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 October 5, 2011
A 19-year-old Simon Fraser University student was shot and killed in the parkade at SFU Surrey in the early morning of Sept. 28. Police found the victim, Maple Batalia, shortly after 1 a.m., on the third floor of the parkade.
According to Don MacLachlan, head of SFU’s media relations team, Batalia was on her way home after a late-night study session with her friends. She lived only blocks away from Surrey Central, the main SkyTrain station in the area.
By Daryl Hofmann October 4, 2011
After a lengthy struggle to secure funding for more than a decade, the University of Saskatchewan officially announced it will be moving forward on the $15 million Gordon Oakes-Red Bear Student Centre.
“We expect construction to begin as early as 2012,” said U of S president Peter MacKinnon to a cheering crowd of more than 100 gathered in upper Place Riel Oct. 4.
By Erik Labine October 2, 2011
Some time around midnight eastern time on Sept. 23, a decommissioned NASA satellite fell out of the sky — but nobody knows where.
The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, or UARS, was launched in 1991. According to NASA, it was “the first multi-instrumented satellite to observe numerous chemical components of the atmosphere for better understanding of photochemistry.”
By Canadian University Press October 2, 2011
Don’t expect a definitive statement anytime soon on Thomas Mulcair’s future in the NDP leadership race.
“It’s a question of weeks, not days,” the party’s deputy leader told a group of about 60 supporters and Concordia University students at a speaking event in Montreal on Sept. 16. He made the comments the day after a three-day caucus meeting finished in Quebec City. The question about his leadership and potential backing from the other MPs was a hot topic at the conference.
By Nicole Barrington October 2, 2011
The legislature in Regina might become a more diverse place after Nov. 7 as a record number of First Nations and Métis candidates vie for seats in the upcoming provincial election. Leading up to the campaigns, a total of 16 aboriginal people have won the nomination of the two main parties. Of the 54 candidates running for the NDP, 11 are aboriginal. And of the Saskatchewan Party’s full roster of 58, five candidates are aboriginal.
Although still not official, that is the highest number of aboriginal candidates Saskatchewan has ever seen in a provincial election.
By Tannara Yelland October 1, 2011
Arts and Science students will have a familiar face representing them this
By Jordan Campbell October 1, 2011
Provincial governments in Canada are beginning to recognize in-vitro fertilization treatments as
By Ishmael N. Daro 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.