Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s not just another game on the schedule—the Panda Game is an event engrained deep in the fabric of Ottawa.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesFor me and countless other like-minded enthusiasts, the beginning of the sports schedule means one thing: the return of soccer.
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: 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 minutesOnly 11 months after developing a project for an Ottawa entrepreneurship competition, a team of U of O students led by Kathleen Kemp are watching their business take over the city’s streets.
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: < 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 minutesBut hybrid courses demand independent learning and strong time management skills, much more so than standard lectures. Although these courses feature both in-class discussion and online material, what Rock and the e-learning task force failed to mention was that discussion is dependant upon students fully engaging with the online material first — something many in the class were unable to do.
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: 2 minutesThe CFS website encourages students to oppose the bill, lamenting that “the Conservative government has attempted to make these changes with zero public consultation.” Ironically, I don’t remember being consulted when the CFS decided to spend my money on an ad that criticizes a policy I happen to support.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“We finally saw things as clearly as the residents of Sandy Hill,” said Stone. “Of course it makes more sense to demand our students travel across the city for classes, rather than expand to Sandy Hill. Those residents who campaigned against our residence proposal were there first. So even though they represent a small portion of the area’s population, I believe the golden rule has to apply: finders keepers, losers move to Kanata.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe society’s crown jewel is the Jock Turcot University Centre’s Alumni Auditorium. According to the notes of former member Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the goals were to design “the least enjoyable place to have a lecture or special presentation” and ensure that all students who utilized it “would surely need to see a chiropractor afterwards.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThat first step can now be taken for you, with the help of the app Tinder. As the name suggests, the app is a way of lighting a fire between two people, allowing users to either “like” or pass on a person based on their pictures and biography. Based on the search radius you decide to set, finding your Tinderella can now be easier than ever.
Reading Time: 3 minutesYou can change more minds with a debate than with a noisemaker.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’re stuck on campus studying and find yourself hungry, don’t just settle for cafeteria food. Here are some great options to grab a quick bite, all within walking distance from campus.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe university acknowledges that many students want to work either full- or part-time during the summer, so courses are scheduled in three-hour blocks that make them easy to attend. Although heading to class after a long day at work is often difficult, it’s a short-term commitment that pays off in the long run.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNiceness itself isn’t a problem — a nice person is kind and pleasant — but dating and friendship require a little more. We all want to spend time with good people, but we also want to spend time with people who intrigue us and like doing the same things we do.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Inside were the blueprints that detailed the secret clubhouse built in the sixth pillar that has housed some of the most elite and famous members of Canada’s past. We found photos of Sir John A. Macdonald, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Frederick Banting, Alex Trebek, Steve Nash, Keanu Reeves, Drake, and Ben Mulroney all within the mysterious pillar — although to be fair there were reports that both Reeves and Mulroney had snuck their way in.
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: 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.
Reading Time: 3 minutesNow let’s tone down the melodramatics. A moral decay of society and community? Really? While Sandy Hill is home to a number of embassies and historical buildings, it is also home to a much higher number of students.
