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 16, 2020

    It seems that a steady stream of information can end up drowning us.

  • Internet hugs: the new brand of lonely

    By October 13, 2013

    Technology has allowed us to communicate with people around the globe, but have we lost our human touch in the process?

  • The trolls of social media debates

    By October 6, 2013

    We live in a time where it is easy to make your opinion known — maybe too easy. Telling the difference between people who are steadfast in their opinions from trolls that will play the devil’s advocate until hell  freezes over is no simple task.

  • Three websites a new student can’t be without

    By September 8, 2012

    From grabbing those notes for that class you missed to citing an essay to organizing your drinking schedule, being a new university student isn’t easy. Luckily, there are three amazing web sites — Google, Workflowy and CiteMe — that will help you keep up with your studies. Learning to use these sites will make your life as a student much easier.

  • I’m losing my mind but I know exactly where to find it: on the Internet

    By August 28, 2012

    My memory is failing me. It happens on a near-daily basis: a name, a face, an address. I just can’t seem to recall anything anymore, and I blame the Internet. Or perhaps my memory isn’t failing so much as it is adapting. Rather than remembering specific facts, I find myself remembering the paths I took to discover them.

  • The ethics of Internet piracy

    By February 12, 2012

    Should I refuse to read a pirated book? Was I receiving stolen goods, as advocates of stricter laws against Internet piracy claim?

    If I steal someone’s book the old-fashioned way, I have the book, and the original owner no longer does. I am better off, but she is worse off. When people use pirated books, the publisher and the author often are worse off – they lose earnings from selling the book.

  • Separating information from identity in an online world

    By October 27, 2011

    Just as the prominence of the World Wide Web has changed drastically, so too has its “raison d’être” — it has gone from a database to a hub of real-time communication and social networks. It spreads ideas, news coverage and multimedia across geographical boundaries instantly, and researchers are constantly trying to make it even more streamlined and efficient.

  • A year after Digg’s demise, Reddit is thriving

    By September 7, 2011

    About a year ago, the world’s one-time premier social news site, Digg.com, buried itself under an avalanche of crippling mistakes. Following a calamitous and ill-conceived redesign, the site’s downfall caused quite a stir online. Roughly 12 months later, the digital dust has almost settled. If you look back, though, there’s much to be learned.