Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Ottawa Heritage Building is lighting up red this week in honour of Dyslexia Awareness Month, bringing attention to the learning difficulty that impacts an estimated one in ten children in Canada.
Rhyanna Melanson
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn light of a recent string of cat deaths, the Ottawa Humane Society has called for a 24-hour ‘cat curfew’. Here’s a look at what this means and why it is an idea to be taken seriously given the impact domestic felines have on the urban ecosystem.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile recent trends are encouraging, the portrayal of asexuality still trails behind other LGBTQ+ communities. It’s crucial that people of all genders and sexual identities see people to whom they can relate in the media.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“In exchange for a product, they wanted me to post a before and after using the tea, where they would repost … they have worked with the Kardashian’s for example,” said Anika Leung (@anikaleung). “However, they insisted I pose as bloated in the before picture, which would make it appear as though I lost weight.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesSocial media platforms should have banned him years ago.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Since the onset of the pandemic, charities have experienced on average a 30 per cent drop in revenue, with 69 per cent of charities reporting a decrease in donations,” writes Fulcrum contributor Rhyanna Melanson.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“With over 90 per cent of North Americans admitting that they have gone to work while sick, the importance of wearing masks to prevent transmission and illness is a lesson learnt; to remember once the COVID-19 crisis is over. We should not have to wait for another global pandemic to remind us of lessons learned.” writes Rhyanna Melanson, a 2020 U of O graduate in biology.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe took a look back at some of the best moments of our favourite game show, starring U of O alum Alex Trebek.
Reading Time: 3 minutes “To encourage the use of masks, we must tear down any built-up social stigma against mask use in times of risk,” writes Rhyanna Melanson, a class of 2020 biology graduate.
