Letters
Letter from the Editor: A call for transparency
The Dalhousie Student Union has shown it doesn’t care about freedom of the press, transparency or accessibility.
Read MoreLetter from the editor: Uncharacteristic optimism
Take a step out of reality. I want these stories to make you laugh, think, and even roll your eyes. If you can, grant yourself some levity.
Read MoreShould women participate in Movember?
The secret is out: women have body hair. In recent years, beauty trends have become more inclusive when it comes to personal grooming.
Read MoreThank you, Maxime Bernier
Despite projections that put the Conservatives ahead, Andrew Scheer was forced to return to Ottawa a loser. Maxime Bernier is partially to blame for this.
Read MoreHalloween is the best holiday
As the end of October approaches, it’s time for the spooky season: Spooktober, as Instagram has dubbed it this year, is in full swing. Pumpkin sales are booming, skull masks and copious amounts of candy line the shelves of every store, and you’re four times less likely to have as much fun any other time of the year. Halloween is the best holiday.
Read MoreThe decline of trick-or-treating
Trick-or-treating is a vital part of Halloween nostalgia and yet, every year there has been less and less. What happened to trick-or-treating?
Read MorePursuing a PhD with ADHD
In September 2018, I was returning to Dalhousie University as a mature student after having obtained a bachelor of science in psychology in 2006. I promised myself that this time around, Dal had to be worth the money and time.
Read MoreDear Instagram activists
It’s been proven that social media campaigns can be used to effectively generate real life social change. In 2019, the New York Times studied what impact the #MeToo social media campaign had on actual tangible events. They discovered that such a large scale movement did, in fact, generate action. The United States’ National Sexual Assault Hotline saw a…
Read MoreTo the sport I can no longer play
Growing up as a high-level athlete, there was always that fear in the back of my mind that it could all end in an instant if I made a wrong move or a klutzy mistake. But as an athlete I stuck with it because it’s a love like no other. I said good-bye to all…
Read MoreThe importance of David Rose
A show dubbed “Canada’s answer to Arrested Development” recently started its fifth season on CBC. But Schitt’s Creek isn’t just some a carbon copy of an American sitcom. I’d argue it’s one of the best shows on television right now. There are a few reasons for this, but I’m going to focus on one: his name is David Rose. David…
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