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The Gazette liveblogs a fundraiser for Halifax Humanities 101.
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 …
A selection of pictures from the Feb 1 Day of Action.
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, …
Highlights from the 2012 Student Day of Action in Halifax.
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 …
An update on the transit strike
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 …
Ability to contract out bus services threatens jobs
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 …
Academic amnesty once again up to teachers
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 …
Employment equity practices in Halifax
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 …
And he’s not worried about vote-splitting
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 …
Occupy leads environmental protest
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 …
Valentina Latorre talks education and politics at Saint Mary's University
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 …