The Library Problem
I felt really uncomfortable when I read the proposed budget cuts to the library acquisitions budget for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS). It was kind of like […]
OPINION: Community radio matters. And if you’re a Dal student, it needs you
In journalism, we’re taught to avoid hyperbole. So I shouldn’t say that in one of my darkest moments, CKDU 88.1 FM was the reason I got up in the morning. […]
OPINION: DSU execs dropped the ball
It’s that time of year again: candidates running in this year’s Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) elections will flock to classrooms and social media in an attempt to convince students they […]
DSU’s decision to leave StudentsNS ill-informed
In my first year at Dalhousie, I was Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) secretary. I was impressed, then, to learn about the Alliance of Nova Scotia Students’ Associations (ANSSA) and its […]
Active on campus
If you’ve been through the Student Union Building, you’ve heard the news: on Feb. 26, the Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) voted to pull their membership from the Canadian Alliance of […]
You’re too apathetic to read this
Sorry to be the one to have to tell you this, but I have it on good authority that you are too ignorant and apathetic to trust with anything. Don’t […]
Can we consent on consent?
After being inspired by NSCAD’s similar campaign last year, the University of King’s College held it’s first-ever ‘consent week’ from Feb. 10 to 14 this year. This was likely not […]
It’s OK to be SAD
In recent years, mental health awareness and reported forms of mental instability have increased. The Mental Health Commission of Canada states that one in five Canadians experience mental health […]
Changing faces
Tired of hearing that students are apathetic and generally uninterested in politics? Here’s a quick comeback for the next time it comes up: Dalhousie students actively pay into federal and […]
OPINION: NekNominations are dangerous and immature
People realize that future employers check a candidate’s Facebook before hiring them, right? This, among many other things, is something students at Dalhousie and around the world have simply forgotten […]