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Ottawa
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14 cheap eats for students

Looking for a place to eat out in Ottawa without breaking the bank? Check out this list of off-campus spots recommended by The Gee’s student insider. Whether you’re hungry for breakfast, lunch or dinner, you’re sure to find something that satisfies your cravings!
Looking for a place to eat out in Ottawa without breaking the bank? Check out this list of off-campus spots recommended by The Gee’s student insider. Whether you’re hungry for breakfast, lunch or dinner, you’re sure to find something that satisfies your cravings!

October 31, 2024
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Student life
Sustainability
Food services
Campus

Free Food Alert launch

For the first time at a Canadian university, you can tackle food waste and get free food while doing so.
For the first time at a Canadian university, you can tackle food waste and get free food while doing so.

October 31, 2024
Three students sit around a table using calculators.
Student life
Student support

15 money-saving hacks

With the holidays approaching, and the bite of inflation and expenses, managing finances practically requires an intensive course on its own. Here’s a quick rundown of 15 clever budget hacks suggested by work-study students:
With the holidays approaching, and the bite of inflation and expenses, managing finances practically requires an intensive course on its own. Here’s a quick rundown of 15 clever budget hacks suggested by work-study students:

October 30, 2024
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History
Student work and exams

Creating Timeline with Preceden

In the context of the third-year course HIS3301 History Across Borders: The Age of Revolutions, students experiment with the digital tool Preceden to create a timeline of a single day of significance in the history of the American, French or Haitian Revolutions. See the following examples about the day of the execution of Louis XVI by Bradley Laferrièr...
In the context of the third-year course HIS3301 History Across Borders: The Age of Revolutions, students experiment with the digital tool Preceden to create a timeline of a single day of significance in the history of the American, French or Haitian Revo...

October 18, 2024
Emma Guzzo waves a Scottish flag. Roxane Akakpo poses by a wall in the French countryside.
Student life
Experiential learning
Career and experiential learning 

What we learned on our international exchange

If you’re looking for personal growth, exposure to different cultures and career-boosting life skills, going on an international exchange is just the ticket.
If you’re looking for personal growth, exposure to different cultures and career-boosting life skills, going on an international exchange is just the ticket.

October 18, 2024
1880s New York fashion advertisement.
History
Student work and exams

Women of the American West and Fashion in the Late-Nineteenth to Early-Twentieth Centuries

Women of the American West and Fashion in the Late-Nineteenth to Early-Twentieth Centuries is a fascinating online exhibit created by Kristine Feria for HIS4151—Textiles and Clothing History in North America. It explores women’s fashion in the American West and its representation. 
Women of the American West and Fashion in the Late-Nineteenth to Early-Twentieth Centuries is a fascinating online exhibit created by Kristine Feria for HIS4151—Textiles and Clothing History in North America. It explores women’s fashion in the American W...

October 18, 2024
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History
Student work and exams

Canadian Home Children Project

Visit the  Canadian Home Children Project by Elizabeth Jay to learn more about impoverished English children sent to Canada in the hope of improving their lives. A highlight of this digital history project is the interactive map that traces where the 164 children who arrived on the SS Minnedosa in September 1922 ended up in Canada and the informat...
Visit the  Canadian Home Children Project by Elizabeth Jay to learn more about impoverished English children sent to Canada in the hope of improving their lives. A highlight of this digital history project is the interactive map that traces where th...

October 18, 2024
The uOttawa Gee-Gees men's rugby squad pose for a team picture on the rugby field.
Student life
Varsity sports
Gee-Gees
Athletics and recreation

10 reasons to cheer for our men’s rugby Gee-Gees

It’s time to get behind our Gee-Gees men’s rugby team as uOttawa hosts the Raymond James Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship at Matt Anthony Field November 14 to 17. On top of enjoying some of the most intense sporting drama you’ll ever see, here are 10 reasons to cheer for our ruggers.
It’s time to get behind our Gee-Gees men’s rugby team as uOttawa hosts the Raymond James Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship at Matt Anthony Field November 14 to 17. On top of enjoying some of the most intense sporting drama you’ll ever see, here are 10 reasons to cheer for our ruggers.

October 18, 2024
Collage of ten uOttawa student winners of 21Under21 awards.
Student life
Awards and recognition
Faculties
Future students

Ten uOttawa students shine at “21 Under 21” awards

Ten uOttawa students are among 21 inspiring young trailblazers to be recognized by Youth Ottawa’s 21 Under 21 Awards for showing “remarkable initiative and leadership” as they spark positive change.
Ten uOttawa students are among 21 inspiring young trailblazers to be recognized by Youth Ottawa’s 21 Under 21 Awards for showing “remarkable initiative and leadership” as they spark positive change.

October 17, 2024