Ogle Hall - Pete Yee

Provincial cabinet has approved plans for St. Thomas More College to sell Ogle Hall to the University of Saskatchewan.

Saskatoon Transit bus - Pete Yee

Big changes are coming to the Saskatoon Transit system starting Sept. 5. Seven new routes on the east side and north end will be added and the bus bays downtown will be re-arranged to accommodate the new routes.

multicolour bicycles - Flickr

Retire Your Ride celebrated its last stop on the Bicycle Show and Shine tour Aug. 28 at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. The tour, which travelled throughout rural and urban Saskatchewan, supported the federal government’s Retire Your Ride program to promote bicycle use and public transit in place of automobile use.

Farmers Market - Flickr

On Saturday, Aug. 28, the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market hosted the first ever Local Foods Day. The goal of Local Foods Day is to ensure that the city commits to food security, which is each citizen’s right to safe, diverse, nutritional and locally grown food.

Outlook - Flickr

The shores of the South Saskatchewan River in Outlook were electrified as TSN and Kraft rolled into town Aug. 25. It was the second year of the Kraft Celebration Tour, when two TSN anchors visit 10 Canadian towns in 10 days.

U-Pass activation date moved up by USSU, Saskatoon Transit

Although the U-Pass was not set to be activated until Sept. 1, the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union moved up the date to Aug. 25 following student complaints.

Michaelle Jean

During her visit to Saskatoon, Governor General Michaëlle Jean spoke with numerous groups about human rights, equality and helping marginalized communities.

3DA1 camera

Reality fractures for a moment when I realize I’m looking at myself in 3D on television. Tucked away in the basement of the Education Building, Panasonic demonstrates their latest 3D technology by pointing a prototype of one of the first ever hand-held 3D cameras at the small crowd and hooking it up to a 3D ready plasma TV screen. We each take turns trying on the active shutter glasses to look at ourselves in 3D.

university bookstore

The University Bookstore celebrated finishing months of renovations with its grand reopening celebrations last week.

exam light

As the professional colleges at the University of Saskatchewan start their classes this week and new students visit the classrooms where they will spend the next four years, the freshmen in the colleges of medicine and dentistry prepare for a week of initiation.

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