THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
By The Sheaf December 5, 2012
One year after his disappearance, the trail remains cold in the search for University of Saskatchewan student Hamza Alsharief. He has not been seen or heard from since last December.
By Canadian University Press December 3, 2012
A bill that would provide additional legal protections for trans people is almost ready for its third reading. Although a rarity for opposition bills, C-279 has gathered support among all political parties, advocating for the inclusion of “gender expression” and “gender identity” in the Human Rights Act and under the hate crimes section of the Criminal Code.
By The Sheaf November 30, 2012
A student enrolled in arts and science classes is being treated for active pulmonary tuberculosis and 589 of his or her classmates and professors have been identified as having been potentially exposed to the disease. The student has been removed from campus and is in non-critical condition. Other affected students and faculty are being notified via email and have been asked to come in for testing at the Education Building next week.
By Anna-Lilja Dawson November 30, 2012
A 24-kilowatt photovoltaic system in the horticulture fields south of campus has been producing environmentally-friendly power for the university since September.
By The Sheaf November 30, 2012
The Sheaf has just learned that a case of tuberculosis has been identified on campus. The Saskatoon Health Region has taken control of the situation. One student has been removed from campus for treatment. The health region now has a list of that student’s classmates and professors and is working to contact them.
By Bryn Becker November 29, 2012
A Saskatoon Transit bus driver has been suspended today following a confrontation with a pedestrian in the Place Riel bus loop.
By Anna-Lilja Dawson November 29, 2012
The Wireless Age will join Campus Dentist and La Bio Hair Boutique as the third tenant of the empty bay in Lower Place Riel that was formerly home to the Campus Cove games room. The Wireless Age will provide Sasktel cell phone, television and Internet plans.
By Daryl Hofmann November 29, 2012
They gang up and roam the rural countryside at night, digging up farmers’ fields and terrorizing livestock. They are so cleverly elusive that they’re rarely seen. They eat whatever is in their path. They are feral wild boar and recently they have become a rowdy nuisance in the normally peaceful Saskatchewan backcountry.