To celebrate the Fulcrum’s 80th anniversary, I’ve taken a dive into the archives to highlight some intriguing features over the publication’s history.
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In other words, safe injection sites may save lives, but not the ones we care about. As a result, no matter how much evidence is presented on the benefits of safe injection sites to drug users’ health or longevity, none can convince these opponents that such facilities are desirable.
Jasmine van Schouwen is a law student at the University of Ottawa who first applied to participate in the conference last year and will be representing the Kanata-Carleton riding.
There are lots of well-hidden vegetarian-friendly spots around town that will accommodate even the pickiest of eaters.
Not only is The Shining a classic, it’s also a brilliant and complex commentary on violence and abuse.
Nathalie Des Rosiers, the current dean of the Faculty of Law’s common law section, and former general counsel at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, has announced that she intends to run for the Ontario Liberal Party nomination in the Ottawa-Vanier riding.
We visit the new movie theatre to see if the higher price for admission is worth it’s dollar.
“Hey, Stella!” you don’t want to miss this classic film.
American author Stanley G. Weinbaum was one of the first writers to introduce the idea of virtual reality in his 1935 novel, Pygmalion’s Spectacles. Eighty years later the fictional technology has found some real-world applications at the University of Ottawa.
Politicians will have to hope for the best but expect the worst when it comes to voter turnout among post-secondary students in Canada, according to a panel of experts on Canadian politics.
When she isn’t inspiring tomorrow’s generation of young environmental lawyers to work in one of the most challenging fields of Canadian law, Professor Lynda Collins playing her music all across the continent.
Perhaps one of the most popular musical fantasy features and most-loved American films of all time, The Wizard of Oz is known for its innovative use of bright Technicolor. It remains a delightful and touching piece of American cinema, still adored to this day.
Two teenagers charged in relation to death of international student Police have arrested two Ottawa men, John Ruch, 19, and Steve Kozielo, 18, in relation to the death of 23-year-old Carleton University engineering student Tausif Chowdhury. Ruch and Kozielo have been jointly charged with one count of manslaughter and one of robbery. Both men are …
Don’t drop the ball by staying in By the time the new year rolls around, you’ve probably spent enough time with your relatives that another night watching TV with them as they fall asleep on the couch hardly seems appealing. Maybe there once was nothing more exciting than seeing the ball drop at midnight, but …
Clementines, boyfriends, and a golden pig… there’s no formula for tradition My family puts clementines in the bottoms of our stockings, which is pretty much one million times worse than coal because you have to eat them. —Stephanie Piamonte On Christmas Eve, my family heads to my grandmother’s house for supper and gifts …
Audrey Hepburn’s iconic “Funny Face” film is this week’s pick for Movie You Should Have Seen.
Probably one of the most famous screwball comedies of its time, It Happened One Night established itself as the light, romantic comedy to watch if you ever chose to watch one.
One of the most popular books of all time, happens to be one the best classic films of all time.
A 2013 survey by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada found that 48 per cent of government scientists have seen information withheld, causing the public to be misinformed; 86 per cent said they could not report actions that might harm the public without fear of censure; and 50 per cent said that public health or safety has been compromised by political interference in science.
Remember when Natalie Portman shaved her head? This is the film. We take a look back at V for Vendetta.
The Fulcrum takes a look at a long forgotten, and possibly one the best war time movies Paths of Glory.
Make sure to re-watch that classic shower scene in Psycho. We revisit the classic film.
This may be one of the creepiest films of all time, but we think you should give it another try.
With an endless number of university clubs and organizations, and an overloaded engineering schedule, Elias Fares wanted a tool to know just what was going on.
Ottawa band Tall Trees speaks to the Fulcrum about their festival playing and learning the craft from their professors.
