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08/04/2023

What you missed from the July 23rd UOSU BOD meeting

Coin flips, banana bread, and technical difficulties.
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04/06/2023

Travel through time with Cinema’s First Nasty Women: Gender Adventures

The assembly of movies seek to revive the many outstanding performances of legendary female figures while highlighting the importance of women in cinema.

04/06/2023

Revisiting U of O campus style over the years

Staying fashionable on campus is not as hard or novel as you think.

04/06/2023

Schulich Leader Scholarships: U of O engineering student wins big for women in STEM

Amanda Doku was one of two students from the University of Ottawa to receive the prestigious scholarship for the 2022-23 academic year.

04/06/2023

Student Life Awards 2023: mini games, a new name, and awards

The Student Life Awards 2023 were held on Mar. 11.

03/31/2023

De-influencing: genuine anti-consumerism or another shopping trend?

Fast fashion, overconsumption, haul culture, and consumerism in general aren’t going anywhere. But perhaps can encourage us to be thoughtful about what we buy and to be skeptical about anyone with a discount code.

03/31/2023

RBC Future Launch: University of Ottawa student earns scholarship empowering Black youth

For Morah, who is originally from Alberta, the scholarship will help alleviate the financial burden associated with studying in Ontario.

03/30/2023

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03/30/2023

It's that time of the year! The Fulcrum's Annual General Meeting is coming up on Wednesday, April 5th at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom.
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03/24/2023

Women’s Resource Centre and Iranian Students Association host “Iranian Women and Revolution” event

WRC and ISAUO host event for Iranian women and allies to support recent uprisings in a creative way.

03/24/2023

A Midsummer Night’s Fairy Tale combines Shakespeare’s story with 17th and 20th century opera

Artistic director spoke about the University of Ottawa Opera's upcoming performance.

03/22/2023

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03/19/2023

Downtown Ottawa’s St. Patrick’s Day lineup 2023

Look no further for somewhere to get a green beer in Ottawa.

03/19/2023

Ottawa Little Theatre: Sense and Sensibility

An adaption of the literary classic is on stage at Ottawa Little Theatre.

03/19/2023

“What’s the point of Netflix now?”: Students frustrated by Netflix’s sudden policy change

The announcement came at a time when Netflix was already losing subscribers. Only time will tell if the move will benefit Netflix or leave it worse-off than before.

03/16/2023

What do NFTs have to do with art?

As the physical mediums in which contemporary artists operate are turning digital, so is the art market.

03/14/2023

Catch me in the club: Game Dev

Truthfully, who doesn’t love video games?

03/13/2023

And the Fulcrum gives the Oscar to…

Ahead of the 2023 Oscars, the Fulcrum’s non-anonymous panel voted from the real list of nominees.

03/13/2023

Syria-Turkey earthquakes: U of O student associations mobilize for humanitarian aid

As of March 1, over 45,000 Turks and 6,700 Syrians were confirmed dead, and over 1.5 million people were left homeless.

03/13/2023

It's that time of the year! The Fulcrum's Annual General Meeting is coming up on Wednesday, April 5th at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom.
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03/09/2023

Tomato: No Rideau Canal? Ottawa has nothing left to offer Kyle

A first-year student at the O of U is convinced that thousands are planning to depart the "city fun forgot."

03/08/2023

VCRT: Student first-responders are here for all your medical emergencies

“Being a part of such a big team, you really become family”

03/08/2023

Bluesfest announces 2023 lineup

If you’re a U of O student with plans of being in Ottawa this summer, read on.

03/08/2023

UOSU General Elections: Meet the Board of Directors candidates for the faculty of social science

Learn more about the candidates for the Faculty of Social Science Board of Directors.

03/08/2023

Ford government to invest in for-profit clinics in hopes of reducing surgery backlog

Since it was announced, the plan has received criticism from health care professionals, politicians and disability activists.

03/08/2023

The Inaccessibility of health in Ontario

Without the implementation of health promotion strategies the $46.2 billion dollar investment could be a Band-Aid on a bullet wound.

03/07/2023

Planned Parenthood Ottawa staff unionizes after year-long negotiations

Planned Parenthood Ottawa unionizes following Oct. 2021 announcement and year long negotiations.

03/05/2023

Rookie profile: Meghan Kociancic

Meghan Kociancic was drawn to the high pace and organized environment shown on the Gee-Gees team.

02/27/2023

University hosts Iranian Round Table: From Town to Town, and Beyond

Four experts join at the University of Ottawa to speak on the current uprisings in Iran.

02/23/2023

Why Worry About Their Futures? Well, here’s a few reasons

Here at The Fulcrum, we’re not strangers to talking about climate change. Why Worry About Their Futures reflects our worries about the future of the world right back at us.

