THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
By The Sheaf March 10, 2010
The annual Provost’s academic agenda address allows the Provost to speak to the university and to discuss the direction in which he would like to steer the academic course of the school. For his 2009 address, Fairbairn chose to talk about the role of universities within a larger context, that context being the public interest.
By Ashleigh Mattern March 3, 2010
The University of Saskatchewan announced a $12 million donation from the Nasser family on Feb 26. Professor Emeritus Karim Nasser was on hand with his wife, Dora, five children and grandchildren to make the announcement.
By The Sheaf February 24, 2010
Margaret Visser is a British-born anthropologist who became a Canadian citizen in 1973. For many years now she has studies oaths and other verbal contracts, their importance in society and how they have changed over time. The oath of citizenship all new Canadians take provides one such example.
By The Sheaf February 16, 2010
The Feb. 5 Labour Force Survey release indicated the student jobless rate is now sitting at 15.1 per cent, down from the 16 per cent reported at the end of 2009 ”” making this the most significant increase in youth employment since fall 2008.
By Ashleigh Mattern February 9, 2010
If running shoes were invented in the 1970s, how did humans run comfortably for millions of years before the invention of running shoes?
By Ashleigh Mattern February 9, 2010
The new student residences in the College Quarter will include green space; paths for pedestrians and cyclists; environmentally friendly windows, faucets, toilets and appliances; a fully wheelchair accessible building; and several wheelchair accessible suites.
By The Sheaf February 2, 2010
On Feb. 7, Saskatonians will come together for Ice Cycle: the Coldest Bike Parade on the Planet, and as organizers flaunt on their website, “Yes it’s cold. Yes it’s crazy. And yes it’s going to be a lot of fun!”
By The Sheaf January 20, 2010
Beginning Feb. 1, Saskatoon is rolling out the most recent updates to its transit line: the electromagnetic Go-Pass.