Amongst the many mandatory fees students pay at university, athletic fees are but one. And most students don’t even use the facilities. Yet this perk should be a big part of every student’s life. If the idea of improving your self-confidence, getting stronger, increasing endurance, looking more toned or getting ripped sounds appealing, then you […]
Back To School
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NSCAD fashions a couture vert
In late April, as the wind blew cold rain in swirls and angular patterns across Granville Mall, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design professor Gary Markle playfully stalked the runway at NSCAD’s Wearable Art Show. He wore nothing but boxers, mukluks and a mask (complete with bunny ears) made out of old shoes, an […]
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What you missed this summer
DARRELL DEXTER On June 9 the NDP won its first majority in Nova Scotia ever and RodMac was sent packing. While we’ve considered this to be good news, a Deloitte consultants’ report is suggesting that the province will be in the hole to the tune of $1.3 billion in three years. What to do, what […]
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Pimp my dorm room
Pictured above is a typical Dalhousie Howe Hall single dorm room. Empty, it’s perfect for minimalist psychopaths. But you deserve a room with personality that won’t scare the neighbours. So how and where do you start? We asked Suzanne Saul, co-owner of Attica Furnishings (1566 Barrington Street, 423-2557), to give us a few design guidelines, […]
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How to keep Summer going a little longer
Your summer spirit is not always what makes you shotgun that extra Wildcat, or stay out an hour later when you’re working at 7am (though they are related). Your summer spirit is really the fire in you, the guts of that beast that loves fun more than food and sun more than sleep. Considering Haligonians […]
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NSCAD: where art and music converge
The Khyber ICA is steaming hot, packed with bands and fans for the Totally Wicked Music Festival, a one-night music event where bands come together for one night and play one song each. The first Totally Wicked Music Festival happened 10 years prior—an idea born on the NSCAD campus after an Anna Leonowens exhibition opening, […]
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Best. Halifax. Concerts. Ever.
Sonic Youth Thursday, August 9th, 1984 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Cafeteria One of the most talked-about shows of the last 25 years. Unfortunately, that talk is about how everyone missed it. Advertised as “killer rock + roll from NYC,” the poster, featuring a photo from Evil Dead, is one of the most […]
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NSPIRG’s Re-orientation plan
Traditionally, universities welcome new students with a week’s worth of orientation tedium—think tours of the campus, barbeque on the quad with 3,000 other awkward frosh, boring welcoming speeches by academic pooh-bahs. A sleepy student is a prepared student, is the idea. But the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group is breaking that mold with its […]
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They’re back….University students return
We’re all about to get hit. No, not with a hurricane, necessarily—even though we have seen a couple of tropical storms already in August. We’re talking about the storm of the student body, Hurricane Academe. Most businesses in town will be boosted by the sudden increase in the local population, either directly or indirectly. Some […]
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Green grade
Dalhousie University As the largest university on this list, it’s not surprising that Dal boasts a three-pronged approach to sustainable policy—there’s the university’s sustainability office, another one based in student government and a faculty group focused on weaving sustainability concepts into Dal’s curriculums. To this end, Dal will soon be boasting a College of Sustainability […]
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Jaywalking to justice
A guard led me into an empty shower area and ordered me to strip. “Drop your clothes in this bag,” he told me. “Then bend over and cough.” I hesitated for the moment it took me to realize he planned to inspect my anus for contraband. “Come on,” the man urged me. “I don’t enjoy […]
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Home furnishings on a budget
Perhaps you forgot to wave goodbye to Ikea on your way past Montreal, yet despite the Bring Ikea to Halifax, NS, Facebook group and its 2,092 members, it’s true: There’s no easy-to-assemble Swedish furniture store in Halifax. But don’t let the lack of easy access to Billy bookcases and cheap European kitchenware discourage you as […]
