At the University of Regina, some Arts students feel undervalued in comparison to those in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, better known as STEM. “I feel like there’s a lot more appreciation for STEM in society in general,” said Carmen Jerry, a fourth-year student […]
Winning has become commonplace among Regina’s high-profile football teams as the junior Regina Thunder, University of Regina Rams, and the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders are all atop their league standings. The progression begins at Junior, cultivated by the leadership qualities during their time on the Thunder. […]
Bardia Eisazadeh is an international accounting student whose family paid $9,208.45 Cdn for the fall semester tuition at the University of Regina, almost three times domestic tuition. “Tuition is always in international students’ minds,” said Eisazadeh. “I know it’s gonna be hard for [my family].” […]
Criminologist and University of Regina professor Dr. Lorna Ferguson hopes her new book “Missing Persons: Beyond Serial Killers and Unexplained Disappearances” will break untrue stereotypes about missing persons reports. “We forget to include different voices and different representations when we talk about missing persons,” said […]
Two thirds of grocery shoppers are being misled by foods being labeled as natural when they aren’t necessarily what consumers would think of as being natural foods.
In December 2015, a court in Tunisia ruled three years’ jail time each for six students accused of homosexuality, which is the maximum sentence allowed. Even against rising pressure from advocacy groups, the government refuses to change its criminal code, which outlaws homosexuality.
In March 2016, an investigation by Klaus Marre found evidence that Donald Trump’s professed strong Christianity was in doubt.
Currently, tattoos are widely accepted in North America, but what many people don’t think about it, is the other side of getting tattoos – removing them. An article done by the Canadian broadcaster CBC in 2015 stated that there aren’t many regulations regarding tattoo removal.
On March 16, 2016, Sevonna M. Brown wrote that although sexual abuse of black women in America is very common, those who face miscarriages as a result are not met with trauma-informed care, even though they are highly in need.
Inmates of highly secretive U.S. prisons, also known as communication management units (CMUs), are getting one more chance to challenge their confinement in their case against the Federal Bureau of Prisons on March 15, 2016.
Prince Edward Island is the only province in Canada where abortion services are unavailable. Due to the costs associated with out-of-province surgeries, some women face class-based discrimination in obtaining their right to undergo the procedure.
Security agents in Nigeria have threatened, harassed, unlawfully detained and seized equipment of local reporters while covering stories on Boko Haram attacks in the country.
In a brutal rampage that began Jan. 3, 2015, Boko Haram militants laid waste to the Northern Nigerian town of Baga. Thousands fled from their homes. Now, over a year later, the death toll is still unknown.
Migrants under Canada’s temporary agricultural work programs have launched a campaign, called Harvesting Freedom, for the right to gain permanent residency so that they are eligible for most of the social benefits Canadian citizens receive.
