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.

Features

  • By November 16, 2011

    With the $29-million dollar renovation of Place Riel wrapped up this fall, the next major infrastructure project on the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union’s radar is the Memorial Union Building. During the summer, the USSU attempted to give Browsers a new look, as finances for the cafe and bookstore have dipped in the red in recent years from a decline in used book sales.

    With Browsers floundering under a lack of sales, and nine years since a major renovation to Louis, the question is: should Louis’ relocate?

  • ‘Kill, kill, kill:’ The cruel fate of UFC fighter Paul Daley

    By November 10, 2011

    As he stepped into the cage in the centre of a sparse Montreal crowd screaming for him to “kill, kill, kill,” it must have been difficult for Paul Daley not to realize how abrupt his fall from grace has been.

  • In a celiac’s shoes: trying out a week without wheat

    By October 30, 2011

    Before last week, I knew almost nothing about Celiac disease. I knew celiacs couldn’t drink beer, and I suspected something to do with bread, but that was about it. Wanting to challenge myself and learn more about the disease, I decided to research it and live on a celiac diet for a week.

  • The undiscovered majesty of freestyle canoe

    By October 29, 2011

    On placid lakes and untamed streams across North America, a small but impassioned group of flat-water aficionados are dedicated to mastering the art of obedience lessons for the canoe. Practitioners learn moves like the Axle, Sideslip, Christie and Wedge before putting it all together and setting it to music. It’s the dance sensation that’s sweeping the nation.

  • Meet the candidates for Saskatoon Sutherland

    By October 28, 2011

    To prepare for the upcoming Nov. 7 provincial election, the Sheaf interviewed the four official candidates for the Saskatoon Sutherland riding.

    The constituency encompasses the University of Saskatchewan and the neighbourhoods of Varsity View, Greystone Heights, Grosvenor Park, College Park, College Park East and Sutherland.

  • Separating information from identity in an online world

    By October 27, 2011

    Just as the prominence of the World Wide Web has changed drastically, so too has its “raison d’être” — it has gone from a database to a hub of real-time communication and social networks. It spreads ideas, news coverage and multimedia across geographical boundaries instantly, and researchers are constantly trying to make it even more streamlined and efficient.

  • Peter MacKinnon Sept. 26, 2011.
  • In his final year, Peter MacKinnon bids farewell to the university he transformed

    By October 1, 2011

    Peter MacKinnon always shakes your hand the same way. Rather than extending his arm straight forward, he bends it to the side and swoops into the shake with gusto. This practiced manoeuvre is meant to put you at ease, an old friend enthusiastically greeting you.

  • The history of the synthesizer

    By April 1, 2010

    Although the synthesizer has secured its place in popular music, it was once seen as a curiosity ”” and an inconvenient one at that, with early synthesizers being five foot high monstrosities. Here is a look at the history of the synth.