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 October 22, 2011
Often referred to as “the rock star of social justice writing,” Raj Patel will be in Saskatoon Oct. 25 for the University of Saskatchewan’s 2011 Whelen Lecture.
Patel, a best-selling author, economist and activist, will speak on “How to Feed the World.”
By Daryl Hofmann October 16, 2011
Local group Saskatoon Cycles claims that shifting from a car to bicycle for short trips can increase your lifespan by up to 14 months.
Recently, the City of Saskatoon has made some effort to accommodate cyclists, with shared traffic lanes, new routes and maps and a handful of exclusive traffic lanes. But Shaw says there are still sections of the city where it is dangerous to share the road with a vehicle.
By Daryl Hofmann October 15, 2011
Not 24 hours after the 2011 Saskatchewan provincial election officially got underway, Premier Brad Wall made his first campaign promise addressing the costs of post-secondary education.
Late Oct. 10, Wall made his formal visit to the Lieutenant-Governor asking him to dissolve legislature and issue the writ of election. By early Oct. 11, Wall introduced the Saskatchewan Party’s plan to help potential post-secondary students, if re-elected.
By Daryl Hofmann October 4, 2011
After a lengthy struggle to secure funding for more than a decade, the University of Saskatchewan officially announced it will be moving forward on the $15 million Gordon Oakes-Red Bear Student Centre.
“We expect construction to begin as early as 2012,” said U of S president Peter MacKinnon to a cheering crowd of more than 100 gathered in upper Place Riel Oct. 4.
By Daryl Hofmann September 23, 2011
Welcome Week festivities are a time-honoured tradition at the University of Saskatchewan, but in recent years a new trend has emerged. A handful of students are now working as “brand ambassadors,” hired by companies to represent their brand, particularly during the first few days of the semester.
By Daryl Hofmann September 19, 2011
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s motorcade of seven Lincoln Town Cars pulled into the University of Saskatchewan campus early Friday, Sept. 16 to mark the official grand opening of the $140 million International Vaccine Centre, or InterVac.
By Daryl Hofmann September 17, 2011
The student population at the University of Saskatchewan increased for the third year in a row, surpassing 20,000. As of Sept. 12, the number of individuals enrolled is up 3.5 per cent from the same time last year. That’s roughly 700 more students.
By Daryl Hofmann September 16, 2011
As the fall semester kicked off at the University of Saskatchewan, roughly 350 undergraduate students became the first to set up shop in the swank new dorms at College Quarter.