Give your residence bed a makeover Since you’re basically sleeping on a crib mattress, invest in some cushy bed stuff to help you manage the tiny twin a little better. Memory foam, a really nice pillow and a cozy comforter are a good start. Planning to share said twin with someone? Good night and good […]
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Consent Kitties hit the dance floor in the name of safe space
When his friends began avoiding the music festival scene due to one too many negative experiences on the dance floor, long-time festival-goer James MacDonald knew it was time for change. In 2017 MacDonald floated the idea of what it would be like to have a point person attend shows with the sole role of facilitating […]
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How to stay alive and maybe even thrive as a non-car on Halifax’s unruly streets
Following this summer’s atrocious safety record of motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists, surely students could use some advice on how to stay alive while navigating our car-centric city. Some ideas: • Attach a pool noodle to your bicycle, forcing drivers to give you your respectful one metre of space. • Dress in glow […]
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A tool kit for incoming university students with disabilities
On my first day at Mount Saint Vincent University, I did not know what to expect. I walked into my first class in a pair of white boots and a winter coat I had never worn before. Coming from Lagos, Nigeria, I had never worn so many clothes and still felt cold. It was ridiculous. […]
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A roommate’s guide to loading the dishwasher properly
I have a friend for whom loading a dishwasher is serious business. If anyone decides they’re going to throw a few things in, he freezes and looks on with a terrified half-smile plastered to his face, practically quivering as he restrains himself from running over and intervening. As soon as the interloper finishes “helping”, he […]
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Dalhousie’s research grant money and Big Oil
Major oil and gas corporations gave Dalhousie University just short of $2 million for petroleum research from 2013 to 2015. The financial specifics, previously undisclosed in Dal’s more generalized annual funding reports, were contained in a Freedom of Information request submitted by The Coast in 2015 that was finally awarded this summer. The list of […]
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Francella Fiallos wants to help you find your voice
Through the front doors of the Dalhousie Student Union Building, up the elevator to the fourth floor, past the crowded cork boards and penny-candy machines, time slows down. Here, inside the CKDU studios, a minute is measured by the patient revolutions of a 12-inch vinyl record. At the moment, it’s Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace. Francella […]
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White noise
This summer, I was walking along a street in the south end of Halifax with a few pals. As we walked down the tree-lined streets next to houses I couldn’t fathom of ever owning, they started hollering and causing a ruckus. It was late, they had been drinking, I was DD and I immediately felt […]
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Alt-right revolution on campus
The first time Calista Hills encountered a white supremacist was on her university campus. It was during the spring, says the Dalhousie Arts and Social Sciences Society president. The man showed up uninvited to a closed event, taking the space for his own, with his friends spouting subtle racist and fascist ideals. He masked his […]
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Atlantic fridge festival
And like that, summer is over and everyone is back to the grind. Just like winter, it happens every year but always seems to bushwhack even the most prepared. Back to school is daunting for some and sheer frustration for others. Laundry will no longer magically appear washed and folded at the foot of the […]
