*Updated with clarification: NSCAD’s student union and the NSCAD Student Action Group are separate student organizations within the university. The 12 demands released below, calling for divestment and disclosure, are from the NSCAD Student Action Group, not from SUNSCAD*On Friday, May 10, student groups from four Halifax universities–NSCAD, Dal, King’s and SMU–formed a shared group […]
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NS teachers council talks upcoming presidential election, new tentative agreement and bringing back school boards
Over the first weekend in May, the Nova Scotia Teachers Union–the NSTU–held their 103rd annual council meeting in Halifax. Up for discussion over the three days was the upcoming election of a new union president, the need to raise awareness of rising levels of school violence, the new tentative agreement to be voted on, and […]
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“No Mow May” is a good start to rethinking bee health across our lawns
To mow or not to mow. That is the question. If you’re interested in helping spring pollinators adjust from winter hibernation into their busy flower season, you might have heard of the No Mow May campaign. It asks people to let the grass blades grow long and wild for a month, to help bees and […]
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Three Halifax schools dismiss students early on Tuesday following “unfounded” threats, while investigations into those responsible ongoing
Last updated: Thursday, May 2Students at Halifax West High near Clayton Park as well as Millwood High in Middle Sackville have been dismissed early for two days in a row this week in response to written threats of potential explosive devices, which police and RCMP are investigating. As of Tuesday afternoon, these investigations are ongoing. […]
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Are you happy?
If you could improve your overall happiness, wouldn’t you? What if it meant daily work? Probably still worth a shot. Based on that notion, five journalism students at the University of King’s College have created a podcast, called If It Makes You Happy. Over a three-episode series they ask volunteers to test out daily “happiness […]
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Nova Scotia teachers vote overwhelmingly for strike mandate
On Apr. 11, a record-breaking 98% of teachers in the Nova Scotia Teachers Union–NSTU–voted in favour of a strike mandate. 98 per cent of Nova Scotia teachers vote in favour of strike mandate#nspoli #OurKidsCantWait pic.twitter.com/CGSbuw33P6 — NS Teachers Union (@NSTeachersUnion) April 11, 2024 This means that the union of over 10,000 teachers and educational specialists […]
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Vote of no confidence from SMU faculty union against school’s president and board chair
The union of 292 full-time faculty members and librarians at Saint Mary’s University, SMUFU, has voted 91% “No Confidence,” in SMU’s president, Robert Summerby-Murray, and the chair of SMU’s board of governors, Alan Abraham. pic.twitter.com/wvBxYvI5SU — SMUFU (@SMUFacultyUnion) April 9, 2024 In the union’s press release from Tuesday, they write that the “financial mismanagement” by […]
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Don’t take a selfie with Monday’s solar eclipse! says SMU astronomer
On Tuesday, Apr. 2, Robert Thacker was doing his weekly “Science Files” call-in segment on City News’ The Todd Veinotte Show, when a caller asked a practical question about bodies, celestial bodies. The caller wanted to know if they could use their phone’s front camera, the selfie one, to safely watch the solar eclipse as […]
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Students use class at King’s as opportunity to express emotions following Oct. 7
“I’m trying to choose my words cautiously,” says Dorota Glowacka, a professor at the University of King’s College. Glowacka is discussing the exceptional moments university campuses have been experiencing in the immediate and prolonged aftermath of Hamas’ violent attack against Israelis, on Oct. 7. Related In October, Glowacka was teaching a course that King’s offers […]
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“We don’t want any more money being slicked with oil”
On Wednesday, Mar. 27, roughly 45 students marched through Dalhousie’s campus raising signs reading “Fossil Free Degree,”and “Net Zero by 2040,” from the Student Union Building to the office of Dal’s president, Kim Brooks. Says student campaign organizer Caitlin Lawrence, “we extended a formal invitation to President Kim Brooks but she did not attend or […]
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King’s invites Jewish and Palestinian co-authors to campus for open discussion with students
On Thursday evening, Mar. 21, three University of King’s College students stayed outside the largest lecture hall on campus discussing what they’d just heard. It was dark and tempestuous outside. At that hour, very few people were moving around the school. In a corner by a window and an exit door, they stood together in […]
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10,000 teachers will take strike vote April 11 as ‘wake-up call’ to province to reach a fair contract
There are roughly 10,000 teachers in Nova Scotia taking a vote on April 11 on whether or not to strike. The Nova Scotia Teachers Union is negotiating a new collective agreement with their employer—the minister of education and early childhood development—since their old agreement expired Aug. 1, 2023. Bargaining teams for the NSTU and the […]
