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Students channel 1875, a year when body shaping still ruled the fashion world

Students channel 1875, a year when body shaping still ruled the fashion world

Nowadays, we think of altering one’s silhouette with clothing as ‘cheating,' but in the Victorian Period, it was expected. See how five Costume Studies students rose to the challenge of re-creating the iconic outfits of 1875.  Read more.

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Stephanie Hurley
Friday, April 4, 2025
Dal's annual sketch-comedy moot saw justice brought to Neverland while raising $2,500 for the Halifax Humanities Society.
Kenneth Conrad
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Dr. Kevin Hewitt, one of three 2025 Holland Award recipients, feels excited about joining a new community of scholars and the doors it will open for him and other researchers seeking to make an impact.
Ellie Garry-Jones
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
A rare-books librarian, a university locksmith, and a computer technician were among the dozens of Dal employees celebrated for 25, 35, and 45 years of service to the university last week.

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Wyatt Carling
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Hundreds of students explored chess, board games, e-sports and more at this year’s 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ Games Expo, finding a vibrant community of peers with which to engage in battles of strategy and wit.
Kate Swanson, Alyssa Weeks, and Elizabeth Fitting
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Upcoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program should include improvements to the Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers.
Kenneth Conrad
Friday, September 27, 2024
Medical Sciences student Madison Dunbar travelled to Mi’kmaw communities around Atlantic Canada as part of a summer internship to help spread the word about a Dal program creating pathways for Indigenous youth in health-care professions.
Ellie Garry-Jones
Friday, September 27, 2024
Derek Lewis designed an orange shirt honouring Indigenous children who suffered at residential schools across Canada. Now, all profits from sales of his shirt at the Dal Bookstore are going to support a local Mi'kmaw community centre in Halifax.
Photo by Cody Turner
Friday, September 27, 2024
Cody Turner, visual media manager with Communications, Marketing & Creative Services, captured players and spectators at Wickwire Field in Halifax from on high during the Tigers soccer season opener on Aug. 31.