After speeding through the U of O campus last March, Marc Andre Fournier was sentenced to 39 months in prison in December and is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle for more than seven years.
Aaron Hemens
Hundreds of people attended a memorial ceremony on Friday for three U of O students who were killed in last week’s plane crash in Iran. Several colleagues, faculty members and friends of the victims spoke before the crowd and honoured the lives of the students.
The nation’s capital mourned the lives of 63 Canadians and several Ottawa residents who were killed in Wednesday’s plane crash by hosting a vigil at Parliament Hill on Thursday. Hundreds attended the event, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Of the 176 people killed in Wednesday’s crash near Tehran, Iran, three were students at the U of O.
Despite the resources and accommodations offered by the university’s Student Academic Success Service, many students say that the U of O is still failing to accommodate their disabilities. From physical to learning disabilities, students are asking that the university show more consideration for their conditions.
During Monday’s Board of Governors meeting, several board members highlighted the school’s inefficiency in creating awareness around mental health resources and services on campus.
The General Assembly to decide whether an anti-abortion group could receive resources and support through the University of Ottawa Students’ Union failed to come to fruition after the meeting faced difficulties reaching quorum.
On the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, hundreds attended the U of O’s vigil outside of the STEM Complex on Friday. The school was one of 14 in the country to shine a beam of light into the sky to remember the 14 victims, whose names were projected onto the exterior of the building.
The University of Ottawa’s faculty of law has received a $1 million donation from an anonymous donor to help provide scholarships, bursaries, and emergency funding to Indigenous students
A town hall discussion on anti-Black racism on the U of O campus saw more than 30 Black students and staff share discriminatory incidents that they have experienced at the school. Speakers presented a number of different recommendations that the school implement, including hiring more Black professors and changing curriculum.
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