Posts by Lane Harrison
Province selecting Dal to administer COVID-19 relief may have cost NS millions, auditor report says
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dalhousie University signed a $100 million contract with the province of Nova Scotia to administer pandemic relief. But the program ended up costing less than anticipated and the province won’t be getting the money back, according to a Nov. 23 report from Nova Scotia’s auditor general.
Read MoreArt house films return to Halifax
On Oct. 15, Carbon Arc Cinema hosted a full-capacity screening of French director Mia Hansen-Løve’s new film Bergman Island, and for the first time since March 2020, people in peninsular Halifax had a place to see a movie other than Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane. “We show things because they’re not getting shown,” said Kenny Lewis, the chair of Carbon…
Read MoreFIN’s top films
Wildhood Directed by Bretten Hannam Country: Canada Every year, FIN Atlantic International Film Festival is the best place for cinephiles in Atlantic Canada to discover new films from our backyards and film industries around the world. The programming team at FIN couldn’t have chosen a better film than Wildhood for its opening night gala. To its core,…
Read MoreDFA continue to push for greater safety measures for students, faculty and staff
Two weeks after announcing that students, faculty and staff at Dalhousie University would either have to be fully vaccinated or tested twice-weekly to access campus, the university provided students with a way to do so. Dalhousie’s online Campus Check program –– provided by Thrive Health, a Vancouver-based healthcare software company –– was launched on Sept.…
Read MoreThe problem with DSU elections
The Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) held their general elections for the 2021-2022 academic year from March 8 to 9, 2021. But of the nearly 20,000 students the DSU represents, only seven candidates ran for the six available positions –– only vice-president (student life) was contested with two candidates –– and only 2,165 students voted. Included in the uncontested…
Read MoreDSU raises student health plan fees
The Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) has voted to slightly raise the cost of the DSU health and dental plan in an attempt to ensure students don’t receive an unmanageable fee increase in the near future, according to union President Maddie Stinson. The single student and family plan fee for domestic students will increase by $4.64 to $468.64.…
Read MoreWomen working for change
Dal students join politically minded women across the country for a weekend of inspiration.
Read MoreDal engineering students win national competition
Two Dalhousie University students took home the top prize at a national engineering competition earlier this month. Though they sometimes feel like they don’t belong at Dal, to them the win is a reminder: women belong in engineering. Annika Benson and Kayleigh Landers, who are both preparing to graduate from engineering at Dal this spring,…
Read MoreDal burns through $9.5 million pandemic handout
A look at how Dal is spending the money.
Read MoreDSU vice-president (student life) candidate: Mazen Brisha
Dalhousie Student Union elections are taking place March 8 to 9, 2021. Meet the candidate: Mazen Brisha.
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