THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

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  • By February 25, 2012

    Porn and feminism make odd bedfellows.

    Mention pornography to feminists of previous generations, and they’ll likely shudder. Porn at its worst is demeaning and sometimes even violent, which is in opposition to a movement that makes empowerment its goal. But a new generation of feminists has transformed these anti-porn sentiments. Having grown up in an increasingly sex-positive culture, third-wave feminists began reexamining pornography in an effort to reform the industry. Thus, a feminist porn movement was born.

  • Scares, stigmas and STIs: old taboos shouldn’t prevent communication about sexually transmitted infections

    By February 25, 2012

    STIs, or sexually transmitted infections, have been a feared and stigmatized topic since biblical times. In contemporary times, we see a prominent stigma surrounding these infections. People are often labelled as “dirty” or “overly promiscuous” due to their affiliation with STIs. These people find themselves affected by a stigma that suggests all STIs are unmanageable problems that cause a person to be tainted for life. Though stigmas have been helped along by popular culture and old literature (for example, every Shakespeare comedy written), it is often taboos that prevent communication about STIs.

  • Let’s talk dirty: the incomparable Sue Johanson shares her wisdom on all things sex

    By February 25, 2012

    Many Canadians of a variety of ages can associate late night sex-related programming with none other than the world-renowned sex educator Sue Johanson, host of the now-retired The Sunday Night Sex Show.

    Johanson was awarded the Order of Canada for her work in the field of sex education, providing many young people with knowledge they wouldn’t otherwise receive from schooling or home — all before the popularity of her television show.

  • Environment Canada issues extreme weather warning for weekend

    By February 24, 2012

    Environment Canada warns Saskatoon and Southern Saskatchewan will face a “major winter storm beginning on Saturday.”

    The late-winter chill comes to the area via Alberta and promises “a heavy dump of snow and very strong easterly winds,” with 10 to 25 centimetres of snow before the end of the weekend. Despite the bad news, Saskatoon will be spared the brunt of the storm as the corridor stretching from Kindersley to Moose Jaw is expected to get the heaviest snowfall.

  • Rub-a-dub-dub, we studs in a tub: bathhouses are still steamy in 2012

    By February 24, 2012

    Tall, athletic, handsome and an easy fit for the “jock” label when it comes to gay subcategories, 21-year-old Concordia student “Connor” visits Sauna Oasis in the gay village every couple of weeks with his boyfriend, also a university student.

    “It all starts with eye contact,” he said of getting laid at the baths. “If I’m interested, I’ll look back twice to get his attention. Just looking at each other says a lot.

  • McGill under fire for corporate-funded asbestos research

    By February 22, 2012

    The research work of professor John Corbett McDonald, an emeritus professor in the department of epidemiology, biostatistics and occupational health at McGill, is now under review after allegations of research misconduct.

    McDonald retired from McGill in September 1988, after more than two decades as a McGill epidemiology professor. According to a recent episode of CBC’s The National, McDonald received at least $1 million between 1966 and 1972 for research into the health effects of chrysotile asbestos from the Quebec Asbestos Mining Association, which received a large portion of its funding from the asbestos mining giant Johns-Manville.

  • Strikes, protests and petitions: Quebec students ramp up pressure to oppose tuition fee hikes

    By February 22, 2012

    Quebec students stepped up the fight against tuition hikes this week, with tactics ranging from vandalizing a CEGEP, declaring unlimited strikes, blocking the Montreal Stock Exchange and preparing a petition for the National Assembly. More protests are scheduled for the upcoming weeks, say student representatives.

    Tuition hikes are destined to begin in fall 2012, with a total increase of $1,625 over five years.

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