Halifax
Halifax haunts
Like most old towns, Halifax has accumulated its share of ghost stories over the years. Just ask Andrew Aulenback – local librarian and ghost enthusiast – who’s running two ghost tours this month in the spirit of Halloween. His first ghost tour is taking place on Oct. 30 at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. “The…
Read MoreWho was Rita Joe?
More than a decade after her death, Rita Joe is still making waves. On Oct. 26, Halifax Regional Municipality memorialized Joe by naming the newest public transit ferry after her. The Rita Joe joined a fleet including vessels named for Halifax explosion hero Vincent Coleman and civil rights activist Viola Desmond. Two other ferries were named…
Read MoreGetting to the route of the problem
Mount Saint Vincent University students are calling for the return of Halifax Transit’s Route 18. Students such as Kenya Thompson are complaining that the loss of the university-bound route has affected them “in a huge way.” “I used to live off-campus in Clayton Park and I ended up moving onto campus largely because of the changes, the loss of 18…
Read MoreFive Halifax Halloween costumes
Deciding on a Halloween costume is tough, especially when you’re a student. “Oh, I have plenty of time to figure that out,” you say. But in the hustle and bustle of the start of the school year, you completely forget. If this sounds familiar, worry not. Here is an array of clever, Halifax-centric ideas that…
Read MoreBriefs of the week
Week of Sept. 17, 2018 Nova Scotia birth certificates allow for third gender marker Come January, Nova Scotian birth certificates will have a third option for gender markers. On Sept. 19, the province announced that an amendment to the Vital Statistics Act will “introduce X as an option for gender identity on the Nova Scotia birth…
Read MoreThe Mount makes strides for those who face the crimson tide
Nikki Jamieson believes menstrual health products should be free and accessible in public spaces. “It’s no different than toilet paper or paper towel,” said Jamieson, President of the Mount Saint Vincent University Students’ Union. “Menstruating is a bodily function.” After a solid year of lobbying on the union’s part, MSVU has become the first university in the province…
Read MoreWe know what Halifax did this summer
The agave rises Who knew an agave plant would be a hot topic over the summer? Staff at the Public Gardens didn’t wait until the first full moon in June to welcome Halifax’s agave plant from its greenhouse to the outdoors. The agave had outgrown its indoor home. The odds didn’t look good and there was widespread…
Read MoreDal changing how it deals with sexual violence
As of September, Dalhousie University officially has a new sexual violence policy. For students such as Masuma Khan, it’s been a long time coming. “The Sexual Harassment Policy is a policy that was very aged,” said Khan, vice president (Academic and External) of the Dalhousie Student Union. Khan said previous DSU executives and other students…
Read MoreThe Dome’s new dress code latest of many discriminatory practices
The Dome nightclub has recently been under fire for its new practices and policies that many people describe as discriminatory – especially against Black people. Most notoriously, the Dome announced a new dress code in an effort to change its reputation from ‘dirty’ to ‘classy.’ The main criticism of the new dress code is that…
Read MoreHaligonians invited to recapture images in commemoration of Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion Advisory Committee met on Tuesday, Oct. 24 to discuss the contents of Time Capsule 2 and flow of events for the 100th Anniversary of the 1917 Halifax Explosion. The new Stainless Steel Time Capsule will replace the original one that was buried in Fort Needham Park in 1985, on Dec. 6 this…
Read MoreWhat’s been going on at Dal??
Editor’s Note: Words are used to communicate specific ideas; a word is only useful to the extent that it‘s common meaning is understood by each person. In modern discourse, racism and racist are used to communicate a number of related but decidedly distinct ideas, so they‘ve become inefficient, if not totally counter-productive. Systemic racism or…
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