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Board of Governors: Jonathan Frontain
Editor’ Note: This interview has been edited and formatted for style and clarity Name: Jonathan Frontain Program and year: I am currently doing my first year of a Master of Public Administration and also finished a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science here just last year. Why are you running? What made you decide to…
Read MoreBOG representative: Jeremy Ryant
Name: Jeremy Ryant Hometown: Winnipeg, MB Major, year: Juris Doctor, first year Why do you want to be on the Board of Governors? I want to be on the Board of Governors because I want to bridge the gap between Dal’s student body and its senior administration. It is easy for university administrators to…
Read MoreBoard of Governors, amidst protests, behind closed doors approve of BAC Tuition Increases
UPDATED: 8:44 p.m. AST, Apr. 19 The Dalhousie Board of Governors approved tuition fee increases for the upcoming year, which means students in agriculture, pharmacy and engineering will pay more than $1000 more in tuition next year. The students’ protest to stop these tuition increases was the biggest and most consistent one ever in BOG…
Read MoreWe need to divest – now
The administration is out of touch with what the people who teach, research, and study at this university support. Widespread affirmation of divestment is growing, and the administration needs to start listening. Advocating for divestment (the withdrawal from Dalhousie’s endowment fund investments) of the top 200 largest coal and oil companies is a strategic way…
Read MoreSouth House’s levy increase in jeopardy
Dalhousie’s sexual and gender resource centre may have lost out on nearly $50,000 of additional funds after the university rejected the society’s levy question. Dalhousie has submitted several concerns with the wording of South House’s levy question that passed with a necessary majority of votes in the Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) election earlier this month,…
Read MorePublic meeting shares little about new Dalhousie fitness facilities
Board of Governors will determine construction locations in June
Read MoreDal deficit to hit students next year
With an anticipated $17.5 million dollar gap in its 2013-2014 budget, Dalhousie is looking for ways to cut spending. Dal faces a three per cent, or $4.9 million, cut to its government operating grant. The university will also spend $13.7 million dollars more than last year on staffing costs and pension contributions. Most students will…
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