Nothing says reading week like not reading anything! Here are five suggestions from the Fulcrum of what to watch with your week off.
Reading Week
In past years, reading week has been the mental reset I’ve needed in order to tackle the second half of the semester to the best of my ability. This semester, I don’t even feel like reading week happened.
To help you out with all the mortifying interactions you’ll have to field this reading week, keep this cheat sheet handy to answer some of the most awkward questions your extended family will ask.
“I don’t want to go back to Ottawa, it’s cold, the dining hall food sucks, and I would have to get on a train for five hours. Back here, the fridge is fully stocked with stuff from Costco, my laundry gets folded and put away, and nothing has to ever change.”
A recent study led by University of Ottawa researcher Dr. Jarius Cross led to a shocking discovery. There was, collectively, zero reading done by U of O students during the winter semester reading week.
Midterms shouldn’t all be grouped together, as it’s regressive to students’ mental health and renders reading week pointless. The university should create mechanisms to spread out midterm exams and assessments, for students’ sake.
While assignments are important, it doesn’t mean that the well-being of students can’t be taken into consideration when creating assignment deadlines.
It started off with one student who returned to find an unusually large pile of dirty dishes in the sink. Other students have noticed that their furniture has been moved, some have reported their beds being shifted across the room or that a pile of clothes they left in the corner has disappeared.
Reading levels on campus reached a crisis point this past reading week, causing most University of Ottawa services to become overwhelmed.
Photo courtesy of Uniforge Inc. If geeks are going to inherit the earth, there’s no better time to jump on board. In only its second year, the Ottawa Geek Market—which brings the geek community together to meet up, buy hard-to-find geek items, and raise money for charity—will be taking place on October 19 and 20 at …
Investigators are looking into a possible arson in the Arts building at U of O after a burning bookshelf was discovered in a stairwell over reading week
