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.
By Ishmael N. Daro 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.
By Canadian University Press 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.
By The Sheaf February 24, 2012
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By Canadian University Press 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.
By Canadian University Press 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.
By Canadian University Press February 21, 2012
The person behind the hacking of a Western University student union voting website has came forward, and now likely faces a criminal charge.
Keith Horwood tweeted a YouTube video to Western’s University Student’s Council (USC) president Andrew Forgione Feb. 17, explaining his motivations and offering an apology. During the hack, elements of the USC elections website were altered and replaced with references to Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.
By Raisa Pezderic February 19, 2012
A candlelight vigil was held on Feb. 15 in the Bowl for missing U of S student Hamza Alsharief, who has not been seen since mid December. Friends of Hamza, including students, staff, and faculty, all gathered in support of the missing 23-year-old Saudi Arabian student.
The vigil was organized by the campus Safewalk program.
By Anna-Lilja Dawson February 19, 2012
For a class assignment calling for students to create an “action plan,” Michelle Lee and her group chose to focus on the environmental side of social justice by taking a look at plastic bags and how they effect the environment.
This is how the current petition to ban plastic bags in Saskatoon began.