The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa hosted its fourth General Assembly on Tuesday night, but once again, it failed to meet quorum.
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Second GA of academic year to be held on campus, feature six motions The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) will be holding a General Assembly (GA) in Marion Auditorium on Tuesday, March 15 at 6 p.m. where students will have the opportunity to vote on motions around accommodating students, decertificaiton of misogynist …
Students raise concerns over lack of motions, while SFUO says it’ll stick with GAs The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) held its third General Assembly (GA) and, while it was held on campus, it failed to meet quorum. The event was held in Marion Hall on Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. The …
The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) will be hosting its third General Assembly (GA) on Nov. 14, however no motions will be voted on because none were submitted before the Oct. 16 deadline.
With a new round of leaders, the Fulcrum decided to make some suggestions to the SFUO on what we’d like to see them do differently this year.
After the first general assembly of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) almost ended in flames and the second was somewhat of an apathetic flop, it seems as if our experiment with direct democracy has been rather unsuccessful. It shouldn’t be. If the GA has so far failed, that is probably because …
We don’t all have to be in solidarity with the students in Quebec. But we should at least be inspired by them.
It’s time to admit that general assemblies at the University of Ottawa have been a failed experiment.
It took two referendums to instate general assemblies as the highest decision-making body of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO).
After two attempts, the GAs themselves still have yet to meet quorum.
The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) will host its second general assembly (GA) on March 24, with six motions to be debated at the Shaw Centre. The cost of room rental, translating services, and technical equipment for the GA adds up to almost $5,000.
In light of this less than stellar first outing, how can we improve how the general assembly is run?
The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) has finally come into contact with the Internet.
I was one of the roughly 350 attendees at uOttawa’s first General Assembly (GA); unfortunately, there weren’t enough at any time to reach quorum. The GA was cut off during question period at 9 p.m., due to an arbitrary ruling from the chair.
The general assembly (GA) was a failure. No one is without blame. The first part of the failure belongs to the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO). They were unable to connect with their constituents. It could be a failure to connect with a wide enough segment of the student population and it …
The first general assembly (GA) of Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) members gave way to a rowdy audience large enough to cause a ruckus, but not enough to make any decisions.
Letter to the Editor: Why students need to show up and participate in university affairs.
The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa’s (SFUO) first general assembly (GA) is slated for Nov. 17, after a year of campaigning.
The first General Assembly referendum was a bit of a dud. But this time around, student voters at the University of Ottawa have ushered in the GA as the highest decision-making body of the student federation.
The Board of Administration (BOA) convened on Dec. 1 to discuss General Assemblies (GA), live streaming the Olympics, the undergraduate seat on the Senate Appeals Committee (SAC), toilet paper reform, and a new scholarship.
Despite 84 per cent of voters opting in favour of student federation General Assemblies, the referendum failed because it did not meet the minimum requirement for voter turnout.
Critics of the General Assembly’s (GA) creation said they were unable to prepare for the Nov. 25 referendum debates due to the event’s lack of publicity.
The Marxist Students’ Association has obtained 1,700 signatures on a petition to hold a referendum to approve the establishment of a General Assembly (GA)within the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO).
