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.

Culture

  • By November 30, 2012

    Exams are the test of your knowledge and experience in a subject. They are a way to show that you can apply what you have learned to the outside world. They are also a nightmare to the underprepared and stressed. With everything going on in the winter season, study habits can quickly spiral out of control. To help prepare you for your upcoming final exams here’s a list of tips and tricks for studying and getting the most out of that hefty 30-40 per cent chunk of your grade.

  • NaNoWriMo exhausting for local writers

    By November 30, 2012

    NaNoWriMo got the best of Aren Bergstrom this year. This was the fourth year the University of Saskatchewan graduate participated in National Novel Writing Month, an annual creative writing challenge. Every November, its participants attempt to write 50,000 words in 30 days.

  • Smashed takes a cold sober look at alcoholism

    By November 29, 2012

    From Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf to the recently released Flight, alcoholism has been the subject of many movies. Smashed is a worthy addition to this list.

  • Silence! premieres collection of student art

    By November 28, 2012

    For the past 15 winters, the Visual Arts Student Union has given students a venue to sell their artwork. Silence, an annual silent auction and art exhibit hosted by VASU and held in the Snelgrove gallery, allows students to keep between 50 and 75 per cent of the sales from their artwork depending on whether or not they also volunteer for the function. The remaining percentage goes to VASU.

  • 30 years later and they’ve still got it: Red Hot Chili Peppers rock Saskatoon

    By November 27, 2012

    For twenty-nine years the Red Hot Chili Peppers have entertained and rocked their way around the world. On Nov. 24, one of the greatest rock bands ever came to Saskatoon as part of their “I’m with You” tour.

  • Riley Rossmo’s use of colour highlights Unreal City’s walls

    By November 24, 2012

    Riley Rossmo has illustrated for various big-hitters in the comic book industry from Marvel to Image Comics. The local artist, who grew up in Saskatoon and now lives in Calgary, currently has a small exhibit showing at Unreal City comic store in downtown Saskatoon.

  • The Wooden Sky set out on lengthy tour, arrive in Saskatoon tomorrow

    By November 23, 2012

    The Wooden Sky were on their way to play a show in San Francisco when their van was hit from behind. As frontman Gavin Gardiner waited at a repair shop just off the highway, he tried to stay positive.

  • Big Shiny Tunes 2 concert back with another block rockin’ beat

    By November 23, 2012

    For those of us  old enough to remember a time before CD burners and iTunes, MuchMusic’s annual Big Shiny Tunes compilations were the closest thing we could get to a custom playlist. And no Big Shiny Tunes compilation has more plays than the 1997 sophomore edition.