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 January 14, 2019

    Is January really the best month to stop drinking as a university student?

  • Neknominations symbolize our collective stupidity

    By February 28, 2014

    Just when you think our generation couldn’t get any more ridiculous, it does: cue neknominations.

  • Young adults perfect fit for neknominations

    By February 27, 2014

    The tendency of young adults to feel invulnerable mixed with the power of social media has led to Neknominations taking the world by storm, leaving a few casualties in its wake.

  • The toxic pressure to be masculine

    By September 14, 2013

    Director and filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom sees a “boy crisis” happening and, as the mother of a young boy, it concerns her.

  • If you can fight and fuck for this country, you should be able to drink for the country

    By November 15, 2012

    Do you consider 18-year-olds to be adults? Should an 18-year-old be allowed to vote, buy porn and cigarettes, and fight in the military? Most people won’t hesitate to answer yes. So why can’t an 18-year-old adult have an alcoholic beverage?

  • Study shows that minimum pricing lowers high-alcohol drink consumption

    By November 9, 2012

    A team of researchers led by University of Victoria professor Tim Stockwell concluded raising the minimum price of beverages with high alcohol content reduces their consumption. A study focusing mainly on pricing strategies in Saskatchewan concluded that prices should be raised for any drink over 6.5% alcohol content.

  • Welcome Week ushers students back to campus with beer, live music and free swag

    By September 4, 2012

    The thirst for beer will compete with the thirst for knowledge as the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union gets set to host its two-day Welcome Week afternoon party in the Bowl. Starting at 11 a.m. on Sept. 6 and 7, the event is set to include live music, information tables, giveaways and beer gardens.

  • To drink or not to drink: why some university athletes may be hesitant to take to the cup

    By December 11, 2011

    Most students are well aware that, while thousands of dollars are going towards tuition and housing costs, thousands more are being blown on alcohol. For the most part, they are okay with that. Between frosh weeks and regular bar nights, alcohol is a major part of university life at almost any university campus.

    However, Canadian universities are breeding grounds for high-level athletes, and this drinking culture is not conducive to creating a world-class athlete.