Queens takes advantage of third quarter mistakes to take down Gee-Gees 30-12

Charley Dutil & Jérôme Ouellet

2021/10/22, 2:37 pm

With the score at 13-12 in the third quarter, the Golden Gaels offense was able to capitalize on two fumbles and an interception deep in Gee-Gees territory to run away with the game.

Men’s rugby team qualifies for playoffs after 24-17 win against ETS

Desiree Nikfardjam

2021/10/18, 2:27 am

The U of O men’s rugby team has qualified for the playoffs.

A detailed look at UOSU’s by-election results

Bridget Coady & Shailee Shah

2021/10/18, 2:07 am

Despite efforts, turnout remained low for this by-election, with Sana Almansour receiving just 1,278 votes out of a possible 36,855 voting members. Chloe Bergeron and Harneet Cheema were each only eligible to be voted in by members of the faculty they were vying to represent.

Williams: Fact or fiction: Distinguishing between science and pseudoscience

Emma Williams

2021/10/18, 12:14 am

In short, pseudoscience is presented like science, but lacks the same rigour that science undergoes. As a result, it makes the two extremely difficult to discern.

SFUO takes aim at potential code of conduct (2014)

Spencer Murdock

2021/10/17, 11:37 pm

With rumours of a potential code of conduct in late 2014/early 2015, the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) was gearing up for a fight.

Career Profile: Professor Keiko Hattori

Emma Williams

2021/10/17, 8:00 pm

“I had a project where I was working in northern Canada. Those areas had beautiful northern lights, where the green and red colours filled the entire sky,” said the U of O researcher in an interview.

Opinion: The textbook dilemma: And equity in university

Diego Benitez

2021/10/17, 6:48 pm

Universities are already riddled with institutional barriers given their entry price — textbooks only exacerbate this issue.

Student leaders concerned with Human Rights Office’s framework for a policy that would outline students’ rights and responsibilities

Charley Dutil

2021/10/17, 5:58 pm

“We’re leading consultations with the student body and with different stakeholders and will relay those comments to HRO. And I would be surprised that this was the last UOSU has to say on this file, given the nature of the document that was presented,” said UOSU president Tim Gulliver.

U of O researchers examine relationship between perfectionism and academic achievement

Gabrielle Muzychka

2021/10/17, 1:15 am

“Perfectionism is a maladaptive personality trait: it’s associated with anxiety and depression, and other things like academic burnout,” said U of O professor Tracy Vaillancourt.

Coady: On vaccine misinformation and apologies

Bridget Coady

2021/10/17, 12:35 am

The University of Ottawa’s Heart Institute released false data which was quickly picked up by vaccine hesitant groups to validate false beliefs that the COVID-19 vaccines are highly deadly.

Brotherhood: Seniors reflect on personal growth with Gee-Gees men’s rugby program through its shift into a formidable RSEQ team

Jasmine McKnight

2021/10/16, 10:50 pm

After helping the program grow from the Scholars League to a competitive RSEQ team, seniors reminisce on the program’s impact on them and what they are leaving behind

Staff at Garderie Bernadette Child Care Centre seeking support from U of O community amidst dispute with centre’s Board of Directors over unionization efforts

Desiree Nikfardjam

2021/10/16, 9:46 pm

Employees at the Garderie Bernadette Child Care Centre on campus have decided to begin unionization efforts after the centre’s Board of Directors failed to properly address their issues and concerns.

Opinion: It’s time for the U of O to streamline communications between professors and students

Desiree Nikfardjam

2021/10/13, 6:52 pm

Zoom, Adobe Connect, MS Teams, Skype — there are too many to count!

Many students encountered difficulties with U of O’s vaccine declaration portal

Salma El hajj

2021/10/12, 4:26 pm

Last month, the University of Ottawa made it mandatory for incoming students, faculty, and staff members to certify their vaccination status using the COVID-19 Vaccination Declaration online tool, whether they intend to come to campus or not.

Faculty of social sciences hosts Indigenous-led seminar on First Nations control of First Nations education

Zoë Mason

2021/10/11, 12:00 am

The school in Kitigan Zibi has been in operation since 1980 and awarding high school diplomas since 1985.

Missing files: UOSU president explains why Union hasn’t made any Board of Directors documents public since May

Shailee Shah

2021/10/10, 11:46 pm

Students have not been able to access any public documents pertaining to the UOSU’s 2021-22 Board of Directors (BOD). This includes meeting minutes, subcommittee minutes and Executive Committee members’ reports which were public in the Union’s first two years of existence on its Google Drive. Why?

Sandy Hill residents calling for permanent end to Panda Game after violent Oct. 2 street party

Zoë Mason

2021/10/10, 7:48 pm

“What I actually found on Russell Ave was closer to a small riot,” said first-year student Greg Coleman.

U of O places 230th in 2022 QS World University Rankings

Bridget Coady

2021/10/04, 5:14 pm

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released its 2022 ranking of universities with the University of Ottawa in the 230th spot. The positioning is 49 positions above the university’s 2021 rankings of 279.

UOSU advocating for compassionate grading for all first-year BIPOC and first-generation students by 2022-23

Desiree Nikfardjam

2021/10/03, 9:30 pm

“There are systemic issues to what these students face. So now is the time to address that,” said Sana Almansour, the University of Ottawa Students’ Union interim equity commissioner.

I’m still alive: So that’s how my life’s going

Charley Dutil

2021/09/13, 2:35 am

From a beer robbery, to a car crash, to a trip around town for a rental car, to arguments with different people in the U of O community — that’s how my life’s going.