Reading Time: 5 minutes“They are suppressing the truth, and they are aiding and abetting the continuation of the violations of international law.”
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Reading Time: 6 minutesThe student sit-in-turned-encampment at the University of Ottawa has officially entered its second week. Organizers met with university representatives May 6 and will meet with administration again this week.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn the evening of April 28, the night before a planned student-organized sit-in on Tabaret Lawn, associate vice-president of student affairs published a statement on Instagram.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe union representing support and administrative staff at the U of O says their bargaining unit met with the university administration after 84 per cent of their members voted in favour of a strike mandate last month, but a tentative collective agreement was not reached.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Association of Part-Time Professors of the University of Ottawa held a two-day conference, branded “(in)visible: the Lived Realities of Contract Faculty,” this past Friday and Saturday. The conference looked to shed light on the lower wages, job insecurity, and stressful working conditions part-time professors can face.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith an open letter to president Jacques Frémont, over 100 professors and librarians at the U of O have joined the chorus of voices demanding further action in the wake of the two carding incidents that have taken place on campus in the past four months.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe university discussed potential challenges posed by incoming changes to provincial funding. Under the new system, coming into effect next year, about $165 million in funding could be at risk in the 2024-25 academic year.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the U-Pass and health plan being the two biggest budget lines under the purview of the SFUO, it’s worth asking: should the university administration step in and clean up the mess that their students have made?
Reading Time: 3 minutesMental health affects us all. I personally know many students struggling with this issue every day, and I am terrified of the consequences that will occur because they weren’t able to receive adequate help.
Reading Time: 7 minutesAre Canadian universities doing their part when it comes to encouraging debate and cultivating ideas?
Reading Time: 2 minutesAccording to a memo sent to U of O staff from president Jacques Frémont, the university is facing a $15-million deficit this fiscal year and has been consulting with the heads of faculties and services to see how they can soften the blow.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a surprising turn of events, students have been going up and hugging members of the SFUO, thanking them for years of scandal-free school.
Reading Time: 2 minutesShortly after the news that campus station would close for the last three days of exams came a not-so-shocking announcement from university administration. In a press conference about the closure the university admitted they have been actively trying to make students’ lives miserable and more difficult for the past few years as part of a …
