleton University versus University of Ottawa football rivalry, is upon us. On Oct. 5, it will be raining black raven feathers.
Don’t miss out on the week’s sports events with the Highlight Reel! This week: Women’s Hockey, Men’s Football and Women’s Rugby!
MEET CENTRE-MIDFIELDER Julia Francki, a third-year communications student, and forward Lili Wong, a fourth-year human kinetics student; both play for the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees women’s varsity soccer team. These two dynamic women have a great friendship on and off the pitch that began due in part to their love of soccer.
The University of Ottawa is set to launch a new $15-million fundraising campaign aimed exclusively at improving Gee-Gees sport programs. .
Canada won a grand total of 44 medals this year, placing second behind France in the medal count. Fifteen of the medals won by Canada were gold, three of which were won by U of O athletes.
Keep up with the Gee-Gees during the Sept. 21 to 23 weekend with the Fulcrum’s Highlight Reel. This week we have two women’s soccer games, a men’s football game and a women’s rugby game.
The Gee-Gee women’s soccer team brought the heat to the pitch Sept. 15 against the Trent University Excalibur. A crowd of almost 200 was there to support the team during an 11–0 blowout.
You may not have had time to stop by some of the booths during Club Week but don’t worry The Fulcrum lists four of the top alternative athletic clubs so you can stay active and social during the year.
Without a centralized association to foster its infrastructure, the e-sports community has to rely on the endorsement of gaming companies and free tools available to them like online streaming to maintain itself.
The thought of pole dancing may seem rather intimidating, but like all sports, practice makes perfect.
101 week is a wonderful time to fill your social calendar with activities, your body with exciting and colourful beverages, and to forget to eat.
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Instead of modelling itself on traditional sport, usually segregated by gender, quidditch has adopted a gender-integrated approach to interuniversity sport.
Bring your professor a coffee in the morning, because they make you a better student than Carleton professors do. If you see a Gee-Gee on campus, let them know that you appreciate them, or just give them a high-five.
“Riding a unicycle just seems impossible,” said Jérémie Gaudreau, fourth-year mechanical engineering student at the University of Ottawa. “I still think it’s impossible.”
“What’s a proud Gee-Gee? A person who takes inspiration from knowing they are part of a community, and can share in the community’s victories and losses to become something more,” said Daniel Stojanovic, a fourth-year health sciences student.
“I thought our kids competed hard and that’s the way it goes sometimes,” said Derouin. “[Syracuse] has a great team, it’s a testament to their defense for sure.”
INTRAMURALS RARELY REQUIRE more than one hour of commitment a week. As for the money, don’t worry about it with the Fulcrum’s guide to playing intramurals without breaking the bank.
NOT EVERYONE CAN get into university on a sports scholarship that guarantees them a spot on the football team, but that doesn’t mean you can’t join a varsity team or a competitive club.
The Panda Bowl defined an unrivaled U of O vs. Carleton rivalry and Pedro was the prized possession that went to the victor each year.
With no real idea about the activity known as slacklining—aside from satirically drawn black-and-whites from the ‘30s involving men with all-too-big moustaches and long balancing rods atop tall buildings in New York City—I decided to hit up local parks to investigate this recently popular hobby. And boy was I ever surprised.
