Unmasking masculinity
THEY’RE TWO WORDS that ignite an opinion from the name alone. Combined, these two words have also been accused of stirring up a gender war. “Masculine studies” is the offending words, which are...
View ArticleElections report, 2012–13
EVERY YEAR, THE Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) Elections Office releases a report outlining their activities throughout the SFUO election period. The report reviews logistics,...
View ArticlePrivacy—a privilege?
ALMOST TWO WEEKS ago, the Conservative government made an unusual decision to refer to a committee for amendments before a bill was read a second time by the House of Commons. Vic Toews, Canada’s...
View ArticlePeople without jobs, jobs without people
IT’S STORYTIME. A few weeks ago, Canadian economist Don Drummond released his much-anticipated report, outlining a series of recommendations for the Ontario government to avoid hitting a projected...
View ArticleYour boots are Gucci? Mine are dirty
SINCE INVISIBLE CHILDREN’S Kony 2012 awareness video went viral last week, the Internet has been awash with discussion of the plight of Ugandans at the hands of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)....
View ArticleNot a shelter but a home
WE SEE THEM every day, on street corners, in shelters, outside storefronts. Oftentimes we ignore them, only occasionally tossing change into their worn down paper cups. Homelessness is an important...
View ArticleThe importance of being in solidarity
HISTORY SHOWS US when groups with similar aspirations band together, great things can be accomplished. From something as universal as women’s or civil rights movements, to the more small-scale and...
View ArticleIn defense of regrets
Kristyn Filip | Fulcrum Staff LAST WEEK, WHILE in line at Tim Hortons, I was standing behind a young woman with a rather large tattoo. The words “Live life with no regrets,” written in a script and...
View ArticleDeactivating the account
Kristyn Filip | Fulcrum Staff Illustration by Mathias MacPhee SEVEN OF THEM. Seven of my friends from high school have gotten married in the past two years. A handful have become parents. Many pay into...
View ArticleEditorial: Well, what a year it was
Kristyn Filip | Fulcrum Staff Illustration by Kyle Hansford THIS IS THE last piece I will ever write for the Fulcrum. Unless you’re my mother or someone else who “follows my work”—and if you are, oh my...
View ArticleEditorial: Judging the book by it’s cover
Photo illustration by Adam Feibel THE AUGUST COVER of Rolling Stone may be the most talked about in the magazine’s recent history, but will the story that accompanies it be one of the least read? We’ve...
View ArticleEditorial: Froshers at Canadian schools need to regroup
Photos courtesy of Mike Langlais (CUP) Schools from coast to coast can learn a thing or two about frosh from the University of Ottawa. About 200 students and professors gathered at Saint Mary’s...
View ArticleEditorial: Cheaters don’t need a diagnosis
Researchers who are trying to pinpoint causes for rampant cheating in high schools and universities are wasting their time.
View ArticleEditorial: Evidence alone should motivate change in student freedoms
For the University of Ottawa to receive a failing grade on freedom of speech—no matter the source—violates two principle notions of university life.
View ArticleEditorial: Don’t forget to remember
It’s time we demand businesses hold back on the holidays until after Nov. 11 and give Remembrance Day the observance it deserves.
View ArticleEditorial: Franco-Ontarians should be given a university to call their own
Considering Franco-Ontarians are plenty in number but hugely underrepresented at universities throughout the province, it's an important discussion to have.
View ArticleEditorial: The media for the media
It may now be more crucial than ever for young people to really analyze their media consumption.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Help is there if you need it
In light of recent events, it’s perhaps more important than ever for students at the University of Ottawa to be able to get the support they need. Photo courtesy of Erin Sparks (the Link) The...
View ArticleEditorial: Men’s rights conflict achieved nothing
You can change more minds with a debate than with a noisemaker.
View ArticleStatement on our April 3 cover story
The Fulcrum would like to address the negative reactions to our April 3 cover story.
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