Education

You did it. You somehow managed to con your family into believing you’re independent enough, responsible enough and maybe even mature enough to leave behind that sleepy farmhouse you’ve been calling home for so many years and head out to college in the big city. Now is the time for you to go forth and […]

Welcome to Halifax: The Game. You are now plugged in, turned on and ready for life as a Haligonian. It’s not the easiest game in the world, but it certainly is a great deal of fun. Some things to remember as you play:  • This game has no save file. You can’t restart halfway through. […]

Hello young ducklings! Welcome to the Maritimes. If you’re here for the first time, you should pat yourself on the back, because you are very smart. When it comes time to go to university, it’s good to go somewhere outside of your comfort zone, and Halifax is an amazing place to go to school, experiment […]

I can remember the last day I did research at the library. I was in grade four and had already begun copy-pasting my projects from the internet. (Coincidentally, it was the same day that my best friend’s older brother introduced my best friend and I to internet porn on a library computer.) But primarily, libraries are […]

Fall’s here, school’s in and l’amour is in the air. But romance needn’t be an exclusively indoors affair. Atlantic Canada is known for its late summers and beautiful falls. With autumn as gorgeous as it is, why not invite a new love interest or a long-time partner on a date in the grand ol’ out-of-doors? […]

As a student yourself, chances are you’re likely already somewhat aware of the weird and wild reports coming out of Quebec. Protests and pot-banging, red squares and riot police, smoke bombs and demonstrators— they’re calling it a student movement. What began as a straightforward protest against tuition hikes has transformed into something much bigger, spiraling beyond […]

We’re spoiled here in this burg. Because there is little geographic reason to its layout, in terms of common sense, or language—try explaining to someone on Barrington Street how to get to the Canadian Tire on Quinpool Road, or why there’s no East Halifax—everything is close, but it feels far. A cab ride to almost […]

Let’s say you’re that kid with the Noam Chomsky shelf in your bookcase. You’re new to Halifax, you don’t give a shit about Harbour Hopping, and you’ve spent nights wondering who let in all this colonial, let’s drink-it-all-away propaganda anyway. Guess what? Before this was Halifax, this was K’jipuktuk. We’re guests on unceeded Mi’kmaq territory, […]

Halifax is rumoured to have the highest amount of bars per capita in North America. That’s great, if you’re 19 or older. But this leaves those who are underage wondering, what can you do in this city for fun if you’re too young for the bar scene? Don’t worry, those bus passes included in your […]

Not long after you’ve finally figured your way around campus, the city of Halifax is holding an election, on October 20. This is excellent news for students. See, for the first time, returning university students can vote in city elections—so long as they’ve lived in Halifax for more than three months (even if they spent […]

I’m a goddess in your eyes and I will never die I was born of people’s needs And what they don’t wanna believe But I am a liar, that’s the truth Go home and Think it through That’s the harm in mystery All you know is what you see Juliana Hatfield, “I Got No Idols” […]

It’s not exam time, so the only thing you should study is all these great stories about student life in Halifax.