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 September 16, 2011

    This summer, rather than whiling away my summer vacation scrounging for jobs in the ever-dismal Saskatoon job market, I packed away all my worldly belongings, stowed them at a friend’s house and set the course north to Dawson City, Yukon.

  • It’s all about the Bordens, baby: the eternal plight of the arts student

    By September 16, 2011

    I realized something important about myself recently. I am a loser, wasting my time and money in the pursuit of foolish, impractical dreams. My epiphany came when some engineering students who had gathered in front of the Arts Building reminded me of my useless position as a U of S arts student.

  • An argument against basic hygiene: how ditching shampoo helps your hair

    By September 15, 2011

    Back in my first year of university, long before I traded in my straightener (for something much more useful: wine), I thought about foregoing shampoos and conditioners.

    Perhaps “thought” is too serious of a word ”” I entertained the idea of not using hair products, sort of in the same way a person daydreams about their ideal job, house or vacation. “Wouldn’t it be nice if it were that simple.” Well, it turns out that it is really that simple.

  • Morality in a pill: can science create a drug that improves your ethics?

    By September 14, 2011

    Imagine going to the drug store, buying some pills, taking them and suddenly becoming a better person. As you read this, scientists are busy trying to make this a reality. They hope that someday people will be able to enhance their morals by popping a few pills.

  • From 9/11 to the Arab Spring

    By September 12, 2011

    Al Qaeda’s operating environment today is vastly different from the one in which it launched its most notorious operation, the 9/11 terror attacks. Osama bin Laden was killed by United States Navy Seals in Pakistan in May. Three brutal Middle East dictatorships were removed this year. Has militant jihadism failed, placing Al Qaeda’s survival in doubt?

  • A decade later: a personal reflection on 9/11

    By September 10, 2011

    Ten years after the terrorist attacks that destroyed them, it’s still strange to see the New York skyline without the twin towers of the World Trade Center.

  • The Sheaf asks: why are we here?

    By September 9, 2011

    As yet another academic year begins at the University of Saskatchewan, the Sheaf has put together three unique perspectives on the fundamental question that many individuals on campus may be asking themselves: why are we here?

  • Lost and found, in body and spirit

    By September 9, 2011

    We all get lost sometimes ”” you’re not alone. Being lost is no fun. But staying lost is deadlier.