Being a student has its perks—from newfound freedoms and friendships to self-discovery and maybe even learning to do your own laundry. Something not to overlook in that list, though? Embracing your inner geek. In my first week of classes as an undergrad, a professor made an impassioned speech to my classmates and I that we […]
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Music made palpable in Live Art’s latest
The tangibility of music, and its uncanny power to move us, was made manifest last night in Speaking in Ligeti, a production by choreographer Martha Carter, presented by Live Art Dance as part of the Scotia Festival of Music. Set to the music of Hungarian composer György Ligeti, the work brought the musicians of Microcosmos […]
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Scotia Festival of Music review: Bach and the mad percussive scientists
Violinist Giora Schmidt kicked off the Scotia Festival of Music this Monday with a performance of Bach’s Chaconne. It was a gutsy way to get things going. Bach’s Chaconne for solo violin is widely praised as one of the greatest tests in music, demanding not only virtuosic skill but serious emotional depth. Giora strutted onstage […]
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Best Professor
Gold Winner Alan Brown, MSVU Silver Winner Randi Warne, MSVU Bronze Winner Roberta Barker, Dalhousie “I’m pretty non-traditional,” says Alan Brown of his teaching methods, which included getting the bridge of his nose pierced in front of his Deviance class. He moved to Halifax from the US to join the Mount’s sociology and anthropology department […]
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Best University / College
Gold Winner Dalhousie Silver Winner Nova Scotia College of Art & Design Bronze Winner Mount Saint Vincent University All hail Dalhousie University, the biggest kid in the class, who dominates this category yet again with its banner-winning varsity teams, grade-A academics, first-rate research and almost 20,000 students hailing from all over the world. But, […]