[Image-1] Dalhousie may be headed to court and they would probably lose. The press conference on January 21 from Bruce and Sarah MacIntosh—lawyers of Ryan Millet, one of 13 students from the DDS Class of 2015 Gentlemen Facebook group—was shocking, sensational and disturbing. The lawyers revealed the multiple violations of procedural fairness that may lead […]
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Struggle for equal rights at Dalhousie goes back decades
[Image-1] The Dalhousie dentistry scandal has dominated local headlines for more than a month. The public has reacted with fury to sexist and homophobic remarks by fourth-year dentistry students, and references to faculty showing students a video of women in bikinis to wake up male students. All this has been compounded by the university’s messy—and […]
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“What are they going to do…kick every guy out of fourth year?”
Four Dalhousie faculty members have come forward to file a formal complaint against the members of the “Class of DDS 2015” Facebook group. An email released just before noon from DalhousieStatement@gmail.com states the complaint has been made under the university’s code of student conduct, and not their sexual harassment policy. The complaint asks that confidentiality […]
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Come on, teacher
[Image-1] Staffing troubles have fired up at the Nova Scotia Community College’s IT campus, and it’s the students who may end up burned. According to students, instructor David Jellicoe, faculty at the Leeds Street Institute of Technology, has been let go by administrators for copying his lessons wholesale from online sources. Jellicoe was up until […]
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Have you hugged a straight person today?
[Image-1] “Have you hugged a straight person today?” That was the announcement students heard at Millwood High as the school kicked off its first ever “straight pride month.” The first of its kind event at the school is the creation of the Millwood High gay straight alliance. The 20-person group is trying to encourage other […]
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In the name of science
Inside the Berman Zebrafish Lab, Jason Berman and his team work to discover new and improved treatments by studying diseased zebrafish cells. It’s a useful tool in trying to design better therapies. “Zebrafish have very similar genes to us and have very similar cells to us,” says Berman. “And they’re also transparent, which means we’re […]
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Hey! It’s the Back to School Guide!
Dust off your backpack and letterman jacket—it’s time to go back to school! Yup, summer’s over, class is in session and Halifax is alive with student presence, yet again. But best of all, our annual Back to School Guide has arrived. Click here for study up on all our tips for life on and off […]
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New in town
Jaffar Alramil From Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia Saint Mary’s University, Bachelor of Commerce, fourth year First impressions: I didn’t expect Halifax to be like this. First I went to Vancouver and it was a great environment and big city, but still I love it here more than Vancouver to be honest. Even if I go home […]
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Coast quiz: What style of beer are you?
I’d describe myself as: A. Complex and contemplative B. Friendly and unpredictable C. Uncomplicated and transparent D. An acquired taste If I weren’t a beer, I’d be this mythical drink: A. Ambrosia: The only thing I can imagine tasting better B. Butterbeer: Drunk quidditch! C. Flaming Moe: If it’s not on fire, it’s probably boring […]
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“We need people”
The Coast: Why should Halifax want more international students? Mike Savage: What we need more than anything in Halifax is people. We need people to come here to live; we need people to come here to study; we need people to come here to invest, to visit, to come to conferences. As much as possible, […]
