Student representatives make progress with motions amid clash of tempers Monday’s meeting of the University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors (BOG), which took place in Tabaret Hall, got off to an uneasy start, receiving a surprise visit from CTV cameras before it even started. CTV interviewed leaders of the undergraduate and graduate student unions, but …
Students say experience could be negatively impacted without professors Two University of Ottawa professors have been informed that their contracts will not be renewed for the 2017-18 academic year because of budget constraints. The professors, Raphaël Canet and Pierre Beaudet, are both members of the School of International Development and Globalization (SIDG). Canet said their …
While the country is gearing up for a massive celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, it’s also important to note the accomplishments of Indigenous peoples before 1867.
If you’re stuck in Ottawa this summer, here are a few interesting events you can check out.
U of O profs weigh in on what this new status could mean for residents.
This document contains many promising ideas that could improve life for several different types of students. However, it also fails to provide a clear roadmap to achieve to these goals in a lot of places.
Ottawa police, please scrap the wristbands and start salvaging your relationship with the black community and the city of Ottawa at large.
We need to be more critical of the methods we use to measure health, especially since different people have different goals, from getting a good summer body to training for a powerlifting competition.
Students on the brink of starvation now that kitchen appliances are under lock and key.
“Having students from all over the world means more diversity of thought, cultural exchange, and higher tuition f—I mean academic rigour.”—Jacques Frémont
In this week’s edition of On the Hill, reporter Raghad Khalil took to City Hall to meet with none other than Ottawa’s own Jim Watson.
The head of the Weather Network, Mateo Rologist, could not be reached for comment. Sources say he’s been rocking slowly back and forth for the past week whispering “they’ve broken it.”
“If you have to choose between running 1848 for a weekend or holding office hours in a sauna, I think it’s pretty clear what the answer is.”—SFUO president Roméo Ahimakin.
“We can have progressive, smart comedy, that’s so fucking funny without making people feel isolated or shitty.” — Natalie Norman, Toronto-based comedian.
In the early morning of Sunday, Nov. 13, Amina-Sara Belahbib died following a collision on Highway 50 near Buckingham, Québec.
It becomes more and more important that a greater number of students be given an effective voice—that means being able to vote on policy—and not just a passive role every year.
A University of Ottawa student has died following an altercation with a 27 year-old man outside Piper’s Bar and Grill near St. Laurent Shopping Centre on Nov. 6.
Nathalie Des Rosiers, the current dean of the Faculty of Law’s common law section, and former general counsel at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, has announced that she intends to run for the Ontario Liberal Party nomination in the Ottawa-Vanier riding.
Not only is recognizing Ottawa as an officially bilingual city a nod to our French and English heritage, but officially embracing both languages is a symbolic gesture that would come at no additional costs to taxpayers and would not affect jobs.
On Sept. 28, the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) released its first mobile app for students at the University of Ottawa, with the purpose of connecting individual students to the larger U of O community.
The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2017 were recently published, giving the University of Ottawa its lowest ever performance, between a band of 251-300 out of 980 universities worldwide.
The nation’s Capital has witnessed the many changes that have accompanied the art form first-hand. But what exactly does Ottawa’s tattoo scene look like today, and how does it reflect evolving attitudes towards body art?
The Fulcrum sat down and talked with a number of local content creators to document their journey and success on the popular video sharing website.
After all, there are other drugs in Canada that can cause long-term harm, yet remain largely ingrained in our culture—perhaps the best example is alcohol.
Students returning to school this September will be welcomed by a familiar sight—campus construction. And this time, some of it is here to stay for an extended period.
