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.

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  • By September 21, 2011

    As Canadian universities try to balance their budgets in the face of a sluggish economy, students have seen their tuition go up by eight per cent in the last two years.

  • Student to file complaint with Quebec Human Rights Commission over frosh blackface incident

    By September 20, 2011

    A McGill law student will be filing a complaint with the Quebec Human Rights Commission after witnessing and recording the use of blackface at a frosh activity on Sept. 15.

  • Advocacy group sheds light on the necessity of composting

    By September 20, 2011

    On Sunday, Sept. 11, the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market was host to a composting exhibition put on by environmental advocacy group Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council. The overall goal of the event was to shed some light on what composting is, how it works and why it should be a mainstream practice, similar to recycling.

  • Studies suggest wage gaps persist on Prairie campuses

    By September 20, 2011

    In the wake of two recent studies, Canadian universities are being encouraged to look at wage equality between their male and female instructors.

  • York student stirs controversy after misunderstanding prof’s remarks

    By September 20, 2011

    A York University professor has become a target of criticism for a remark he made Sept. 12 during his introductory lecture for a first-year class. A student thought she heard the professor Cameron Johnston advocate for all Jews to be sterilized.

  • Stephen Harper drops by the U of S to unveil InterVac

    By September 19, 2011

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s motorcade of seven Lincoln Town Cars pulled into the University of Saskatchewan campus early Friday, Sept. 16 to mark the official grand opening of the $140 million International Vaccine Centre, or InterVac.

  • U of S graduate uses street-art to help Manila’s impoverished youth

    By September 19, 2011

    After taking artistic inspiration from some of the most poverty-stricken slums in the world, University of Saskatchewan alum Kaid Ashton is giving back to these hard-hit communities.

  • U of S sees student population boom to over 20,000

    By September 17, 2011

    The student population at the University of Saskatchewan increased for the third year in a row, surpassing 20,000. As of Sept. 12, the number of individuals enrolled is up 3.5 per cent from the same time last year. That’s roughly 700 more students.