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Occupy: six months later

Kelly Dawn says new government strategies are targeting Occupy. Photo by Calum Agnew

By Daniel Boltinsky, News Contributor
• March 30, 2012

Spring is here, and so is the end of the school year (and Mayor Kelly’s mayoral career), but one thing appears to be missing: …

Senate shares seats with NSAC

The DSU is hoping to bring some of NSAC’s activities to Dal, and vice versa. Photo by emiliokuffer via flickr

By Daniel Boltinsky, News Contributor
• March 23, 2012

There’s a new seat on Senate: on March 12 the Dalhousie Senate, in anticipation of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC)-Dal merger, passed a …

DSU election appeals rejected

Aaron Beale will bring his appeal to the Judicial Board. Photo by Angela Gzowski

By Daniel Boltinsky, News Contributor
• March 16, 2012

The appeals made by presidential and vice-presidential candidates Jamie Arron and Aaron Beale to overturn their disqualifications were unsuccessful, the Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) …

Megaupload goes bust

Megaupload

By Daniel Boltinsky, News Contributor
• February 17, 2012

Hollywood producers love reminiscing about the days when people actually had to buy their product. In that sense, they are basically like old-school journalists …

First day of voting done

Faculty Association president Anthony Stewart. Photo by Calum Agnew

By Daniel Boltinsky, News Contributor
• February 14, 2012

About 400 Dalhousie staff members heard the report of the Dal Faculty Administration’s chief negotiator at Ondaatje Hall Monday night before taking a strike vote. This …

Satellite campuses a trend of the future?

At the Dal Medical School, one videoscreen streams the Saint John campus class. Photo by Daniel Boltinsky

By Daniel Boltinsky, News Contributor
• January 27, 2012

Isaac Miao communicates with most of his class at the push of a button. He and his classmates are the first group of medical …

NSAC to become Dal faculty

Susan Spence Wach. Photo by Calum Agnew

By Daniel Boltinsky, News Contributor
• November 25, 2011

O’Neill merger predictions play out
In September, the Gazette spoke with Susan Spence Wach, the associate vice-president of academic programs at Dalhousie University, about the upcoming …

King of Shambhala visits Halifax

Meditation

By Daniel Boltinsky, News Contributor
• October 14, 2011

Buddhist group gathering at Dal
Kneeling piously on prayer mats, about 100 people chant harmoniously as a gong chimes thrice. With heads bowed towards a …

A long-awaited party

Chaudhry family: a part of the community. Photo by Katrina Pyne

By Daniel Boltinsky, News Contributor
• October 7, 2011

The Chaudhrys celebrate their eligibility for Canadian citizenship
The hall of St. Andrew’s United Church was overtaken by the smell of cumin and tumeric. A …

Showcasing women in technology

Photo by Peter Kratochil via publicdomainpictures.net.

By Daniel Boltinsky, News Contributor
• September 30, 2011

First Halifax DemoCamp held at Dal
 
Two years ago, Milan Vrekic and Tony Abou-Assaleh – founders of the company TitanFile – began discussing the idea of organizing …