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Videos

One day before the unveiling of their new racecar, the uOttawa Formula Team's Technical Director stopped to chat with The Fulcrum about motorsports, team spirit, and the feeling of accomplishment that comes with overcoming obstacles.

uOttawa hosted Poutine Festival this month in University Square. The Fulcrum crew sampled from two of the food trucks on offer - and one staff member tried poutine for the very first time.

Every Tuesday this winter, the City of Ottawa are hosting free indoor skateboarding at Lansdowne Park. The organizers spoke to The Fulcrum about the benefits of this unique program and how it fulfills an important need for local youth.

The last episode of the Fulcrum Radio Show’s first season is now available on all streaming services!

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Q&A with UOSU Advocacy Commissioner Chelsey-Lynn Rousselle

Here is our Q&A with Chelsey-Lynn Rousselle, who is running for the position of UOSU Advocacy Commissioner.

The Fulcrum Radio Show: Ottawa Police Board Special * Our regular program is on hiatus for the next few weeks, But we’re here to bring you a special news release. * This coming Monday, the Ottawa police board has cancelled their public meeting. * They didn’t cancel the meeting, they are not going to let the public in. This would be the first public meeting since the city councillors, Diane deans, Rawlson King, Sandy Smallwood and Carol Anne Meehan were ousted from their roles on the police services board. * The reason for cancelling the public access to the meeting? * They say the councillors need to get up to speed. Robin Browne is with 613 - 819 Black Hub, and he says, they’re already up to speed and we need answers now. * Full episode available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Hunt Club is a road in the south of Ottawa that runs east to west spanning the city. The Hunt Club Forest is close to the airport, in fact it is airport property. Of course, the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, and its land is owned by the crown. As an international travel point, that part of the crown would be the Ministry of Transportation. Hunt club road runs along south Ottawa, east to west. The boundaries of the forest are airport property. Right next to the forest, is Otto’s BMW dealership. The dealership put in a development application to buy some of the forest, so they could extend their parking lot and park a few more BMWs out there. While Mark LaRoche, the President of the Airport Authority has been public about his support about selling the forest. So Damian went out to the hunt club forest, to speak with some people who really care about this issue. And that’s where this story starts.

The Fulcrum Radio Show: Save the Hunt Club forest special * This is a special episode of The Fulcrum Radio Show, Hunt Club is a road in the south of Ottawa that runs east to west spanning the city. The Hunt Club Forest is close to the airport, in fact it is airport property. Of course, the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, and its land is owned by the crown. As an international travel point, that part of the crown would be the Ministry of Transportation. Hunt club road runs along south Ottawa, east to west. The boundaries of the forest are airport property. Right next to the forest, is Otto’s BMW dealership. The dealership put in a development application to buy some of the forest, so they could extend their parking lot and park a few more BMWs out there. Mark LaRoche, the President of the Airport Authority has been public about his support about selling the forest. @Damo_mango went out to the Hunt Club Forest, to speak with some people who really care about this issue. And that’s where this story starts. We go out to the Hunt Club Forest and meet Jennifer Dey, Michael Vorobej, Carolyn Ewers, Zoe Pomainville and Don Paice. Special thanks to contributors Violet Manh, Keagan Knight, Romano DiFranco and Alicia Bedore.

For their first poutine review of 2022, the Fulcrum crew visited Burger Lovers, a uOttawa campus staple. Burgers are their speciality, but how does their poutine fare?

The Fulcrum Radio Show Episode 14: Featuring Terry Chilibeck & Dr. Matthew Pamenter. * Today on the show, Councillor Catherine McKenney opens the show from this week’s council meeting, questioning Mayor Jim Watson over his ousting of Councillors Diane Deans, Rawlson King, Carol Anne Meehan and Sandy Smallwood from the Ottawa police services board. This week Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly resigned and the councillors were ousted over the selection of a new interim police chief. The police services board wanted to hire Matthew Torigian, a former police chief from Waterloo, who was also a former deputy solicitor general in Ontario. Torigian is also a distinguished fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. The Mayor and his council supporters argue that Torigian was an outsider and didn't know the city of Ottawa, his critics say, that was the point. Our feature interview today is with Terry Chilibeck, a retired helicopter pilot and former heli-pad inspector with the Ministry of Transportation. Terry is trying to shed light on the design process for the new civic hospital’s heli-pad. He makes the case, that as our city and it’s developers continue to develop the area around Carling and Bronson with high-rises, continuously changing wind patterns will disrupt any medical-evac-chopper’s flight route. And Emma Williams is in conversation with Dr. Matthew Pamenter, a researcher from the University of Ottawa who has been studying the hypoxic environments of naked mole-rats. Dr. Pamenter work showcases how the species uses thermogenesis to regulate its body temperature. Reading headlines today are @gabriellemuzychka and @shaileexshah. @j.mcknight08 with Sports. * Link to full episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2v0njGYdk0cTDKWJ0yQiXS?si=hs8mwZ_4TXK6AQHQQkHW3w