Reading Time: 4 minutesThere was tension in the air on Monday as the University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors met to discuss the recent events at the University. Topics included the PSUO-SSUO new collective agreement negotiations, racism on campus with new alleged incidents this past weekend, and the approval of a new 2020-21 budget.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“What is happening at the University of Ottawa is not about white folk’s right to access reclaimed verbiage by communities outside of their own, nor about academic freedom, as we have been so led to believe. What we are collectively bearing witness to is about power; namely who can access it, and who must succumb to it,” writes Shadé Edwards, a second-year common law student at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s been more than a week now since the University of Ottawa’s support staff (PSUO-SSUO) went on strike following the breakdown of mediated talks with the University of Ottawa on Oct.15. The Fulcrum believes it’s time for the University to get back to the bargaining table and strike a fair deal with PSUO-SSUO members that does not involve significant cuts to members healthcare coverage.
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: 8 minutes“It was very emotional for me as I had never before heard so much appreciation for non-Indigenous presence,” said Polish retiree Feliks Welfeld.
Reading Time: 4 minutesUniversity of Ottawa president Jacques Frémont has released a second statement to the U of O community asking for “calm and reflection” around the recent controversy surrounding a professor’s use of the ‘N-word.’
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA “Hateful/bias graffiti” was found on the University of Ottawa’s campus on the afternoon of Oct. 18. The student body was alerted with a tweet and statement from the University.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s president and vice-chancellor Jacques Frémont responded early this morning to the recent incident of a professor uttering the ‘N-word’ in an online lecture. The professor had been suspended since early October, and a group of professors had written a letter denouncing her treatment at the hands of the U of O administration.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCHEO and U of O have partnered with the City of Ottawa to work on a “shitty” research project dealing with local sewage.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat’s new at the University of Ottawa biophysics labs: an investigation into the research being conducted at the STEM complex and the possibility of an updated virtual lab tour for students.
Reading Time: 5 minutesCaroline Cox of the Shepherds of Good Hope knew in March when the pandemic hit, they would be in trouble, not just for the number of already-vulnerable persons they help but in losing their dedicated senior volunteers leaving for their health and safety. However, their downtown Ottawa location has had an unexpected uptick in the number of student volunteers.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“We don’t know much about the mental health of our workforce in this country. The more this crisis goes on, the more these issues will be compounded,” said Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, a U of O professor and holder of the University’s research chair in gender, diversity and the professions.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe union representing support and administrative staff at the University of Ottawa (PSUO-SSUO) has announced its intention to proceed with a strike on Monday at 12:01 a.m. if it cannot reach a tentative settlement on a collective agreement with the University.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe University “received reports that some players were not following self-isolation rules.”
Reading Time: 3 minutes“How do we make progress from here at the University of Ottawa? If by terming it as a good crisis, Jacques Frémont is going to make transformational changes in the U of O landscape, I am all behind him, but if it is going to be talk, PR, and no action, then his legacy will be harshly judged by all generations,” writes Rony Fosting an international student at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s been a rough month, but we’re staying spooky at The Fulcrum. Here’s a top ten list of Halloween faves to get you through October.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHorror, fantasy, and social commentary meet in HBO’s newest venture, based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Here’s an introduction to Lovecraft Country.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Medical School Building opened its doors in 1954. Now named the Vanier Hall the Fulcrum was on the scene to report on the opening of the then “state of the art” building.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“I think always being honest and always being open to whatever people have to tell me and being honest about synthesizing that information and bringing it forward. I don’t have a whip, I don’t have much power, but I do have people listening to me,” says Elizabeth Kristjansson, the University of Ottawa’s new advisor on mental health and wellness
Reading Time: 5 minutes“There needed to be a clear and forceful reaction of the international community,” Packer said in an interview with the Fulcrum. “Unfortunately, what we’ve seen is the opposite.”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are 15 positions open. Nomination period is from Oct. 12 to Oct. 27 with voting from Nov. 1 to Nov. 7.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe took a visit to the new German Doner Kebab at Elgin and Somerset. Here’s what you should try.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe caught up with U of O professor Dr. Gerald Lynch to answer a few questions on his upcoming mystery novel, The Dying Detective.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf the pandemic has made us realize anything as young adults is that our youth is precious and this virus is robbing us of valuable time we will never get back. The cancellation of the Panda Game, although a microcosm of the pandemic, helps us realize that good times are invaluable and should be cherished.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“Coming to university is a huge transition, said Initiative 1/5 president Kari-Ann Clow. “Mental Illness tends to often have its first episodes in young adults. They’re changing, they might be away from family, there is a new identity forming, so there’s a lot of pressure on top of the stigma associated.”
