Reading Time: 3 minutes “We invite anyone that wishes to put matters before the Board and the membership at general assemblies to work with us in good faith so that we can ensure all voices are heard,” per UOSU president Jack Coen.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesAs Canada looks to expand global research networks, the Franco-Canadian campus may become a model for future cross-border higher-education partnerships.
Reading Time: 3 minutesVilleneuve, a senior manager at Regionex, told the Fulcrum that it would be considered “normal for a place [like the university] to have a case of bed bugs every month” — with the University of Ottawa confirming three infestations occurred in September.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“They are suppressing the truth, and they are aiding and abetting the continuation of the violations of international law.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis year, the union ended with a $15 million cash balance and $276,000 deficit. The audit revealed discrepancies in financial management that led to the deficits, including overspending on 101 Week in 2024 and unrecognized restricted levies.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“This year, students should expect a long day with a packed agenda.”
Reading Time: < 1 minute“The potential losses of these funding streams may seem like a small administrative change, but is in fact a direct attack on services students rely on every day,” per UOSU president Jack Coen.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Students reported being asked to donate in incredibly high values, with the lowest dollar amount a student could select was 50 dollars”
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Over 30% of recent STEM graduates in Canada are international students, actively contributing to research, innovation, and addressing labour shortages in critical sectors such as technology, healthcare, and engineering.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe coming years will test whether these investments truly reach young Canadians — and whether the co-ops, grants, and housing they depend on remain within reach.
Reading Time: 2 minutes “If someone needs a walk to be safe to get home from campus safe, there isn’t enough money in the world for that.”
Reading Time: 2 minutes“So what is the alternative then, if the law doesn’t work for us, if the politicians, the investors, are not working in our interest?”
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Students searching for fair, inexpensive housing should keep an eye on this policy.”
Reading Time: 3 minutes It is tone deaf to imply that increased defence spending is more important to students than more aggressive investment into affordable housing strategies. Moreover, the expectation that students should be united in celebrating this “generational investment” into defence feels out of touch with students’ reality.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“I’m a full-time student. I have my proof of enrollment. I have this line on my statement of account, and I’ve been [working] at UOSU for two years … for me, I am a member”
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf there’s one takeaway from this year’s game, it’s that spirit, sunshine, and a sold-out crowd make for a great day, but next year, a little more water wouldn’t hurt.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“They keep telling us that it’s urgent and they’re working as fast as possible ..but actions speak a lot louder than words”
Reading Time: 14 minutes “I have not done all of the work that I need to do in terms of understanding all the investments, but what I can say is, you know, I understand the need for transparency, and I think some transparency has been provided in response to some of the concerns.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesAffordability and transparency at the core of tuition hike concerns.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“We can do all the land acknowledgment we want, but if you don’t do something about it, that demonstrates your intent,” said U of O special advisor to Indigenous Affairs Mike Diabo.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe U of O’s concerns about prompt memorialization and renaming efforts on campus cite a need to “do this work ourselves before there are protests, given the history of the institution as a former Oblate owned and operated facility” as per the document.
Reading Time: 5 minutesOne protester involved in the encircled group stated that “two officers, an OPS and special constable, choked me along with two other individuals.” Reports of choking by officers were noted by other protesters who commented that “officers were pushing us by our throats in the crowd.” An additional protester stated that “an officer kept playing with the holster of his gun while facing me.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe motion marks an evolution in APUO’s calls to the university. Previous statements by the union highlighted incidents of academic infringements by the U of O related to pro-Palestinian protests on campus in December 2023. The union also published a statement on the right to protest on campus, calling for “transparency and for divestment from corporations complicit in human rights abuses.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesTenants of Sandy Hill, a new tenant union in the neighbourhood, had an inaugural launch event on March 22
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe former acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf encouraged Canada to follow the US’s lead in deporting student protesters at an Ottawa conference, telling the conservative audience that student visas are a “benefit,” not a “right.”
