Gold Winner The T-Room Silver Winner The Gorsebrook Lounge Bronze Winner Coburg Coffee “You come here and it feels like you’re drinking in somebody’s basement,” says Stan Selig, who along with Luke Martelli manages the engineer pub turned student hotspot. Maybe it’s the cheap drinks, the live music or that award winning trivia night…regardless, the […]
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Best Trivia Night
Gold Winner The T-Room Silver Winner Rogue’s Roost Brew Pub Bronze Winner Rockbottom Brewpub As much as we’d like to think winning Best Trivia Night three years in a row is scrapbook-worthy, it’ll never top the stunt Stan Selig and Thomas Craig pulled last spring. The award-winning pair got Ken Jennings (yes, that *Jeopardy!* genius) […]
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Summer school
Instead of ditching class for a few bevvies in your campus pub, it’s time to start ditching your summer job. Here’s a look at what’s on tap for university bars this summer. The Grad House Seasonal hours are 2-10pm (Mon-Tue) and noon-1am (Wed-Fri). Watch out for power hours 1-4pm and again at 7-10pm. If you’re […]
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Best Place To Drink Alone
It’s not a big place, so even if you’re drinking alone, there’s often other folks around, hanging around with friends or also drinking on their own at the bar. For those who don’t know (and you should, no doubt), Tom’s is full of comfy chairs, a great selection of scotch, a dynamite menu (drinking alone […]
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Best Student Hang
Much beloved by Dalhousie engineering students, the T-Room’s rep has spread beyond the student body—entrance is not restricted to Dalhousie students—for its wild trivia nights, taking place on Fridays around 9:30pm. The trivia comes in themes; bring the smartest version of yourself to the evening. The bar also host semi-regular live shows, watch The Coast […]
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Best Trivia Night
Much beloved by Dalhousie engineering students, the T-Room’s rep has spread beyond the student body—entrance is not restricted to Dalhousie students—for its wild trivia nights, taking place on Fridays around 9:30pm. The trivia comes in themes; bring the smartest version of yourself to the evening. The bar also host semi-regular live shows, watch The Coast […]
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Best Trivia Night
The T-Room is a regular hang for Dalhousie engineering students who make up the bulk of the trivia masters on Friday nights. From 9:30 until midnight you’ll find Stan Selig and Thomas Craig holding court and stumping the punters with two rounds of 20 questions. “We take the best of different trivia nights around the […]
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Best Student Hang
The Gorsebrook remains the place to be if you are a student at St. Mary’s University, having won the Best Student Hang honour many years running. “We still have amazing open-mic nights,” says Brianna Koski, who manages the place with Ryan King. She adds that Thursday theme nights are still popular—including “Anything but Clothes,” “Blackout […]
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Student and campus bar round up
The Grawood and the T-Room Both watering holes are Dalhousie hangouts, and both accept non-Dal students who have a valid student ID and proof of age. The Grawood sports a restaurant, but the T-Room doesn't (you can bring in snacks if you’re hungry). Renowned T-Room trivia starts September 11—I hear there are chocolate bars and […]