Reading Time: 3 minutesLiving in an age where you can read about every crisis happening in the world from your couch is overwhelming, to say the least. But Fulcrum freelancer Kyla Perry argues that critical consumption triumphs over apathy.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesRoll up your sleeves…it’s time to get vaxxed!
Reading Time: 5 minutesMany people are aware of the retirement of four student services that occurred after the University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU) responded to a reduction in membership … What is less common knowledge is the mass layoffs of staff that occurred alongside these service cuts.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUOSU shares tips on safe partying during Panda weekend and student rights with police interactions on Instagram and campus in leadup to Panda Game.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gee-Gees showed a strong defensive play and stellar performance, solidifying their position as top contestants for the RSEQ championship.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa has been undergoing a series of cutbacks that include eliminating a number of scheduled classes for the Fall 2024 semester.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDifficulties with certain student cards showing proof of payment on OC Transpo readers were resolved early this morning, reported per the transit systems’ Instagram 6 days after they acknowledged the issues.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the University of Ottawa students, this adds three locations less than a five minute walk from campus: 210 Laurier Ave., 120 Osgood St., and 287A Somerset St., for their purchase of drinks.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe #2 nationally ranked Gee-Gees used a header from defender Maya Smith to defeat the #7 nationally ranked Queen’s Gaels on a cold Sunday afternoon.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn a decision announced Friday afternoon, graduate students will no longer be able to utilize UOSU’s food bank or submit new cases to the Student Right’s Centre effective immediately due to the lack of a funding agreement between UOSU and GSAED.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFollowing the success of the Ontario government’s introduction of alcohol to convenience stores in the province, Premier Doug Ford has announced they will also be able to sell cannabis starting in April.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorking in the business and technology industry by day, Buffalo native Frank Gullo put his masters in English from the U of O to work by publishing a novel, which was recently released as an audiobook.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the 2024-25 year, the U of O has combined your student ID card and your U-Pass into one saucy little card. But here’s a step further: why not virtual ID cards?
Reading Time: 3 minutesVeteran quarterback Ben Maracle made his return to the gridiron one year after injuring his leg in in the first half of Week 1 last year.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Friday night the union representing University of Ottawa’s 28 power plant operators concluded day one of their strike, as the university takes precautions for possible repercussions in the coming days- despite negotiations planned to continue Saturday morning.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMistakes on special teams, in passing game, cost the U of O huge in the opening contest of 2024 against Western.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOttawa’s transit system is in crisis, that much is for sure. But how much of this crisis is due to uncontrollable factors, and how much is caused by long-standing issues within the city’s transit management?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe experiences and clients’ repeated issues that Liew has witnessed over the past two decades led her to look at stateless people through a more systemic lens — and ultimately write Ghost Citizens.
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe Fulcrum sat down with the country’s pre-eminent Canadian history podcaster and social media creator during his recent trip to Ottawa to talk about how he became “Canadian History Ehx”.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDear Editor, Working people power Canada’s economy. But despite our hard work, workers and our families are struggling to get ahead. Our pay cheques are stretched thin. Grocery prices are sky-high, interest rates are crushing us, and the cost of a home is through the roof – all while the wealthiest corporations keep taking bigger profits. Corporations …
Reading Time: 6 minutesThree current students and two alumni to compete at Paris 2024 Olympics; Two current students and one alumnus to compete at Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEditor’s Note: This letter was first submitted on July 13; statistics maybe be slightly out of date. As a reader of your publication, I express my deep concern regarding the recent report by The Lancet on the true nature of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The report reveals that more than 37,000 Palestinians have been …
Reading Time: 4 minutesShortly after midnight on July 10, over 2 months since its establishment, the student encampment at the University of Ottawa has begun to come to a conclusion.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe University of Ottawa Students Union has responded to budget cuts by closing Foot Patrol, the Multifaith Centre, the Peer Help Centre, and the Bilingualism Centre.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn May 27th, the 29th day of the student protest for Palestine on Tabaret Lawn, the University of Ottawa administration submitted their first proposal to organizers. In a conversation with the Fulcrum, INSAF president Sumayya Kheireddine said that the proposal is “not satisfactory.”
