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 March 9, 2013

    When I first met my nephew, there were a lot of things I worried about. I worried I would drop the precious bundle because I had no idea how to hold a baby. I worried I had a rare genetic disorder that would cause me to drop the baby every time I tried to hold him. More than these entirely rational concerns, though, I was especially worried that I would slip-up and drop an F-bomb in front of my infant nephew.

  • Tegan and Sara plunge into pop

    By March 9, 2013

    Sara Quin isn’t afraid to say she likes pop music, but apparently a lot of people are. One half of Canadian indie duo Tegan and Sara, she is referring to those who’ve turned up their noses at the group’s recent dive into the world of pop music on Heartthrob, their seventh studio album.

  • Hafsa Lodi’s modern twist to Islamic fashion

    By March 9, 2013

    Hafsa Lodi began taking sewing lessons when she was nine years old. At the time, she never imagined that one day she would have her own clothing label. But now, more than a decade later, Lodi has achieved just that.

  • Sexism in disguys

    By March 8, 2013

    One blustery day last year, my boyfriend and I whipped into a restaurant for lunch. The host greeted us with an enthusiastic “Hi ladies!” but when she realized that Brian was not, in fact, a “lady,” she sputtered a red-faced apology. Sadly, if she had said “Hi guys!” instead, she wouldn’t have given it a second thought. Few people do

  • Energy-efficient phones could provide fall detection services for aging Canadians

    By March 8, 2013

    Computer science associate professor Alexandra Fedorova has received $442,000 for smartphone development over the next three years. Fedorova and her team, working out of Simon Fraser University, were awarded the funding by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

  • Prison rape needs to be acknowledged as a crime

    By March 1, 2013

    Over 216,000 prisoners were raped in U.S. prisons in 2008. Inmates live their lives under constant monitoring, and yet they are more likely to be raped than the general population. What’s funny about that?

  • The gender battle in the CIS

    By February 28, 2013

    Of the 480 head coaches in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, a staggering 408 are male. While most people would say the dramatic disparity speaks for itself, and that the issue of gender inequality at university-level coaching positions is black and white, not everyone feels the same way.

  • High HIV rates in Saskatchewan have many demanding harm reduction

    By February 27, 2013

    Saskatchewan has the highest HIV infection rates in all of Canada, and the number is growing. Some are looking to Vancouver’s experience with Insite as inspiration for harm reduction techniques.