Posts Tagged ‘movember’
Lessons from space: Chris Hadfield shares his story with Dal
“First I’ll tell a story… what story should I tell? No doubt Chris Hadfield has more than a few. Over 500 students left the libraries and filled the crowd to hear Hadfield speak at Dalhousie on Apr. 7. The astronaut spoke not only about his time in space, but of the hard work it took…
Read MoreHadfield to celebrate Dal’s face oddities
One of the world’s most celebrated moustaches is coming to Dalhousie. Canadian astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield will be stopping by campus sometime in 2014 to personally congratulate last Movember’s big winners, as well as give a public lecture. Dal raised the most money per capita in Canada for the global men’s health charity, with 645…
Read MoreBen’s Ten: Notable Novembeards
The Dalhousie Gazette, being the prestigious institution it is, strives to be original. Since I did a “Movember in the Majors” piece last year, here’s a new portmanteau for you: Novembeard. Trends have come and gone, but in every era beards in some shape or form have always made the cut. From prophets and pirates…
Read MoreMovember’s official
The beards and moustaches we have become used to seeing this time of year have entered the Halifax history books thanks to a proclamation made by Mayor Peter Kelly on Nov. 13. In his final act as mayor, Kelly gave Movember the official seal of approval. “I… on behalf of Halifax Regional Council, do…
Read MoreThe Other Gazette: November 9, 2012
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Read MoreBen’s 10 – Movember in the Majors
The moustache is a symbol of all things good and manly. It is a source of pride for men from Ron Burgundy to Ned Flanders, and now moustaches are raising money for a good cause. We have entered Movember (the ‘M’ has officially replaced the ‘N’) and men across the galaxy are growing their ‘mo’s’…
Read MoreThe guys behind the ‘stache
Men’s hockey grow moustaches for calendar Arfa Ayub, Staff Contributor For forward Shea Kewin and veteran goalie Josh Disher, what started as a class project, has turned into team bonding experience. “We are putting together this calendar to raise awareness for men’s health and prostate cancer,” said Disher “We developed this Movember calendar. We…
Read MoreMoustaches take over November
Tannara Yelland, The Sheaf (University of Saskatchewan) SASKATOON (CUP) – If you see an army of moustaches this month, just remind yourself it’s for the greater good. “Movember,” as it has grown to be called, supposedly began in 2003 when a group of friends sat drinking in Melbourne, Australia, and a discussion sprang up about bringing…
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