Reading Time: 4 minutesTwice every school year, the Fulcrum gives out Cavalry Awards for the best Gee-Gee that varsity athletics have to offer. Here are this semester’s winners:
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Reading Time: 2 minutesHer production on the pitch made her one of the Gees’ most powerful weapons, as the team utilized her stellar defence and precise kicking to wear down their opponents.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe media outcry following these events have pulled back the curtains on a rarely breached wall between athletes and the media.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs one of the most dangerous scoring threats to ever don the garnet and grey, Francki was part of the veteran core of Gee-Gees teams that were perennial national championship contenders.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUniversity of Ottawa PhD candidate Nicholas Ravanelli is trying to prove with his research if it’s possible to sweat better.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gees may have been the favourite heading into the gold medal match on their home floor, but instead it ended in a 66-60 upset.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a packed and deafening Montpetit Hall, the Gees were able to vanquish the Gryphons in a hard-fought affair.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCompanies come up with ways to get hit of legalized weed revenues In light of federal court judge Michael Phelan’s recent ruling, which struck down a previous ban on medical marijuana patients growing their own plants, a new bill is being lobbied for in Parliament that would permit businesses to grow their own plants and …
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Over the past four years there’s been little to no coverage of the track and field because basically they cover the sports that bring in more revenue to the school.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesA tough full-court defensive effort and high shooting percentage was the key to Gees’ victory. Julia Soriano scored the team high for the night with 21 points, shooting seven of nine from three.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMuch of mainstream culture has been pervaded with the importance that physical health can have on people, and as a result there is more interest than ever in being fit.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe weekend was also significant for the team as it marked seniors night, where the Gees celebrated three of their graduating players, forwards Kellie Ring, Catherine Traer, and Krista Van Slingerland.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe game ended with an emphatic score of 73-50 in favour of the Ravens, who dominated throughout the game—leaving the Gees looking unlikely to overturn the deficit at any point.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s a healthy twist on one of my all-time favourite guilty pleasures—bread pudding.
Reading Time: 2 minutesForward Katherine Lemoine had a game-high 15 points. There were no signs of fatigue from the team after a highly physical game the night before.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMillennials are facing a job market with more freedom to move While “not being able to hold down a job” would be seen as a character flaw for any Baby Boomer, switching jobs—and even fields—has become commonplace, and even a positive experience for many Millennials. Far from being a simple case of generational itchy feet, …
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn Feb. 9-11 the Student Federation University of Ottawa will be holding an election for various unfilled positions as well as a referendum asking students to vote on three different issues. There’ll be polling stations set up where students can vote on the price of a summer U-Pass, if the price of the dental and …
Reading Time: 2 minutesPoint guard Julia Soriano had the hot hand for the Gee-Gees, as she scored eight of Ottawa’s 12 overtime points, including a clutch three pointer with just 5.1 seconds left in OT.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCouncil holds emergency meeting to debate costly project The City of Ottawa has called an emergency council meeting to talk about City plans to purchase a giant freezer to insta-freeze the Rideau Canal. The emergency meeting to vote on this issue is expected to be held on Jan. 18 at city hall. This ambitious project …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Gees recently returned from a two-week training camp in Hawaii, and it looks to have paid off.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Telfer School of Management recently launched the Entrepreneurship Foundry Course, which, like entrepreneurship itself, is a product of a variety of disciplines and skills.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs sports fans, we hate seeing old players whose physical abilities fall a crucial step behind their mental experience.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s clear that not all sports are treated equally. People often muse how the only time they pay attention to certain sports is when the Olympics comes by every four years.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gees were ranked second going into the women’s championship games. However, the team bounced back to reel off two consecutive victories, which were enough to secure a third-place finish.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTwice every school year, the Fulcrum gives out Cavalry Awards for the best Gee-Gee athletics have to offer.
