The University of Ottawa’s Students’ Union held its fall General Assembly on Nov. 26 at 4 p.m.. The meeting, which has been held virtually for the past two years due to COVID-19, was offered in a hybrid format.
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Some of the more contentious propositions include a now-rescinded motion to abolish Campus Vibez uOttawa (CVUO).
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“We want to make sure that the university knows that decisions impact real life people, and, you know, that’s potentially gonna have really big negative impacts on the lives of these students,” said Armaan Singh, president of UOSU.
“Increasing tuition would plunge students into debt and out of universities. It would make our education non-accessible,” warned UOSU’s president Armaan Singh Kheppar.
U of O students cite lack of transparency and communication, as well as an absence of tangible on-campus change, as reasons for growing dissatisfaction and apathy amongst student voters.
All elected students were ratified.
“I want to make sure that we’re continuing the work of the Communications and Engagement Committee that the union setup,” said the incoming UOSU president on his plans to improve student engagement.
Two debates and one Q & A on March 5, saw five students running in this year’s elections talk operations, student life, and Francophone affairs.
In the second of four nights of election coverage, Fulcrum editor-in-chief Charley Dutil and news editor Zoë Mason sat down with equity commissioner candidates Sana Almansour and Daphnée Veilleux-Michaud.
The phrase, “if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all,” was first said to a political science student who had one too many controversial opinions in a crowded 8:30 a.m. Montpetit lecture hall
“We owe it to future generations to do everything we can today to mitigate the effects of climate change while we can still have an impact,” said U of O president Jacques Frémont in a press release.
Funds for the program will be split into many bursaries and scholarships, open to all undergraduate students.
We have concerns about the vague wording within individual articles, and how that could lead to articles being interpreted in a way to punish students for actions that don’t harm other students, but instead the reputation of the University.
Without the mandatory meal plan, the University of Ottawa charges students living in its LeBlanc residence between $7,093 and $8,464 for the year depending on their room’s size — a steep price to pay for the appallingly poor condition of the residence.
Students who choose to submit their candidacy will run for one of four bodies of governance: the UOSU Executive Committee, the UOSU Board of Directors, the University of Ottawa Senate, or the University of Ottawa Board of Governors.
The University is abiding by the definition of fully vaccinated as provided by the Ontario Ministry of Health.
“For health and safety, I still have some misgivings. I am still a bit concerned,” said U of O associate professor Veldon Coburn on the return to campus plan.
As the year comes to an end, we decided to look back on significant stories the Fulcrum published in 2021. Instead of simply republishing the stories, we thought we’d do something different and offer readers a behind-the-scenes look at how some of the year’s biggest stories came to be.
A first step in an extensive process of bilingual revitalization, francophone affairs commissioner Lia Bosquet believes that outlining language rights in the syllabus will increase accessibility to all classes on campus.
The ICUO met to discuss issues with bimodal learning and pitch changes and accommodations that might alleviate issues.
