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Residence rejections leave students in a housing crisis
As classes return to campus, Dalhousie University has limited its residence capacity to 80 per cent this fall, housing around 1,800 students instead of the 2,300 they did prior to the pandemic,…
Read MoreDal’s College of Pharmacy leading N.S. HIV medication pilot project
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV can now be prescribed in some Nova Scotia pharmacies as part of a first-of-its-kind pilot project led by Dalhousie University’s College of Pharmacy.
PrEP is a preventative medication against HIV, available as both a pill and an injection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it can reduce the risk of getting HIV through sexual activities by 99 per cent and through drug injections by at least 74 per cent.
International student apathy sign of bigger problems at Dal
The Dalhousie University Board of Governors approved the international tuition guarantee that was proposed last November in the new year. With the guarantee comes a tuition hike of around 16 per cent.
Read MorePrime minister visits Dal, defends rising international student tuition rates
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended higher tuition rates for international students on Feb. 23, during a discussion about health care with Halifax university students at Dalhousie University.
Read MoreLaw students stand against racism in classroom
Students walked out of a meeting with Dalhousie University Dean of Law Camille Cameron on Feb. 9, 2023, after nearly two hours of demanding answers on the university’s complacency in acting on allegations of racism in the classroom.
Read MoreCatching up with Dalhousie’s newest celebrity
Whether you’ve seen her in the flesh or only heard of her legacy, this sociable tortoise-shell cat is bound to steal your heart. The name of Dalhousie’s newest celebrity is Sharty.
Read MoreDal Health wants easier testing as HIV on rise in N.S.
Last October, the Nova Scotia Health Authority found an increase in newly diagnosed cases of HIV in the province. Since then, students at Dalhousie University and the University of King’s College may have noticed posters around campus warning of these findings.
Read MoreFrom COVID-19 to hookups, how does Dal date?
One hundred and twenty-eight people responded to the Dalhousie Gazette’s love and sex survey. The survey asked students at Dalhousie University how COVID-19 has impacted their love life, hookup culture and more.According to the responses, most students feel comfortable and safe dating at Dal.
83.7 per cent voted yes to that question. When asked what their concerns were about dating at Dal, many respondents singled out concerns around sexual assault, sexually transmitted infections and misogyny.
“Getting to a boiling point”: Issues with accommodations access continue
Some students who need accommodations at Dalhousie University said the process to access them is difficult. Meredith Brison-Brown of the Dalhousie Student Union regularly receives complaints from students who say it’s taking too much work to advocate for themselves while focusing on their studies.
Meredith Brison-Brown is the students with disabilities representative for the Dalhousie Student Union. She regularly receives complaints from students who say it’s taking too much work to advocate for themselves while focusing on their studies.
How is Halifax celebrating Black History Month?
With Black History Month underway, Dalhousie University and other organizations in Halifax will host events celebrating Black Nova Scotian heritage and deconstructing the nuances around being a Black Canadian.
Read MoreWhat we know about Dal meningitis outbreak
A student at Dalhousie University died during an outbreak of meningococcal disease type B at the university. A second was hospitalized.
No details about the students were shared out of respect for the families, said a Dec. 16 release from the university declaring the outbreak, other than they lived in Shirreff Hall. The release stated, “there is no known social/activity connection between the two cases other than living in the same residence.”
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