Posts by Hannah Bing
Hallowed DSU council is hollow
The Dalhousie Student Union Council is composed of the executive, faculty representatives, community representatives as well as reps for the Dalhousie Board of Governors and Dal senate, and members-at-large. Council members represent various constituencies of the university. They act as a liaison between the community and council, a way for community members to bring their concerns to the DSU. In council, members are responsible for consulting and advocating for their group’s interests,…
Read MoreSwept Up with Summer Employment?
Sifting through job post listings and internship applications are a burden that students face every year, especially during the early winter months when they are on the search for a summer position. It can be stressful to read a job description and not know if you’re qualified. The intimate stares at your resumé, wondering you’ve got what employers want…
Read MoreOpen Cuffing Season
Winter months bring the holidays. The air gets colder and the snow in Halifax will start to fall. It’s also cuffing season. Cuffing season is a time of year where people often find themselves wishing to be in a committed relationship. But why? A study done by the dating app Hinge found that men are 15 per cent more likely to look for a…
Read MoreThe straw ban is progress
The straw ban has a positive effect on the environment. The ban does not discount specific issues brought up by those against it. The straw ban needs to be thought through and discussed, but not dismissed. The main issue with straws is that they take 200 years to decompose. Because these straws don’t decompose for a long…
Read MoreNew year, new societies
With files from Carly Churchill, Kathleen Jones, Hannah Whaley and Josh Young Dalhousie University is home to over 300 clubs and societies. Most of them are created by students for students. There are multiple societies created each year. The goal is to create a society that appeals to a specific group of students so everyone…
Read MoreDSU Presidential Debate Recap
This year there are five Dalhousie Student Union Presidential candidates ranging in political experience, ideas on important issues and what they were studying at Dalhousie University. March 6 was the DSU Presidential Debate for the 2018-2019 DSU election. During their opening statements, the candidates, Mary MacDonald, Aaron Prosper, Isaac Greenberg, Jennifer Samson and Kati George-Jim all…
Read MoreNot picking sides
Biphobia is an aversion towards people who identify as bisexual, often seen in forms of invalidating their sexuality or simply taking their sexuality less seriously, especially if someone who identifies as bisexual is in a hetero or homosexual monogamous relationship. The global community has become much more accepting of people in the LGBTQ+ community over…
Read MoreThe problem with identity politics
The definition of identity politics is a tendency for people of a specific religion, race, social background etc. to form exclusive political alliances; moving away from traditional broad-based party politics. Although identity politics has been around for several years, it’s become more evident in the past few years. It started out as civil rights movements,…
Read MoreDSU dues causing DSU blues?
Every Dalhousie University student pays mandatory dues to the Dalhousie Student Union (DSU.) The policy of the DSU dictates that every student is part of the student union after paying their dues. For many students it’s a waste of money. The population of Dalhousie University is 19,831. Each student with individual interests, needs, wants, and financial abilities. There are definitely students who take full advantage of the…
Read MoreOn-campus counselling
The counselling services provided by Dalhousie Health and Wellness is arguably one of the most important services that is accessible to the students of Dalhousie University and the University of King’s College. Dr. David Mensink has been working as a psychologist at Dalhousie since 1988, so he’s witnessed first-hand how the demand for counselling has…
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