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DASSS ist gut

By Geordon Omand, Opinions Contributor • March 22, 2013

DASSS Conference 2013 (Becky Richter photo)

 

“Dream big and it could happen.”
That’s how Katherine Strynatka described the experience of helping organize the fourth annual Dalhousie Arts & Social Sciences Society …

Joyce Murray: Q & A

By Paul Rebar, News Contributor • March 8, 2013

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Liberal Party leadership candidate Joyce Murray met with students at the University of King’s College campus after a debate in Halifax on March 3. …

Stranger than fiction

By Sam Vlessing, Staff Contributor • February 18, 2013

Stranger than fiction

Canadian spy sentenced to 20 years for selling secrets to Russia

Student kicked off flight due to allergy

By Carlie Connolly, Opinions Contributor • February 1, 2013

Palmer says Air Canada’s allergy policy is inconsistent. (Alice Hebb photo)

Elise Palmer’s roughest flight never got off the ground.
On Dec. 29,Palmer attempted to fly from Victoria, B.C. to Toronto for a university reunion, but …

Government loses student loan information

By Katherine McKenna, News Contributor • January 25, 2013

The personal information of 538,000 Canadians is missing. (Bryn Karcha photo)

 
Half a million Canadians got one hell of a shock last week when Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) announced it lost the …

The feminine fist raised

By Samantha Elmsley, Opinions Editor • January 18, 2013

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Walking into the Halifax World Trade and Convention Centre on a grey Sunday morning, Marina Young worried the turnout would be low. She was …

No longer idle at Dal

By Katherine McKenna, News Contributor • January 18, 2013

Halifax MP Megan Leslie addresses the Jan. 10 Idle No More teach-in. (Chris Parent photo)

 
The auditorium was bursting with people. Well over 400 sat between chairs, on the floor, and against walls, all in solidarity with the Idle …

PowerShift

By Christian Pollard, Opinions Contributor • November 9, 2012

The $1.4 billion given to fossil fuel companies should be distributed to worthier causes

 
Sophie Clark cranes her neck and looks back at a thousand people marching behind her. Dancing puppets and floating signs obscure her view, and …

In memorium: Occupy

By Elise Palmer, News Contributor • November 9, 2012

The Occupy eviction, Nov. 11, 2011.

 
On a rainy Saturday at the end of September, a cluster of people huddled in the Grand Parade. Just over a year ago, this …

Angela Merkel visits Dal

By Dalhousie Gazette Staff • August 17, 2012

Angela Merkel

By Calum Agnew, News Editor and Simcha Walfish, Staff Contributor
The most powerful woman in the world (according to Forbes) visited Dal on Thursday. She’s …