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 Daryl Hofmann March 7, 2012
Scrabble has always been a fun way to bring friends and family together for a night of bullshitting. But lately, the classic board game has grown even more popular, due in large part to Facebook and the ability to strike-up games with any of your friends online.
By Daryl Hofmann February 29, 2012
A six-week delay in notifying the campus community about a reported sexual assault has stirred up questions over the university’s policy when responding to violent attacks.
It was reported that alcohol and other drugs may have been involved in theassault. This incident was first reported to, and is being investigated by, the Saskatoon Police Service. The university is fully co-operating in this investigation.
By Daryl Hofmann February 17, 2012
A 20-year-old female University of Saskatchewan student was sexually assaulted in a residence during the early morning hours of Jan. 1. The incident supposedly took place at the McEown Park towers off Cumberland Avenue.
It is not yet clear why information about the assault was delayed. The U of S Campus Safety statistics page, at present, still shows zero cases of sexual assault for 2012.
By Daryl Hofmann February 15, 2012
Two months after the University of Regina Board of Governors voted to keep board meetings behind closed doors, the university’s student newspaper organized an unauthorized sit-in at a board meeting in a bid to refuel the debate.
On Feb. 7, editors of the Carillon, along with approximately a dozen other students, attempted to attend an early-morning board of governors meeting without the required approval. But, as expected, they were barred entrance by security and spent several hours protesting outside the doors. This did not sit well with some.
By Daryl Hofmann February 14, 2012
The Office of the President is asking University of Saskatchewan aboriginal students to officially identity as such online through PAWS in order to get a better sense of the aboriginal student population.
In an email sent to all students Feb. 2, Joan Greyeyes, the president’s special advisor on aboriginal initiatives, said that having accurate knowledge of the number of aboriginal students will help provide “high-quality learning opportunities that are responsive, flexible and accessible” to students of aboriginal heritage. She added that it will also help guide the university’s decisions concerning academic programming, student supports and scholarships.
By Daryl Hofmann January 25, 2012
The University of Saskatchewan has a plan to double its number of childcare spaces by 2014, says Associate Vice-President Student Affairs David Hannah. The design, which consists of two separate components, is projected to cost between $4 and $5 million and would increase the university’s total licensed childcare spaces to 220, up from 110.
The first component of the plan includes the renovation and expansion of the current university daycare centre located in the Education Building and would add 46 spaces, all of which would be for children 30 months to 6 years old.
By Daryl Hofmann January 11, 2012
The Indigenous Students’ Council president Ryan Moccasin stepped down this week to instead focus on completing a degree in sociology and producing hip-hop music.
He was elected to the position in May 2011 and was expected to serve a yearlong term.
Replacing him is current ISC member of students’ council Jared Brown, who has represented the organization at University Students’ Council for the past two years. Brown adopted the role at a late afternoon meeting on Jan. 9, held in the basement of McLean Hall.
By Daryl Hofmann January 11, 2012
When police services in Canada conducted their annual public crackdown on drunk drivers over the recent holidays, many social media users shared checkstop locations and blew police cover.
Ontario’s Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere, or RIDE, program was regularly sabotaged. Many Twitter users announced checkstop locations throughout late December using the hashtags #RIDE and #checkstop, which triggered an online shitstorm between those tweeting locations, concerned citizens and members of the police.