The University of Ottawa Student’s Union (UOSU) has passed a motion in support of Palestine at the Winter General Assembly on Mar. 10.
The University of Ottawa Student’s Union (UOSU) has passed a motion in support of Palestine at the Winter General Assembly on Mar. 10.
2,482 undergraduate students voted in the elections; a turnout rate of 6.74 per cent. This is notably a point lower than the turnout for the most recent by-election which had 2,999 ballots cast for a 7.7 per cent turn out — the highest by-election turnout in UOSU’s brief history.
The Fulcrum spoke with the seven candidates for the five FSS seats on UOSU’s BOD.
On Feb 14 the Fulcrum interviewed current UOSU president Delphine Robitaille about her campaign for a second term as president.
The essence of the document lies in its recognition of UOSU as the voice for U of O’s undergraduate student body.
While the Union pledged an annual budget of $175,000 for scholarships and bursaries in 2022, the current program has experienced a decrease of $45,000 in its current iteration.
Food insecurity is on the rise and what is the administration doing about it? Not much!
On Nov. 12, members of the U of O undergraduate population, the student union, and more came together at the 13-hour Autumn General Assembly.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU) Board of Directors (BOD) met on Saturday, Oct. 21 to prepare for its upcoming Autumn General Assembly (AGA). The meeting began online at noon and met in the University’s Senate room in Tabaret Hall at 1 p.m.
On Oct. 13th, former UOSU director Hannah Weidrick reached out to the Fulcrum to share concerns over how Traviss went about withdrawing from UOSU’s byelection. “Quanah withdrew from the election, but not before[…] giving Thorp an ultimatum, it was: he will withdraw from the election as long as the results aren’t shared publicly, and Thorp is only allowed to tell one person. It’s undemocratic and it’s wrong and he’s not supposed to do that.”
President-elect of student union says “It’s a slap in the face to students who are activists and advocates and vocal about it.”
In the “highest turnout ever recorded for a by-election in UOSU’s history”, four seats on the executive committee have been filled, including Delphine Robitaille as union president and Daniel Thorp as communications commissioner.
This is an opportunity to tell pleading club members “I don’t see where that’s my problem.”
There are nine referendum questions on the 2023 UOSU by-election ballot; one is asking if the OPIRG Levy should be stopped.
On Oct. 4, the Fulcrum received an anonymous article submission raising concerns with many elements of the Union’s operations, the most pressing of which being the ongoing by-elections.
Two candidates for the UOSU executive team are running uncontested; Rayne Daprato for Student Life Commissioner (Daprato has held the role in an interim capacity since May) and Tristan Maldonado-Rodriguez for Francophone Affairs Commissioner. Here are their insights on the roles they hope to fill.
It’s no secret that UOSU’s voter turnout is pathetically low and just getting worse. We need strong candidates with strong campaigns.
This approaching by-election includes nine referendum questions, one being whether or not the Student Union should open a bar. Lukas Redmond shares his thoughts on the Pub Levy referendum question he brought.
Debates for UOSU Communications Commissioner and President will be held bilingually, moderated by the staff of the Fulcrum and La Rotonde.
Ottawa Police Service will have the help of Ontario Provincial Police to bolster numbers of officers deployed
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s (UOSU) Board of Directors (BOD) met for their monthly meeting on Sept. 17. Called to order at 1:07 p.m. and adjourning just after 5:45 p.m., the meeting was the shortest BOD meeting of the term thus far.
RBC staff called U of O protestors called ‘kids who didn’t understand’
Matthew Edginton formerly served on the 2023-2024 Board of Directors for UOSU before resigning soon after being elected.
You don’t need to live on or near campus to find your community at the University of Ottawa, and here’s why.
Reports began emerging that the UOshow’s opening act, Nic Gignac had (as part of his magic act) asked for five female volunteers to join him on stage and proceeded to guess the colour of their undergarments. Some observers pointed out that at least one of these volunteers was wearing a red wristband, identifying them as under 18 for 101-week events serving alcohol in Quebec.