http://unews.ca/University News from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadaen-us http://unews.ca/images/core/banner_rss.gif http://unews.ca/Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:41:53 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/dal-hockey-team-robbed-on-and-off-the-ice/Tigers on thin ice after $7,000 worth of hockey sticks stolen from their locker roomSports, News, Dalhousie UniversityThu, 18 Feb 2010 13:41:53 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/dal-hockey-team-robbed-on-and-off-the-ice/http://unews.ca/story/item/students-use-reading-week-for-humanitarian-work/SMU Habitat is bringing 49 students to Mississippi to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.Saint Mary's University, LifeFri, 19 Feb 2010 17:12:19 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/students-use-reading-week-for-humanitarian-work/http://unews.ca/story/item/dal-governors-concered-about-accrediation-issues/News, Dalhousie UniversityThu, 18 Feb 2010 16:59:34 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/dal-governors-concered-about-accrediation-issues/http://unews.ca/story/item/universities-set-sights-on-international-students/Dropping enrollment at home, desire to be seen as "more globalized" fuels rush to bring new students to CanadaNewsThu, 18 Feb 2010 15:13:31 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/universities-set-sights-on-international-students/http://unews.ca/story/map/bars-cautious-of-bar-ban-idea/Concerns about enforcement, fairness mean leave bar owners cold on idea of a collective banned listNewsThu, 18 Feb 2010 10:47:26 -0400http://unews.ca/story/map/bars-cautious-of-bar-ban-idea/http://unews.ca/story/audio_slideshow/nscad-stencil-party/ArtsWed, 17 Feb 2010 19:25:21 -0400http://unews.ca/story/audio_slideshow/nscad-stencil-party/http://unews.ca/story/slideshow/snow-day-in-halifax/LifeWed, 17 Feb 2010 17:03:11 -0400http://unews.ca/story/slideshow/snow-day-in-halifax/http://unews.ca/story/item/filmmaker-abouamin-if-truth-be-told/Local filmmaker and NSCAD teacher is named the Atlantic Film Cooperative's first filmmaker in residence. NewsWed, 17 Feb 2010 16:52:00 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/filmmaker-abouamin-if-truth-be-told/http://unews.ca/story/item/macleans-survey-flawed-dal/Maclean’s magazine’s use of data collected from two national student surveys paints a false comparison of Canadian universities, says an analyst for Dalhousie University.News, Dalhousie UniversityWed, 17 Feb 2010 16:49:19 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/macleans-survey-flawed-dal/http://unews.ca/story/item/prep-college-would-jeopardize-dals-reputation-faculty/Dalhousie Faculty Association criticizes university's plan to outsource the education of international students.News, Dalhousie UniversityTue, 16 Feb 2010 18:19:46 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/prep-college-would-jeopardize-dals-reputation-faculty/http://unews.ca/story/item/dalhousie-upgrades-patchy-wireless-system/The new Dal wireless system is faster, has more capacity and will have more coverage. NewsTue, 16 Feb 2010 16:22:25 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/dalhousie-upgrades-patchy-wireless-system/http://unews.ca/story/item/police-can-get-patron-info-for-bar-blacklist/A more than 30-year-old Nova Scotian law allows police to obtain patrons' personal information and share it with bar owners seeking to ban them from the premises.NewsMon, 15 Feb 2010 17:12:40 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/police-can-get-patron-info-for-bar-blacklist/http://unews.ca/story/video/google-buzz-or-google-bust1/LifeMon, 15 Feb 2010 10:22:22 -0400http://unews.ca/story/video/google-buzz-or-google-bust1/http://unews.ca/story/item/new-major-for-smu-arts-students-a-possibility/Saint Mary's University exploring idea of offering commerce-based major to arts students.News, Saint Mary's UniversityFri, 12 Feb 2010 21:36:07 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/new-major-for-smu-arts-students-a-possibility/http://unews.ca/story/item/new-multi-faith-room-at-msvu/Non-Christian students now have their own room for religious practices.Life, Mount St. Vincent UniversityFri, 12 Feb 2010 16:09:10 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/new-multi-faith-room-at-msvu/http://unews.ca/story/item/new-nscc-program-for-first-nations-students/New program will allow aboriginal students to enter health-care professions.Nova Scotia Community College, NewsFri, 12 Feb 2010 14:06:32 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/new-nscc-program-for-first-nations-students/http://unews.ca/story/item/puddicombe-gives-emotional-talk-on-haiti/CBC journalist Stephen Puddicombe spoke about his experiences in Haiti at a fundraiser at the University of King's College last night.News, University of King's CollegeFri, 12 Feb 2010 12:49:16 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/puddicombe-gives-emotional-talk-on-haiti/http://unews.ca/story/item/msvu-grad-joins-olympic-volunteer-roster/Crosby and Conrad aren't the only Nova Scotians at the 2010 Winter Games. An estimated 25,000 Canadian volunteers are enjoying their own Olympic experiences.Mount St. Vincent University, NewsThu, 11 Feb 2010 21:19:23 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/msvu-grad-joins-olympic-volunteer-roster/http://unews.ca/story/item/university-mergers-an-option-says-review-head/Economist Tim O'Neill says he'll explore all options to make Nova Scotia's post-secondary system more efficient. NewsThu, 11 Feb 2010 16:18:14 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/university-mergers-an-option-says-review-head/http://unews.ca/story/item/two-dal-students-sexually-assaulted/News, Dalhousie UniversityThu, 11 Feb 2010 16:15:19 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/two-dal-students-sexually-assaulted/http://unews.ca/story/item/learning-to-live-with-loneliness-on-and-off-campus/Former Dalhousie graduate student Emily White promotes her new memoir on living with chronic loneliness. LifeThu, 11 Feb 2010 15:33:34 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/learning-to-live-with-loneliness-on-and-off-campus/http://unews.ca/story/item/few-construction-complaints-at-nscc-it-campus/An extensive $6-million makeover at the north-end Halifax campus has won grudging acceptance from studentsNova Scotia Community College, NewsThu, 11 Feb 2010 11:05:08 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/few-construction-complaints-at-nscc-it-campus/http://unews.ca/story/video/carsand-mosher-on-barrington-to-shut-down/Carsand-Mosher Photographic will close up shop on March 31.News, Dalhousie UniversityWed, 10 Feb 2010 15:50:53 -0400http://unews.ca/story/video/carsand-mosher-on-barrington-to-shut-down/http://unews.ca/story/item/transit-plan-gets-green-light-from-council/Council gives approval, but only in principle, to Metro Transit’s plan. Upcoming budget meetings will determine what parts of the plan are actually followed through.NewsWed, 10 Feb 2010 14:27:38 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/transit-plan-gets-green-light-from-council/http://unews.ca/story/item/degree-changes-approved-by-fass/Dalhousie University is one step closer to allowing students to obtain minors in arts and social science subjects. News, Dalhousie UniversityWed, 10 Feb 2010 12:13:47 -0400http://unews.ca/story/item/degree-changes-approved-by-fass/