Counselling and mental health services at universities have seen an increase in demand in recent years. The 2017 National College Health Assessment, as one example, found one in five students will show up to university with anxiety- and/or depression-related concerns. Given the pressure to get a perfect GPA while maintaining a full course load, extracurriculars […]
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Dalhousie learns its lesson from homecoming mayhem
Last year’s Dalhousie University homecoming event had an unusually large amount of attendees: 2,500 partygoers on the streets of Halifax’s south end. The Saturday morning gathering saw 22 people arrested for public intoxication and open-alcohol law violations during homecoming weekend. Sheila Blair-Reid, Dal’s assistant vice-president of alumni engagement, says that because the popular Dalhousie football […]
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Honourees get degrees
Bestowing an honourary degree may only take a few moments during convocation, but the selection process isn’t as easy. “It’s a fairly complex system,” says University of King’s College vice-president Peter O’Brien. These degrees, often in the form of a doctorate, are used to recognize individuals who have made a significant societal or educational impact. […]
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Your prescription for local medical coverage
If you’re a post-secondary student living away from home and far from your family doctor, or studying relatively close to the old homestead but don’t have a general practitioner, take heart. There are health care options available to you, should medical advice or treatment be needed during the school year. These include neighbourhood walk-in clinics, […]
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Risk of collapse for student decks
Thomas Baker was on his way home from a party with a friend when he heard a crash. “I saw [the deck] when I arrived and thought it looked sketchy. It didn’t look good, so I hadn’t gone on it. When I heard the crash I instantly thought that it had fallen,” says Baker. It […]
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The 411 on 420 in Halifax.
Where to buy? Once legal, recreational cannabis will only be sold through specialized Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation stores. There are a total of 12 stores dotted around the province, though customers can also order online for home delivery. The new NSLC on Clyde Street will be the only cannabis-specific store, where customers actually get to […]
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Lessons in scholarly social media
Nowadays, students may look at hashtagged keywords or 280 characters to learn about a school event, versus checking bulletin boards or even email, causing universities to re-evaluate communication methods. “Social media is so important when it comes to connecting with students because you really need to go where they are,” says Kate Elliot, a social […]
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Milking the Student Cash Cow
Many Haligonians probably don’t realize there are three universities and two colleges all within their city’s postage stamp perimeter. Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, is a bustling but somehow still intimate port city, so it can be pretty tough to believe that there’s this multitude of post-secondary opportunity squashed into this beautiful, historic city. […]
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Masuma Khan is making history
Over the last year, Masuma Khan has led thousands of students into the streets to protest high tuition fees, spoke at the local Women’s March on Washington and organized a public vigil after the deadly Quebec City mosque shooting. The 22-year-old is also vice-president academic and external for the Dalhousie Student Union, works with the […]
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Precarious labour is exploiting university educators
University campuses across Nova Scotia are continuing to benefit from contract faculty who face high workloads, low job security and lower wages than tenured professors, leaving a mental health drain on this province’s educators. The common assumption is that contract professors, who Dalhousie Faculty Association president Darren Abramson calls “precarious academic staff,” are mostly graduate […]
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Falling through the tenancy cracks
International students in Halifax say they’re being taken advantage of by one of the city’s largest property rental companies, which seemingly as official policy uses leases in breach of the Tenancy Act for non-Canadian tenants. Jianing Xu says she was asked by Killam Properties to pay rent for her Cathedral Lane apartment in three-month increments. […]
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The 9 habits of highly effective professors
1. Simplify those lessonsAs a chemistry and mathematics student at Dalhousie, Connor Lamont’s classes are often very theory-heavy and difficult to grasp. So he likes professors who can simplify those lessons. “If a professor is able to liken it to a very understandable thing, then that makes it a lot easier to grasp the concepts,” […]
