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Reading Time: 2 minutes“On behalf of the University of Ottawa, I offer my deepest condolences to the student’s family, friends and loved ones,” wrote U of O president Jacques Frémont in a media statement.

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe University of Ottawa Students’ Union has announced the details of its upcoming general elections, setting the voting period for March 25-27. Seven executive positions (up from five last election) and 22 seats on the union’s Board of Directors are up for grabs.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSeasonal affective disorder is a form of depression that typically peaks in the winter months, impacting up to 15 per cent of Canadians during their lifetime. We spoke with Ottawa psychologist Dr. Marna Zinatelli on what the illness is and how it can be treated and managed.

Reading Time: 2 minutes“We can learn biology isolated in a classroom, but at the end of the day when we go out into the real world, which is so scary, all disciplines are going to be together, and we’re gonna have to figure it out from there.”

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa has launched a scholarship fund to honour the three students who died in a plane crash near Tehran, Iran earlier this month. The scholarship fund is established in collaboration with the Canadian Science Policy Centre and the U of O will match all donations to the fund up to a maximum total of $100,000.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMost of the Rideau Canal Skateway opened on Wednesday morning, with seven kilometres of ice now stretching from Hartwell Locks at Carleton University to Somerset Street on the edge of the University of Ottawa campus.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe U of O has given notice of a potential privacy breach impacting 188 people, including elementary and secondary school students who attended a summer program on campus. The breach stems from an incident in late November 2019 when a password-protected laptop was stolen from a university employee’s vehicle.

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe University of Ottawa Students’ Union considered changing the structure of their five-person executive committee, including adding a presidential position, at a Board of Directors meeting on Sunday, but after over three hours of debate a number of concerns were raised and the decision was pushed to January.

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOttawa police are asking for the public’s help with an ongoing voyeurism investigation in Sandy Hill. Detectives are probing seven incidents that have taken place since October where a man wearing a black hoodie was seen looking into women’s windows, police say.

Reading Time: 2 minutes“I am saddened to share the news of the death of a member of our student community,” reads an emailed statement from U of O president Jacques Frémont sent on Friday.

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