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 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…
By The Sheaf September 17, 2009
Students and Saskatoon community members gathered at the University of Saskatchewan to push together two halves of a sign depicting the Teachers Without Borders logo in an effort to raise both money and the group’s profile.
By The Sheaf September 17, 2009
Saskatchewan students will have a louder voice in the provincial capital thanks to a new coalition of undergraduate student groups. The project is called the Saskatchewan Students’ Coalition. The coalition represents the students’ unions of the U of S, U of R and SIAST…
By The Sheaf September 17, 2009
United Nations and Amnesty International often put more weight in symbolic actions rather than practical ones
By The Sheaf September 12, 2009
The city skies were alight with explosions on Labour Day weekend as the Saskatoon Fireworks Festival marked the end of summer.
According to festival producer Kim Ali attendance was around 38,000 for Friday and 40,000 on Saturday night.
By The Sheaf September 11, 2009
For some First Nations students coming from small communities, the first year in university can be a major change.
To ease the transition and help welcome new and returning First Nations students to the U of S, the Aboriginal Students’ Centre held a banquet on Sept. 4 featuring the comedy of Cree comedian Don Burnstick.
By The Sheaf September 10, 2009
Students’ apathy toward Canadian politics was not mollified by the announcement that the Liberal Party of Canada will seek a fall election.
Michael Ignatieff, the party’s leader, said recently that the current government’s “time is up” and claims that he intends to force a non-confidence vote in Parliament as soon as possible.
If a fall federal election does occur it will be the fourth in five years.