Letters
Letter from the editor
Originally published in Volume 150 Issue 7 of the Dalhousie Gazette on January 12th, 2018 I am somewhere around the 100th editor-in-chief of the Dalhousie Gazette. I’m the growing loose end of a long thread of excellent writers, editors and creators who’ve taken the helm of this publication and steered it in the direction they felt…
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Originally published in Volume 150 Issue 3 of the Dalhousie Gazette on October 6th, 2017. The Gazette office is cozy with six people sitting in it staring at the chalkboard wall. Staff meetings often start this way: we spend a lot of time staring at our chalkboard— it’s the blueprint of The Dalhousie Gazette sketched across…
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Originally published in Volume 150 Issue 1 of the Dalhousie Gazette on September 1st, 2017 . Whether you’re a first-year student stepping onto campus for your first day of O-week or you’re a 5th-year entering your second-last semester before graduating with an undergrad—the start of the new, fall semester at Dalhousie University is busy. Halifax traffic…
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Originally published in Volume 150 Issue 6 of the Dalhousie Gazette on Nov. 24, 2017. Welcome to the End of the Semester. You made it. You did it. You’ve perservered the chaos. Whether you’re a first-year student stepping into the Dalplex gym to write an exam for the first time or a 5th-year who’s just applied…
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Originally published in Volume 150 Issue 5 of the Dalhousie Gazette on Nov. 3, 2017. The Dalhousie Gazette team works hard. As the Editor-in-chief this year, I couldn’t be more proud of my Editor’s and their dedication to this paper. It’s a “campus paper.” It’s “student news.” But they show up each week—with fresh ideas. Passionate.…
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Originally published in Volume 150 Issue 4 of the Dalhousie Gazette on Oct. 20, 2017. The Gazette is the place on campus for students to have their voices heard, to keep those who represent us, and whom are employed with our tuition dollars, accountable. In this issue you’ll find hot takes on the fear of pranks,…
Read MoreThe changing nature of “accessibility”
The scope and meaning of “accommodations” for students has undergone a sweeping overhaul on university campuses. Nowhere is this more visible than at Dal. This trend is evident in the article ‘El Jones Advocates for Systemic Change at Universities.’ When I began taking classes in the 90s, Dalhousie had a full-time Advisor for Students With…
Read MoreAll Out: The photo that defined a moment, but not a movement
I’m writing today in response to an article the Dalhousie Gazette published on Nov. 2 entitled “All Out: the photo that defined a moment in the students’ protest.” The photo the title is referring to depicted a crowd of students at the National Day of Action protest, myself among the throng, who marched past a person…
Read MoreLetter from the editor: Galhousie
At the end of September, Narcity Halifax published an article called 12 Of The Prettiest Dalhousie Girls You Should Follow on Instagram. The article praised these women for their beauty, but gave no mention of their personalities or accomplishments. These 12 “prettiest Dalhousie girls” appeared nearly identical, with the majority of them fitting perfectly into…
Read MoreOn divesting from Israel
As Dalhousie students, we are concerned that our student union is being solicited by an anti-Israel group on campus. The members of the Dalhousie Student Union last week voted on a motion to divest from a number of entities. Israel was specifically mentioned in a motion on the agenda. This fait accompli was orchestrated on the busiest week…
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