Reading Time: 9 minutes“I’m very comfortable with my personality and my sexuality,” he would tell me later. “No subject is taboo to me.”
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Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Oct. 13, the U of O men’s hockey team schooled the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Patriotes (UQTR) in front of a packed crowd on their home ice.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m not suggesting you go to Morisset and run up and down the giant, echoing staircase. I’m talking about the public library.
Reading Time: 3 minutesYou may have heard of it as the “lemonade diet”, but no matter what it’s called, I have one word to sum it up—gross.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are plenty of ways to get your puck fix this winter; just follow the flow chart below to figure out which is best for you.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLouise Goddard is a hypnotherapst, but no, she isn’t going to swing a pendulum in your face and tell you you’re getting sleepy.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We don’t come here to have moral victories; we come here to win on the scoreboard. That’s disappointing, but I like the overall belief in ourselves”
Reading Time: 2 minutes I am a 115-pound girl who needs to control every movement of a 1500-pound animal with a mind of its own. Think about riding a bicycle with a brain.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe women’s rugby team suffered an unfortunate 29-14 loss to the Université Laval Rouge et Or this past Sunday, Sept. 16, breaking their two game winning streak.
Reading Time: 3 minutesYou win some and you lose some, as the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees rowing team discovered this past Saturday, Sept. 15 when they competed in two consecutive races against the Carleton Ravens at the P.D. Ross Regatta.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’re flirting at the gym, chances are you’re hovering alongside the machines, lingering on the mats, or chatting at the water fountain for a prolonged period of time. Essentially, you’re getting in everybody’s way.
Reading Time: 3 minutesI sat down with Kaylee Sparks, fourth-year translation student and co-captain of the women’s Ultimate Frisbee team, to learn about one of the newest competitive clubs at the University of Ottawa. Fun fact: in summer 2010, Ottawa was the Ultimate Frisbee capital of the world.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSo I got thinking about other fabulous females in sports and came up with a few of my favourites—both real and fictional—who have said “Screw you, gender norms” and played with the boys. If you’ve been struggling to find some inspiration to get moving, check out the following chicks who kick ass at their sport.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs flip-flop tans fade and thought patterns begin to shift to deadlines and exams, it is not uncommon for students to experience symptoms of low serotonin in the brain—commonly referred to as anxiety or depression.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDiMeglio is not the first female high schooler to play football in her state—records indicate 523 teenage female Floridians have donned football gear since 1973—but no other woman has ever held the prestigious position of decision-maker for her high school team.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We had dead legs. I don’t know whether it was the transition from our training camp, or maybe it was a combination of the long trip and the humidex, but this week we don’t expect to have the same lack of explosion that we had in virtually every component of our game against Windsor.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast weekend’s highly successful doubleheader against the Ryerson University Rams and the University of Toronto Varsity Blues brought the Gee-Gee’s to the number one spot in Ontario University Athletics (OUA), but the Gee’s had a tough time maintaining their reign after taking on the Nipissing University Lakers and the Laurentian University Voyageurs.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe women’s rugby team finished off the first week of school with a bang, defeating league newcomers the University of Montreal Carabins 44-14 on Sept. 7.
Reading Time: 3 minutesGees to play home games at Beckwith Park Daniel Cress | Fulcrum Contributor photo courtesy of Sports Services THE GEE-GEES have found a temporary home away from home and will now be hosting their football games at Beckwith Park. With the Lansdowne Park renewal project in full swing, Frank Clair Stadium—the former home of the Gee-Gees—became unavailable. As construction delays pushed back the opening date of a new field …
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf getting in shape or looking better in the mirror isn’t enough of a motivator for you to get your butt to the gym, maybe one of these workout perks will do the trick.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLiam Williams talks about being a part of a club team and gives potential rookies a sneak peek at what’s to come this year.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA look at the first few weeks of varsity sports around campus Maclaine Chadwick | Fulcrum Staff Illustration by Mathias MacPhee Back to school, and back to sports. The Gees have been training hard all summer, and it’s finally time to compete against other schools in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA). Here is a look at the varsity teams that will be competing during the first few weeks of school, and information on …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Michael L’Africain talks about Space Jam and its influence on his game FOLLOWING LAST WEEK’S profile of the women’s basketball team rookie Kellie Ring, the Fulcrum decided to offer a similar spotlight to a first-year on the men’s basketball team. Michael L’Africain, rookie point guard of the University of Ottawa men’s basketball team, has proven he can be a powerhouse on the court, scoring 14 …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Student reviews Everything in One fitness class AS I SIT down to write this review, I am wincing and grimacing while I try to find the gentlest way to lower my aching body onto the couch. This week I attended the Everything in One workout offered by the University of Ottawa’s Sports Services. The advertising pitch they use to entice …
Reading Time: 2 minutesWomen’s hockey team suffers loss to Carabins ALTHOUGH THEY SUFFERED a loss that Saturday night, the women’s hockey team was proud of their perfor- mance against the top ranked Montreal Carabins (5-1-1, RSEQ) on Nov. 12. The Gee-Gees (2-6, RSEQ) took the ice with fierce confidence, but the squad couldn’t shake off Montreal’s second-period lead, …
