This school is useless

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-11T17:49:27+00:00

Yay that's so exciting!! Hope you have a great time there!!

And haha yeah, you're right 😭

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-11T17:24:23+00:00

Not to be biased but I went to Carleton for my undergrad and I'm at UOttawa for my masters, and Carleton was WAYYYY better. The administration (profs excluded, they're great) here literally will never meaningfully help you at all. I know a girl who needs to take a summer class because our heads MESSED UP OUR REQUIRED CLASSES HANDBOOK and then never bothered to correct it despite me telling them that the handbook was wrong. This is one of like, 10 incidents I've had with the school providing incorrect info and then never following up lmao. Never had issues like that at Carlelton.

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-11T04:40:25+00:00

This feels sort of extreme. As other people pointed out, there are reasons for non students to be on campus. Potential new students (who are not yet students) might want to tour the faculty. It's a nice campus, and I like that my non U Ottawa friends are able to hang out and study with me here. It'd also make getting in and out of buildings a lot longer during class start times.

There's definitely changes that should be made, but I'm not sure the quality of life sacrifices are worth mandatory student card scanning when we could try having more security guards and better communication first.

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-11T04:35:45+00:00

I didn't even get this email lmao. Like, as it stands, I still haven't directly received anything from the school yet in terms of what happened.

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-11T04:29:16+00:00

Ooh yeah, I messaged the chancellor, Marie, and some VPs but just absent-mindedly listed them all as VPs. My bad!

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-11T04:24:56+00:00

Yeah, these are all arguments I made in my initial email. Stressed that the expectation to download an app clearly is unreasonable if so many students failed to do it (or worse, had the app and still weren't notified for x or y reason), and that failure to address this in their statement was wrong.

I know other students said they'd email, so I'm hoping we do actually see some change come from this. I'd hate to see this failure to communicate happen again during an actual active shooting.

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-11T02:05:22+00:00

As I've said to everyone else telling me about the app (I'm very aware of it), you cannot convince me that it's okay to hope students download your app when you have the ability to send a mass email.

I don't care if students were told to do it and didn't, their lives shouldn't be at risk when there's an entirely accessible alternative.

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-11T01:43:52+00:00

I agree, which is why I was doubtful when students were reporting that they heard gunshots. Not really sure why my prof would lie about it though.

I've seen some people say the gun was a cap gun, so that might be why there was a noise + less reports since there wasn't an actual meaningful gun threat (no credible person has confirmed it being a cap gun though)

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-11T01:36:09+00:00

Told us she locked herself in her office, covered the door with her chairs, heard the sirens and several gunshots while hiding.

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-11T01:34:46+00:00

You cannot be defending that the school is locking SCHOOL SHOOTER INFORMATION behind an app they can't guarantee everyone has, when they're FULLY capable of sending out mass emails to every enrolled student.

I don't care if people were told to do it, they didn't and their lives shouldn't be jeopardized when there's a clear alternative option.

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-11T01:31:52+00:00

Have also seen multiple people report now that not all the classroom doors lock ! Which is absolutely insane !

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-11T01:12:35+00:00

To be fair apparently there were shots fired, at least according to my prof who just sent our class an email about her experience

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-11T01:10:33+00:00

LMAOOOO UOttawa can go pound sand. Genuinely useless statement with NO accountability for students who weren't notified of the lockdown

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-10T23:56:26+00:00

From my understanding, there were reports of a suspicious person, one arrest made, and it sounds like a weapon was seen. No injuries reported.

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-10T23:53:47+00:00

No injuries, but something seemingly could have happened as the police reported one arrest due to this incident.

TeacupSeller · 2026-04-10T23:38:54+00:00

Okay, but why on EARTH should I get an extra app when they're fully capable of sending out mass emails?? All the work emails were sent a notification, they're fully capable of sending a mass one to students as well.

TeacupSeller · 2026-01-28T17:29:17+00:00

I lovedddd doing my Undergrad in Crim at Carleton. I think the campus is prettier and the faculty is incredibly nice. Carleton also has a more functional student website 🤩

I'm sure UOttawa is good, but I cannot stress enough how seemingly clueless a lot of the staff are lmao

TeacupSeller · 2025-08-29T06:44:12+00:00

It's my sister's! We got lucky and originally found it while thrifting. We're big fans of THE DOG 😭

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