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04 Apr

First Year Problems?

In my many years at the University of Saskatchewan, I’ve come to learn that there’s a group of students dedicated to making me contemplate the rarity of common sense. We all know these students in Eng. The ones that come up to you and ask where the second floor of the Eng library is. The ones who ask where the ‘lambda lab’ is. The ones who bring their Captain Morgan’s into the ‘Eng Lounge’ only to watch him sail away with Campus Security as they find out that it isn’t a real lounge. And at times like these, all you can do is shake your head and mutter, “Fuckin’ first years…” Yes, we all know those students. So here they are, a list of real #firstyearproblems from this year, feel free to tweet your own @the_redeye!

“My first year was a lot like my sexual conquests during it… I failed. #firstyearproblems ”

“Starting dating upper year girl but didn’t check sexual history. Every time I walked in the lounge I thought they were applauding my arrival… #firstyearproblems ”

Chem prof complains when people fall asleep in his class… I have narcolepsy… #firstyearproblems ”

“Went for Sex in the Building armbar, turns out the Dean does not count as a witness… #firstyearproblems ”

“Bought a poofie from table in the hallway.. I was in the Agriculture building… #firstyearproblems “

“Prof said that we were studying matrices, so I skipped class and watched Keanu Reeves pwn N00bs to study for the midterm #firstyearproblems “

“Went to school with a 4 year plan, leaving with an 18 year problem #firstyearproblems “

“Girls in Eng are so scarce that out of the 10 in my class 5 are taken, 4 are lesbians and 1 is my sister. #firstyearproblems “

“Thought that my Comm 102 prof was a first year girl, offered to tutor her in Biology… #firstyearproblems “

“This is why you don’t take me drinking.. I’m like a dog off a leash, I pee on everything… #firstyearproblems “

“All my buddies went to Bernouli’s Lab Friday night. I stayed in, I have 5 labs a week already, why would I go to an extra non-credit on on a weekend?? My friends are fucking idiots… #firstyearproblems “

“Heard some upper years cheering ‘FFY’ today. I don’t know what it means, but it sounded really encouraging! #firstyearproblems “

“Dad dropped me off at University with a box of condoms.. they expired… #FOURTHYEARPROBLEMS”

Compliments of the Red Eye staff.

03 Apr

Welcome to the New Red Eye

Why hello there!

Welcome to the new(ish) Red Eye website. As you might notice, we’ve undergone a bit of a brand change-up this year, and the continued updates on this website are a part of those changes. Right now, we’re working on moving servers, getting things together, blah blah blah. Trust me, we will keep you posted.

What is this new website? This is your online portal to student generated news and editorial writing for the College of Engineering. If you have a news, editorial, or joke piece you want to see published you can email it to the Editor at red.eye@sess.usask.ca. You can also follow the Editor, Javelin, Hang 10, and others from the Red Eye staff on Facebook or Twitter (@the_redeye).

Feel free to comment on anything on this site: it’s your Red Eye.

21 Oct

Alternative mining nomenclature

This summer, I was sitting through a presentation on the future of mining in Canada, specifically concerning the creation of a society to share information and insight between companies and regain our superiority as a nation in the global mining community.  Apparently, back in the 70s, we used to both kick ass and take names, often at the same time.  Then the 80s happened.  Music lost its soul, fashion imploded in upon itself, and we, as a people, turned to computers for solace.  More accurately, instead of getting into making craters and looking for stuff, smart people started to like bleeps, bloops and not getting dirty for fun and profit.  There was a bit of a brain drain.

Then in the 90s, cartoon characters showed us that mining was evil!  It destroyed the environment and displaced critters from their homes.  So now mining has a bad rap, and mining companies are struggling their giant, corporate asses off to seem as eco-friendly as possible without actually having to do any more work.  Mostly they make parks over old mines.  Plant things.  And now, in the 00s, which totally makes me want to watch james bond movies, they’re hiring people to try to rebrand mining.  To recover public goodwill and make the word a positive thing in the mindspace of the teeming masses, be they ever so unwashed.   This is what they’re doing.  Of course, what the presenter actually said, was that they were trying to come up with new names for mining.  He clarified himself later, but it was too late:  boredom and caffeine had set in.

Here then, is a list of new names for mining that I came up with almost all by my lonesome.  Greg helped a little and offered creative criticism.  He also made fun of me and scratched himself.  He does that.

mining: revisited

Cave Thugging
Hole-Taking
Ground-Grabbing
Utility Holes
What do you mean, the world isn’t made up of candy?
Spelunking for dollars
Project: Subterrania
Mole Mugging
World 1-2
Gully Holing V2.0
Sustainable extraction
The Search for Mole-Men
The Sun is Overrated
Mining, except not
Resource Pirating
Shiny!  Dibs!
Team Shovelgasm
Anti-reclamation
Stealing From The Dwarves

Later on, in the question and answer period, somebody likened Saskatchewan to the hole in the donut that is federal funding, and how we’re starting to turn that around.  I think we should be a boston cream.  Possibly with maple glaze instead of chocolate.

20 Sep

Hell Week 2006 Issue

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15 Mar

March 2006 Issue

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25 Jan

January 2006 Issue

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21 Sep

Hell Week 2005 Issue

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02 Mar

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19 Jan

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22 Sep

Hell Week 2004 Issue

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