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 November 6, 2010

    Microfinance has been touted as a magic bullet with real potential to solve that nagging question of poverty, but in reality, it’s creating a problem for the people it intends to help.

  • Doctors get more money

    By November 5, 2010

    University of Saskatchewan med students are being offered up to $100,000 over four years by local health regions simply for setting up a practice in rural Saskatchewan.

  • In defence of Louis Riel, a revolutionary Métis leader

    By November 5, 2010

    The university has acknowledged Riel’s heroism with the plaque in Place Riel, but apparently this is not enough to have students recognize his accomplishments. Maybe this should be an indicator that more needs to be done on the education about Métis people and Canadian historical events.

  • Palm oil production: Cheap, easy, dangerous?

    By November 5, 2010

    A saturated vegetable fat made from the fruit of palm trees, palm oil is used in everything from processed foods to toothpaste to bio-diesel fuel. It is cheap and easy to grow and that, combined with its range of uses, keeps palm oil in high demand.

  • Swimmer Fran Crippen’s death raises questions about athlete-participation conditions

    By November 5, 2010

    The shocking death of American long-distance swimmer Fran Crippen at an international meet near Dubai on Oct. 23 has left a number of lingering questions.

  • One large latte, with extra foam and no Internet, please

    By November 5, 2010

    I love the Internet. And even more than I love the Internet, I love wireless Internet. Getting free Wi-Fi in coffee shops should be a blessing, but it’s more of a curse.

  • The Walking Dead, AMC’s new zombie series, shows promise

    By November 4, 2010

    AMC assures us that “story matters here,” but like the lingering threat of zombies around any corner, one can’t help but fear that the show will forego its dramatic appeal and descend into a depthless campy romp.

  • REVIEW: The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway

    By November 4, 2010

    I don’t know exactly what it is about the specific word arrangement of The Cellist of Sarajevo, but it’s hard to imagine it indicating anything other than an elegiac war story ”” and you wouldn’t be half wrong.