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 March 13, 2013

    Every year we see business students don orange T-shirts and ask for donations during 5 Days for the Homeless. Most people, if they think about it at all, consider 5 Days a helpful philanthropic exercise. However, it may be time to re-evaluate this practice and see if it actually does as much good as much as we expect it to.

  • I solemnly swear: why cursing in front of kids shouldn’t be verboten

    By March 9, 2013

    When I first met my nephew, there were a lot of things I worried about. I worried I would drop the precious bundle because I had no idea how to hold a baby. I worried I had a rare genetic disorder that would cause me to drop the baby every time I tried to hold him. More than these entirely rational concerns, though, I was especially worried that I would slip-up and drop an F-bomb in front of my infant nephew.

  • Sexism in disguys

    By March 8, 2013

    One blustery day last year, my boyfriend and I whipped into a restaurant for lunch. The host greeted us with an enthusiastic “Hi ladies!” but when she realized that Brian was not, in fact, a “lady,” she sputtered a red-faced apology. Sadly, if she had said “Hi guys!” instead, she wouldn’t have given it a second thought. Few people do

  • Getting involved on campus helps you succeed and help others at the same time

    By March 7, 2013

    Every year campus clubs set up booths in Place Riel to recruit new members, positions open up in the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union and college student unions, and other organizations and the many centres on campus seek volunteers. Joining a campus club, running for a student union position or helping out at a centre are just some of the numerous ways for students to get involved in campus, but often students forgo these opportunities.

  • Constructive criticism: bad timing for school of architecture

    By March 6, 2013

    The university is spending much of March hosting discussions on a possible architecture program at the school. Isn’t it great that the U of S can still explore new options for colleges and programs while there’s a projected deficit of $44.5 million by 2016 and as the health sciences building is being “scaled back”? Give me a break.

  • Why we need We Day

    By March 6, 2013

    Every light in Credit Union Centre was turned off and I could barely see the outline of my own hands as Molly Burke spoke into her mic. Burke said darkness was her reality.

  • Reflecting on a life too short

    By March 4, 2013

    Nothing is promised to us, including the time we have to spend on earth. We count on having 80 years, give or take, to live a full and complete life. It’s easy to take this ample time for granted, but it’s not a given.

  • Prison rape needs to be acknowledged as a crime

    By March 1, 2013

    Over 216,000 prisoners were raped in U.S. prisons in 2008. Inmates live their lives under constant monitoring, and yet they are more likely to be raped than the general population. What’s funny about that?