The University of Ottawa Students’ Union announced they will be collecting ancillary fees for the 2020 spring/summer semester. A portion of the fees will be used to create a hardship fund for students affected financially by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Work on 10 maintenance projects at the University of Ottawa is set to resume next week. This follows Friday’s announcement from the Government of Ontario that essential construction and maintenance projects on the province’s post-secondary campuses will be permitted to resume their activities starting Monday
University of Ottawa students who played in intramural leagues during the winter semester will be eligible for a 15 per cent refund on league fees following the cancellation of all campus sports and recreation on March 17 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The University of Ottawa’s Sports Services will be separated into three new entities, pending ratification from the administration. If the changes are ratified, the new bodies will be known as Varsity Athletics, Campus Wellness and Recreation, and Sports Facilities.
Every academic year, the Fulcrum hands out the Cavalry Awards for the best that the U of O’s Sports Services has to offer. This year saw some inspiring individual performances from a number of Gee-Gees. Here’s who collected the virtual hardware.
We’re interviewing candidates for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s upcoming general elections that will be held from March 25-27. Here’s why francophone affairs commissioner candidate Daphnée Veilleux Michaud thinks she deserves your vote.
For many of us who are currently social distancing, it can be hard to stay healthy, both physically and mentally, while isolated at home. Gee-Gees performance coaches shared some advice with the Fulcrum on how to stay both mentally and physically fit while social distancing.
Jamie Barresi, the head coach of the University of Ottawa’s football team, has stepped down from his position after seven seasons at the helm of the team. During his tenure, Barresi led the Gee-Gees to a 36-27 record from 2013-19.
The University of Ottawa has closed all sports and recreational facilities on campus until further notice due to COVID-19 concerns. All sports, fitness, and wellness programs have also been cancelled.
USports has cancelled the men’s hockey national championships set to take place in Halifax this weekend, due to the spread of COVID-19. The men’s hockey team was scheduled to open their play in the tournament on Friday.
USports has decided that it will hold the women’s and men’s volleyball championships in Calgary and Winnipeg this weekend behind closed doors, with only essential personnel present due to the spread of COVID-19. There is still no word on if the men’s hockey championships, taking place in Halifax, will be impacted.
The bronze baby will be heading to Saskatoon with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. The Huskies hammered the Brock Badgers in the finals of the USports women’s basketball national championships 82-64.
It might have taken three overtime periods but the winner of the Queen’s Cup was decided in Guelph on Saturday night, with the University of Ottawa men’s hockey team falling just short of their first-ever Queen’s Cup title. Ted Nichol found the back of the net, putting an end to a tightly contested affair.
Day 1 of the women’s basketball national championships saw upsets, strong individual performance, and blowouts. Read our recap of the first four games of the tournament.
The Carleton Ravens have defeated the University of Ottawa men’s basketball team 96-61. Both teams are still qualified for the USports Championship taking place next week.
Emotions were high on Saturday afternoon following the women’s hockey team’s loss to McGill. The program, which enjoyed a renaissance of sorts this year in the second half of the season, said goodbye to a number of longtime players.
For the first time since its re-establishment in 2016, the U of O men’s hockey program will take part in the OUA East final after defeating the UQTR Patriotes 4-2 in Trois-Rivières Sunday afternoon. The Gee-Gees will have home-ice advantage when they face off with the Concordia Stingers starting this week
Brendan Jacome scored two goals late in the third period of Friday night’s game to keep the Gee-Gees alive in their best of three series with the UQTR Patriotes. Teammates Kevin Domingue and Jacob Sweeney added empty netters to secure the win for the Gees, who took the game 5-3.
The Gee-Gees men’s hockey team was back on the ice Sunday for their decisive matchup against the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks. Wearing their garnets, the Gees looked to punch their ticket to the OUA East semifinals to take on the Trois-Rivieres Patriotes later this week.
The Montreal Carabins put an end to the Gee-Gees women’s hockey team’s franchise record-setting six game win streak on Wednesday night with a 3-2 win over the garnet and grey.
The Gee-Gees men’s hockey team defeated the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks 2-1 in overtime to take Game 1 of their best of three series in Oshawa on Wednesday night.
Injuries are a hassle for anyone, but for student athletes, they can be devastating and potentially cost them a whole season of their five years of eligibility.
The Gee-Gees men’s basketball team pulled a major upset on Friday, night edging out the nationally No. 1 ranked Carleton Ravens 68-67 in a Capital Hoops game for the ages at TD Place Arena.
The Gee-Gees swim team was at the RSEQ Championships this weekend in Sherbrooke, Que., with athletes hoping to qualify for the USports Championships taking place in two weeks in Victoria, B.C.
The University of Ottawa’s Sports Services discouraged the social media accounts of Gee-Gees clubs and teams from posting content about Bell Let’s Talk, an annual online mental health fundraiser held on Jan. 29, according to emails obtained by the Fulcrum.
