The University of Ottawa has announced that the 2021 winter semester will be held online aside from a few exceptions. Because of COVID-19, staff and students have been forced to adjust to online learning methods for the 2020 spring/summer term, and the 2020 fall term. Is continuing on a remote learning format the way to go or should the University consider returning to in-person courses?
The cancellation of the 2020 soccer season hasn’t stopped Mikayla Morton and the Gee-Gees women’s soccer team from continuing to practice and train at a high-level. Morton is currently finishing up her degree while finding new goals and motivations both on and off the field.
While the news that the University of Ottawa was reopening the Minto Sports Complex gym was exciting, it seems impossible to use it. With limited availability due to safety regulations, booking a workout session is proving to be difficult.
On Sept. 14, 2020, the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) announced the cancellation of all sanctioned sports programming for the fall semester.
There is something incredibly unsettling about seeing pumpkin spice products so soon. Probably because it’s not autumn yet, and it’s far too early to break out the pumpkin spice.
As COVID-19 continues to bring uncertainty, various Gee-Gees sports teams are awaiting announcements regarding their seasons, or already shifting their focus to 2021. Athletes from the football team, men’s and women’s rugby teams, and the men’s ultimate frisbee team share their outlook on the current situation.
Private meme accounts on Instagram really don’t make any sense, and people who send posts by these accounts are just as bad. Do everyone a favor and make your memes public, or at least send screenshots.
Yvan Mongo, a Black hockey player on the University of Ottawa men’s hockey team, along with his head coach, Patrick Grandmaitre, has created a special club called “Mongo’s Brave Buddies” that aims to help young BIPOC hockey players.
For the U of O men’s hockey team, the 2019-20 season was about finishing what they started. The Gee-Gees fought through the playoffs, playing in a historic Queen’s Cup game before heading to Halifax for the USports national championship tournament. Unfortunately, the Gees were unable to hit the ice due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
One of the standouts of this year’s Capital Hoops Classic may not have been on the court, but rather in the stands. As it had been multiple times this season, the women’s basketball team played to a much smaller crowd than the men’s team.
