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 Canadian University Press October 12, 2012
TV watchers no longer have to dart for the remote and turn down the volume every time a show goes to commercial.
By Canadian University Press October 12, 2012
he word “faggot” has been tweeted nearly three million times since July 5. A new website from the University of Alberta’s Institute for Sexual Minority Studies & Services called nohomophobes.com tracks the tweets of people using the phrases “faggot,” “no homo,” “so gay” and “dyke” — all of which are tweeted well over 1,000 times a day.
By Canadian University Press October 11, 2012
Being J.K. Rowling is a trap. The hype that surrounded her most recent publication, an adult fiction novel entitled The Casual Vacancy, is proof of how much weight lies on this author’s shoulders.
By Canadian University Press October 4, 2012
With 34 seconds left in the eighth and final game of the Summit Series, the game tied at five and the series tied at 3-3-1, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Paul Henderson shot the puck past Soviet goalie Vladislav Tretiak to win the series for Team Canada.
By Canadian University Press October 4, 2012
An investigation by the Ubyssey, the University of British Columbia student newspaper, has discovered evidence of salespeople from Fido Mobile compelling underage students to sign cellphone contracts using false ages. Asking 18-year-old students to fudge an extra year onto their ages may be a common practice for dealers at the cellphone service provider.
By Canadian University Press September 22, 2012
Though Quebec’s unlimited general student strike is over for now, tensions on campuses have left some students and teaching staff questioning how universities can continue to claim to support an environment of collegiality and openness.
By Canadian University Press September 19, 2012
The British Columbia provincial government announced this summer its plans for increasing aboriginal involvement in post-secondary institutions — a much-need move, says one First Nations post-secondary student liaison.
By Canadian University Press September 19, 2012
Time and time again, both on and off campuses, the question has been debated: Is higher education a right or a privilege? Both the riots in London over dramatic post-secondary education tuition increases almost two years ago and more recently the province of Quebec coming to a near standstill over a proposed tuition hike make it clear that education is important and citizens take it seriously.