If you look at who has the wealth and the power, it’s university graduates. And it’s been that way for a while. You would think all these well-educated people could turn the world into a utopia, but a peaceful and prosperous world seems as distant a dream as the flying car.

The university’s recently released Learning Charter sets out learning goals for graduates as well as the roles students, faculty, instructors and the administration all play at the U of S. However, certain parts of the charter, which was drafted with little student input, are troubling.

I first read about the University of Sakatchewan’s decision to reject the $500,000 bursary specified for non-aboriginals just before being handed a $1,100 quote on the repairs needed to fix my automobile.
It is nearly impossible to investigate this matter without pissing someone off.

I need money. I am a non-aboriginal student.

Initially I was pretty concerned. My first reaction was one of absolute anger at the university for rejecting a bursary on behalf of struggling students. As far as I could tell — which at the time wasn’t very far — it was only partially racist because non-aboriginals did not mean just white people. I thought it could be maybe 73 per cent racist.