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 Canadian University Press December 1, 2011
Did you feel it? On Nov. 8, an asteroid brushed right by our little blue sphere in space, giving some of us a genuine scare. I’m not talking some dinky, burns-up-in-our-atmosphere asteroid we scoff at several times a day. We almost got hit by a 400-metre-wide clump of coal and space evil.
Although we weren’t directly threatened, this time, this incident reminds us just how fragile our planet is, and how Earth has little to no defence plans in the event that an asteroid decides not to take the scenic route.
By Bryn Becker November 30, 2011
In the age of the cellphone camera, it’s nearly impossible to stumble across a random, noteworthy event in public without catching the flash of a lens out of the corner of your eye. There’s a good chance you may be one of the slew of amateur videographers in the crowd.
These videos typically wind up on YouTube, or some other less mainstream media streaming site. This process has become a commonplace phenomenon, thanks to the countless, unblinking eyes of Little Brother.
By Canadian University Press November 27, 2011
Would altering the legal drinking age be a proactive measure in curbing excessive binge drinking among youth? Jaclyn Lytle of the Fulcrum argues that the drinking age should not be altered, while Graham Briggs of The Martlet argues that it should be lowered to 18 in all of Canada.
By Bethany Godhe November 26, 2011
The Bank of Canada is getting rid of its paper money, and I couldn’t be more excited. I can’t wait until its replacement, plastic polymer money, starts getting fully phased in and I don’t have to worry about sending my bills through the washing machine and losing $20. Don’t worry; the plastic ones won’t melt in the dryer either.
By Canadian University Press November 25, 2011
Formulating cohesive opinions can be a challenge. Most people believe you can say anything and have it be a valid opinion. It’s true that I could say something like, “The Eiffel tower is purple!” It’s true that it would be my opinion, but we all know that facts and science and about a trillion photographs could prove me wrong. The point is that having an opinion — one that you can back up — is a lost art. It seems that in many conversations I have, people’s only defence for their controversial opinions is to say, “Well, that’s my opinion.”
What kind of bullshit is that? What are you, five?
By Michael Cuthbertson November 24, 2011
When you graduate high school in Saskatoon, you make a big decision: leave this hick town, or sink deeper into a cold, comfortable rut.
Turns out there are a million reasons to stay here. And no, The Sheepdogs are not one of them. Beautiful scenery, crazy weather and small-town quaintness are fantastic, assuming you can look past all the stabbings and chlamydia.
By The Sheaf November 23, 2011
Student government is a sphere in which future leaders hone their critical and rhetorical skills, and everyone is permitted the odd lapse in judgement. The tenor of the debate at the AGM, however, exceeded the bounds of reasonable debate. People went from disagreeing to being disagreeable, and perfectly illustrated that in student politics, the smaller the stakes are, the greater the noise.
By Project Syndicate November 22, 2011
The protest movement that began in Tunisia in January, subsequently spreading to Egypt, and then to Spain, has now become global, with the protests engulfing Wall Street and cities across America. Globalization and modern technology now enables social movements to transcend borders as rapidly as ideas can. And social protest has found fertile ground everywhere: a sense that the “system” has failed, and the conviction that even in a democracy, the electoral process will not set things right – at least not without strong pressure from the street.