Satellite campuses a trend of the future?

Isaac Miao communicates with most of his class at the push of a button. He and his classmates are the first group of medical students to study at Dalhousie’s Saint […]

Turnitin turned off

Coffee and papers, typical -- photo by Katrina Pyne

  University temporarily walks away from anti-plagiarism software     For many students, it’s a dream come true. But for many staff, it’s a nightmare. Dalhousie walked away from renewing […]

New sex robot enters market

Katie Toth, Sex Columnist In January 2010, love found a new name. She’s called Roxxxy. Roxxxy was unveiled on Jan. 9 at the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas by her […]

Athleta ex machina

By Joel Tichinoff, Sports Editor Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza sit across from each other at the local coffee shop discussing sailing as an Olympic sport. George says it’s too easy […]

Hungry for Apple

By Leyland Cecco, Opinions Contributor A couple of weeks ago at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the most innovative, expensive and useless devices were unveiled for tech-eager buyers. […]

Managing the distance

By Kimberly Elworthy, The Cord WATERLOO, Ont. (CUP) – Love is worth a lifetime of dedication. It is the rare light at the end of the dreary tunnel on the banal […]

Yaffle may become Google of academia

By Josh Boyter, Editor in Chief The gates of the ivory tower have long been a menacing and highly protected place with watchdogs, passwords and reluctant faculty. This is all beginning […]

Dal experiments with Gmail

By Katrina Pyne, Staff Contributor Dalhousie is putting Google to the test. The university’s alumni e-mail accounts are now hosted through Gmail, instead of through the university’s website. Dwight Fischer, assistant […]

Digital backwater

Ginger Coons The Link (Concordia University) MONTREAL (CUP) – When Cory Doctorow talks, the Internet listens. Doctorow is a co-editor at Boing Boing, a blog with a higher weekly readership […]

Neutral Internet vital to innovation

It is absolutely critical that Canadians get behind open and neutral networks that don’t place restrictions on content, access or speed, said Terry Dalton, Chair of the Atlantic Canada Organization […]