In lieu of Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30, here is a list of local events and content the University of Ottawa community can participate in.
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The University of Ottawa has announced that the 2021 winter semester will be held online aside from a few exceptions. Because of COVID-19, staff and students have been forced to adjust to online learning methods for the 2020 spring/summer term, and the 2020 fall term. Is continuing on a remote learning format the way to go or should the University consider returning to in-person courses?
The University of Alberta’s French campus has fallen victim to funding cuts for the last 20 years and an overall lack of support from the U of A. L’Association Canadienne-Française de l’Alberta is now taking action to get additional funding to help support francophone students in Alberta.
On Thursday the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) announced that it is partnering with Taiwan’s National Dong Hwa University College of Indigenous Studies (NDHU-CIS).
‘I’m literally holding people’s hands while they die because their family members can’t be there and I’m burying bodies, but you’re going to party with your friends and you’re the reason why these people are dying. That was really, really tough for me.’ says Alexis Snell a fourth-year nursing student
The centre is aimed at providing information and resources for U of O students surrounding everything related to sex and sexuality.
The COVID-19 testing centre is quick and efficient, but make sure to stay up late to book an appointment, as slots fill fast.
Email acknowledges the health and safety of students remains a top priority.
On Sept.9, students in CSI 4139, Design of Secure Systems, joined their class using YouTube live streams only to see their private information leaked on YouTube.
As the academic accommodations granted during the winter 2020 term were based on the context of being a student during the COVID-19 pandemic, one can only wonder why the same exceptions are not being granted when the reality of the situation has not changed.
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