The UOSU’s Autumn General Assembly will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday morning — but just how long will the meeting be? Unfortunately, that’s anyone’s guess! Fortunately, we do know the agenda items that will be debated upon.
Delphine Robitaille
In a 13-12 decision, Ottawa city council voted down councillor Sean Devine’s amendment that would have restored O-Train service to 7 minute intervals during off-peak hours after shunning a vote of councillor Jeff Leiper’s original motion for 5 minute intervals.
Ottawa city councillor Jeff Leiper tabled a motion to bring LRT service from the current 10 minute wait, back to five minutes. This motion will be voted on at the city council meeting on Sept. 18.
In a decision announced Friday afternoon, graduate students will no longer be able to utilize UOSU’s food bank or submit new cases to the Student Right’s Centre effective immediately due to the lack of a funding agreement between UOSU and GSAED.
The University of Ottawa Students Union has responded to budget cuts by closing Foot Patrol, the Multifaith Centre, the Peer Help Centre, and the Bilingualism Centre.
On Feb 14 the Fulcrum interviewed current UOSU president Delphine Robitaille about her campaign for a second term as president.
More than 70 community groups voted to oppose the proposal, citing concerns about using public funds for a public-private partnership
The 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.
