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 October 26, 2012

    As I wait for my interview with a closeted bisexual football player to begin, I consider how awkward this conversation will probably be. I don’t know anything about John (name has been changed to protect anonymity). I know that he played football for a Canadian university team, I know that he’s bisexual, and I know that he’s told just a select few about his same-sex attraction. Only through a couple of twists of fate did I find out about him and convince him to agree to an interview.

  • Murder and maggots: the not-so-flashy world of a real-life forensic scientist

    By October 26, 2012

    As it turns out, the dramatic crime scene investigations you see on TV are bullshit. Forensic entomologist Gail Anderson recently stopped by the University of Regina to give a lecture about how studying insects can land you a job like Gil Grissom’s and Ice-T’s, or whoever the new guy is on CSI.

  • Happy on the job, or happy in life?

    By October 25, 2012

    If there’s anything that we can all agree on, it’s that life is hard. Jobs don’t pay enough, rent is too high and groceries get more expensive every year.

  • Thomas Mulcair talks youth, post-secondary education

    By October 24, 2012

    Federal New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair visited the University of Regina last week to discuss youth in politics. Before his speech, the U of R’s student newspaper, the Carillon, had a chance to speak with him about his thoughts on the government’s role in post-secondary funding and the effect young people can have on the political landscape.

  • Landlord and tenant relations often turbulent affair

    By October 20, 2012

    Dealing with a landlord is a new experience for most students — and it can fucking suck.

  • Stop the McDonald’s run! Breakfast is the first step to a healthy lifestyle

    By October 19, 2012

    The average student doesn’t need a news article to tell them that life can get hectic — and quickly. They can just look at their personal schedule to see the slow build of quizzes, assignments and readings that pile up on life, work and family obligations.

  • University of Windsor cuts Christian prayer after persistant lobbying by atheist group

    By October 17, 2012

    The University of Windsor has answered the call from a campus atheist group asking for the removal of Christian prayer from convocation ceremonies in favour of a personal moment of reflection.

  • Raising the stakes: the lives of student gamblers

    By October 14, 2012

    Jamie Weidl began playing poker with his friends in grade eight. It didn’t take long before what had started as an after-school hobby turned into something much more serious.