Reading Time: 5 minutesThe same people who said my name sounded like a taco and made Islamophobic comments back in middle school are now posting infographics—how ironic.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesUnion plans to give a warm welcome to first and second-year students coming to the University of Ottawa campus for the first time.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDon’t let Promising Young Woman’s pretty pink title card, pop soundtrack, and protagonist’s pastel-toned aesthetic fool you.
Reading Time: 2 minutes “To the young people who have found such glee in attacking their professors; your self-righteous instrumentalization of identity politics, it must be said, is hyperbolic and misdirected,” writes Ryan Lux a doctoral candidate at the U of O’s school of sociological and anthropological studies.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGlobal documentaries play for audiences in Ottawa this weekend.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBlack students gathered to attend events like the Surviving School While Black workshop.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhether I’m watching a TV show, movie, reading a book, or listening to music, I am hyper aware of how harmful it is in a greater context.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUnlike some recent scandals and controversies for which voters and “tax payers” have no chance of opting-out (including a weapon’s trade with Saudi Arabia, one that even the new government cannot opt out of), OPIRG has a levy policy that allows every individual student to ask for their levy back.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Oct. 23, several websites shared articles that University of Ottawa English professor Janice Fiamengo is set to stand trial at the Social Justice Tribunals Ontario.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough the self-described “ska-rockers” have relocated to Toronto, three of the members are originally from Aylmer, Que. and consider Ottawa their hometown. The band has toured across Canada, but play primarily in eastern Ontario, and are thrilled to be returning to one of Ottawa’s most popular live music venues, as they have played the Ottawa scene extensively.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the artists behind this mural was Kalkidan Assefa, an Ottawa-based artist also known as @drippin_soul, his Instagram handle and tag for his art. When members of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) decided they wanted a mural painted in the University Centre (UCU) for Black History Month, they knew exactly who to call.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEnactus uOttawa, a University of Ottawa club that looks to create business solutions to social justice issues, is going to Johannesburg, South Africa to compete in the Enactus World Cup.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOntario (CUP)—Alongside the typical promises of a high-energy time to help first-years adjust to student life at Laurier Brantford, this year campus administration is setting forth initiatives to ensure that students are aware of the university’s growing commitment to sexual assault awareness. “We want to let everyone know that we’re making conversations about consent and …
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow this year’s Academy Awards were more than just your typical Hollywood glitz and glam show.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThat is the purpose of debate: to provoke thought and to promote understanding. Suppressing debates for fear of alienating voters might be politically strategic, but it might also leave a millennial wondering how valuable federal politics are in creating social policies. If the federal government can’t speak to the issues that concern millennials, we may see the continuation of a trend toward community-based actions and grassroots initiatives.
