Winter…sometimes meager, sometimes mean …On December 6, 1983, an angry winter storm dumped roughly 30 centimeters of snow on Ottawa, leaving a thick white blanket on the uOttawa campus, but also grinding most activities in the city to a halt.
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1. Professor Jackie Carnegie remembers recent nursing graduate Meaghan Pearson, who succumbed to cancer Total : 5371 (3,737 Anglais, 1634 Français) 2. Let’s talk about sex: University of Ottawa PhD student studies casual sexual relationships Total visits 5269 (4,005
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Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Msgr. Roger Ébacher, now 75, and has appointed Msgr. Paul-André Durocher as the new archbishop of Gatineau. Born in 1954 in Windsor, Ontario, Paul-André Durocher was ordained as a priest in 1982,
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On Wednesday, December 7, the University of Ottawa’s French Immersion Studies program welcomed students from across Ontario to an awards ceremony for the third annual La meilleure classe de français en Ontario video contest. The contest, which is designed for
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Two weeks ago we explored two Food Services locations, Jazzy Restaurant and University Centre Food Court. With the holidays fast approaching, why not take it easy and try the fabulous cafés on campus? First stop: Starbucks, Desmarais Building Start
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Third-year human-kinetics student Samuel Dixon, a six-year veteran of body-building, is the perfect example of an accomplished athlete with the drive and determination needed to practise a sport that requires tremendous personal discipline and focus. Indeed, while juggling full-time studies,
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Name: Geneviève Boudreau, Title: Director, Faculty: Language Rights Support Program (LRSP), What inspires you the most about your work at the Language Rights Support Program? Two things inspire me the most in my work at the LRSP : the role we play in clarifying
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Two University of Ottawa professors — Andrew Wright and Celina Jeffery — are taking part in Preternatural, an exhibition of contemporary art that explores the themes of nature, wonder and the extraordinary. Celina Jeffery, associate professor of art history and
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Congratulations to the Faculty of Education’s secretariat staff who took home the most votes (number 18)! ***** All across campus, staff and professors have been decorating their doors, desks and cubicles—now it’s time to reward the most festive office at
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It’s rare to find people who can say that they spend their days pursuing their passion, like Venessa Lachance, a first-year undergraduate music student. Her love of the piano, which she got from her mother starting at the age of
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