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.

student politics

  • By March 14, 2012

    Once again, students are arguing about the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union. Private information came to light in the Sheaf’s March 8 edition, which used anonymous sources to report both the complaint and the decision by University Students’ Council to not inform students of the matter.

    There are three separate parties involved in the affair that need to be addressed: Ferwerda, council and the Sheaf. To quote an old East Indian tale, “Though each was partly in the right, all were in the wrong.”

  • More reasonable debate was needed at last week’s USSU meeting

    By November 23, 2011

    Student government is a sphere in which future leaders hone their critical and rhetorical skills, and everyone is permitted the odd lapse in judgement. The tenor of the debate at the AGM, however, exceeded the bounds of reasonable debate. People went from disagreeing to being disagreeable, and perfectly illustrated that in student politics, the smaller the stakes are, the greater the noise.

  • USSU takes control of Student Council elections

    By November 23, 2011

    Elections for Members of Student Council will now be regulated by the students’ union, administered through PAWS and held in conjunction with the springtime executive election, following a majority vote at the Nov. 17 University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union annual general meeting.

  • Students suffer from lack of campus polls

    By April 25, 2011

    Campus polls are a rarity in Canada, or they are under publicized, and as a result students often suffer.

  • Students’ Council: Oct. 7, 2010

    By October 13, 2010

    Council passes a motion endorsing an exclusive beverage contract with Coca-Cola that also bans the sale of bottled water. Also, campus safety and a potential white water park are discussed.

  • USSU President Chris Stoicheff on his plans for the upcoming school year

    By September 7, 2010

    University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union President Chris Stoicheff sat down with the Sheaf to update us on his summer and what he plans to accomplish this upcoming school year. Making the university more accessible and inclusive are his top priorities.