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 The Sheaf March 17, 2010
Recently, Swiss lawyer Antoine Goetschel affirmed the importance of human rights while defending his client. He told the Telegraph newspaper, “It’s about fairness and defending a minority.” His client? A dead pike.
By The Sheaf March 17, 2010
When I walked into Louis’ on Friday night I was half expecting a rock concert by the energy level of the crowd. Who did everyone come to see? Was it a heavy metal band or the latest hip-hop group? No, it was everyone’s childhood hero: Fred Penner.
By Tomas Borsa March 10, 2010
Cryptic legends and nostalgic traditions go hand in hand with the university experience. Greased poles and ham hocks aside, the present incarnation of the University of Saskatchewan has little to offer in this regard. Where have all the monocles gone? What ever happened to Latin, gargoyles and parchment?
By The Sheaf March 10, 2010
If you look at who has the wealth and the power, it’s university graduates. And it’s been that way for a while. You would think all these well-educated people could turn the world into a utopia, but a peaceful and prosperous world seems as distant a dream as the flying car.
By The Sheaf March 10, 2010
Oscar night: a time when all the best and brightest of Hollywood look up at the stars and wish for the chance to get their hands on that precious statue. So what do the Oscars mean? Every year, all they do is enrage people. Some say that the Academy is out of touch with cinema, some say it is flooded with arthouse sensibilities, and some say it doesn’t have enough arthouse sensibilities.
By Tomas Borsa March 10, 2010
There are a million and one reasons why we might decide to quit before God fires us: on the principle of self-awareness, to prove a point, to end our suffering. It is this final motive that tends to evoke the most compassion.
By Ishmael N. Daro March 10, 2010
When Stanley Weir wrote his patriotic poem in 1908, it started as such: “O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love thou dost in us command.” Over the last hundred years, however, there have been numerous tweaks to the language, leaving us with “sons.” It’s time we revert to the original gender-neutral version.
By Holly Culp March 10, 2010
According to Senator Nancy Ruth, the federal government’s choice to abandon possible changes to the national anthem is “another example, for me, of hatred against women.” I’m going to respectfully disagree.