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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 …

Teachers torn over Day of Action

Academic amnesty once again up to teachers Students at last year's Day of Action. Photo by Pau Balite

By Alesia Hebb, Staff Contributor
• January 30, 2012

Students across Canada will hit the streets Feb. 1 for the second annual Student Day of Action. The protest counters rising tuition fees, education …

The not-so-level playing field

Employment equity practices in Halifax Lindie Colp-Rutley, equity analyst at the Office of Human Rights. Photo by Rob Grandy

By Katrina Pyne, News Editor
• January 27, 2012

As she checks off the “disabled” box on yet another job application, Stephanie Berry wonders what her honesty will cost her.
After four months of …

Dal student for mayor

And he’s not worried about vote-splitting Matthew Worona. Photo by Adele Van Wyk

By Theresa Ketterling, Contributor
• January 27, 2012

Matthew Worona’s mayoral campaign is an oddity, and not just because of his youth. The second-year Dalhousie student says he will not be accepting …

“No Fracking Way,” says Halifax

Occupy leads environmental protest Frack off! Photo by Dan Corbett

By Alana Westwood, Contributor
• January 20, 2012

Halifax’s Parade Square was once again occupied on Jan. 14. The protest against the expansion of hydraulic fracturing in Nova Scotia drew concerned citizens …

The Chilean student movement comes to Halifax

Valentina Latorre talks education and politics at Saint Mary's University Valentina Latorre (left) engages students | Photo courtesy of Rebecca Rose, CFSNS.

By Rob Sangster-Poole, Food Columnist
• January 19, 2012

This Wednesday, in the build-up to its national day of action on Feb. 1, the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) brought a special speaker …