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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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Paige Black
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Social Work students took part in a simulation put on by United Way Halifax to experience the realities of poverty.
Paige Black
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Partners from across the Dal community have come together again this year to celebrate African history and culture with a full slate of exciting events.
Matt Semansky
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Minho Choi and a group of classmates produced three songs and a music video in Dal's Development and Activism course to raise awareness about North Korea’s human rights abuses.
Cheryl Bell
Friday, January 29, 2016
The newly formed Halifax Dentistry Student Society for Refugees is working with community partners to sponsor a refugee family for their first year in Canada.
Miriam Breslow
Monday, January 25, 2016
Ram Raju, chairman and CEO of Kivuto Solutions, continues his longstanding support for ±«Óătv and local entrepreneurship with a donation to the Norman Newman Centre for Entrepreneurship.