Give to the rich, steal from the poor

By Leilani Graham-Laidlaw, Current Affairs Columnist   The British government is selling Sherwood forest. Whether or not Robin Hood, Little John, and Maid Marion existed, I’m fairly sure they’d be […]

Big grants, small potatoes

By Katie Toth, Opinions Editor   On Oct. 25, the Resource Recovery Fund Board, an arms-length provincial crown corporation, announced the RRFB Student Grant Program. This grant finances student projects […]

Welcome to Dalhousie! You owe us $13,000

When I started writing this column, I talked to many international students about their experiences and challenges in Canada. Almost all of them pointed out differential fees as their main […]

Retention rates at Dalhousie below average

By Torey Ellis, Staff Contributor   Students at Dal ‘stay in school’ less often than they do at other comparable universities across Canada. The percentage of students staying past their […]

O’Neillian future

By Mark Coffin, Opinions Contributor   Can’t afford school? Don’t worry about it. Anxious about your debt after graduation? Just keep spending. Not sure if you’ll be employable when you graduate? […]

Student groups frustrated by O’Neill report

By Laura Conrad and Samie Durnford, News Editor and Assistant News Editor   Student groups are preparing their responses to a report commissioned by the government of Nova Scotia that calls […]

Tuition myths déjà vu

By Gabe Hoogers, Opinions Contributor   Last Friday, after eight months of anticipation and $95,000 of government funding, former Bank of Montreal economist Tim O’Neill released his Report on the […]