Residence rejections leave students in a housing crisis
As classes return to campus, Dalhousie University has limited its residence capacity to 80 per cent this fall, housing around 1,800 students instead of the 2,300 they did prior to the pandemic,...
View ArticleHalifax Police fining for alcohol possession as students return to school
Simone agreed to this interview with the Dalhousie Gazette on the condition of anonymity to avoid interference with current legal proceedings. On the night of Sept. 9, Simone was charged upwards of...
View ArticleMeet Dalhousie’s new president Kim Brooks
On Aug. 14, Kim Brooks began her five-year term as the 13th president and vice-chancellor of Dalhousie University. Brooks has been a faculty member at Dal for 13 years, serving as a leader and...
View ArticleDalhousie prepares for Homecoming street parties following last year’s disaster
Dalhousie University ramps up efforts to avoid unsanctioned street parties as Homecoming approaches, but students remain unphased. 3000-4000 people attended last year’s unsanctioned street...
View ArticleDalhousie task force makes recommendations to prevent false claims of...
A Dalhousie University task force released a report last month on settler misappropriation of Indigenous identity. The report, titled Understanding our Roots, was created to disrupt false claims of...
View ArticleStudents question the impact of Quebec doubling tuition for out-of-province...
Quebec will double tuition for out-of-province students next year, raising the cost for Canadian students outside of Quebec to attend Quebec universities from $9,000 to approximately $17,000 annually....
View ArticleDalhousie postdoctoral fellows prepared to strike if wage demands are not met
Members of the union representing postdoctoral fellows at Dalhousie University have voted to strike if the university administration fails to meet their demands for fair wages. Public Service...
View ArticleNova Scotia Government announces new funding policy for universities
University presidents were caught off guard on Feb. 2 when Nova Scotia announced a one-year funding policy for the province’s universities that will replace the previous four-year funding deal. The...
View ArticleLynx Air’s closure has out-of-province students scrambling for cheap options...
Students travelling for reading week were left in a lurch when budget airline Lynx Air announced on Feb. 22 that as of Feb. 26 at 12:01 am MT, it will cease operations, and all scheduled flights will...
View ArticleDalhousie students and professors grapple with AI policies
The release of ChatGPT in November 2022 rang alarm bells across university campuses like Dalhousie as schools rushed to develop policies for navigating the free-to-use AI software. Christian Blouin,...
View ArticleDalhousie students who can’t get into required courses worry they won’t...
Dalhousie University students are expressing concern about the school’s course registration system, leaving them unsure if they will finish their degrees on time. Some students fear they will have to...
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