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 October 27, 2009

    The University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union Food Centre is having its annual Halloween food drive, Trick-or-Eat. Volunteers dress up in costume and go door to door on Halloween night, but instead of asking for candy, they ask for donations of non-perishable food items for the Food Bank.

  • Aboriginal urban design

    By October 20, 2009

    Ryan Walker says the grates around trees at River Landing are an important example of First Nations culture in Saskatoon’s urban design. “Some people may see it as fairly small scale but it’s the process that was used that’s important,” said Walker, chair of the Regional and Urban Planning Program at the U of S.

  • USask scores C in sustainability report

    By October 20, 2009

    The University of Saskatchewan and the University of Manitoba have scored a C+ and C- respectively on the American-based 2010 College Sustainability Report Card. University officials, however, question the methodology of the study.

  • Students’ Council: Oct. 15, 2008

    By October 20, 2009

    USC considers adding extra councillors for colleges with fewer than 1,000 students. Also, the health and dental plan is discussed.

  • Space team vies for $2 million

    By October 20, 2009

    A group of University of Saskatchewan engineering students are the frontrunners in a competition that could earn them world renown and $2 million to boot. The U of S team will head to California to compete in the Elevator 2010 competition, put on by NASA.

  • 18 per cent of city in poverty

    By October 20, 2009

    The SAPC joined up with members of Station 20 West to launch a petition for their cause on Oct. 17, beginning with a rally at the future site of Station 20.

  • Students’ Council: Oct. 8, 2008

    By October 13, 2009

    The University Students’ Council was the shortest yet this year, lasting only 10 minutes. Perhaps a revolt is in order, or at least a motion to force Students’ Council to stay in the room for at least 30 minutes. They could trade Pokemon cards or something to pass the time.

  • Getting sick from swine flu paranoia

    By October 13, 2009

    In June of this year, the World Health Organization officially declared H1N1 influenza (swine flu) a pandemic with an alert level of six, the highest on the scale. Transmittable between humans through airborne means, this new strain circled the globe in just a few short months, making it the first flu pandemic in 41 years. The reason for this particular virus’s virulence is said to be found in H1N1’s recent mutation, combining four pre-existing influenza strains into one.