Letters to the Editor
Polanski raped a child
To the Editor,
In Anna DeMello’s review of “Polanski: Wanted and Desired”, she described Roman Polanski’s rape of a 13-year-old girl as “having sex with her,” and later described his actions as “controversial”.
Drugging a 13-year-old girl and then “having sex with her” while she says no and stop over and over is called [...]
An epic 24 hours
Day-long reading of The Odyssey raises money for Halifax Humanities 101
Rebecca Spence
Staff Contributor
Twenty-four books. Twenty-four teams. Twenty-four hours. Odyssey Live was definitely a mythical marathon for the mind.
Halifax Humanities 101 set sail on this literary voyage last Friday at 7 p.m. at the King’s College Alumni Hall, and finally came to a standstill at 7 [...]
Psst, I have something to tell you
PostSecret creator reveals all at Dalhousie University
Katrina Pyne
Staff Contributor
Telling other people’s secrets usually gets you into trouble, but Frank Warren spilled the beans on life, death and god at Dalhousie on Jan. 20.
He greeted over a thousand people in the sold-out auditorium in his usual way.
“My name is Frank, and I collect secrets,” he said.
Warren [...]
Anti-prorogation rally draws hundreds
Haligonians flock to Province House
Laura Conrad
Staff Contributor
Bundled in scarves and coats, hundreds of protestors faced the bitter cold to protest Stephen Harper’s decision to prorogue Parliament. The event at Province House was one of many across Canada that took place Jan. 23.
Brenden Sommerhalder, a graduate student at Saint Mary’s University, organized the rally.
“Clearly, this means [...]
Brains for Change
150 heads are better than one
Hayley Paquette
Staff Contributor
Over 150 students from Dalhousie and King’s College gathered last weekend for two days of interactive workshops and discussions. The Brains for Change conference, hosted by Dalhousie, focused on visioning and action planning to improve the university community through creating a ‘culture of leadership’.
The walls of the McInnes [...]
Lacing up for a cause
Local 19-year-old collects shoes for Zambian city
Samantha Chown
News Contributor
Walking barefoot is usually a luxury associated with pristine beaches and lazy days spent at home, but to Kyle Warkentin, being barefoot is a death sentence.
The 19-year-old has spent the last two years volunteering around the world. In the fall, he will attend Dalhousie for microbiology. He [...]
