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 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.

  • Sheepdogs showcase versatility with self-titled release

    By September 8, 2012

    Not too long ago a little-known group of retro rockers took North America by storm and became hometown heroes over night. Now, a year after the Rolling Stones contest that launched them to fame, the Sheepdogs are ready to prove themselves once again with their new self-titled album, released Sept. 4.

  • Pickletinis and Cowboy Caviar: the Burning Man culinary experience

    By September 7, 2012

    Pickletinis sound awesome to you too, huh? We’ll show you how to make them. You need a pickletini to help wash down our other Burning Man food favourite, Cowboy Caviar. Not included in the recipe: a burning effigy.

  • Burning Man: I felt reborn in the Black Rock Desert

    By September 7, 2012

    I didn’t get to see the man or the temple burn. I didn’t get to say a proper goodbye to a lot of the friends I met in the Black Rock Desert who, for four days, turned my life upside down. I had to leave early. A few days prior, as I walked on the sand in Northern Nevada looking to set up camp at my first-ever Burning Man festival, I was filled with trepidation. Here’s my story.

  • Canadian country music week kicks off in Saskatoon

    By September 7, 2012

    Everything’s bigger in Saskatoon — at least for a few days. The city is hosting the Canadian Country Music Association Awards Sept. 9 at the Credit Union Centre and will see artists and fans from around the country ride into the city for the weekend.

  • Propagandhi release Failed States

    By September 6, 2012

    Propagandhi just keeps getting better. The veteran punk band from Winnipeg released their sixth full-length album, Failed States, Sept. 4 on Epitaph Records. The album is hard-hitting, it’s head banging and it fucks the system like all Propagandhi albums have since their first in 1993.

  • Broadway area set for one-day street fair

    By September 5, 2012

    On Sept. 8, Broadway Ave. will host its 29th annual street fair. During this one-day event, merchants on Broadway will sell their eclectic goods at bargain prices. The event kicks off with a pancake breakfast starting at 8 a.m.. The meal will be served at the Grace Westminster United Church. Pancakes will be served until 11 a.m. and a variety of food vendors will be set up on the street after the breakfast.

  • Wonder explores the moral complications of artificial intelligence

    By August 31, 2012

    In his latest novel, Wonder, Canadian author Robert J. Sawyer explores the possible ramifications of the awakening of artificial intelligence.

    Wonder, the third installment in Sawyer’s WWW trilogy, asks what exactly is a human, and moreover, a life. Sawyer moves away from the typical preconceptions that A.I. will be a threat instead of an asset to humanity and explores prejudices against A.I. that movies like Terminator have taught us.