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 September 14, 2012
Despite a Parti Québécois victory in last week’s provincial election, student leaders say the movement is far from over. This comes after the party’s headline-making promise to abolish the university tuition hikes that sparked the protests that dominated Quebec the past year.
By Canadian University Press September 9, 2012
niversity can be a big, scary place for students who have travelled far from home. Some first-years might savour their newfound freedom, but many wallow in homesickness for months.
Realize that you’re entering a new chapter of your life, and no matter how much you love your high school friends, growing apart is not necessarily a bad thing.
By Canadian University Press September 9, 2012
The student diet is famously known for staples like macaroni and cheese, ramen noodles and bags of frozen perogies that only cost a few bucks.
But imagine your mac and cheese spiced up with some fresh hot pepper or a nice kale salad to complement your ramen. Heck, how about just some nice herbs to liven up your frozen food? It’s easy and entirely possible to grow these fresh foods no matter how little space you have.
By Canadian University Press September 8, 2012
We know the feeling: it’s 12 a.m. on a Friday night, you’ve had a couple of beers with your friends, and suddenly you get a tingling feeling. You look around and everybody looks a little bit better, and something starts speaking to you. Maybe it’s just a small voice in the back of your head saying, “Hey baby, it’s business time. Business hours are open.”
By Canadian University Press September 8, 2012
Many bright-eyed first-years arrive at university still attached to their high school girlfriend or boyfriend. And it’s no wonder: the beginning of university is an overwhelming time. What could be more reassuring than falling asleep on Skype with a person who already knows and loves you, instead of facing the uncertainty of new people and experiences alone?
By Canadian University Press September 8, 2012
Simon Fraser University’s membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association officially took effect Sept. 1, making SFU the first Canadian school to be accepted into the century-old organization.
By Canadian University Press September 7, 2012
The night before a major flight test at the Waterloo Regional International Airport, Marko Misic and his friends took a break from studying to read John Gillespie Magee Jr.’s poem High Flight: “Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth / And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings.”
By Canadian University Press September 4, 2012
On May 1, 2010, Pascal Abidor was riding an Amtrak train from Montreal to New York. His parents live in Brooklyn and he was on his way to visit them. The school year at McGill had just ended and he felt relieved and calm as the train rolled south towards America. But that was before Pascal met the female border guard known only as Officer Tulip.