Reading Time: 2 minutesForward Katherine Lemoine had a game-high 15 points. There were no signs of fatigue from the team after a highly physical game the night before.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesCanadian tech giant Shopify has a new Chief Operating Officer (COO)—and it’s a University of Ottawa grad. Harley Finkelstein graduated from the MBA-JD program at the U of O, entered the Dragon’s Den as a judge on the CBC’s Next Gen Den, and on Jan. 13, 2016, he moved into a new role as COO. …
Reading Time: 2 minutesQuick recaps of the latest happenings in Gee-Gees athletics.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor once in their history, the overshadowed stepchild of Ontario collegiate basketball defeated the Ravens and Gee-Gees in succession.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAndrew Pelling’s ‘unconventional’ mentality to be showcased A University of Ottawa professor’s unorthodox style and original projects have caught the attention of the organizers of TED, who have designated him as a TED fellow. Every year, TED chooses 21 people from across the globe who they consider to be potential innovators. “They just find these …
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudent-lead response team providing 24-hour assistance The University of Ottawa Student Emergency Response Team (UOSERT) has begun operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as of this semester, after a semester’s delay. UOSERT is a team of student first responders who attend to medical emergencies on campus. It’s a levy-funded service provided by …
Reading Time: 2 minutesRochette’s bronze medal win was exceedingly emotional, as she received the news of her mother’s death just days before but still managed to enthrall a nation and earn a podium finish.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBoard wants improvement in French course offering, sets date for divestment talk The University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors (BOG) convened for their first meeting of the year on Monday, Jan. 25. On the agenda was the university’s overall performance, as well as updates on fossil fuel divestment, bilingualism, and the ombudsperson’s report. Fossil fuel …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Sandy Hill Winter Classic Charity Tournament is an event where teams filled with members of the university community come together to raise money for the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and face-off in some pickup hockey.
Reading Time: 3 minutes24-hour dining hall limits access to non-meal plan students While the University of Ottawa isn’t asking students to wear pink on Wednesdays, it is restricting access to its new 24/7 dining hall for students who don’t have a meal plan. “Everyone is welcome—anyone can eat at the Dining Hall: students, professors, staff, even guests,” according …
Reading Time: 2 minutesPoint guard Julia Soriano had the hot hand for the Gee-Gees, as she scored eight of Ottawa’s 12 overtime points, including a clutch three pointer with just 5.1 seconds left in OT.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUniversity’s statement says some players ‘played a role in the activity’ The University of Ottawa has filed a statement of defence in response to a $6-million lawsuit, filed last January, by former players of the 2014 men’s hockey team. The university is alleging that three members of the team had sex with a woman, while …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s Graduate Students Association (GSAÉD) is set to open the first nursing room on campus in the University Centre (UCU), which will be available for use to all female student parents starting on Jan. 28 at 2 p.m.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents voice concerns about grading system online New Year’s has come and gone, and University of Ottawa students are slowly settling into the new year and new semester. However, many students are still waiting on thing from 2015—their grades. A number of U of O students have taken to Twitter to comment on how they …
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlleged perpetrator leaves country before facing judicial repercussions Charges have been laid in the sexual assault case of former University of Ottawa student Mélodie Morin, however the alleged assailant has left the country. Morin first gained attention when she went public with her story of being sexually assaulted by another student near campus, and called …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gee-Gees women’s hockey team was two minutes from victory over the first-place Université de Montreal Carabins.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Gees recently returned from a two-week training camp in Hawaii, and it looks to have paid off.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe rivalry between the Gee-Gees and Ravens women’s basketball teams is mostly a product of proximity rather than emotional and physical battle.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“When Ottawa plays against Carleton, it’s not even the same sport—it’s war out there.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesJulie Tam, the Assistant Director, Communications, Marketing and IT will step in to serve as Acting Director until the vacancy is filled.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBoth Fauteux Hall and the 1 Nicholas building were evacuated and closed Jan. 12 after main water breaks. In addition classes were cancelled at Fauteux Hall shortly after 9 a.m. and the university has since extended the cancellations for the entire day.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gee-Gees will hope to take the cold-blooded clutch moment as foreshadowing for more key wins against top teams.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis year, if you want to keep your ‘#fitnessgoals’ for all 12 months, give some of these tips a shot.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteZaher “Zach” Nourreddine a 25-year-old former University of Ottawa student has died in hospital after he was violently robbed in the area of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue in Toronto.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa (APUO) is asking for judicial review regarding raises given to two senior university administrators.
