Reading Time: 4 minutesA club fair is how one of the current co-presidents of the U of O Bangladeshi Student Association (UOBSA), Elina Alam first discovered the UOBSA.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUndergraduate students can vote in person or online until Oct. 12.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOttawa community members rallied to put a spotlight on rape culture in annual SlutWalk on Sept. 8.
Reading Time: 16 minutes“I’m the bureaucrat in the back office. I make sure everything is running smoothly so that everybody else can do their fabulous projects and advocate for students.”
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe Fuclrum spoke with Melissa Coenraad and Marit Stiles to hear why they believe students living in Kanata-Carleton should vote for the NDP in this by-election.
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe University of Ottawa Student’s Union (UOSU) held its Board of Directors meeting on May 28, the second of the term. The six-hour meeting included appointing the recently hired interim executive committee commissioners, debates on a controversial motion regarding the Black History Month gala, and making a statement in support of the ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Union is protesting budget cuts by the University that have reduced TA contracts, expanded class sizes, and affect Francophone programs and courses.
Reading Time: 5 minutesFour members of the fulcrum editorial board share a recipe that gets them through student life.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA campus group is apologizing for what they call an “oversight on the importance of hydration” after hosting a dry homecoming party.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe 2022 edition of the U of O freshman bucket list recommends 10 things to try in your first year of university.
Reading Time: 4 minutesYour streaming service home screen has a “telling LGBTQ stories” tab for pride month. So let’s dive in.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe first seven of nine episodes dropped on Netflix on May 27, and successfully built up my expectation for an explosive finale. The most recent instalment aims to be a fan pleaser with a dedication to bringing together 80s nostalgia and references with gruesome science-fiction-horror.
Reading Time: 7 minutesI’ve been at the Fulcrum for four years now, half of those as its editor-in-chief — it’s time for me to move on. However, before I do, I think it is worth reflecting on my five long years in student journalism. Apologies in advance, as this may get a little sappy.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEmail to U of O community from the office of the registrar says the university is “on track to meet the goal, expressed by many, of returning to a campus.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe ICUO met to discuss issues with bimodal learning and pitch changes and accommodations that might alleviate issues.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe University of Ottawa Students’ Union held its Fall General Assembly virtually on Monday night. The meeting adjourned just before midnight, giving the FGA a run time of under five hours, a noted improvement from last year’s seven hour meeting.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe co-presidents of HanVoice’s University of Ottawa chapter, Jinee Lee and Matthew Min, sat down with the Fulcrum to discuss how the pilot project will steer the club’s work in the coming months.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“The salary adjustment would bring the executive salary from around $31,000 to about $34,000 on the condition executives complete several accountability goals throughout the year, like monthly reports and timesheets. This is not a drastic increase,” said the student union’s president Tim Gulliver.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDespite efforts, turnout remained low for this by-election, with Sana Almansour receiving just 1,278 votes out of a possible 36,855 voting members. Chloe Bergeron and Harneet Cheema were each only eligible to be voted in by members of the faculty they were vying to represent.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s Heart Institute released false data which was quickly picked up by vaccine hesitant groups to validate false beliefs that the COVID-19 vaccines are highly deadly.
Reading Time: 5 minutesA lack of candidates means that the three candidates running in the UOSU by-election will seek a vote of approval from their peers… Harneet Cheema, Chloe Bergeron and Sana Almansour are running for University Senate, UOSU BOD and UOSU equity commissioner respectively.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe FGA is UOSU members’ (all undergraduate students) opportunity to have their say in the stances on policies that the union adopts. The event will be held over zoom, as was the case for last year’s FGA which lasted for 7 hours, adjourning at 2 a.m.
Reading Time: 2 minutesQuacquarelli Symonds (QS) released its 2022 ranking of universities with the University of Ottawa in the 230th spot. The positioning is 49 positions above the university’s 2021 rankings of 279.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe UOSU called a by-election on Sept. 12 for an Oct. 12-14 voting period. The by-election will seek to fill vacant positions on the University Senate as well as UOSU’s Board of Directors (BOD) and Executive Committee. The seats remain vacant due to a lack of candidates in the general election held in March of 2021.
Reading Time: 5 minutesDespite a reputation for apathy towards elections, many young people have gotten involved in the upcoming federal election.
