Reading Time: 7 minutesNursing students, in a program and field in which on-site learning and application are necessary, are suffering from the lack of needed in-person training and placements due to the fluctuating public health mandates. The lack of consistency and the harsh exposure to the COVID-19 health crisis has caused a decrease in students’ faith and optimism in nursing and their futures within the field.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We found out that the protesters’ favourite music was a mix of butt rock and bro-country, so from there we decided to put in some phone calls to see who was desperate enough to play for the protesters,” wrote Live Nation in a press release.
Reading Time: 7 minutesA new integrated health care centre and the hiring of two additional counsellors are examples of the initiatives that have been taken since the President’s Advisory Committee on Mental Health and Wellness published its report in 2020.
Reading Time: 6 minutes“For health and safety, I still have some misgivings. I am still a bit concerned,” said U of O associate professor Veldon Coburn on the return to campus plan.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa has welcomed incoming international exchange students despite the cancellation of outgoing exchanges. Arriving in Ottawa in early January, these students have not had the ordinary exchange experience.
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhy is January 1st such an important date for us, in terms of establishing year-long goals? Is it because it represents a fresh, brand-new slate?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMembers of the Rideau Neighbourhood Rat Association feel left behind in the province’s reopening plan
Reading Time: 4 minutesEvery day I have Tinder, I get one day closer to spending the rest of my days in a cozy little cabin secluded in the Swiss Alps with nothing but a complete and utter estrangement from society and a sense of peace.
Reading Time: 4 minutesOutdoor rinks are a great way to exercise, socialize, and get outside while social distancing. Here are some of the best outdoor rinks for U of O students.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Visitors can sift through the wide variety of topics through the photostories, transporting them from the industry stories of Toronto and Vancouver all the way to the remote environments of the Canadian arctic.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“Being in Sandy Hill comes with the university, but it also comes with the local residents as well,” said Collective Growers co-founder, Karen Nguyen.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“It’s a really great resource for people in Ottawa to stay active and get out,” said University of Ottawa student and skate patroller Matthew Goldsmith.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA unique aspect of Daisy is the plot’s relevance to the divisive political landscape that permeates society today. In Daisy we encounter what the writers presume to be the inception of the modern day ‘attack ad.’ Its irreversibly deleterious effects upon American politics and the integrity of political campaigns are as discussed and feared then as they are now.
Reading Time: 9 minutesBeauty is in the eye of the beholder, but if you can’t see the beauty in Ottawa… maybe get some glasses?
Reading Time: 4 minutes “It’ll be my first time living away from home on my own. But all of the exciting parts of that are taken away, because I’m worried about if I’ll find a place,” said second-year student Erin Peter.
Reading Time: 5 minutesCarrie Bourassa, a University of Saskatchewan and research director, made headlines in October for pretending to be Indigenous. Though she is not the first, it begs the question — why do white people pretend to be other races?
Reading Time: 7 minutesIt is clear that the term ‘public’ space is followed by an invisible asterisk.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPlot eight, row E, grave seven: the plot in a French cemetery that was the former resting place of an unknown soldier who died during the First World War.
Like many Canadians who served, died and fought in WW1 in France, we will never know this soldier’s identity — whether he left behind a widow, a child, a mother, a father. Hopes and dreams. A profession. We don’t even know his name.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStudents can now receive their flu shots at Minto Sports Complex from November through December.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe U of O’s women’s volleyball team dropped their season opener against the Université de Montreal Carabins on Friday Oct. 22. They were also defeated by the University of Sherbrooke Green and Gold on Sunday.
Reading Time: 9 minutesTwo monuments — one on campus and one just outside — commemorate the contributions of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious group instrumental in both the foundation of the U of O and of the residential school system.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe challenges and opportunities presented by the task of converting commercial spaces to residential ones.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe clinic came to be when PBSC uOttawa reached out to Kind Space to create placements for students to volunteer, says Carling Miller, the executive director of Kind Space. Miller shared with the Fulcrum that the idea for the collaborative clinic “was great because we [Kind Space] didn’t have the capacity before to try and organize putting one together on our own.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf your fear of needles and injections has stopped you from getting vaccinated, this might be the event for you.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the score at 13-12 in the third quarter, the Golden Gaels offense was able to capitalize on two fumbles and an interception deep in Gee-Gees territory to run away with the game.
