Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile the field of psychology is relatively young, concepts relating to mental health and mental illness stretch back thousands of years.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThis month’s installation features the works of U of O students Dimitri Seemungal and Ahmed Suleimi.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHamilton is at least moving in the right direction with their new education based approach to regulating predatory payday loans.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I wanted to show that there’s a lot of artists out there making dope art. I don’t see enough of it at school.”— Ashelita Shellard, fine arts student, host of Your Art is On Fire.
Reading Time: 5 minutesConcerns raised over U-Pass usage by part-time execs due to “grey period.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough the Canadian health care system covers all essential medical services for residents, medication and prescriptions are not covered by this plan.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAre dumb phones the way of the future? Probably not. Will they ultimately replace your far-more-capable smartphone? Also not likely. But that doesn’t mean they can’t play a useful role in your life, at least for a while.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDespite some disappointing team finishes, the standout individual performances of Gee-Gees athletes this year can’t be overshadowed.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Having students from all over the world means more diversity of thought, cultural exchange, and higher tuition f—I mean academic rigour.”—Jacques Frémont
Reading Time: 2 minutesHousing services allegedly denied student’s request to terminate lease.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRegardless of la Rotonde’s intentions, this cartoon is discriminatory. It harkens back to an era of minstrel shows and blackface, when people of colour were mocked and degraded.
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs part of her updates, Dorimain addressed Ahimakin’s behaviour over the course of the 2016–17 academic year, writing that he is “violent and misogynistic” and “shuts down women in conversations.”
Reading Time: 6 minutesWith a recent string of drug overdoses in Kanata claiming the lives of teenagers Chloe Kotval and Teslin Russell, the fentanyl crisis is knocking on the door of the nation’s capital.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJonathan Ibrahim, a second-year U of O marketing student, teamed up with his friend Daniel Laframboise to come up with the idea for the Taskrilla app as a way to bring contractors and services directly to one’s home.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“While this is an evening of entertainment and celebration for the positives that are occurring, it’s also an opportunity for people to reflect on the things that Canada or Ottawa need to continue to work on.”— Amanda Bergmann, event organizer.
Reading Time: 4 minutesSince the voting period ended on Feb. 11, three recounts were held, with results being released on Feb. 16. While Jeffry Colin had originally won the position of vice-president of university affairs, his opponent, Axel Ngamije Gaga won the recount by a margin of 155 votes.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnder this new proposal, journalists who frequent the press gallery would be screened by the RCMP with fingerprinting and criminal background checks, and could be denied access if the police deem necessary.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThreats against Abu-Naqoos prompts disqualifications, delays candidate ratification.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter the 53rd recount, it dawned on election officials that while many ballots had been submitted, none of them had any names marked down. One ballot did have the words “Bernie for prez!” scrawled on it, but it was marked as spoiled.
Reading Time: 7 minutesAre Canadian universities doing their part when it comes to encouraging debate and cultivating ideas?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhether I’m watching a TV show, movie, reading a book, or listening to music, I am hyper aware of how harmful it is in a greater context.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Saturday, Feb. 11, students and members of the Ottawa community held a day of action on Parliament Hill in response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to rescind his plans to implement electoral reform.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe votes are in for the 2017 Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) general election, which saw a 14.6 per cent voter turnout—a large improvement compared with last year’s 7.8 per cent turnout.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Feb. 7, U of O student Joachim Finlay raised allegations against SFUO presidential candidate Hadi Wess on Facebook.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Valentine’s Day, don’t buy your significant other a record to go along with their roses—buy them Pinegrove’s Cardinal on Bandcamp instead.
