Reading Time: 3 minutesA monthly catalogue of events happening on and around campus for all your student life needs.
Charity
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Boygenius cover is a tribute to the passing of the Irish singer and political activist Sinéad O’Connor, who died on July 26, 2023.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa was emblazoned with controversy this Friday following a failed charity barbeque which resulted in flames.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith midterms rapidly approaching, it’s not too late for you to reach out for some additional academic help.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Since the onset of the pandemic, charities have experienced on average a 30 per cent drop in revenue, with 69 per cent of charities reporting a decrease in donations,” writes Fulcrum contributor Rhyanna Melanson.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs part of this year’s Roll Up the Rim to Win, University of Ottawa students have launched a charitable project that aims to help the less fortunate benefit from this classic Tim Hortons campaign.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile the holiday season is known for shopping sales and fulfilling wish lists, make sure you spend time thinking of others in need too.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Wednesday, Nov. 16, the stakes were high at The Loft Board Game Lounge, since the patrons were playing to help provide clear drinking water for people around the world.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmong her many accomplishments, Roya Shams, an Afghani refugee and University of Ottawa student, is starting her own charity to help underprivileged children in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLarge-scale lobbying by private organizations, whether they are collecting profit or not, can have a harmful influence on democratic discourse, and eventually debilitating effects on governance.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’re looking to help out a fellow human being during the holidays, the Fulcrum highlights different charitable enterprises in the Ottawa area.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHip-hop jazz trio to perform concert for Ottawa drop-in centre There are many ways that musicians get involved with charity work. Few of these artists, however, tend to get involved with charity through their mothers. Chester Hansen, the bassist of Toronto-based hip-hop jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD (BBNG), and his group will be performing a benefit concert …
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou could soon be giving back to the community when you play games on your phone. Fourth-year commerce student Liora Raitblat is developing an app that she says will get people donating by gaming.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSeveral students at the U of O brave it all with a bald head for the sake of cancer fundraising.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRather than dowsing yourself in ice water (like in the Ice Bucket Challenge), the Handgun Challenge requires its participants to suffer a self-inflicted gunshot wound on camera, and to follow up that act of mutilation by challenging at least three people to do the same.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanadian Guide Dogs for the Blind (CGDB) is reaching out to the University of Ottawa in search of students willing to temporarily open their homes to a puppy who will be trained to become a guide dog.
