Posts by Qi Chen
Failing forward
Being in a high-pressure university setting exacerbates mental health problems. One in five people will experience a mental health problem or illness each year according to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and suicide accounts for 24 per…
Read MoreHow Dal athlete’s fell in love with their sport
University athletes put in hours of work every week in order to train, travel and perform. This can be stressful because athletes have to balance athletics with school and life.…
Read MoreNearing the end of the race
Dalhousie Tigers’ fifth year swimmer, Gavin Dyke is entering the final lap of his university athletics career. Dyke has had quite the impressive swimming career at Dal and he’s been crucial…
Read MoreFifty-five years and counting
Much of the Dalhousie University Tigers athletic success is credited to the coaching of Allan Yarr. Yarr has been coaching for 55 years in a variety of sports including basketball,…
Read MoreThe double standard of discipline
On Nov. 17 last semester, Dalhousie University, Saint Mary’s University, and Mount St. Vincent University sponsored the forum aptly titled Race in a Glass Nation: Fragility and Dissent in the University and Beyond. It…
Read MoreSelf-care pays off
Work is never ending on the Dalhousie University campus. Midterms, papers, jobs, and extracurricular activities just keep piling up. The result is stress, burnout and agitation. The remedy for this chaos is self-care. Self-care…
Read MoreExploring the international centre
If you’re considering doing an exchange overseas, are an international student or inbound student to Dal: the international student centre has you covered. Doing an exchange in a foreign country…
Read MorePut your cellphone away
I worked as a server at Smitty’s Restaurant over the summer; I served pancakes and decaf coffee to cranky old seniors who were obnoxiously demanding. Their coffee not hot enough, pancakes not fluffy enough, eggs not poached soft enough – nothing was enough! As the…
Read MoreTips and tricks for exam season
It’s that time of the year again—exams are just around the corner! Many of us may be tempted to pull all-nighters, drink countless cups of coffee, binge watch Netflix and…
Read MoreHigh jumps and medical school
Dalhousie is filled with talented, inspiring and incredible ladies. One of them is Rebecca Haworth. Haworth completed her undergrad at Dal with an Honours in Psychology, and is now in…
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