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DSU ousts VPSL Mazen Brisha
Mazen Brisha was removed from his position on DSU council Monday, March 14. A motion proposed by the executive oversight committee passed with at least a two-thirds majority to remove…
Read MoreDal proposes tuition hike for incoming international students
Dalhousie University has proposed to increase international tuition by almost 16 per cent in the 2023-2024 school year.
Earlier this fall, Dalhousie University proposed a tuition increase and tuition guarantee for international students entering Dal studies next year. By proposing a tuition guarantee for incoming international students, their tuition will remain the same for each year they study at Dal.
Read MoreChemistry students faint in lab, no cause given by university
Five students from a first-year Dalhousie University chemistry lab were taken to hospital Oct. 11, including two who fainted. The cause of the hospitalizations remains unknown.
The lab, entitled “qualitative identification of cations” took place from 1 to 4 p.m on that date. It entailed testing unknown substances by exposing them to different solutions to determine the presence of specific cations. A cation is a specific type of ion studied in chemistry.
Read More“This is not a student neighbourhood”
Two late-night convenience stores on Jubilee Road have become the centre of debate in recent weeks, after Halifax regional council proposed a municipal bylaw that would restrict their hours to an 11 p.m. closure.
Read MoreCUPE 3912 Strike at Dalhousie: Everything you need to know
On Oct. 19, Dalhousie University teaching assistants (TAs) and part-time academics (PTAs) walked out on strike. This came after two years of negotiations with the university’s administration.
Read MoreFires, stabbings and pepper spray: How does Dal plan to solve the HoCo issue?
Jennings, Preston and Larch streets played host to thousands of partying Dalhousie University students on Oct. 1. This comes almost six months after Dal initiated a plan to address the rise of unsanctioned street parties by educating students and working with members of the community, the city, and Halifax police.
Read MoreCUPE 3912 members to strike Oct. 19
Unionized teaching assistants, part-time academics, markers and demonstrators at Dalhousie University will strike on Wednesday, Oct. 18.
Read MoreRally for Wet’suwet’en on Truth and Reconciliation Day
Sept. 30 marks the second year Truth and Reconciliation Day has been acknowledged in Canada. This year’s observation was highlighted by a rally held in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en First Nation of British Columbia, at the Canada Federal Court of Appeal in downtown Halifax.
Read MoreLast residence in the dark
A week after Hurricane Fiona moved through Nova Scotia, there were still students living on the Dalhousie University campus without power.
In particular, students living in the Mini Res houses and Glengary Apartments were hit the worst by power outages.
King’s TAs, PTAs not included in union strike deal
Members of Nova Scotia’s largest university union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3912 (CUPE 3912), will strike on Oct. 19 after negotiations fell through between Dalhousie University’s negotiators and the union. But some teaching assistants and part-time academics, mostly at the University of King’s College, will remain on the job.
Read MoreStudents hit by Halifax Transit disruptions
Halifax Transit is bleeding workers and students at Dalhousie University are taking much of the brunt.
The city’s public transportation department has been cancelling trips with little warning, increasing the difficulty of commuting for a student body already forced to live further from campus because of the housing shortage and rising rent costs.