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ANSSA says it’s time for some common sense In Nova Scotia, there are 2,200 students who are $3,000 short of having enough to pay for tuition, rent, books and food. Photo by Adele Van Wyk

By Katrina Pyne, News Editor
• February 17, 2012

In the wake of the provincial government’s announcement to allow tuition to increase by three per cent, student groups are developing new ways to …

Wonder women of Halifax

Ladies’ Night inverts the gender ratio Kate Leth says Ladies' Night aims to make comic culture a little more accessible to women. Photo by Angela Gzowski

By Torey Ellis, Assistant News Editor
• February 17, 2012

Kate Leth makes comics. She’s good at it, too. The 23-year-old Haligonian has self-published three collections, contributed to several more and works her day …

Masturbation education

Where sex-ed meets self-love Is pleasure missing from conventional sex-ed? Photo by Angela Gzowski

By Emma Drudge, News Contributor
• February 10, 2012

Dildos, ranging in size, colour and anatomical correctness, dangle off the back wall at Venus Envy.
Getting to them means walking past everything else the …

News Briefs

Research, Arts Faculty, International Day Against Child Soldiers, and NSCAD. Dal-Gazette-Logo

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff
• February 10, 2012

Arts conference goes national
- By Torey Ellis, Assistant News Editor
From Feb. 10 to 12, the Dalhousie Arts and Social Sciences Society (DASSS) will be hosting …

Dexter at Student Day of Action

Protest numbers down from last year Student Day of Action - 13

By Alesia Hebb, Contributor
• February 10, 2012

The second annual Student Day of Action on Feb. 1 brought together more than a thousand students to march under one common goal. But …

Liveblog: Frankenstein on trial!

The Gazette liveblogs a fundraiser for Halifax Humanities 101. Frankenstein

By Torey Ellis, Assistant News Editor
• February 2, 2012

Tune in at 7:15pm on Thursday, Feb. 2, as Torey Ellis live-blogs the second annual Weldon Literary Moot fundraiser. Presented at the University of King’s …

In Photos: Student Day of Action

A selection of pictures from the Feb 1 Day of Action. Student Day of Action - 05

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff
• February 2, 2012

On Feb. 1, students from across Halifax took to the streets to demand better access to post-secondary education. Here are some of the highlights, …

In Videos: Student Day of Action

Highlights from the 2012 Student Day of Action in Halifax. Gazette Logo

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff
• February 2, 2012

News Editor, Kat Pyne, and Assistant News Editor, Torey Ellis, were out for the February 1 Day of Action. Around one thousand students gathered …

Counting down to a strike

An update on the transit strike A bus in Halifax. Photo by Calum Agnew.

By Torey Ellis, Assistant News Editor
• January 31, 2012

A Halifax Metro Transit strike is now “imminent,” according to union president Ken Wilson.
“The countdown is on,” said Wilson in a phone interview today …

Metro strike potential has students in a bind

Ability to contract out bus services threatens jobs A bus in Halifax. Photo by Calum Agnew.

By Adam Faber, Staff Contributor
• January 30, 2012

Metro Transit faces a possible strike action Feb. 2 that threatens to grind bus and ferry services to a halt. Dalhousie’s U-Pass program has …