Reading Time: 2 minutesThrough Clio, undergraduate students at the Faculty of Arts have the opportunity to publish papers in a peer-reviewed journal and present it before a crowd.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesHere are some examples of art censorship and what they can teach us about resistance.
Reading Time: 5 minutesDissecting the origins of the Western Zionist project to violently colonize the Palestinian people (1897-1920).
Reading Time: 9 minutesTwo monuments — one on campus and one just outside — commemorate the contributions of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious group instrumental in both the foundation of the U of O and of the residential school system.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBut the author tried to avoid this narrow viewpoint by weaving Radisson’s story into global histories — Bourrie describes it as his “renegade historian moment,” as he had “always wanted to write history differently” from the compartmentalized texts of other writers.
Reading Time: 5 minutesFrom the waging of war to the negotiation of peace and the formation of institutions to maintain it, the Fulcrum has witnessed and documented it all since its establishment in 1942.
Reading Time: 8 minutesBased on numerous trips to the U of O’s archives and interviews with alumni, this is the unofficial history of the Fulcrum.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe fact that Radisson is only briefly mentioned in the footnotes of others’ textbooks proves, once again, that the devil really is in the details.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s a sound that most North American ears weren’t, and likely still aren’t, familiar with, and may find too British. For that reason, most of the albums’ hits and singles don’t play on rock—or even alternative—radio stations here in Canada.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile the country is gearing up for a massive celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, it’s also important to note the accomplishments of Indigenous peoples before 1867.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile the field of psychology is relatively young, concepts relating to mental health and mental illness stretch back thousands of years.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“This is way cooler than what I learned in high school. I loved the part where Sir John A. MacDonald fought off four dragons using only a rusty blunderbuss and a 60-year-old bottle of scotch.”—Sheryl Watts, a first-year alternative Canadian history major.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA “tasteful” plaque is very different than the type of “corporate branding” you might see on a race car.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAll in all, it’s an enlightening read that highlights how freedom in Western countries is often taken for granted.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“(It’s) a mix between an escape room, a traditional haunted walk, maybe an urban scavenger hunt, and Pokémon GO.”—Glen Shackleton, CEO and founder of Haunted Walks Inc.
Reading Time: 2 minutesInstituting mandatory Indigenous history classes would help ensure students are prepared to make equitable decisions as they start the next chapter of their lives.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorking with the There’s Room: Ottawa Artists Respond to the Refugee Crisis art exhibition at Gallery 101, which features multiple University of Ottawa alumni, Koebel guided participants through Ottawa’s Little Italy neighbourhood on Feb. 20.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTake a look at the evolution of phallic fun time, from the upper paleolithic period to modern times.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada’s past can show us how not to handle crises that happen today If all goes according to the Liberal government’s plan, 10,000 Syrian refugees will be admitted into our country before the year is out. Unfortunately, many people are adamantly against the idea of letting refugees into the country, citing security concerns. A quick …
Reading Time: 3 minutesJan. 11 marked the 200th birthday of Sir John A. MacDonald, long regarded as the leading father of Confederation. That said, the man is perhaps more controversial these days than the majority of today’s world leaders.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat is lost is now found with a Malcolm Lowry novel, and the U of O Press has their hands on it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesYes, shameful sexist attitudes and policies were prevalent throughout Canada’s history. But covering up the mistakes of our past in a shroud of political correctness will not help us do better in the future.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing years of attempting to neuter popular entertainment properties, the watchdog group known as the Parents Censorship Council (PCC) is now attempting to actively censor history for its objectionable content.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn its beginnings, the college team had many years of success. It joined the Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) in 1894 and ended its first season in the union with a perfect 4-0 record.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLumsden, who was born in London, Ont. and grew up in Toronto, enrolled at the University of Ottawa in 1972 and began playing for the Gee-Gees’ varsity football team.
