Reading Time: 3 minutesU of O, according to full-time Professor Geoffrey Greatrex, has harmed its image, establishing itself “as one of [those] institutions that’s willing to take the axe to fundamental arts disciplines.”
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Psychology students, self-named the “snow Barbies” won the day with their towering Barbie’s house, inlaid with chiseled bricks and complete with an ice slide.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe planned demolition of the Brooks Residence Complex leaves La Garderie Bernadette Child Care Centre with nowhere to go, and the University makes no promises for on-campus childcare
Reading Time: 3 minutesA notice of intent to withdraw accreditation is serious, serving as a final warning before a program loses its right to train residents.
Reading Time: 8 minutesFollowing electoral troubles, the operations and student life commissioner roles have officially been filled. The externalization of election results is not standard practice for GAs and raises concerns about the new normal in student governance.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Our policy at the University of Ottawa is to maintain our relationships with universities regardless of the policies of their governments,” said President Marie-Eve Sylvestre.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“What this is about is ensuring that when our customers come, that they are able to have the full experience.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor now, students are being told to continue applying — but to be prepared for a changing landscape in Ottawa’s public-service job market.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Finding answers early on can prevent last-minute complications and ensure everyone can focus on celebrating their accomplishments.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“The University of Ottawa is one of the few universities in Canada offering a formal graduate degree dedicated specifically to psychedelic science — and one of the only programs attempting to do so in both official languages.”
Reading Time: 4 minutes“As AI becomes more embedded in university classrooms, the gap between these two approaches is only getting wider.”
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I’m going to show how the [Elections Appeal Board] failed to do their job” Cameron told the Fulcrum, saying the Board “overstepped their jurisdiction.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesBlack student leaders say much of the work of sustaining Black community and culture on campus continues to fall on the students themselves — often with limited resources, little space, and inconsistent institutional backing.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Accurate language testing did not take place due to several technical errors, and thus the CEO is responsible to organize adequate bilingualism testing if it did not take place,” argued candidate Carly Huber in her appeal to the ElectionCommittee.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe WGA provides an opportunity for students to make their voices heard, better understand what UOSU is up to, and weigh in on possible motions.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“The U of O said it could not provide a consolidated historical study permit approval rate for its international applicants.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’re single and ready to mingle or are looking for new networking opportunities, there’s something for everyone on the University of Ottawa campus this week!
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Patients have to worry about how to follow up on the care they were given, assuming they find someone to see them in the first place.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesCanada’s broader diplomatic engagement with China, including recent visits by Prime Minister Mark Carney, has reinforced the importance of academic collaboration in the “new world order”
Reading Time: 4 minutes“Activism on this campus is the strongest it’s ever been… this world runs on money… and students should have the right to choose where the money goes and where it doesn’t go,” Stratas told the Fulcrum.
Reading Time: 2 minutesReceiving your vaccines is an important tool to protect yourself against the nasty, but predictable illnesses of the winter season to ensure that you’re in good health to thrive in your day-to-day.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“I really don’t see a reason for antisemitism to be so back and to be so normal, to the point where the university needs to have a special individual appointed to combat antisemitism,” a student told the Fulcrum.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor students applying to internships, co-op positions, and entry-level roles, the biggest change may be knowing what a job pays before applying, even if the number itself stays the same.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Terms like “diverse learning needs” and “decolonizing teaching” remain broad in the guide. Without specificity, the risk is performative policy rather than material change.
Reading Time: 7 minutesWith speakers called out for unparliamentary language, an unexpected debate around an Indigenous student’s identity, a 12-minute speech, and a 2-hour delay, the 9-hour Fall GA was certainly eventful.
