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 21, 2011

    Here at the University of Saskatchewan and on campuses across North America, discussions have been mounting over whether or not bottled water should be available. Why is the provision and sale of bottled water such an issue?

  • An existential struggle with digital withdrawal

    By March 17, 2011

    The cognitive benefits of closing a laptop or pocketing a cell phone in a classroom should come as no surprise to anyone who has studied entry-level psychology. Reducing the number of distracting external stimuli increases one’s ability to focus on the specific task at hand, like actively participating in class discussions or absorbing information.

  • Excuse me, which way to the men’s room?

    By March 11, 2011

    This past February, the House of Commons passed C-389, a private member’s bill introduced by Bill Siksay, the MP for Burnaby-Douglas, B.C., that proposed the addition of the terms “gender identity” and “gender expression” to the sections of the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code, which outline prohibited grounds of discrimination and what constitutes a hate crime.

  • How to grow a moustache: lessons from my father

    By March 10, 2011

    A great moustache is one which can encompass all the biggest moments in one’s life, in one way or another. My dad started growing his right after high school. By the time he started university, it had gotten so thick that it helped land him a part in the school play.

  • A brief history of Anonymous

    By March 10, 2011

    In late 2003 Anonymous emerged, still dripping, from the primordial soup of the Internet. Since then, they have taken on various people and made headlines along the way.

  • Time to stage an intervention on shows like ‘Intervention’

    By March 9, 2011

    Images of disability, like those on primetime TLC and A&E, perpetuate negative stereotypes and pander to the misinformed belief of non-disabled audiences that a disabled person is dissatisfied with his/her quality of life, is seeking pity or requires assistance.

  • Michael Ignatieff revealed as an America-lover

    By March 8, 2011

    Michael Ignatieff is back — but for how long? And where the hell was he all this time?

  • Poor health is no big deal, but giving up shoes is torture

    By March 8, 2011

    I have patellofemoral pain syndrome in my knees, tendinitis in my shoulders, my hair is turning grey, I’ve developed rosacea, and now, I have a bunionette on my foot. Gross.