1 GARLIC FINGERS, FREEMAN’S LITTLE NEW YORK You’re going to want to add this word to your ever-growing Haligonian vocabulary: Garlies. Dough, cheese, maybe bacon (if you’re like that) and definitely donair sauce work together for this ultimate comfort, a perfect carb-load for a big night or finisher to fuel your walk home. Freeman’s is […]
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International students not here to balance Dalhousie’s budget
Dalhousie’s international students are fighting a yearly 11.1 percent tuition increase in the upcoming 2019-2020 budget. On Tuesday, the budget will go to a vote—if it passes, new Dalhousie international students will be paying up to 44 percent more for tuition in their fourth year than students pay now. “Regardless of the high tuition we […]
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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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Dal moves quickly to meet with residents at homecoming ground zero
The adults at Dalhousie University are busy trying to clean up the mess after Saturday afternoon’s homecoming party/riot/debacle. Houses around the Jennings Street scene of pro-Dal chanting, public intoxication and mass arrest received a letter from university president Richard Florizone today, inviting them to a meeting Tuesday night. ”Dear neighbour: I want to apologize for […]
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Watch this: Dalhousie students riot during homecoming
Close to two dozen people were arrested Saturday afternoon as police responded to several off-campus parties being held by Dalhousie students. Halifax Regional Police estimate up to 1,500 people were a part of the unsanctioned homecoming events, which took place off-campus in the area of Jennings and Larch streets. Videos of the disturbance uploaded by those […]
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Student issues are real this election
Something I hear over and over is how apathetic students and youth are. As a young person, I am frustrated and insulted by this because I know that it isn’t true. I’ve been working with the Canadian Federation of Students-Nova Scotia and an amazing group of student organizers to help engage young people in the […]
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The Muse offers an alternative, safe-space for students
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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Welcome home, Halifax
[Image-5] Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like a student’s apartment. The dreadful homogeny of every new gloomy mid-rise residential complex that’s sprouting up all over the Halifax peninsula just makes the improvisational decor of student living that much more endearing. Whether it’s a six-bedroom flat shared with seven other people, or a […]
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Navigating the slow labyrinth of tenancy disputes
[Image-1] International student Amaan Kazmi started looking for a place to rent off-campus back in December. “We found this really nice place, near Chocolate Lake,” says Kazmi, 19. “It was pretty inexpensive.” Kazmi and his three roommates made it known to the property owner that they wanted to lease. A handshake and a security deposit […]
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On any given power hour
[Image-1] It’s 11am on the Saturday of fall convocation weekend and the students are ready to drink. Tables begin to fill up at the Split Crow Pub by noon. By 2pm, there’s a line out the door. Young adults in makeshift hoods stand waiting in the rain because inside holds the promise of good friends, […]
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One hundred days to make a change
[Image-1] Student group Divest Dalhousie is launching their “100 Days of Action” campaign to pressure the south end university to divest its endowment from fossil fuel companies. In June, Dal’s board of governors’ investment committee announced they’d be looking at the specifics of fossil fuel divestment based on research presented by student group Divest Dalhousie. […]
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Study bars: Books ‘n’ booze
It’s time for finals again, and so begins the search for the perfect study hole. Libraries and coffee shops are standard, but why not try one of these quiet pubs for your after-hours cramming? And when all that late-night studying gets to be too much, these places double as great conversation spots. Old Triangle Irish […]