Talk:University of Saskatchewan
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[edit] Motto
The motto translates to "God and Country" not "For God and Country" - latin: Pro deo et patria.
[edit] The Sheaf
Should another article for the U of S's student-run magazine be started in light of the recent controversy that received attention at a national level? Whatever the case, I've updated this wiki entry with a brief summary of the events in question, trying to keep things as NPOV as possible, although it's a bit difficult when space is limited.--Senseiireland 01:23, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
This business about The Sheaf should not pollute the Campus Life section. Frankly, student-run newspapers often solicit controversy (see The Gateway at the U of A, The Carrilon at the U of R). The description of the incident with The Sheaf is not particularly interesting, or indicative of the university. IMO it defaces the page of the U of S with poorly written babble (eg: "freedom should never comes without responsibility" Either there is a typo, or a missing "[sic]". In either case, it is not properly quoted.) Move it to a new page and link to it. 198.161.119.4 18:43, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Colleges affiliated with the University?
"Theological Colleges, affiliated with the University, were also established: Emmanuel College - Anglican (1909), St. Andrew's College - United Church of Canada (1913), Lutheran Theological Seminary (1920), St Thomas More College (1936), and Central Pentecostal College (1983)."
University of Regina is also mentioned.
Where is St. Peter's College? It's in Muenster (near Humboldt). There's no wikipedia entry for it (I'm a student there, but I don't know enough about the college and it's history to write one). Shouldn't it be mentioned, as they do teach U of S courses?
Website: http://www.stpeterscollege.ca/
[edit] Sheaf Controversy
Although not a contributor to Wikipedia, I am an alumnus of the U of S and a close observer to the whole Capitalist Piglet incident, and I believe that its entry under "controversies" is excessive (555 words) and grossly disproportionate to everything else that the university has contributed to the Canadian educational landscape (for instance, the Canadian Light Source, Canada's only synchrotron, is mentioned in a single sentence). This event has come and gone, and I believe that to represent it on Wikipedia as the most significant section is misleading and not representative of the NPOV. But I feel that since I have not made myself part of the Wiki community, it would be presumptuous of me to edit it without a vote of support from the Wiki community.
[edit] I removed the Capitalist Piglet image
The license on the image said that it was created by the author and uploaded as public domain. However, the image is not in the public domain. The copyright is owned by the Sheaf. So I removed the image due to copyright violations as per Wikipedia policy.
I have deleted the section on the Capitalist Pig controvery. If it is to be detailed, it should be detailed on the Sheaf page, as the Sheaf is an autonomous entity within the university community.
[edit] 2007 Cenennial Celebrations
The U of S celebrates 2007 as its centennial year. Where in the article can we add this? Official site: http://www.usask.ca/100 --Victor 06:30, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
