Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) passed an emergency motion at the latest Board of Administration meeting to provide support for the Odawa homeless drop-in centre at 510 Rideau Street.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesEach year students are accused of being apathetic. Voter turnout was just over 10 per cent this year, about the same as last year. Many students appear to be happy to just pay their fees and go to class—they don’t care how their money is managed.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMembers of the Impact slate say that racism played a part in the surprising Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) results that came in Feb. 13.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe election results of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) came in early on Feb. 13, with candidates from all three slates to take a seat on next year’s executive.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCampus is plastered in posters and social media is buzzing with activity. It’s student election season at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) has finally come into contact with the Internet.
Reading Time: 3 minutesInvesting in our future might means divesting from fossil fuels, according to a student group that is gearing up to lobby the University of Ottawa to go fossil fuel-free.
Reading Time: 3 minutesRegardless of how you may feel about student government, when the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) protests tuition fee increases, they are accurately representing the views of the majority of the student body. However, at the recent SFUO-led protest requesting a drop in tuition fees at the opening of the Advanced Research Complex (ARC), many students feel their interests were not well represented. Not because they wish for tuition to continue rising, but because they feel this particular protest was inappropriate and ineffective. And that it was.
Reading Time: 3 minutesExecutive members of the SFUO showed up at the unveiling of the Advanced Research Complex (ARC) to demand the Ontario government to drop student tuition fees and further invest in post-secondary education.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA new frosh event organized by a private teen entertainment company in Ottawa has drawn the ire of university and student leaders for its racy promotional content.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPrompted by the prevalence of mental health-related issues on campuses, the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) released a new report detailing the role of the federal government in treating young adults with mental illnesses.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStudents and executive members of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa and the Graduate Students’ Association gathered in front of Tabaret Hall on May 26 to protest tuition fee increases. The planned Board of Governors meeting took place via teleconference.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) will meet on April 10 and April 24 to determine whether accreditation from a B.C. law school, which prohibits the enrolment of LGBTQ+ students, will be accepted in Ontario.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe university administration and the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) have each created a task force to promote respect and equality on campus.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe SFUO executive will remain almost unchanged from this year to next as the Student Action slate has swept the general election once again.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s student federation may have voted against it, but the Sochi 2014 Olympics are streaming on campus regardless.
Reading Time: 11 minutesInfo on the candidates running in the 2014 SFUO election.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa will offer a master’s in bilingualism studies program beginning in September 2014, in an effort to promote the bilingual and Francophone presence on campus.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA campaign by the Graduate Students’ Association (GSAÉD) aiming to create nursing and breastfeeding spaces at the University of Ottawa was launched with a panel discussion Jan. 22.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe SFUO elections committee has released the official list of candidates for the 2014 elections and referendum.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo human kinetics professors at the University of Ottawa will teach at the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) in Sochi, Russia this month.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs the movement to oppose shale fracking on indigenous land in New Brunswick became heated, crowds in Ottawa gathered on Parliament Hill on Oct. 17–18 to show support for protestors out east.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNicole Desnoyers has been elected as the first-ever vp equity of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) for the 2013-2014 term.
