Reading Time: 2 minutesElectoral law was in focus at the University of Ottawa last week when experts from across Ontario discussed the cornerstone of democracy.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo University of Ottawa law professors have been recognized by the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) for their work promoting equality in the legal field.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) will lobby the central administration to improve services on the south side of campus, the Board of Administration (BOA) decided on Feb. 22.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA University of Ottawa geophysicist and rising star in the earth sciences field was one of 126 early career scientists to be recently selected as Sloan Research Fellows.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThree University of Ottawa professors will share a $1.9-million grant from the federal government to support research on environmental risks.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmerican author Stanley G. Weinbaum was one of the first writers to introduce the idea of virtual reality in his 1935 novel, Pygmalion’s Spectacles. Eighty years later the fictional technology has found some real-world applications at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGatineau-based activist and artist Aminata Farmo is on a hunger strike for the month of February. She is running an information booth on campus to raise awareness of the often-overlooked extremist organization Boko Haram.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOttawa police have charged a youth with one count of sexual assault and one count of break-and-enter after he entered eight rooms in the Stanton residence at the University of Ottawa in the early hours of Feb. 15
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOttawa police have charged a youth with one count of sexual assault and one count of break-and-enter after he entered 8 rooms in a University of Ottawa residence.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe election results of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) came in early on Feb. 13, with candidates from all three slates to take a seat on next year’s executive.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThirteen years ago, Monia Mazigh was catapulted into the world of human rights activism as she fought for the release of her husband, who was being tortured and held without charge in a Syrian prison.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile the economy has recovered significantly since the 2008 recession, the youth unemployment rate in Canada in January was 12.8 per cent, double that of the 6.6 per cent national average.
Ottawa entrepreneurs, Dylan Hunt and Nick Evans decided to take matters into their own hands, by creating a website that would show job hunters more opportunities and employers more applicants.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOttawa man makes first court appearance on terrorism charges A 25-year-old Ottawa man appeared in court facing terrorism charges Feb. 4 after police put out arrest warrants for three local men accused of terrorism-related offences. Awso Peshdary is charged with conspiracy to participate in the activities of a terrorist organization and facilitating the activities of …
Reading Time: 2 minutesU-Pass fees will go up in September as the City of Ottawa approved the continuation of the universal transit program for the 2015–16 academic year and beyond. Students will pay $192.70 a semester starting in the fall, as opposed to the $188 they paid this year.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBoth the ABC and Here for Us slates running in the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) general elections are appealing the elections director’s decision to penalize them because of spelling issues on their campaign material.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMembers of various federated bodies are fuming after Ikram Hamoud, vice-president social of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO), skipped out on the latest social roundtable.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa Muslim Students Association (UOMSA) has won a small victory in a fight to acquire more religious space on campus.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCampus is plastered in posters and social media is buzzing with activity. It’s student election season at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPoliticians will have to hope for the best but expect the worst when it comes to voter turnout among post-secondary students in Canada, according to a panel of experts on Canadian politics.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa is refusing to release two investigative reports into the events surrounding the suspension of the men’s hockey team, admitting that the documents were prepared as part of a pre-emptive legal defence.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDissatisfaction with the vice-president social of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa has snowballed following a lackluster Winter Challenge, and the cancellation of the annual snow fort building contest.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt might just be OK to cite Wikipedia in your next paper.
Former University of Ottawa professor was recently named the first honorary Wikipedian at the University of Victoria.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmerican stuntman “Mad” Mike Hughes is bringing his daredevil stunts to Canada as he seeks to propel himself in a homemade steam-powered rocket across the St. Lawrence River.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLogan Turner is escaping the ‘historic’ winter storms that are set to pound eastern North America, as he prepares for a trade mission in South America.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThree vice-president socials of federated bodies have begun circulating a petition calling for the impeachment of Ikram Hamoud from her post as the vice-president social of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO).
