On Feb. 15, Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana announced he will not seek a third term. His speech was a disappointing and disheartening reminder to those of us trying to hold out hope for a more bipartisan America.

From Oct. 19 to 23 advance polls will be open in Place Riel to students regardless of which wards they live in. This is the first time early voting has been available on campus for a civic election.

As if the workload of homework and exams was not enough, one University of Saskatchewan student wants to add on the duties of a city councillor. Justin Lasnier, a fourth year public administration student, is vying for a council seat in the Oct. 28 election.

After years of minority governments, people have gotten used to constant talk of elections. But whether or not Canadians go to the polls this fall, the recently formed Pirate Party of Canada is vying for voters’ attention.
“A lot of people hear ‘Pirate Party’ and assume that it’s all about ‘get your content for free,’ ” said Tim Fretz, a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Saskatchewan.

With debate over the development of nuclear power beginning to heat up, Saskatchewan seems on the brink of a nuclear war of words.
The issue came to centre stage last year when the Canadian nuclear power company Bruce Power indicated it was investigating the prospects for developing a commercial-size nuclear reactor in northwestern Saskatchewan. In fall 2008, the Saskatchewan Party established the Uranium Development Partnership, a 12 person panel created to advise the government on potential strategies for developing the uranium industry in Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan currently produces approximately 30 per cent of the world’s uranium supply. The UDP argues that this gives the province a comparative advantage in entering some other areas of the uranium industry.