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 The Sheaf September 30, 2009
Over 350 cyclists descended on city hall Sept. 28 in a massive show of gratitude to city councillors for the new bike lanes downtown. Cyclists started at Caffé Sola and, with police escort, rode down to the river past city hall, finally winding around to flood the main entrance of city hall, bells ringing. Carrie Catherine, a friend of McLean, played music for the group as they biked, sitting on a wagon pulled by a cyclist.
By The Sheaf September 24, 2009
Campus Safety is asking students to be aware of potential online rental scams through the USSU housing registry.
By Ashleigh Mattern September 23, 2009
The University of Sakatchewan is looking to define its public image and it needs your help.
Unfortunately, it looks like U of S students aren’t interested. Thousands of students got the invitation in their announcements on PAWS asking, “What should the University of Saskatchewan be known for?” However, only a handful of students showed up to the institutional positioning town hall on Sept. 18.
By The Sheaf September 23, 2009
It was an atmosphere of stark contrast Sept. 17 as the Nuclear Waste Management Organization met with local leaders to discuss Saskatchewan as a possible site for nuclear waste storage.
As groups met quietly inside the Delta Bessborough, enthusiastic protestors performed street theatre for the media outside.
By The Sheaf September 22, 2009
HONG KONG (CUP) ”” It’s a humid Thursday night in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district. Middle-aged women sit on bar stools along Lockhart Road, soliciting passers-by to take a look inside. Pushing back the maroon-coloured velvet curtain of one such bar, individuals are greeted by a dozen mainly Filipino and Thai dancers, some of whom look no older than 18.
By The Sheaf September 22, 2009
Students can look forward to writing final exams on Saturday nights beginning in December.
There are a number of reasons behind the decision. The December exam schedule is shorter than April’s to accommodate Christmas break and the university has been splitting most of its six credit courses in half, so the number of final exams in December is increasing.
By The Sheaf September 18, 2009
Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity with no resistance; usually electricity is conducted through wires, which do offer resistance. This resistance causes loss of electricity and costs power companies money. The inefficiency of conductors is a problem scientists hope to solve.
“The ultimate goal,” Tse said, “is to create material that can operate at ambient conditions and have no resistance.”
By Ashleigh Mattern September 17, 2009
The University Students’ Council’s tenuous relationship with the Canadian Federation of Students was the topic of hot debate at the USC meeting on Sept. 10.
“The USSU and CFS have had quite the relationship over the past four or five years and we’re going to be the first council to actually do something about it,” said vice-president of external affairs Chris Stoicheff.
This statement became a mantra for Stoicheff…