Reading Time: 2 minutesFor me and countless other like-minded enthusiasts, the beginning of the sports schedule means one thing: the return of soccer.
University of Ottawa
Reading Time: 2 minutesOntario schools have selected five programs to specialize in for increased funding from the provincial government.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTeaching assistants have reached a deal with the University of Ottawa after two days of negotiations and almost a year without a collective agreement.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA former University of Ottawa student named John Maguire is under RCMP investigation for a suspected connection with the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS), the National Post reports.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRock wrote that the suspension did not come solely because of the investigation and subsequent charges against the two players, but also in response to recommendations from an independent report.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa recently announced plans to petition the provincial government to create a satellite campus in Woodstock, Ont.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA new frosh event organized by a private teen entertainment company in Ottawa has drawn the ire of university and student leaders for its racy promotional content.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe five year grant will allow the researchers to test the theory that there is an immunological link between Parkinson’s disease, Crohn’s disease and leprosy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe controversy over Ottawa’s new privately run frosh week is overblown.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMembers of the University of Ottawa’s men’s hockey team will be allowed to play for another school while the Gee-Gees team is suspended, Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) has ruled.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTroubled program will get fresh start in 2015, two years after admission freeze After nearly a year of uncertainty, the University of Ottawa’s suspended journalism program will return next year following a significant makeover. The university says its new digital journalism program will teach students the skills they need to break into a media industry …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFormer University of Ottawa professor Denis Rancourt was convicted on June 5 of committing libel against another professor.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStudents and executive members of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa and the Graduate Students’ Association gathered in front of Tabaret Hall on May 26 to protest tuition fee increases. The planned Board of Governors meeting took place via teleconference.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLetters have drawn backlash from Toronto students for ‘meddling’ in their student politics Photo by Julia Malowany/The Varsity Student unions across Ontario are urging the University of Toronto’s governing council to reject a new policy recommendation they say would sacrifice the autonomy of its student unions. Last month, the University of Toronto Student Societies Summit submitted …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteExisting building to become 400-space off-campus residence Photo by Sabrina Nemis The University of Ottawa is looking to turn an existing building at Rideau and Friel Streets into a space for 400 more student beds by September. The university is entering a lease on the eight-storey building at 240 Friel St. with the intention to …
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe provincial government’s recent crackdown on unpaid internships in Ontario is a much-needed move with a mixed result, but it may be time for employers and post-secondary schools to step up.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Fulcrum would like to address the negative reactions to our April 3 cover story.
Reading Time: 3 minutesYou can change more minds with a debate than with a noisemaker.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA member of the University of Ottawa men’s hockey team is speaking out after weeks of silence. Pat Burns, a fifth-year psychology student, wrote an open letter to U of O president Allan Rock detailing his achievements and contributions at the university, and expressing his frustration that his name has been tarnished. Burns writes that …
Reading Time: 6 minutesWe hear all about the SFUO, but do we really know where our money goes? Infographic by Tina Wallace Dave Eaton, an international development student in the last year of his studies at the U of O, carries a heavier load of responsibility than the average 24-year-old. He’s the overseer of a multi-million dollar government …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Regeneration slate claimed all commissioner positions in this year’s Graduate Students’ Association (GSAÉD) election, now the second of two University of Ottawa student federations to be headed by a single slate.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThunder Bay police made a trip to Ottawa to investigate the alleged gang sexual assault by several members of the University of Ottawa men’s hockey team. However, police say some members of the team have refused to cooperate with police.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe University of Ottawa has revealed the members of its taskforce on respect and equality created earlier this month in response to recent events and allegations of sexual assault and rape culture on campus.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe union of student workers at the University of Ottawa has passed a strike mandate and could potentially walk off the job during exams in April.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gee-Gees men’s basketball season can be described with three P’s: pain, progress, and perseverance.
