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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.
Dawn Morrison, with files from the IWK
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Master of Nursing student Courtney Pennell is creating the change she once needed — bridging worlds with care, culture, and courage.
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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Jeff Lawton
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
The 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ community gathered last week for the 13th annual Impact Awards, celebrating the efforts and achievements Dal students and student groups make outside of the classroom.
Christena Copeland
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.
Amanda Kirby-Sheppard
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.
Ariel Mackenzie
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.
Jacob Caines
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.