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Ever heard of "mooting"? If you're a future law student, you may have. Mooting, or participating in a moot court , is an opportunity for law students to take part in simulated court proceedings. The
College of Law currently has seven moot teams that compete in competitions across Canada and the world.
The Physical Activity Complex
(PAC) features a walking/jogging track, a 42' climbing wall, squash and racquetball courts, a junior olympic size swimming pool, and a 13,500 square-foot fitness centre, which students can access with a swipe of their student card.
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In the W.P. Thompson
Biology Building , the U of S has a collection of over 34,000 insect specimens from around the world.
If you explore the halls of the Peter MacKinnon
Building, look up and you will see the Roll of
Honour stretching throughout the corridors; all of the students and others connected with the
University who served in World War I are represented. Professor Emeritus of History
Michael Hayden has created a database with additional details about each soldier that is available on the University Archives & Special
Collections website.
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Hometown: Quito, Ecuador
College: Arts and Science
Program: Software Engineering
Residence: College Quarter
When did you decide you wanted to attend the U of S and why?
I decided I wanted to go to the U of S when I was in my senior year in high school and
I saw all the alternatives that this university offered to make my academic experience as enjoyable as possible.
What were you most worried about when you came here?
What were you most excited about?
I really worried to leave my family and my friends and generally feeling lonely. I was really excited about having a new life, though, in a new country with entirely new opportunities.
How did living in residence make a difference to your first-year experience in university?
I think living in residence helped me make more friends and have a better experience of the student life. I don't think I would have been able to meet people as easily if I lived somewhere else.
What would you tell a new student who will be moving in to residence this fall?
My best advice for students moving in to residence is to make as many friends as possible in your building.
Especially learn to get along with your roommates because, that way, you will always have friends around you. Also, check with your roommates before buying things for your apartment. We ended up having three microwaves.
Why would you recommend the building you’re living in to a new student? What’s your favourite part about living in College
Quarter?
I would totally recommend living in College Quarter.
The buildings are really nice, new and comfortable, and, besides that, the people living here are awesome. I found that everyone here is willing to help me if I need it. My favorite part about
College Quarter is having my own bedroom, as well as having a living room and kitchen, because I feel more independent with them.
Where do you like to hang out on campus outside of your residence room?
I like to hang out a lot in the Engineering Building and student lounge. I think it is really nice and fun. I also really enjoy eating at Marquis
Hall while hanging out with my friends.
Where’s your favourite place to eat on campus? Do you have a meal plan? What’s your favourite campus dish?
I really like eating at
Marquis. The food is really good but the main thing is that everyone goes there so there is always cool people who you can hang out with and really enjoy your meal.
My favorite dish is the pizza and the best thing is that there is pizza every day! Apart from that, I really enjoy the
Subway that is near CQ.
Is this your first time living away from home? What is it like to have roommates?
This is my first time living away from home. At first, I was really insecure and scared but when I moved in, I found that most of the people were in the same situation as me and I found that I wasn’t alone. My roommates have been really nice to me; they help me to understand how things work in the university and they always give me good advice about the university life.
What is there to do in residence?
Do you participate in social activities or Campus Rec?
I think that the best things to do in residence are playing pool and hanging out with friends. I was also the captain of a Campus Rec soccer team and that was a really good experience. I got to meet new people and play the sport I like.
If you had one thing to tell new students, what would it be?
I would tell them to be confident, to not be afraid of getting to know new people.
Be open-minded; having friends here is 50 per cent of the entire experience.
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A popular urban legend that has persisted on campus is that the remains of Thorbergur
Thorvaldson , former head of the Department of
Chemistry, are encased in the concrete block outside the building named in his honour. Why a concrete block? Thorvaldson, former head of the
Chemistry Department and Dean of Graduate
Studies at the U of S, developed a type of cement that is sulphate-resistant, significantly increasing the durability of concrete structures.
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The U of S Drama Department, established in 1945, is the oldest degree-granting department of drama, not only in Canada but in the British
Commonwealth. The Greystone
Theatre , which started in 1946, presents three mainstage plays each year, showcasing the work of our students, actors and technicians, both onstage and behind the scenes.
Hometown: Swift Current, SK
College: Arts and Science
Program: English, then Education
Residence: Voyageur Place
When did you decide you wanted to attend the U of S and why?
I first decided I wanted to go to the U of S back in grade
11, and I decided I would like to come here because I love the city of Saskatoon. The U of S campus is absolutely beautiful and I figured it would be a good starting point for me because I would be away from my family, but not so far away that I can't go home easily.
What were you most worried about when you came here?
What were you most excited about?
I was mostly worried about living away from home and living with a roommate that I had never met before, and just dealing with my new life while keeping my grades up. I was really excited to start taking classes that I was interested in, and not just the ones that my curriculum said I had to take. I was very excited to finally start learning in a class full of like-minded people, and finally have meaningful discussions on subjects that I was interested in.
What would you tell a new student who will be moving in to residence this fall?
First, save lots of quarters!
The laundry gobbles them up and the change machine doesn't always have the change you need when you need it.
Second, get to know your RA right at the start, they are always friendly and will help you out whenever you need it, so make sure to say hi once in a while!
How did living in residence make a difference to your first-year experience in university?
It made everything a lot less stressful and easier to focus on my grades. I don't have to worry about wasting precious study time cooking meals or grocery shopping. And if I need to meet with a prof, it’s easier to pick a time that works best for them, making these meetings a lot more helpful.
What’s your favourite part about living in Voyageur Place?
I love the fact that Voyageur
Place is right on campus, and, chances are, for most of your classes you can take the tunnels. (Saskatchewan winters are too cold to deal with all the time, right?). It is also close to everything, without feeling like you can never escape the university. I get to know so many people through my neighbors and develop friendships outside of my classes.
Where do you like to hang out on campus outside of your residence room?
I'm a huge fan of the
Athabasca Hall TV lounges.
You can bring your laptop and a couple of friends to watch a movie, and the couches are really comfortable!
Is this your first time living away from home? What is it like to have roommates?
It was my first time away from home, and it was really scary thinking about living with someone I had never met before. But I really enjoy having a roommate. When you don't know anyone else on campus, it's nice to have someone to talk to or eat lunch with. Communication with your roommate is very important, though, and I would really stress that you make sure you can talk to your roommate about nearly everything.
What is there to do in residence?
Do you participate in social activities or Campus Rec?
The RAs usually have something planned at least once or twice a month, but there are always lounges to hang out with friends and watch a movie or TV, but you can also invite friends over to your room and just hang out!
If you had one thing to tell new students, what would it be?
All those "clichés" parents and teachers tell you about university, they're almost all true! Be mindful that this is going to be a lot harder than high school, and you need to be able to organize yourself and make good plans to be successful. That being said, if you're having trouble with anything, go ask for help as soon as you need it! There are always people willing to help out, and it makes things a lot easier for you.
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The path around the Bowl became a closed track on a sunny day in the summer of 2013 as the Huskie
Motorsports team showed off their re-designed Formula SAE car, known as S9. Huskie Motorsports attracts students from a variety of disciplines to design, construct and market a prototype formula-style racecar in the international FSAE competition.
The Health Sciences project is the largest capital building project ever undertaken at the University of Saskatchewan. The facility is home to health science colleges including
Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmacy and
Nutrition, and Nursing, as well as the
Schools of Physical Therapy and Public
Health, and will enable collaboration across all health science disciplines.
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