Posts by William Coney
Truro daycare on Dalhousie Ag campus closes
As fall approaches, most students are secure in knowing their classes, where they are living, and presumably how they are managing to pay for both. For the faculty and staff…
Read MoreAgriculture budget’s write-offs raise questions about Dal’s financial management
Nova Scotia would report in its provincial write-offs, under the Department of Agriculture “Uncollected tuition and fees from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.“ But this line seems odd. Hasn’t the…
Read MoreUnderstanding the barred BoG meeting
Yesterday, amidst the protests of the BAC Report and the tuition fee increases it recommended, the Dalhousie Board of Governors was brought to a standstill. The students, interrupting the meeting…
Read MoreBoard of Governors, amidst protests, behind closed doors approve of BAC Tuition Increases
UPDATED: 8:44 p.m. AST, Apr. 19 The Dalhousie Board of Governors approved tuition fee increases for the upcoming year, which means students in agriculture, pharmacy and engineering will pay more…
Read MoreDalhousie Faculty Association report poses budget discrepancies
The Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) recently released an update to their 2013 “Review of Dalhousie University Finances,” incorporating a new data release since their initial report. This report is an…
Read MoreSenate meeting full of contention
The Feb. 22 meeting of the Dalhousie Senate saw many different threads of ongoing narratives intersect. The lion’s share of the meeting was taken up by discussion of a proposed…
Read MoreProdigal Tree Son Committed to Boston
Surrounded by friends and family, this 72-year-old, 49-foot native white aspen of Lorne, Pictou County passed away earlier on Nov. 17. He would live most of his life in his…
Read MoreGoing Gatsby
Directed by Hannah Harper and Ryan Wilcox of the Dalhousie Theatre Society, this F. Scott Fitzgerald classic of the ephemera of love and consumption was performed from November 19th through…
Read MoreFairness Isn’t Enough
As I write this, at Georgetown University in Washington DC, students are staging a sit-in in university president John DeGioia’s office. They demanded that the university rename Mulledy Hall, a…
Read MorePop-up lecture has legs
Throughout this semester, Dalhousie has hosted a number of “Pop-Up” lectures featuring different faculties, interesting research and other activities that have been going on. Dr. Daniel Boyd, of the School…
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