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Without safety of Black students in the classroom, there is no academic freedom

Written on October 22, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

More than 30 professors at the University of Ottawa recently penned a letter in support of Lieutenant-Duval, a white professor who faced backlash after saying the N-word during a lecture. Despite pushback from students, the professor has since been reinstated. This was the wrong call. The University...

UOttawa protects campus through student government scrap

Written on October 4, 2018. Posted in Editorials.

When a student government breaches trust, it’s up to the university to protect its students. In September, the University of Ottawa terminated its relationship with the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) after allegations of misappropriated funds were revealed. A police report filed...

University of Ottawa pub crawl deserves more than a template response

Written on October 25, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

It’s easy to publicly condemn something once you’ve been caught doing it — but uOttawa’s Science Students’ Association (SSA) shouldn’t have needed such a public wakeup call. An editor of the University of Ottawa’s French student newspaper, Yasmine Mehdi, recently reported details about an invitation-only...

uOttawa’s yoga class isn't cultural appropriation

Written on November 27, 2015. Posted in Opinions.

The recent cancellation of a free yoga class through the Centre for Students with Disabilities at the University of Ottawa has raised a number of issues in the media and within the yoga community. Issues such as the legacy of colonialism, oppression, cultural appropriation, cultural sensitivity, capitalism,...

UOttawa lawsuit warranted but preventable

Written on January 16, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

“Win as a team, lose as a team” is an admirable motto — but such sentiments should be left on the ice rink. The class-action lawsuit filed by members of the 2013-14 University of Ottawa men’s hockey team against their university is warranted, and perfectly demonstrates why it’s integral that the University...

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Without safety of Black students in the classroom, there is no academic freedom

UOttawa protects campus through student government scrap

University of Ottawa pub crawl deserves more than a template response

uOttawa’s yoga class isn't cultural appropriation

UOttawa lawsuit warranted but preventable

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