Thursday evening, March 10, the 15th day of the Russian invasion into Ukraine, Dalhousie University hosted an online panel discussion on the conflict featuring professors from local universities. Moderator Ruben Zaiotti, the director of the Jean Monnet European Union Centre of Excellence at Dal, opened the panel by explaining how this war could permanently alter […]
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11 ways to see (or create) art this summer
May-October Halifax talks art Interested in supporting local artists? Are you a looking to fill some empty walls, or maybe even begin your own art collection? Halifax Talks Art has you covered this summer. Running from May to October, various commercial galleries in Halifax will be host talks on collecting. various locations, Wednesdays, 6:30-8pm, RSVP […]
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Five nerdy university perks to geek out about
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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Looking at Canadian political herstory
An American author saw a void in books about Canadian female politicians, so she decided to fill it. Madelyn Holmes is currently in Halifax to promote her latest book, Working for the Common Good: Canadian Women Politicians, in which she profiles eight different women from the New Democratic Party. Holmes’ interest was piqued by reading […]
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Best University / College
Gold Winner Dalhousie University Silver Winner Saint Mary’s University Bronze Winner Mount Saint Vincent University Oh, Dalhousie, even when we’re mad at you we can’t help but love you. You foot the $387,220 bill to send nine well-paid, wealthy AF business folk to attend some entrepreneurial accelerator program at MIT (though you promise it’ll be […]
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Best Professor
Gold Winner Dr. Alan Brown, MSVU Silver Winner Dr. Laura Penny, University of King’s College Bronze Winner Dr. Randi Warne, MSVU Dear Mount Saint Vincent—do you know how lucky you are? Dear MSVU administration—do you know? This year’s best have all taught at the Mount (or still do), and their expertise has clearly made a […]
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Best University / College
Gold Winner Dalhousie University Silver Winner Saint Mary’s University Bronze Winner Mount Saint Vincent University Let’s be honest, Dalhousie has had better years. Multiple scandals have plagued the south end’s palace of higher learning over the last several months—from a sexually-violent Facebook group and a culture of misogyny in its dental school, to retired president […]
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Where to live in Halifax
[Image-1] Every year thousands of new students descend on this city with no clue where to find an apartment. The largest concentration inevitably ends up in the south end because it’s so close to Dalhousie and Saint Mary’s. That’s dumb. Halifax is pretty tiny, geographically speaking. We’re an easy city to walk and bike across […]
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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, […]
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Best Professor
Gold Winner Randi Warne, Mount Saint Vincent University Silver Winner Roberta Barker, Dalhousie University Bronze Winner Laura Penny, University of King’s College “I played university when I was a little girl, this is an insane thing to do,” says Dr. Randi Warne, coordinator of MSVU’s Cultural Studies program and all-around brilliant woman. “I’d be stroking […]
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Best University / College
Gold Winner Dalhousie University Silver Winner Saint Mary’s University Bronze Winner Mount Saint Vincent University The home of the Tigers, the home of the iconic Arts and Administration building (the clock one) and the home of the black and gold takes the gold in our best university category. Of course it’s all about the education […]