By Laura Conrad, News Editor
Overhauling the Student Union Building
In a council meeting on Oct. 13, Dalhousie Student Union councillors heard a proposal by the University administration for major changes to the Student Union Building. These changes could affect food services, as well as an expansion of the building itself.
The expanded SUB would go out to where the Gradhouse used to be. The proposal would also require the student union to give up control of the food services in the building. If the proposal is accepted by the DSU executive, the project will not be completed until September 2013. The DSU councillors are currently in the process of reviewing a formal draft of the proposal.
Conference for radical solidarity
On Sunday, Nov. 14, an all-day conference will be held at the Italian Cultural Centre at 2629 Agricola Street. The conference is called Solidarity Halifax, and its purpose is to gather community members concerned about the lack of solidarity in the community in times of economic difficulty.
The conference will also feature discussion on relationship building, and improving communication in order to better address issues of social and environmental justice. David Bush, one of the organizers and a Gazette writer, says he hopes the conference will provide a space for more discussion of “bigger, strategic issues.”
The event will be wheelchair accessible, lunch will be provided and childcare will be available upon request. The event is pay what you can, although there is a suggested $10 donation. The deadline to register for the Solidarity Halifax conference is Wednesday, Nov. 10. For more information, email solidarityhalifax@gmail.com
Dal students secretly filmed
Recently, Dal Security sent out an email to students warning them to be careful of someone who has been filming women without consent. The videos, posted on YouTube by a user called LeggingSpy, focused on women wearing leggings, sometimes with the camera being aimed up their skirts.
Police believe the camera was hidden from sight, most likely in a book bag or camera case.
The videos have since been removed from YouTube, but not before they received thousands of views. Security continues to urge students to use caution and report any suspicious behaviour to the security office and the police.
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