THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
By Canadian University Press April 4, 2013
A bill recently passed in the House of Commons will make discrimination on the grounds of gender identity prohibited.
By Canadian University Press January 22, 2012
If you’re as careful with your money as I am, you will choose to walk some distance to find your own bank’s ATM in order to avoid being charged fees just to access your own funds.
However, there are days when the weather is horrible, or you don’t have time, or there are just no ATMs from your bank within walking distance. That’s when you’ll find yourself staring at the ATM, annoyed with the fees. These fees are unfair because they disproportionately hurt low-income individuals like students.
By Matthew Stefanson October 13, 2011
The only people who would disagree that racial equality is a positive force and a worthy cause are awful, so it would be really cool if I wasn’t automatically grouped in with them because I happen to come from a coastal region in Scandinavia where humans have white skin.
By Ishmael N. Daro September 20, 2011
A York University professor has become a target of criticism for a remark he made Sept. 12 during his introductory lecture for a first-year class. A student thought she heard the professor Cameron Johnston advocate for all Jews to be sterilized.
By The Sheaf September 23, 2010
Reluctantly, I have to agree with Madam Justice Catherine Aitken of the Superior Court of Ontario, who decided blood donations from gay men could be banned by Canadian Blood Services.
By Tomas Borsa September 22, 2010
Ah, corporate responsibility. If only all businesses had the kind of moral standards and respect for their employees which American Apparel does. But for all the good American Apparel has done in setting the precedent for ethical manufacturing and fair treatment of its employees, a bit of digging will reveal a hiring practice where prospective employees are evaluated on their appearance, their resumé only a distant afterthought when it comes to hiring and firing decisions.
By The Sheaf September 16, 2010
I grew up questioning the authorship of To Kill a Mockingbird. I did not believe Harper Lee wrote it. I didn’t even think that she could have written it. It was too good and too profound.
By The Sheaf September 16, 2010
In the last week we have all watched while news of a small religious community in Florida has captured the world’s attention. The plans of the Dove World Outreach Centre to burn copies of the Qur’an were met with surprise, outrage, condemnation and mockery.