HIFF opens this week, and hopefully you’ll have seen the story on The Coast’s film page—or elsewhere on this site—about the CFAT Scholarship Anniversary Screening happening at HIFF next week. Organizer Greg Morris-Poultney sent out this handy Festival-At-A-Glance list, or you can go to hiff.ca for more detail on all the events. SATURDAY APRIL 2 […]
University of King’s College
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Plagiarism allegations at King’s College
Approximately 15 students in the First-Year Program at the University of King’s College are accused of plagiarising essays on Dante’s *Divine Comedy*. No student has been proven guilty, says FYP director Peggy Heller, and all students will be given the opportunity to defend themselves. The integrity officer, Stephen Kimber, is currently evaluating the situation along with Heller. “There is no possibility of expulsion,” says Heller. “For first time offenders, [the punishments] range from marks being deducted to failing the paper.” Because of the high standards that King’s students hold themselves to and the frequent reminder that plagiarism is not worth
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Best Professor
Barker teaches three excellent-sounding courses this year, on top of being the chair of the Dalhousie University theatre department. At King’s she teaches a third-year course, Opera & The Idea of Enlightenment, looking at opera from the 17th through the 20th century. Then there’s Modern Theatre, another third year course. New this year, Dramatic Theories […]
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My summer: Harriet Lye, editor, publisher
A recent graduate of the University of King’s College in English Lit, Lye spent part of her studies in English studying in Paris at the American University. While in Paris she worked for the bookstore Shakespeare and Company, and worked on a cahier series, published through The Centre for Writers and Translators. “Having the experience […]