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A Chump At Oxford (Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, 1940) The classic comedy duo play a couple of deadbeat ninnies so down-and-out they resort to temping as street cleaners. Fortuitously, they foil a bank robber by neglecting to pick up banana peel. The grateful banker then fulfills their dreams of getting an education, but before they […]

“Don’t go after the first opportunity that’s given to you…Or how ‘bout, don’t be so naïve about everything, about guys who are trying to mislead you. Don’t be easily persuaded.” Sarah Delaney Mount Saint Vincent University, 3rd year Arts “I would say don’t go after the athletes and if you go to a small university […]

How many bands can come from a single town in 20 years? A thousand? Seems like a low estimate, somehow. This storied burg has a musical history deep enough to drive a ferry through every half-hour—about the amount of time it takes for some kids on Agricola to put up a new Bandcamp page. Because […]

It’s an unfortunate fact that many a university student has a diet that is basically a salty, flash-frozen echo of a Jim Gaffigan Hot Pocket joke. The dorms at Dalhousie, St. Mary’s and Mount Saint Vincent all deem the presence of heating element strictly verboten, meaning the only cooking appliances allowed in dorm rooms are […]

THE QUEEN One of the biggest events of summer 2010 to rouse people’s interest (at least on a superficial level) was Queen Elizabeth’s visit to our fair little port city. Whether folks were excited about her arrival, annoyed at the pomp surrounding her short visit and the resulting traffic delays or decidedly indifferent to her […]

Devin, a recent Dalhousie graduate, sometimes earns over $1,000 in a single day. She vacations in Europe, has a house cleaner and enjoys frequent shopping sprees at Betsey Johnson. The key to this psychology major’s uncharacteristic financial security? Sex work and lots of it. Like it or not, plenty of students find the best way […]

LANDLORDS AND RENTAL ISSUES One of the joys of university can be living on your own, but if you sign a lease without asking questions, it might be a very long year. “You need to read that lease,” says Lori Errington, a spokesperson for Service Nova Scotia. SNS is the provincial department under which the Residential […]

Herring Cove If you’re looking for a rural area without getting too far out of the city, the 20 Herring Cove bus will take you from downtown to just far enough to feel like you’re on the coast, but can still get home for dinner. Get off by the end of the line and walk […]

Now kids, college is not all about schtupping and perfecting your recipes for bathtub gin. When you arrive at your noble institution this year and start unfurling your Bob Marley and Magic Eye posters, don’t forget the third and crucial element that makes up your university experience: a good ol’ fashioned pranking. Our universities aren’t […]

Skaters According to knowledgeable Pro Skateboards sales associate Nick Hanlon, skaters hang out at the skate park (the Halifax Common). It’s a concrete jungle gym for those who associate their feet with rolling and their elbows, knees and faces with bloody gashes. When casts and scabs call for some local anesthetic, suggest to your new […]