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From 'scandalous' cycling trousers to velvet gowns, students revive 1897 fashion
Step inside this year’s Historical Dress showcase for an up‑close look at the craftsmanship, collaboration and historical detail behind the garments students spent a year bringing to life. Read more.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026
As exams and deadlines converge, the Killam and other campus libraries become places of problem‑solving, empathy, and practical help, highlighting how support services carry students through critical academic moments.
Friday, March 20, 2026
More than 80 people gathered for the 15th annual Weldon Literary Moot based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein, raising $4,530 for charity.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Dal’s inaugural menopause event highlighted shared experiences, practical tools, and a push for workplace inclusion, ending with a pledge to support employees through this life stage.
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Multinational developer, investor, entrepreneur, and Dal alum George Armoyan has built successful business ventures around the world. He visited campus this past week to field questions from first-year students eager to tap into his wisdom.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
The dynamic cast at this year's Weldon Literary Moot brought Cinderella v. Charming to life, raising more than $2,000 for the Halifax Humanities Society in the process.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
In this year's Shaar Shalom Lecture, the former CBC reporter and host detailed the abuse she endured during her first marriage and eloquently unbraided the threads of "shame, blame, and pain" she carried with her for more than 40 years.
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
The ancient characters in Dal alum Sophie Jacome's play Euripidaristophanize explore how we make art in a world coming apart at the seams.
Friday, March 22, 2024
A new training resource from the national Black Health Education Collaborative will equip physicians and other health-care providers with guidance on how to provide better quality, anti-racist care.