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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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Miriam Breslow
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Camping and sleeping outside of the Rowe Building for nearly a week, members of the ±«Óătv Commerce Society have raised more than $12,000 for Phoenix Youth Programs.
Jordan Zarvie
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Although the Bighorns prevailed over the Trojans at the 11th Annual Residence Charity Face-Off, the real winners were IWK Health Centre patients and families, with Dal students raising nearly $15,000.
Allison Kincade
Friday, March 18, 2016
ShiftKey Labs, the Dal-hosted information communications technology sandbox, teamed up with the global technology company to host a “hackathon” event for students. Their challenge: develop applications using information from the Government of Nova Scotia’s Open Data Portal.
Paige Black
Friday, March 18, 2016
At the sixth-annual Weldon Literary Moot, students from the Schulich School of Law came together with volunteer actors and legal professionals to perform a mock trial based on a JRR Tolkien classic and raise funds for local education organization Halifax Humanities 101.
Marie Visca
Friday, March 18, 2016
As part of Brain Awareness Week (March 14-18), Dal's Brain Repair Centre hosted a public forum in which several of its researchers shared insights into what goes on inside our heads.