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  U Cup; Coupe Mug

  This travel mug exemplifies the common device of students at the University of Ottawa, along with students at large. Whether it contains coffee, tea or simply water, this drinking vessel is unmistakable on a university campus in 2025.
  While a mug bearing the University of Ottawa's insignia is not always in public use, students on the uOttawa campus and those across the country are rarely found without some sort of mug, bottle, or tumbler.
  Whether you are tracking your hydration intake, carrying it as a status symbol, or simply carrying it with you to help your morning motivation, this mug is undoubtedly a college kid’s necessity.
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  University of Ottawa bilingual business card / QR code.

  QR codes are frequently found on the University of Ottawa campus in 2025, often used on; business cards, posters, tickets, and menus. Each code being particular and specifically curated for the organisation who created it, made up of small black and white squares arranged in a grid. QR codes are important because they allow for versatility with marketing as they hold much more data and can help reduce the use of paper. By scanning the code with a cellphone camera, the QR quickly brings the students to informational sites and links. On this poster there are two QR codes, one leading to the French website and one to the English website. This represents how this technology is crucial and a staple for the University of Ottawa students in 2025 as it caters to the bilingualism that is a core value of the university, as well as being an efficient way of accessing information on campus through cellphones.
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  University of Ottawa Criminology String Bag from 101 Kit

  This light drawstring bag is included in the 101 Kit for new Criminology students.
  The kit includes the wristband and "101er" T-shirt that serve as your UOSU/SAFA events
  passport during orientation week. Students generally buy the kit (costing around $70–$100) for
  access to activities and to receive small free gifts to kick off the term. The bag is useful to bring
  your water, notes, and sweater during transitions between events and classes. It also helps you to
  feel like you belong in Criminology in your first week on campus.
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  University of Ottawa Gee-Gees Lanyards

  lanyards emblazoned with the Gee-Gees logo repeating across the polyester strap. They sport a plastic buckle on one end, with a metal clip on the other to allow for ID and other items to hang from the lanyard. Comes in black, red and burgundy styles.
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  University of Ottawa Hoodie

  Why would you wear one of these? Why do students at almost every university, everywhere in the world buy hooded sweatshirts with emblems emblazoned on them? This particular artifact was purchased by an incoming freshman at the University of Ottawa in 2021. They wore it the first time when they entered the university in a freshman orientation, and the second and last time, when they graduated in 2025. The student kept this hoodie as a testimony to hard work and eventual success.
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  University of Ottawa Student ID Card.

  This laminated plastic card is used as a form of identification for all uOttawa students in addition to uOttawa services like to open automated entry points, a source of payment, and a proof of ID for activities or spaces with specific access requirements, whether it’s in person or digitally. Recently, the university discontinued physical U-Pass cards, and it was absorbed by the UO Student Card, granting university students access to OC Transpo and STO public transportation through their student ID. Exams require student cards as photo ID to verify a student’s identity, as well as your student number which is on the card. As a key card, it grants access to the UO Dining Hall, residences, labs, classrooms, sports facilities, gyms, and libraries. The card can even be used as a debit card for Dining Hall expenses, for eateries on campus, or to spend uOttawa’s Flex Dollars. In 2025, new students can send in their photos for their card rather than having their picture taken in person. This represents how in 2025 education has evolved to be more hybrid, integrated with technology.
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  University of Ottawa Syllabus

  A syllabus is a long, detailed document written by the professor that outlines the key information of a university course. It contains a course schedule, themes of lecture material, rules for class conduct, and technical information for the class. All professors are required to follow a certain format for their syllabi. The title page must have the University’s logo, the professor’s name, the class title and code, the location, day and time the class will take place, and also the professor’s office hours. If there is a teacher's assistant for the course, their office hours, name and email should also be included. For the rest of the syllabus, it should contain a description of the course, the objectives of the course, any required texts, the weight that each assignment and evaluation will have on the students’ final grade and a schedule for the semester.
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  University of Ottawa Telfer Hoodie

  This Russell Athletics garnet hoodie (M) was given to all first-year ADM1700
  students of Telfer School of Management on 07/09/2024 (DMS 1101). It was made of
  cotton-polyester with TELFER and the Telfer school logo in white lettering. Distributed as a
  welcome gift to celebrate entry to the program and to be worn with pride, it was very quickly
  adopted by students as everyday attire and seen commonly on campus during Fall 2024–2025.
  The hoodie is a piece of typical university merchandise that was used in ways to foster a
  community, commemorate a milestone, and become a part of everyday student life.
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  University Pub Glasses – Father & Sons

  These glasses come from the University of Ottawa’s most iconic student pub—Father & Sons. Though not officially for sale, the glasses are a collectible among students, often ending up in off-campus apartments as unofficial souvenirs of university life. They represent shared experiences—brunches after exams, beginnings of nights out, and karaoke nights. While the design and logos may change, the glasses remain a recognizable part of uOttawa’s undergraduate social culture. Their “borrowed” nature adds to their legend, marking them as cheeky, nostalgic symbols of student identity and belonging.
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  Uottawa Waterbottles

  Water bottles are convenient, and a portable method of bringing water or any other beverages of a student’s choice with them wherever they go. Not only do they allow the student to stay hydrated, but they are also environmentally sustainable since they are refillable at university water fountains or at any beverage store around campus thus reducing plastic waste. They easily fit into backpack side pockets and are comfortable to hold in your hand as you walk around campus. When Students choose to purchase their stainless-steel water bottles from the University of Ottawa’s bookstore, they have the added benefit of carrying the uOttawa logo with them everywhere they go!