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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 […]

Residence Your tiny dorm room can serve a multitude of uses. I’ve known students who’ve held seances, brewed vodka from old potatoes, recorded albums, shot short films, launched opera-singing careers and made sun-dried tomatoes all from their dorm rooms. If your room is an inviting hub of activity, potential lovers will be more likely to […]

During frosh week you can douse your body in flour and egg yolk, drink enough beers until you ride your bike home but find out in the morning you actually rode a goat, or get a ticket for jaywalking. During such a majestic week of wonder when anything seems possible, one might develop the sense […]

OK, I’ll admit it: I’m a procrastinator. When I’ve got work to do, I like nothing more than imagining its potential brilliance in my mind for days on end. Of course, by the time I actually have to sit down and get something done, I’m not only strapped for time (having left everything to the […]

The first time I saw someone actually write down something I said in class, I nearly laughed out loud. “No no no,” I wanted to say, watching a student dutifully record something I’d spit out unthinkingly from my post at the front of the room, “I’m just your T.A. I don’t actually KNOW anything.” Which, […]