FASS in Dal News

• Young fox takes centre stage in DalOpera’s The Cunning Little Vixen
  You don’t need to be a classical music connoisseur to enjoy The Cunning Little Vixen, DalOpera's latest production — a folktale that follows the adventures of an irrepressible young fox.
  
• Dal spotlights triumph of latest U SPORTS Academic All‑Canadians
  The 158 Dalhousie varsity student-athletes honoured this week at the first in-person Academic All‑Canadians celebration in years were praised for their hard work, dedication, and sacrifice.
  
• Spatz Chair aims to unlock new opportunities in Jewish Studies
  Dr. Eva Mroczek, Dal’s inaugural Simon and Riva Spatz Chair, hopes to build a Jewish Studies program for the 21st century — and will give the university community a glimpse into her approach at a lecture next week.
  
• Morris Panych’s Canadian classic 7 Stories performed by DalTheatre
  Fourth-year Fountain School of Performing Arts acting students, directed by Ann-Marie Kerr, perform a unique and heartfelt Canadian classic where everyone is not as they seem.
  
• Young U.S. voters reduced the ‘Red Wave’ to a ‘Pink Splash’ in the midterm elections — why didn’t polls predict it?
  The U.S. midterms revealed a generational shift away from youth voter apathy. The apathetic, in fact, seem to be those trying to accurately measure public opinion using outdated methods, says Dal PhD candidate Julia Rodgers.
  
• Dal prof re‑threads the needle on Canada’s past — empowering students along the way
  Dr. Lisa Binkley, this year’s recipient of Dal’s Teaching Award for Excellence in Education for Diversity, specializes in creating engaging, discipline-bending classroom experiences that encourage students to think critically about what heritage means.
  
• Classics grads sweep advanced national competition for Greek and Latin translation
  Three recent Classics grads — one now a Dal grad student — excelled in advanced-level competition at last year’s national sight translation competition hosted by the Classical Association of Canada, scooping up awards in both Greek and Latin.
  
• Grad profile: Putting the sociological imagination to work
  Kris George's master's research on class conflict in the gig economy emerged out of his undergraduate studies at Dal — and his passion for the topic kept him motivated through some precarious moments on the path to graduation.