Reading Time: 3 minutesIn March 1999, the Fulcrum foreshadowed future issues with online learning.
COVID-19
Reading Time: 2 minutesFinancial insecurity and lack of available movies has forced owner Bruce White to make a difficult decision.
Reading Time: 4 minutesCOVID-19 has created a time of global uncertainty that has affected access to reproductive rights and to services in Ottawa; making it more difficult to access abortion services.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor-profit organization Taking Shots has come under fire for strange requirements to get first priority for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHeading into his third year with the team, Pépin’s experience has been a bit different as the team will not have the opportunity to wear their garnet and grey on the court for the 2020-2021 season.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRecent studies have shown that local BIPOC and immigrant communities are being disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough there are a handful of reasons to stay on campus, it seems the U of O campus will be significantly quieter this winter.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew vaccine manufacturing training at U of O rolls in as COVID vaccine rollout is announced nationwide.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere’s a long list of negatives that have come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, but let’s take a moment to focus on the positives.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Nov. 10, the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre (ORCC) gave a community update announcing a temporary closure, set to begin on Dec. 2. At the time of the ORCC’s opening in 1974, it became the first of its kind in Ottawa and was the third rape crisis centre in the country.
Reading Time: 10 minutesAfter a couple of months, it became official. Plans were somewhat in place for my mom to pick me up in Ottawa and make a trek out west — a coast to coast journey at the onset of the second wave of COVID-19.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s likely we’ll be living in this digital new normal for a while; let CityFolk be proof that that doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad thing.
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn what many describe ‘the second pandemic,’ victims and survivors of abuse are fighting for their lives while in lockdown.
Reading Time: 2 minutesChristmas is a beautiful holiday, but COVID-19 does not care about the holidays. There’s still a pandemic, and everyone needs to do their part and tone things down for the 2020 holiday season.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa needs to dedicate more resources to its co-op program during COVID-19.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis year, the festival gave insight to humanity’s connection to social media and the need for artistic adaptation, and was a platform for emerging Canadian talent.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, Match, or Grindr offer a way to meet other singles online and fill your need for human connection, while simultaneously helping prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA small town mayor has been receiving backlash from her community for dedicating more time towards the stock market than fighting COVID-19.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“With over 90 per cent of North Americans admitting that they have gone to work while sick, the importance of wearing masks to prevent transmission and illness is a lesson learnt; to remember once the COVID-19 crisis is over. We should not have to wait for another global pandemic to remind us of lessons learned.” writes Rhyanna Melanson, a 2020 U of O graduate in biology.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa announced that their fitness facilities will be re-opened for students and employees to use.
Reading Time: 4 minutesDue to COVID-19 and online learning, many University of Ottawa students decided to learn from home instead of living in Ottawa. However, while students are saving money on rent and other necessities, it seems as though the costly feelings of loneliness are amplified for many.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith various leagues cancelled, but training and practice continuing on with new rules and regulations, Gee-Gees athletes share what is keeping them motivated through the pandemic.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe University of Ottawa is facing increased reports of academic fraud as the COVID-19 pandemic forces professors to use online teaching methods. Students are increasingly being caught for using the popular website Chegg.com for assignments, midterms, and exams.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn past years, reading week has been the mental reset I’ve needed in order to tackle the second half of the semester to the best of my ability. This semester, I don’t even feel like reading week happened.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe announcement that Ottawa was heading back into Stage 2 was awful news. Mostly because it means that my partner and I can’t go out and do all the things we were planning this fall. We’re both pretty new to campus and the city, and don’t know much about what Ottawa has to offer. What are some fun, romantic things that we can do together safely?
