Reading Time: 4 minutesWe’ve reimagined some of our favourite snacks for exam season.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesTaylor Swift’s new film is, in truth, the ultimate treat for fans, allowing us into her creative processes while also serving us brilliant new arrangements of the folklore album.
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 minutesThis week saw the release of System of a Down’s “Protect the Land,” their first release in 15 years.
Reading Time: 4 minutesUniversity of Ottawa professor David Wiseman’s Access to Justice and Alternative Business Structures Project is continuing its fight to protect a small number of tenants facing N13 renovation eviction notices in units sprawling from 146 to 170 Osgoode Avenue in Sandy Hill.
Reading Time: 6 minutesWe’re interviewing candidates for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s upcoming by-elections that will be held from Nov. 9-11. Here’s why equity commissioner candidate Jason Seguya thinks he deserves your vote.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the 2020 U.S. presidential election still undecided more than 40 hours after the end of polling in most states, the Fulcrum decided to look back this week on the 2011 SFUO election that took more than a night to determine all the winning candidates.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Academic freedom, which protects professors and researchers from sanctions when they dissent from prevailing opinions, has been seriously undermined by the authoritarian left. This was confirmed recently in a controversy concerning a University of Ottawa professor who spoke the ‘N-word’ in class,” writes Stuart Chambers, a professor at the school of sociology and anthropology at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe compiled a list of some of our favourite new releases, ranging from Bieber to more indie artists and everything in between.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Fulcrum’s resident American put together a list of 10 things she would have rather watched Thursday night than the presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Reading Time: 4 minutesFrom Calgary to Halifax to St. John’s, student publications from all over Canada spoke of how they are navigating the new waters of an online world while also upholding journalistic standards.
Reading Time: 2 minutes “To the young people who have found such glee in attacking their professors; your self-righteous instrumentalization of identity politics, it must be said, is hyperbolic and misdirected,” writes Ryan Lux a doctoral candidate at the U of O’s school of sociological and anthropological studies.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“The disciplining of professors based on ‘micro-aggressions,’ however, sets an unfortunate precedent and represents a slippery slope. No conscientious professor would willingly hurt their students’ feelings,” writes Thomas Boogaart, a professor of contemporary global history at the University of Ottawa since 2004 and a member of the APTPUO’s Board of Directors.
Reading Time: 4 minutesUniversity of Ottawa president Jacques Frémont has released a second statement to the U of O community asking for “calm and reflection” around the recent controversy surrounding a professor’s use of the ‘N-word.’
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA “Hateful/bias graffiti” was found on the University of Ottawa’s campus on the afternoon of Oct. 18. The student body was alerted with a tweet and statement from the University.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere’s the low-down on the U of O’s office of the Vice President, Research’s annual greeting card contest.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMissing Café Alt? The Faculty of Arts has a new digital hotspot for questions, concerns, and peer interaction.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the recent reversion to ‘Stage 2’ lockdowns, local Ottawa businesses are being left in the dust. Atop of decreased student presence and navigating virtual services, how are these businesses adjusting?
Reading Time: 3 minutesOnline classes have been hard for students and staff alike, but the lack of effort from professors makes remote learning incredibly difficult for students.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe union representing support and administrative staff at the University of Ottawa (PSUO-SSUO) has announced its intention to proceed with a strike on Monday at 12:01 a.m. if it cannot reach a tentative settlement on a collective agreement with the University.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn 1951, the Fulcrum was head-on facing bankruptcy due to the SFUO’s mismanagement of its budget. Douglas Roche was tasked with writing the Fulcrum’s obituary, but in the end, the Fulcrum survived and carried on despite the federation’s financial challenges.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Tomato welcomes a guest editor, a certain famous fly, to share some thoughts on its television debut.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHorror, fantasy, and social commentary meet in HBO’s newest venture, based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Here’s an introduction to Lovecraft Country.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUniversity of Ottawa law alumna Annamie Paul won the Green Party leadership race last night in the eighth round of voting. Paul is the first Black Canadian and Jewish woman to be elected as the permanent leader of one of the five major federal political parties.
Reading Time: 4 minutesA leaked email from a University of Ottawa professor apologizing for using a racial slur in class was posted on Twitter and has quickly sparked outrage within the University community.
