The Fulcrum

The Fulcrum is the University of Ottawa’s independent English-language student newspaper, with current Ottawa festival coverage and album reviews.

The Fulcrum is the University of Ottawa’s independent English-language student newspaper in Ottawa. Established in 1942, it has been owned and operated since 2005 by the Fulcrum Publishing Society, an Ontario-registered nonprofit corporation governed by its own board. Its stated mission is to promote the wellbeing of the University of Ottawa community through accessible, independent information from on and off campus. It publishes news, arts, features, sports, opinion and other student journalism in print and online. A July 22, 2026 Bluesfest feature reports on emerging Ottawa and Canadian performers beyond the festival headliners, including Nayana, Reuben and the Dark with the Blood Tribe’s Bullhorn Singers, and Angine de Poitrine. Current music editorial also includes an April review of Ottawa and University of Ottawa alumnus Leif Vollebekk’s album Revelation and a March review of Bruno Mars’s The Romantic. The current volunteer page accepts contributors through an intake form, distributes newsroom assignments and welcomes their own article ideas through editorial inboxes. That contributor workflow does not establish an exclusion-free route for artists or organizations to pitch music releases, so no current artist music-submission service is represented. Named staff contacts, role inboxes, intake forms, phone numbers and street-address details are excluded.

Editorial profile

Outlet type

Publication

Editorial languages

English

Editorial formats

Independent nonprofit student newspaper, print and online publishing, music and festival features, album and concert reviews, news, arts, features, sports and opinion

Coverage

University of Ottawa campus news, Ottawa music, arts and culture, local and Canadian musicians, albums, concerts, festivals and emerging artists, student voices and community affairs

Coverage region

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario

Community focus

University of Ottawa students, University of Ottawa community, student contributors and volunteers, Ottawa artists and audiences

Services

independent nonprofit student newspaper, print and online publishing, music and festival features, album and concert reviews, news, arts, features, sports and opinion

Service territory

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario

Submissions

Submission policy not stated· Last checked July 25, 2026No direct route

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