Reading Time: 2 minutesAlmost 30 minutes after the scheduled start time, a platform of lights lowered towards the Bell stage at Ottawa’s 2015 RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest and Kanye West finally walked out. The antsy crowd instantly forgave West’s tardiness as the familiar beats of his 2007 hit “Stronger” pounded out of the speakers.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen she isn’t inspiring tomorrow’s generation of young environmental lawyers to work in one of the most challenging fields of Canadian law, Professor Lynda Collins playing her music all across the continent.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe new University of Ottawa professor followed up her most recent book, an accidental creation called The Honey Month, with a record-breaking award win for her poem, “Turning the Leaves.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesClassically trained U of O alumni give solid performance Photo by Tara Mahoney Jacquie Neville was a blur of rainbow light at The Balconies’ Nov. 22 concert at Canterbury High School in Elmvale Acres. Guitar slung over her shoulder, Neville’s moves were a combination of sharp, swift leg pops, jazz hands, sweeping arm wind-ups, and …
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s incredible to realize how heavily we rely on visual cues. We’re so used to judging someone on how they dress, how they stand, and their body size, but when you can’t see, you start paying more attention to what someone says rather than how they look or act.
Reading Time: 2 minutesU of O professor gives TEDx talk on building communication Photo by Mico Mazza “When I first came to the U of O for my undergraduate, I had never heard of ‘communication’ as a field of study,” said professor Jenepher Lennox Terrion. However, after switching into the program in her second year, she couldn’t get …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGirl on fire kicks ass Catching Fire is the second instalment in The Hunger Games saga featuring political strife, gruesome violence, and heroic rebellion all set to a futuristic totalitarian regime. Unlike most Hollywood sequels, Catching Fire is bigger and better than its predecessor without shoving flashy CGI or contrived punch lines at its viewers. The …
Reading Time: 2 minutesU of O student speaks about supporting those facing adversity at TEDx Photo by Marta Kierkus Paul Leduc has overcome barriers and succeeded in starting his own organization. Through the Canadian Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse, he can now help support others as they face their own challenges. On Nov. 23 at 1 …
Reading Time: 2 minutesU of O Opera Company performs a comic modern melodrama Nov. 23–24 Photo by Annie Thomas “We haven’t exactly figured out how drunk I’m going to sound yet,” says Phillippe Etienne Blais. He plays free-spirited vagabond Bob in the University of Ottawa Opera Company’s production of The Old Maid and the Thief on Nov. 23 …
Reading Time: 2 minutesA guide to staying well-rested and well-read as you work your way through finals Photos by Jennifer Vo The recommended daily sleep for a student is six to eight hours. But who has time for that when there are midterms to study for, papers to write, and episodes of Duck Dynasty to catch up on? …
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhere to find it: La Maison Drinking Granville Island Brewery’s seasonal beer is like sitting down for a meal of pancakes. After one sip you’re ecstatic, marvelling why you haven’t done this more often. After a few more you never want to see it again until the day you die. A dark beer with hints of sweet toffee, …
Reading Time: 4 minutesCrusades Perhaps You Deliver This Judgment With Greater Fear Than I Receive It | No Idea It was heartbreaking when two of Ottawa’s best local bands, sludge metal titans Buried Inside and poppy punk rockers Year Zero, bit the dust. While the city’s punk scene has moved on, so have Buried Inside guitarist and CHUO program director Emmanuel Sayer and Year Zero singer and guitarist Dave Williams, …
Reading Time: 3 minutesHolocaust survivors share their stories at dinner with Ottawa students Photo by Scott Goldstein To fully understand how horrific the Holocaust was, Hillel Ottawa connected local students with survivors at a dinner on Nov. 7. Ten Holocaust survivors sat down with over 150 people, including 130 students from both the University of Ottawa and Carleton …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe like music. You like music. Let’s like music together. Arcade Fire Reflektor | Merge Records In 2004, Arcade Fire released Funeral, an album with a mix of guitar-driven rock and symphonic orchestrations that laid the groundwork for modern indie rock. By the time 2010’s The Suburbs hit the shelves, the band was topping charts and selling …
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmericans may have apple pie, but in Canada you can’t get much more Canadian than maple syrup.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRapper performs at Ritual on Flying Colours tour Photo by Tara Mahoney Canadian rapper Shad was happy to be back in Ottawa. “It has a good hip-hop scene and a good shawarma scene,” he said. Returning only two months after performing at the Ottawa Folk Festival, Shad played Ritual Nightclub on Nov. 8 as part of his …
Reading Time: 2 minutesUsing the dedication and work ethic he developed as an athlete, he applied his marketing knowledge as a business student to help establish his fashion line, King of Arts Clothing
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhere to find it: Café Nostalgica and Pour Boy (on Somerset just west of Kent) This is the excitement of coming home after a semester away battling exams, essays, and malnourishment trapped in a bottle. Blanche de Chambly is the best of Quebec brewer Unibroue’s unique selection of finely crafted beers. It’s a Belgian-style wheat beer with hints of …
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhere to find it: The Royal Oak on Laurier Avenue or pretty much anywhere in Ottawa This local beer is a staple at almost every bar in Ottawa, but just because it’s always on the menu doesn’t mean it should be taken lightly. This is one complex lager. It has the polished taste and golden colour of your average easy-drinking …
Reading Time: 2 minutesBetween midterms, papers, roommate issues, and relationship drama, it can be easy to feel like you need a hug. Students who feel overwhelmed will be glad to know there is now a club dedicated solely to making others happy.
Reading Time: < 1 minutePhoto courtesy of Andy Barnes (CC). Lou Reed died Oct. 27 at the age of 71. According to the Associated Press, he died from an illness related to the liver transplant he had last May. Reed was a part of Andy Warhol’s New York City studio The Factory and was the frontman for the rock …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRomantic comedy delivers love without melodrama About Time stars Rachel McAdams in yet another time-travelling romance. Unlike The Time-Traveler’s Wife, this film brings a semblance of charisma to what could otherwise be a tired storyline. This is a credit to director Richard Curtis. The Oscar-winning writer and director is known for his romantic gems …
Reading Time: 2 minutesLocal band’s sound continues to change as they release debut DVD Photos courtesy of Patrick Steele Local two-piece rock group StillNative has grown a lot in less than a year. Back in February, they celebrated the launch of their debut self-titled, full-length album at Mercury Lounge. The entire show was captured on film and will …
Reading Time: 2 minutesOttawa film festival presents alternative perspectives on hot button issues Photo courtesy by Madison McSweeney Sometimes a film resonates with you and sometimes it just leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Fred Litwin founded the Free Thinking Film Festival in 2007 in response to the Michael Moore film Fahrenheit 9/11. “That film was everywhere …
Reading Time: 2 minutesPhoto by Tina Wallace Local novelist Alan Cumyn has been writing stories since he was 15. From his first novel Waiting for Li Ming, his dark novels Man of Bone and sequel Burridge Unbound, to his most popular children’s book The Secret Life of Owen Skye, he’s come a long way. He’s won the Ottawa …
