U of S protest targets board’s alleged secrecy
Hundreds attended a rally Friday on the U of S Campus
Hundreds of students, staff and union leaders staged a noisy rally outside an administration building on the University of Saskatchewan campus Friday to protest tuition hikes, unresolved labour disputes and allegations of secrecy against the university's board of governors.
“The people's university has been thrown out and replaced by the corporate university, and in order to see that transformation you only have to look at the board of governors,” shouted faculty association president Tracy Marchant, pointing at the building where a meeting of the board was underway.
“It refuses to make its business public. It communicates to the people it serves through press releases. It does not allow individuals from campus to meet with it or make presentations in person. You must have a special pass to get in that room.” Faculty, sessional lecturers, support staff and other campus workers represented by four different unions -- all of them in the process of negotiating new contracts -- called on their employer to demand more financial support from the province to pay for wage increases without increasing tuition.
Glenn Ross, president of CUPE local 1975 told the crowd his union requested a meeting with the board of governors to submit a wage proposal and was turned away.
See Secrecy unwelcome / A7
Suspicious Death under Investigation
Saskatoon Police are investigating the death of a 33 year old Saskatoon man.
On Monday at approximately 6:30 p.m, M.D. Ambulance responded to a call from a residence in the 1600 block 19th Street West. An unresponsive male was transported to St. Paul’s Hospital and later to Royal University Hospital where he was pronounced dead just before 11:00 p.m.
An autopsy was performed on the deceased and a preliminary examination has determined the death was a result of a head injury. Further investigation is being done to determine if the injury was accidental or caused by some other means.
Major Crime investigators are following up the investigation. According to persons interviewed, there had been a party at the residence. At some point after the party, the residents discovered the unresponsive male. They initiated CPR and called 911.
The death is being treated as suspicious until such time as police can determine how the injury was received.
What is a Juggalo?
Fans of obscure Detroit band a growing movement
ICP’s leader singer Violent J sprays Faygo over his audience
If you’ve spent any time around the high schools and teenage hangouts on Saskatoon’s west side, you’ve probably seen them – teenager and young adults sporting what looks like clown apparel, and clothes bearing the mark of Detroit band “Insane Clown Posse”, or ICP.
The kids are juggalos -- devotees in the cult of Insane Clown Posse, a pair of white-boy rappers from suburban Detroit who've earned hero status with self-identified outcasts the world over through hyper-violent lyrics and over-the-top stage shows. The group's status comes despite -- or maybe because of -- receiving almost no video airplay and almost no major-label backing. ICP fans say they are united by their outsider status and loving acceptance of one another. They call their fandom a family.
Call it shtick, call it a gimmick -- many do. The group, begun in 1990, calls its violent, circus imagery the "dark carnival." The term "juggalo" comes from Violent J's early juggler persona. Six of ICP's 19 albums and EPs are known as "joker cards" and are supposed to reveal some greater truth about the world to juggalos and anyone else who listens.
With lyrics such as "What is a juggalo? He just don't care, he might try to put a weave in his nut hair," and song titles like "I Stuck Her With My Wang" and "I Stab People," it's understandable that Insane Clown Posse could have something of a public-relations problem. And some violent criminals -- a Massachusetts teen attacking patrons of a gay bar in February, and a gang of kids in face paint mugging people in Seattle -- have ascribed their own violent impulses at least partially to the band, which doesn't help the public perception. See Juggalo Faith/E2
Arrests made on drug search warrant
A male and female, both from Saskatoon, are facing drug and firearms charges following a search of a local residence last week.
Just after 4:00 p.m. Thursday, March 1st members of the Saskatoon Integrated Drug Unit executed a drug search warrant at an address on Walker Crescent. Members of the Emergency Response Team and K-9 assisted based on information that firearms may be inside the home. Five people were found to be inside the home at the time. In addition, police discovered several firearms and a small amount of cocaine. In conjunction with the search police conducted a high - risk traffic stop and made two arrests.
A 26 year old Saskatoon woman and a 51 year old Saskatoon man are each facing two counts of possession of a controlled substance (marijuana and cocaine), possession of stolen property (computer) and careless storage of firearms (four shotguns and two rifles). They will both appear in Provincial Court today.
Police continue search for cop killer
Police have few leads, but are determined to find the slayer of Constable Edward Schult, who was killed last month while on patrol in Riversdale.
Police are speaking with everyone who may have potentially witnesses anything the night of the murder. Of particular interest is a group of three individuals that police say were at the crime scene shortly after the killing. Although not suspects in the murder itself, police are urging anyone who may have seen anything to come forward.
See Search Continues/A4
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