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 Canadian University Press February 22, 2012
The research work of professor John Corbett McDonald, an emeritus professor in the department of epidemiology, biostatistics and occupational health at McGill, is now under review after allegations of research misconduct.
McDonald retired from McGill in September 1988, after more than two decades as a McGill epidemiology professor. According to a recent episode of CBC’s The National, McDonald received at least $1 million between 1966 and 1972 for research into the health effects of chrysotile asbestos from the Quebec Asbestos Mining Association, which received a large portion of its funding from the asbestos mining giant Johns-Manville.
By Canadian University Press February 22, 2012
Quebec students stepped up the fight against tuition hikes this week, with tactics ranging from vandalizing a CEGEP, declaring unlimited strikes, blocking the Montreal Stock Exchange and preparing a petition for the National Assembly. More protests are scheduled for the upcoming weeks, say student representatives.
Tuition hikes are destined to begin in fall 2012, with a total increase of $1,625 over five years.
By Canadian University Press February 21, 2012
The person behind the hacking of a Western University student union voting website has came forward, and now likely faces a criminal charge.
Keith Horwood tweeted a YouTube video to Western’s University Student’s Council (USC) president Andrew Forgione Feb. 17, explaining his motivations and offering an apology. During the hack, elements of the USC elections website were altered and replaced with references to Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.
By Raisa Pezderic February 19, 2012
A candlelight vigil was held on Feb. 15 in the Bowl for missing U of S student Hamza Alsharief, who has not been seen since mid December. Friends of Hamza, including students, staff, and faculty, all gathered in support of the missing 23-year-old Saudi Arabian student.
The vigil was organized by the campus Safewalk program.
By Anna-Lilja Dawson February 19, 2012
For a class assignment calling for students to create an “action plan,” Michelle Lee and her group chose to focus on the environmental side of social justice by taking a look at plastic bags and how they effect the environment.
This is how the current petition to ban plastic bags in Saskatoon began.
By Tannara Yelland February 18, 2012
University of Saskatchewan professor Lee Barbour has been granted a five-year Industrial Research Chair through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to study water flow in reclaimed oil sands mines.
The IRC program is a partnership between academics and industry; in Barbour’s case, oil giant Syncrude will provide half the funding for the $2.6-million project, and NSERC will put up the other half.
By Canadian University Press February 17, 2012
University of Regina Students’ Union vice-president of student affairs Melissa Blackhurst has been charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol, the Carillon has learned.
According to court documents, Blackhurst was stopped in Regina on Dec. 16 and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. The documents, which are signed and dated Jan. 18, indicate that the Crown will proceed with a summary charge against her.
By Daryl Hofmann February 17, 2012
A 20-year-old female University of Saskatchewan student was sexually assaulted in a residence during the early morning hours of Jan. 1. The incident supposedly took place at the McEown Park towers off Cumberland Avenue.
It is not yet clear why information about the assault was delayed. The U of S Campus Safety statistics page, at present, still shows zero cases of sexual assault for 2012.