Reading Time: 2 minutesThe move toward university specialization and differentiation in Ontario shouldn’t be considered “a threat to the value of a degree,” according to University of Ottawa president Allan Rock.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesCafé Nostalgica has endured some growing pains since reopening this fall, as the popular student bar has found itself deep in debt and without a manager.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIrvin Waller has worked with universities, governments, and international agencies to discuss the effectiveness of investing in youth, rather than incarcerating them, as a means of reducing crime levels and overspending in the United States.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPhoto courtesy of Uniforge Inc. If geeks are going to inherit the earth, there’s no better time to jump on board. In only its second year, the Ottawa Geek Market—which brings the geek community together to meet up, buy hard-to-find geek items, and raise money for charity—will be taking place on October 19 and 20 at …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUniversity of Ottawa professor of medicine Shawn Marshall along with the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF) recently released a set of guidelines that aim to help alleviate symptoms of concussions.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the University of Ottawa to receive a failing grade on freedom of speech—no matter the source—violates two principle notions of university life.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUniversity of Ottawa professor and Telfer School of Management director Michael Miles said he’s lucky to be alive after crashing a small plane while on a fishing trip with his grandson.
Reading Time: 3 minutesResearchers who are trying to pinpoint causes for rampant cheating in high schools and universities are wasting their time.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSupport staff at the University of Ottawa have given their bargaining unit a strike mandate, with 79 per cent in favour.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSFUO executive member Brad Lafortune handed in his resignation Sept. 23 to pursue a master’s program in physiotherapy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms has ranked the University of Ottawa among the worst in Canada in terms of freedom of expression.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThrown into one of Canada’s largest army training camps, one student experiences the grit and raw realities that those tasked with defending the country face on a daily basis.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlizee Lopez is a third year physics and geology student from Marseilles who describes her style as “French Euro”
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Ontario Civil Liberties Association is asking the University of Ottawa to stop funding a private defamation lawsuit filed by professor Joanne St. Lewis against former professor Denis Rancourt.
Reading Time: 3 minutesMEET NATASHA WATCHAM-ROY: fifth-year health sciences student and member of the women’s rugby team. This summer she travelled to Kazan, Russia to compete with fellow Gee-Gee Sarah Meng in the FISU 2013 Summer Universiade, where she helped secure a bronze medal against Great Britain.
Reading Time: 5 minutesSometimes you need a good short-cut in life; I’m here to help KayCie Gravelle | Fulcrum Staff If you’ve ever been on the Internet there’s a good chance you’ve seen at least a few (or 80) lists that show you how to “Hack Your Life”. Everything from the bazillion ways you can use bread clips …
Reading Time: 2 minutesCafé Nostalgica reopened its doors Aug. 17, and even in its newness it was strangely familiar.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA geography professor at the University of Ottawa was acquitted Aug. 21 of threatening to kill the head of his department during “venting sessions” with colleagues in the summer of 2012.
Reading Time: 2 minutesU of O president aims to create ‘unmatched’ bilingual resource to contribute to public policy Photo by Mico Mazza CANADA WILL SEE its first school of government at the University of Ottawa as early as 2015, according to plans led by university president Allan Rock. The new school will aim to create a “national, …
Reading Time: 3 minutesReport calls program ‘deeply troubled,’ university halts admission of new students Photo by Adam Feibel The University of Ottawa has suspended admission of new students to its journalism program for the upcoming academic year. A university committee decided to suspend admission to the program at the earliest opportunity after an internal report to the …
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents can breathe easier now that the potential professors’ strike at the University of Ottawa has been avoided.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa and its professors will attempt to reach a collective bargaining agreement before Aug. 8 to avoid the possibility of a strike or lockout following months of negotiations
Reading Time: 4 minutesFans remain loyal even after film flops Katarina Lukich | Fulcrum Contributor Illustration by Devin Beauregard WATCHING THE THIRD instalment of Iron Man this summer left me underwhelmed. The plot was a watered down version of its successful predecessors, but at this point, should I have expected anything more? I recognize that few movie franchises …
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter a year of anticipation, students will notice significant improvements: the café now boasts a doubled interior square footage and the layout has also been improved, allowing patrons to view live entertainment from anywhere in the room. A new sound system will only add to the restored space.
