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New vaccine guidelines leave questions
The vaccine requirements laid out in Dalhousie’s plan to return to in-person learning, which was released Jan. 14, are causing confusion and concern among the Dalhousie community. A memo released in November said Dalhousie would be moving to a proof-of-full-vaccination requirement. According to Janet Bryson, Dalhousie’s associate director of media relations, as we return to campus, all students,…
Read MoreDal faculty have mixed feelings about return to class
Tara Perrot, the president of the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) left a meeting with Dalhousie University’s acting provost and vice-president academic Frank Harvey in January feeling “disappointed and cut out,” she said. The meeting was called by the DFA in hopes to get more information for faculty about the return to in-person classes. But Perrot…
Read MoreDalhousie residence closure criticized by students, staff, and students union
Dalhousie University’s residence is closed until Jan. 29. The university stated residences would be closed until at least Jan. 29 in a Dec. 23 memo and confirmed residences would be reopening on that date in a Jan. 14 memo. There are some exceptions: students permitted to stay over the break, either due to international student status or other…
Read MoreCatching up with Dalhousie’s newest Rhodes Scholar
Ashley Jackson was on her way to the gym in Ottawa when she received the news she would be heading to the University of Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship. “I was completely surprised. I didn’t think I was going to be a Rhodes Scholar. It’s only really starting to sink in now,” Jackson said. Jackson was one of…
Read MoreBack to school, away from class: the state of Dalhousie campus
Classes at Dalhousie University have been moved online until Jan. 31 and residences are closed until Jan. 29, but that doesn’t mean the campus is completely shut down. There are still some services running, either at different hours or online, and some things haven’t changed at all. Changes to Vaccine Rules If classes return this winter term,…
Read MoreProvince selecting Dal to administer COVID-19 relief may have cost NS millions, auditor report says
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dalhousie University signed a $100 million contract with the province of Nova Scotia to administer pandemic relief. But the program ended up costing less than anticipated and the province won’t be getting the money back, according to a Nov. 23 report from Nova Scotia’s auditor general.
Read MoreNew bursary for students in need of diagnostic testing
For students who may have learning disabilities but do not have a diagnosis, life on campus can be difficult. Things are made more complicated by the price of diagnostic testing. Learning disability assessments can cost up to $3,500 and, in Nova Scotia, they are rarely less than $500. On Oct. 18, the Dalhousie University Student Union’s council…
Read MoreProvince’s fixed election dates controversial among students
On Oct. 13, Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative government introduced legislation to fix provincial election dates. Elections Nova Scotia is welcoming this decision, as the province is the last jurisdiction in Canada to set fixed election dates. “We’re very pleased to see a fixed election cycle come to Nova Scotia,” said Elections Nova Scotia policy and…
Read MoreContent Warnings in class
A student with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Dalhousie University’s School of Communication Sciences and Disorders is fed up after multiple unsuccessful attempts to have sensitive content prefaced with content warnings in the classroom. Abby Weisbrot is a third-year student at Dal, majoring in speech-language pathology. Weisbrot has been trying to receive trigger warnings in the classroom since her…
Read MoreWhat truth and reconciliation looks like at Dalhousie
Dalhousie University hosted their first panel in the Implementing Indigenous Reconciliation series on Oct 14. The panel took place online and featured three speakers offering their legal, activist and personal perspectives on implementing meaningful Indigenous reconciliation both in the university setting and across Turtle Island/Canada.
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