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Letter from the Editor: A call for transparency

By Rebecca Dingwell | November 21, 2019 |

The Dalhousie Student Union has shown it doesn’t care about freedom of the press, transparency or accessibility.

Thank you, Maxime Bernier

By Isabel Buckmaster | November 15, 2019 |

In this image: Maxime Bernier and Andrew Scheer walk down a staircase at Parliament Hill.

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.

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.

The decline of trick-or-treating

By Jordan Galbraith | October 18, 2019 |

In this image: A pile of Halloween candy.

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?

Pursuing a PhD with ADHD

By Travis Ruff | September 19, 2019 |

In this image: A person writes something with a pen on piece of paper.

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.

Dear Instagram activists

By Isabel Buckmaster | September 6, 2019 |

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…

To the sport I can no longer play

By Jessica Briand | February 22, 2019 |

In this image: Jessica Briand prepares to kick a soccer ball.

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…

The importance of David Rose

By Rebecca Dingwell | February 22, 2019 |

In this image: Dan Levy on-screen in a still shot of Schitt's Creek playing on a laptop.

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…

Baby Ballers: the next gen of influencers

By Luke Churchill | January 23, 2019 |

A new generation of influencers has taken over social media. “Baby influencers,” usually under 18 months, are young, fresh and social media savvy. From fashion posts, daily vlogs, to unique…

In defence of horse girls

By Rebecca Dingwell | October 22, 2018 |

Anyone who spends time on the internet has seen the memes. “All horse girls are now either on drugs, whores or Taylor Swift stans,” quoth Twitter user @jonofyfe. all horse girls are…