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.

Opinions

  • By February 1, 2013

    Since the last census in 2001, Saskatchewan’s population has increased by more than five per cent, with most of that growth in its two largest cities. Saskatoon alone grew by nearly 13 per cent.

  • El Presidente: Who’s to blame for our deficit?

    By February 1, 2013

    Even though Ilene Busch-Vishniac makes $400,000 a year and gets a free house, I feel for her. Like Obama still trying to stabilize the U.S. economy after Bush’s shitstorm term in office, Busch-Vishniac has to clean up the University of Saskatchewan’s financial situation in a way that is manageable, sustainable and cost-effective.

  • Opinion: ‘TransformUS’ will benefit the University of Saskatchewan

    By January 31, 2013

    In recent weeks there have been cries of outrage from students and some faculty over the “TransformUS” prioritization process being adopted at the University of Saskatchewan. But what many people fail to realize is that this process will be beneficial for the university in the long term.

  • Letter to the Editor: Blame Sask. Party, not U of S administration, for budget woes

    By January 30, 2013

    Over the last few weeks, and especially in last week’s “Money Issue” of the Sheaf, significant disgruntlement has been directed toward administrators at the University of Saskatchewan. In reality, administrators at the U of S have done their best to deal with the Saskatchewan Party’s intentional decision to defund post-secondary education in Saskatchewan.

  • Universities need to remember their radical roots

    By January 30, 2013

    Universities have become boring. Where once they were markers of social change, alternative ways of thinking and challenges to the status quo, they are now only extended, expensive workforce preparation sites.

  • U of S students find their voice

    By January 30, 2013

    It turns out U of S students do care about their school, and they’re willing to do something about it. Let’s just hope we can all get over our reluctance to be shit-disturbers and keep pushing for positive engagement on campus. This is more than a degree mill, after all.

  • Dear University of Saskatchewan, I’m breaking up with you

    By January 24, 2013

    I vividly remember the day when I first laid eyes on you. An early summer morning, the sun shining across your sensuous body. Your figure etched dramatically against the prairie landscape. I knew instantly that there was something special about you.

  • Letter from the USSU: student input necessary in decision-making

    By January 23, 2013

    In this letter from the executive, the USSU urges the U of S to include students in the composition of the two TransformUS task forces.