U of O offers some lovely sights to exercise your creative muscles and hopefully have you stop to smell the roses.
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In an interview with the Fulcrum, club founders Sarah Almasaad and Majd Sabbagh explain, “Canvas for Change is driven by a deep passion to address various injustices that persist in our world.”
After over a year of sweatpants, messy buns and economic austerity, I am totally here for opulence and glam.
Seven students now make over 6,000 fellow students laugh on a daily basis with their Instagram page @uottawa.memes. In an exclusive interview, the Fulcrum had the chance to discuss some crunchy topics with them.
“It’s important to show that we’re here and that Indigenous students don’t have to hide their culture,” says Émilie Gauthier, vice-president internal affairs for the Indigenous Student Association.
“Several focus groups were held and this idea came out of those discussions whereby students were looking to normalize the conversation around mental health,” explained Associate Vice-President of Student Life, Michel Guilbeault in an email to the Fulcrum.
For many graduates who look back at their university experience, their memories are likely a complex series of frustrating, joyous, and unique events—but, they’re just that: complex.
As the year continues to unfold, students at the University of Ottawa are growing increasingly impatient with the lack of futuristic whimsy in their lives.
This idea that post-secondary education should be about nothing but grades and studying is counterproductive to a student’s healthy social development.
Hack-y holidays! Make your life a little easier with these holiday themed life hacks.
