Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 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?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile 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.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Sept. 14, 2020, the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) announced the cancellation of all sanctioned sports programming for the fall semester.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere 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.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs 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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPrivate 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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesYvan 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.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor 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.
Reading Time: 6 minutesOne 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.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEventually, every athlete who represents the University of Ottawa will wear the garnet and grey one bittersweet last time. Wyman, Amalou, Epistola, and Ribarich each reflect on their final game in a Gee-Gees jersey.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe bronze baby will be heading to Saskatoon with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. The Huskies hammered the Brock Badgers in the finals of the USports women’s basketball national championships 82-64.
Reading Time: 4 minutesDay 1 of the women’s basketball national championships saw upsets, strong individual performance, and blowouts. Read our recap of the first four games of the tournament.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter defeating Carleton to earn their place in the OUA semifinals, the Gee-Gees were back at home on Wednesday night for a match full of three-pointers, fast transitions, and hard defence against the Ryerson Rams. The Gee-Gees dug their way out of a 15 point deficit but the Rams took the game 84-76.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gee-Gees men’s basketball team took on the Ryerson Rams on Saturday night in what was a blowout in favour of the Gees. The 75-54 win sends Ottawa to the OUA semifinals, where they’ll take on the Carleton Ravens for their third meeting of the season.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gee-Gees women’s basketball team was back in action after sitting out the first round with a bye. In a hard-fought quarterfinal matchup, the Gee-Gees took down the Carleton Ravens and got themselves one game closer to the Critelli Cup.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPutting an end to their 14-game win streak, the Gee-Gees dropped games to the Brock Badgers and McMaster Marauders this weekend to close out the regular season. With an 18-4 record, Ottawa finished second in the OUA, earning a bye to the OUA quarterfinals on Saturday.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Gee-Gees men’s basketball team pulled a major upset on Friday, night edging out the nationally No. 1 ranked Carleton Ravens 68-67 in a Capital Hoops game for the ages at TD Place Arena.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe University of Ottawa women’s basketball team pulled an impressive fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Carleton Ravens 76-75 in the 14th annual Capital Hoops classic.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe 2020 Capital Hoops Classic is right around the corner. Here’s a rundown of everything you need to know about the Carleton Ravens and Gee-Gees basketball teams before tip off on Friday.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa men’s hockey team faced off against the Concordia Stingers on Sunday afternoon in the Minto Sports Complex. The last time these two teams played against each other, the Gee-Gees lost 8-7 in a high-scoring affair.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter defeating McGill 5-4 less than a week ago, the Gee-Gees were matched up against the Martlets on home ice for a tight, intense, game. In double overtime, Melodie Bouchard found the net to claim victory for the Gee-Gees.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBorys Minger always knew he wanted to play basketball at a high level, and he knew that he would have to leave his hometown of Cayenne, French Guiana to do it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTrack and field athletes from across Ontario and Quebec touched down in Louis Riel Dome for two days of competition at the University of Ottawa’s national invitational this past weekend.
Reading Time: 4 minutesMikayla Morton and Katerine Delev opened up about the Gee-Gees women’s soccer team’s trip to China in an interview with the Fulcrum and spoke about their journey in Jinjang
