Sunday, December 08, 2019

Halifax

Havana Syndrome, climate crisis and politics

By Karla Renic | October 25, 2019 |

Dalhousie is hosting a conference to celebrate 60 since the Cuban Revolution.

Students head to polls

By Stephen Wentzell | October 18, 2019 |

In this image: A Elections Canada polling station.

For the first time in over 50 years, students and youth make up the largest voting bloc in the upcoming federal election.

Party time!

By Lane Harrison | October 18, 2019 |

In this image: Canada's federal party leaders for the 2019 election.

Still don’t know who to vote for? Here is the Dalhousie Gazette’s guide to federal parties.

No increased cap on tuition hikes

By Lane Harrison | October 5, 2019 |

In this image: A staircase with Post-It notes about tuition.

NS Government and the Council of Nova Scotia University Presidents have unveiled a new five-year deal on university funding in the province. No changes to the three per cent tuition cap.

Inaccess-A-Bus

By Stephen Wentzell | October 5, 2019 |

In this image: A photo of a Metro Transit (Halifax Transit) Access-a-Bus sign.

Halifax Transit’s accesible services are not enough. Advocate Brian George says “someone who’s able-bodied doesn’t necessarily know what we need.”

New street signs at Sexton

By Kaija Jussinoja | October 3, 2019 |

In this image: The newly named street signs on Dalhousie's Sexton Campus.

Dalhousie announced new campus street names that honour two Nova Scotians, Da Costa Row and Norma Eddy Lane, on Sexton Campus.

David Suzuki weighs in on Climate Week and more

By Madeline Tang | September 24, 2019 |

Climate Week kicked off last Friday with world-wide protests. In Halifax, David Suzuki shared his thoughts on climate action and young people involved.

Living with Crohn’s

By Karla Renic | September 21, 2019 |

Jason Isaacs is 26 years old and studies clinical psychology at Dal. He is one of 10 Canadian students awarded with the Crohn’s and Colitis Scholarship.

Dal’s Cuba program loses its pioneer and pilot

By Lane Harrison | September 21, 2019 |

After joining Dalhousie University in 1989, Marian MacKinnon retired at the end of the last school year. A 30-year staff member of the faculty of Arts and Sciences, MacKinnon spent the majority of her time in the department of International Development Studies. She left behind a legacy of impacting people and their education. A lot…

Fighting the rising opioid crisis

By Karla Renic | September 21, 2019 |

Editor’s note: This article discusses drug abuse, the opioid crisis and overdose. A national report released in June states that 4,460 deaths occurred in 2018 due to opioids. In Canada, 20 per cent of accidental opioid-related deaths (most commonly accidental overdose) happened to people aged 20 to 29. In Nova Scotia, this number was higher at 25…