Posts by Lane Harrison
Dal’s Cuba program loses its pioneer and pilot
After joining Dalhousie University in 1989, Marian MacKinnon retired at the end of the last school year. A 30-year staff member of the faculty of Arts and Sciences, MacKinnon spent the majority of her time in the department of International Development Studies. She left behind a legacy of impacting people and their education. A lot…
Read MoreDSU mum on details of staff restructuring
This summer, the Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) received backlash after its “employment restructuring” lead to firings of full-time staff. The executive are now preparing to deliver on campaign promises for their one year term. On May 28, the DSU announced a prospective membership with the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). A few weeks later, they…
Read MoreDSU Black students rep candidate: Claudia Castillo-Prentt
“Much of the work that is done by the DSU is unknown to many students,” says candidate Claudia Castillo-Prentt, “but there is a lot that goes into keeping the Union and all of its services running.”
Read MoreDSU Residence students rep candidate: Sandra Sunil
During her time as DSU Science rep, Sandra Sunil “came to realize how much of a gap there really is between the DSU and the residences.
Read MoreDSU Board of Governors rep candidate: Fatima Beydoun
Fatima Beydoun is switching from DSU Arts and Social Sciences rep to Board of Governors rep.
Read MoreThe Dalhousie Student Union’s attendance problem
If free pizza isn’t enough to lure students, then what is? Near the end of last semester, on Nov. 7, the Dalhousie Student Union held its annual general meeting. The meeting failed to meet quorum – the minimum number of people required to pass new business. At the meeting, executives discussed their plans for the year and vice-president…
Read MoreStudents protest Peter MacKinnon
Peter MacKinnon hasn’t been on Dalhousie University campus for long, but controversy is already stirring. On Jan. 21, Dalhousie’s new interim president arrived at the Arts Centre, for his Studley campus welcome event. A group of silent protesters was waiting for him with a list of demands for the school, the first being MacKinnon’s immediate removal. The protests…
Read MoreMaking student healthcare more accessible
The Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) Health and Dental Plan Office recently took steps to improve accessibility at Dalhousie University. The office installed a mini fridge: a measure taken to better accommodate students whose prescription medications, like insulin, require refrigeration. Until this change, those who require refrigerated medication had it delivered in a styrofoam cold pack, which is designed to…
Read More#HOCO2018
On Oct. 3 last year, Dalhousie University’s President, Richard Florizone tweeted “3. This kind of behaviour is not reflective of our values and disrespectful to our neighbours. Most importantly, it is unsafe.” His third tweet in a series of five, detailing his reaction to #hoco17 partying. This year Dal took a varied approach to how homecoming was organized and policed, in the hopes that Homecoming…
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