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From 'scandalous' cycling trousers to velvet gowns, students revive 1897 fashion

From 'scandalous' cycling trousers to velvet gowns, students revive 1897 fashion

Step inside this year’s Historical Dress showcase for an up‑close look at the craftsmanship, collaboration and historical detail behind the garments students spent a year bringing to life.  Read more.

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Matt Reeder
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
As exams and deadlines converge, the Killam and other campus libraries become places of problem‑solving, empathy, and practical help, highlighting how support services carry students through critical academic moments.
Amanda Kirby-Sheppard
Friday, March 20, 2026
More than 80 people gathered for the 15th annual Weldon Literary Moot based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein, raising $4,530 for charity.
Ariann Greenidge
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Dal’s inaugural menopause event highlighted shared experiences, practical tools, and a push for workplace inclusion, ending with a pledge to support employees through this life stage.

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Ryan McNutt with apologies to Clement Moore. (Danny Abriel photos)
Friday, December 21, 2018
Photo essay: The Dal community sang itself into the holiday break Thursday afternoon at the much-beloved Annual Carol Sing.
Andrew Riley
Thursday, December 20, 2018
An award supporting single mothers from Dal’s Transition Year Program who pursue social work has been boosted thanks to the generosity of speakers and organizers of a national continuing education conference held on campus last spring.
Emma Geldart
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
For Tanya Muggeridge, a facility manager at Dal's Faculty of Agriculture, the chance to swim across the Northumberland Strait to raise money for Brigadoon children's camp was an opportunity she couldn't pass up — and one which took every ounce of determination she had to complete.
Matt Reeder (with files from Ryan McNutt)
Friday, December 14, 2018
A milestone as exciting as a 200th anniversary naturally lends itself to thinking big. That’s just what Dal has done during its bicentennial year, creating a legacy as the university enters its third century.
Obinna Esomchukwu
Friday, December 14, 2018
The ±«Óătv Art Gallery's Student, Staff, Faculty and Alumni Exhibition, on until the 21st, is an annual December highlight.