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 Bryn Becker December 9, 2011
On Nov. 30, a U of S student discovered a wonderful little trick that lets you access the old style PAWS course homepages, complete with course members list. I’ve put together a quick step-by-step guide on how to access the course members page using this simple URL hack.
Students and professors alike have been lamenting the loss of the course members list, among other useful features of the old style course homepages, since the U of S implemented lacklustre Blackboard based course homepages at the end of last summer.
By Canadian University Press December 8, 2011
Robert Birch was 27 years old when he received a phone call from his doctor who told him that he was living with HIV.
“We were doing a performance that day called Happy Virus Day, coincidentally,” said Birch. “So there was this performance piece going on in the middle of the street and me going around with a camera and a mic asking people if they knew anybody with HIV.
By Canadian University Press December 7, 2011
Over the last few months, some of the best YouTube moments have come from the cast of characters that are competing for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. From washed-up former congressmen and senators to ambitious governors, the sometimes cringe-worthy and sometimes praise-worthy performances have arrested Americans’ attention.
By Ishmael N. Daro December 7, 2011
Two years ago, if you had to choose one Saskatoon band that was likely to get international acclaim, The Deep Dark Woods was it.
The five-piece group’s music has evolved somewhat since 2006’s self-titled debut. On that album, you could hear the country twang louder than the wistful folk of their current sound, and a live show featured just as much dancing as it did swaying.
By Canadian University Press December 7, 2011
Ex-Montreal Impact player David Testo has come out of the closet and expressed huge relief in doing so.
The American-born soccer player revealed in November that he is gay, although his family, friends and teammates all knew about his sexual orientation. Now the rest of North American society finally knows an openly gay professional athlete. We were ready for it.
By Canadian University Press December 6, 2011
n Nov. 24, Leadnow, a youth-led independent advocacy organization, organized a national day of action to protest the federal Conservatives’ omnibus crime bill.
Citizens from across the country, donning cowboy hats, delivered to MPs’ constituency offices petitions and copies of a condemning report released by the Canadian Bar Association, encouraging their members of Parliament not to “mess up like Texas.”
By Canadian University Press December 6, 2011
People in Saskatchewan have every reason to unite on Dec. 1 for World AIDS Day. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, the HIV rate in Saskatchewan is twice the national average.
In the rest of Canada, approximately nine out of every 100,000 people have been infected with HIV, compared to approximately twenty-one out of every 100,000 people in Saskatchewan. Worse still, the number of new cases alarmed health officials in early 2009, a year and a half before the ministry of health released the most recent data — and there’s been near-total silence on the subject since.
By Ishmael N. Daro December 3, 2011
This Christmas break, Saskatoon’s musicians come together and create a night of magic — and they give themselves less than 24 hours to do so. It’s that time of year again: Band Swap!
Each year, in early December, a one-hour registration window opens to any locals who want to play in the event. Only the first 28 people are chosen for inclusion and, along with seven pre-designated “captains,” have their names drawn from a hat the night before Band Swap to form the temporary bands. Once sorted, musicians try to pick cover songs that match the group’s skillset and, 24 hours later, the new bands take the stage for 20 minutes each.