Posts Tagged ‘Dalhousie Student Union’
International student tuition increase passes
Tuition will increase for new international students at Dal by $1,472 for the 2019/20 year. By the 2021/23 academic year, tuition will have raised by $5,900 per student.
Read MoreDSU Vice-present (Academic & External) candidate: Kenyan Nagy
Kenyan Nagy is the only person running for vice-president (academic and external) in this year’s DSU election, and he knows exactly why that’s the case.
Read MoreDSU Vice-present (Academic & External) candidate: Kenyan Nagy
DSU Vice-president (Finance and Operations) candidate: Liam Finnegan
For DSU candidate Liam Finnegan, the biggest issue on campus is affordability: “I definitely see a problem” if students can’t feed themseves, he says.
Read MoreDSU Vice-president (Student Life) candidate: Ruby Coles
DSU vice-presidential candidate Ruby Coles says she hopes to make student life a whole lot sweeter and improve student wellness.
Read MoreDSU Presidential candidate: Ahmed Ramadan
“No one has a monopoly on pain or sadness, everyone has valuable input and Dalhousie needs to be a safe place for all,” says DSU candidate Ahmed Ramadan.
Read MoreThe Dalhousie Student Union’s attendance problem
If free pizza isn’t enough to lure students, then what is? Near the end of last semester, on Nov. 7, the Dalhousie Student Union held its annual general meeting. The meeting failed to meet quorum – the minimum number of people required to pass new business. At the meeting, executives discussed their plans for the year and vice-president…
Read MoreStudents protest Peter MacKinnon
Peter MacKinnon hasn’t been on Dalhousie University campus for long, but controversy is already stirring. On Jan. 21, Dalhousie’s new interim president arrived at the Arts Centre, for his Studley campus welcome event. A group of silent protesters was waiting for him with a list of demands for the school, the first being MacKinnon’s immediate removal. The protests…
Read MoreBriefs of the week
Week of Nov. 5, 2018 DSU Annual General Meeting On Wednesday, Nov. 7, the Dalhousie Student Union held its annual general meeting. The AGM failed to meet quorum – the minimum number of people required to pass new business. Ten per cent of Dal’s student population needed to be in attendance in order to meet…
Read MoreDSU Election Recap
Dalhousie University’s 200th anniversary saw a monumental Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) election. Voter turnout peaked at 19.8 per cent of the student body – the largest turnout in over a decade – and candidate positions were the most contended in recent years. Whether you agree or disagree with the election results, these statistics are a…
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