As a university student in Halifax, I walk into a classroom or research lab, looking around eagerly, hoping to see someone who looks like me. I gaze around anxiously, searching to find at least one person who can feel the weight that I’m carrying. I sigh in disappointment, realizing that yet again, I am alone. […]
Intersectionality
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Students call for Dalhousie interim president to resign
A group of about 20 Dalhousie students protested Monday afternoon at the welcome reception for the university’s new interim president and vice-chancellor, Peter MacKinnon. In a press release, the group of students say they don’t believe MacKinnon’s appointment was made with the university’s best interests in mind. “We feel the interests of faculty and students, […]
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Call me Ms.
The last time I identified as a Mrs. it was for the sake of establishing some credibility for myself. I was opening a new bank account as an unemployed “homemaker” and this lack of professional identity left me feeling a bit insecure with Mr. Bankman. So I chose Mrs. as my prefix in an effort […]
