While microbreweries and craft beer locales pop up all over the city, The Muse Cafe and Pub (1252 LeMarchant Street) is taking a step back from drinking culture, opting instead to fill the role of safe-space. The rebranded Dalhousie student-owned and-operated venue—formerly The Grad House— launched in September, coinciding with the debut of the building’s […]
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Dal’s sexual assault helpline received 17 “legitimate” calls last year
[Image-1] An internal review by the Dalhousie Student Union of its Sexual Assault and Harassment Phone Line project found a total of 57 calls made in the 2015-16 academic school year—17 of which were recorded as “legitimate.” The report, released under a Freedom of Information request, says there were two repeat callers in that 17. […]
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Digging into food law in Canada
Halifax is about to host the first food law conference in the city—and possibly Canada. Jessica Rose, a student in her last year at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie, is one of the conference organizers. She describes food law as, “any area of the law that interacts with our food systems.” “That can […]
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Naiomi Metallic is the future that Canada’s legal system needs
[Image-1] On her path to a prestigious clerkship with the Supreme Court of Canada, Naiomi Metallic overcame many obstacles, including two fussy babies. Born near the Listuguj, Quebec reserve to a French-Canadian mother and a Mi’kmaq father, Metallic boarded a red-eye flight from Halifax to Ottawa for an early morning round of clerkship interviews in […]
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Equity educators are often the ones in need of education
[Image-1] I am a Dalhousie student for whom Masuna Khan’s article evoked familiar themes. (“The struggle of a Muslim woman of colour in Halifax”). As a woman who uses a wheelchair, I too have experienced countless disappointments in Halifax when applying for jobs. After submitting resume after resume to employers who claim to “welcome applications from […]
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How billionaire John Risley profits off of private student loans
[Image-1] A billionaire seafood magnate may have found the secret to solving Nova Scotia’s economic woes: issue high-interest student loans through a private company and then sue any students who can’t pay you back. John Risley, president of Clearwater Fine Foods, is one of nine highly successful (re: rich) business figures being sent to attend […]
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Dalhousie’s sexual assault helpline in turmoil
Survivors of sexual assault at Dalhousie may only have until November 3 to call the university’s helpline. The Dalhousie Student Union says right now it can only offer the sexual assault and harassment phone line service for the first eight weeks of classes after being offered inadequate funding from the university’s administration. Students at Dalhousie […]
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Here’s the new $23-million DalPlex replacement
[Image-1] Dalhousie University students will be able to enjoy (and pay for) their school’s brand new fitness centre come Dal’s 200th anniversary. The new DalPlex will sit on the former site of Eliza Ritchie Hall on South Street, right next to the current DalPlex, which will remain open for athletics and stressful exam writing even […]
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The Dawgfather finds new digs
It’s a dog-eat-Dawg world out there, man. Today, it was brought to The Coast’s attention the Dalhousie University’s celebrity chef, the Dawgfather PhD, has found a new place to sell his street meat. The move comes after the hot dog doc’s court case against the municipality (an effort to halt a proposed bike lane that […]
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Supreme Court slaps down Dawgfather’s case against HRM
[Image-1] The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has dismissed a case against the municipality, brought forth by the popular hot dog vendor known as Dawgfather PhD in an effort to stop a proposed bike lane along University Avenue. Gerald Anthony Reddick, the longtime Dalhousie campus hot dog kingpin who legally changed his named in 2012 […]
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The real masters of sex at Nova Scotia’s only sex research lab
[Image-1] Kate Rancourt and Maria Glowacka are two of the six PhD students working with Dr. Natalie Rosen in her Dalhousie University research lab—the only one in Nova Scotia completely dedicated to sex and relationships. Rancourt and Glowacka spoke with The Coast about their upcoming talk, “Taking Care of Down There,” and Nova Scotia’s sexual […]
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Dalhousie may increase fees 28 percent for some students
[Image-1] Engineering, pharmacy and agriculture students at Dalhousie University better hope for some scholarships because it looks like costs are going up. Way up. Thursday’s draft operating budget report from Dalhousie’s Budget Advisory Committee is recommending a three percent tuition increase for all Dalhousie University students, coupled with more drastic hikes of as much as […]