Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents at the University of Ottawa have found a new way to flirt with each other: through “Spotted at uOttawa,” a Facebook page that allows users to anonymously post missed connections that occur on campus.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesRick Ross’s upcoming concert in Ottawa has been met with criticism by the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) and Carleton University students.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMissing a pet back at home? The University of Ottawa’s Student Academic Success Service and Health Services have teamed up with a solution in the form of “pet therapy.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery year, Canadians look to the groundhog to forecast the end of winter. At the University of Ottawa, students look to their own seasonal forecaster: the hot dog man.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA record breaking number of participants, over $30,000 raised, and new friends taking a stand against cancer
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis year’s VERSeFEST provided opportunity to showcase the work of the U of O’s Undergraduate English Students’ Association.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Phi pledge class of the U of O’s Omega Theta Alpha fraternity spent 24 hours outside on a bench March 14–15 to raise money for Roger’s House.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSara Lauzon, a third-year history student at the University of Ottawa, has made a name for herself in her hometown of Cornwall dealing with many issues of the city’s past that most have neglected.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s student-run organization Unity for Action performed a play put on to raise awareness about bullying and help fund education in Kenya
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa found its place in the vast archive of viral YouTube sensations as students joined in on the popular Harlem Shake on Parliament Hill.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA proposed update to the University of Ottawa’s liquor policy that would have banned shots of hard liquor and restricted pitchers in its student-run bars has been scrapped.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s English-language improvised comedy team took home first prize at the University of Toronto’s improv summit Jan. 26.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast year’s cry to lower tuition fees caused a stir across Canada, but the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) opted not to organize a National Day of Action in 2013.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEven though Zach Raynor has played for the Gee-Gees football team for the last four years of his life, he is now looking to pull off something that few of his friends or family expected: starting a career as the frontman in his own rock band.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe U of O has a team of eight students working with Leave the Pack Behind to promote awareness of the services they offer to support faculty, staff, and students who want to quit smoking.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom Feb. 1–22, a large poster exhibition illustrating priceless Polish artifacts will be on display on the first floor of the University of Ottawa’s Desmarais building.
Reading Time: 4 minutesKatherine DeClerq | Fulcrum Staff FOR THE FIRST time ever, the University of Ottawa women’s basketball team brought back something shiny from the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Final Eight championships. A bronze medal was the result of a long weekend in Calgary, where the Gees faced tough competition from across the nation. Their final game …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDESPITE A ROUGH start, the University of Ottawa women’s basketball (19-3 regular season, 2-0 playoffs) team came out on top in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) semifinal match against the Brock University Badgers (15-7 regular season, 1-1 playoffs) 63-49. The first half of the game saw the Gees uncomfortable on their own court. Fifth-year centre …
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE UNIVERSITY OF Ottawa has been ranked the 19th most sustainable university campus in the world, according to a study done by the University of Indonesia. The study ranked 178 universities worldwide by their efforts in the categories of setting and infrastructure, energy and climate change, waste, water, and transportation. Jonathan Rausseo, sustainable development manager …
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow to get involved in the arts on campus WHETHER YOU PLAY an instrument, or love to sing, act, or dance, if you would like to continue doing so on campus you’ve come to the right school. With musical ensembles and tango classes, the University of Ottawa boasts a variety of options for the artistically inclined. Theatre If you’re a true theatre guru, …
