THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
By The Sheaf March 28, 2014
Every March, 64 college basketball teams from across the United States compete for the National Championship in the March Madness tournament.
By Canadian University Press February 1, 2013
The winds of change are blowing around Canadian Interuniversity Sport. David Grossman of Sportsnet 590, a Canadian radio show, hosted CIS President Leo MacPherson Dec. 16 to discuss a December meeting of university presidents.
By Canadian University Press September 8, 2012
Simon Fraser University’s membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association officially took effect Sept. 1, making SFU the first Canadian school to be accepted into the century-old organization.
By Kevin Menz October 1, 2011
The National Collegiate Athletic Association recently adopted a new policy for transgender athletes, but Canadian Interuniversity Sport and many other Canadian athletic associations are in no rush to do the same.
The NCAA’s policy states that any athlete who has testosterone in their system as the result of medical treatment cannot compete on a women’s team. The CIS, however, will likely not implement its own transgender policy any time soon. It is waiting for a set of guidelines from the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport on how best to include transgender athletes within their league.
By The Sheaf March 7, 2011
Go to the States or stay close to home? Big Ten Conference or Canada West? Packed stadiums or parent-only crowds? A possible full-ride scholarship or a summer spent babysitting to pay tuition?