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• Creature v. Creator: Weldon moot puts Frankenstein and his Monster on trial in annual charity competition
  More than 80 people gathered for the 15thÌýannual Weldon Literary Moot based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein, raising $4,530 for charity.
  
• "Democracy needs us": Dal and Royal Society of Canada presidents team up for democratic discourse event
  Royal Society of Canada President Françoise Baylis and Dal President Kim Brooks hosted an International Women’s Day event in Ottawa earlier this month, bringing together women in leadership roles across government and academia for a discussion about sustaining democracy in an era of challenge.
  
• DalSolutions: Equipping communities with research skills to improve their lives
  The new MicroResearch Institute at ±«Óãtv is a proven, community‑driven research model that empowers local people — doctors, nurses, midwives, community health workers, teachers, police and students — to investigate and solve the health and public safety challenges they understand better than anyone.
  
• Dal students showcase pre‑loved and vintage styles with ethical fashion show
  Fashion Revival, a show by the Dal Students for Ethical Fashion, encouraged reflection on fashion and its life cycle through six powerful scenes.
  

• Dal course uses ancient languages to decode modern medical terminology
  A new Classics course is helping students — many headed for health professions —Ìýunderstand complex clinical vocabulary by learning the Greek and Latin roots that have shaped the language of medicine for centuries.
  
• Unwritten, unleashed: DalPop ensemble finds the beat together
  From guilty‑pleasure riffs to improvised arrangements, DalPop’s musicians explore how vulnerability, collaboration, and creative risk‑taking shape their sound as they prepare for Unwritten: The Music that Wrote Us this weekend.
  
• Exploring Many Canadas: Inside a history course redefining how students see Canada
  A modern history course taught by Dr. Kassandra Luciuk reframes Canada through upheaval, challenging students to confront myths, recognize patterns across decades, and see today’s political tensions in a sharper, more revealing light.
  
• Cuba is facing an economic and social catastrophe, and not entirely because of Donald Trump
  Cuba is on the brink of one of the worst social and economic catastrophes since the 1959 revolution. If the international community ignores Cuba today, a humanitarian nightmare will unfold soon, writes Dal's Dr. Robert Huish.
  
• Macbeth, reimagined: ±«Óãtv students set Shakespeare classic inside a vaudeville carnival
  The Fountain School of Performing Arts’s production ofÌýMacbeth hits the stage in the ±«Óãtv Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
  
• Mi’kmaw language courses bring culture and connection to Dal students
  Discover how Curtis Michael’s passion for Mi’kmaw language transforms classrooms into spaces of cultural exchange and inspires learners from diverse backgrounds to engage with Indigenous knowledge.