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Dal News Weekly

No. 220 | February 14, 2013

CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT

Dal under construction

Curious what all the construction on campus is building towards? We connected with Dal’s Facilities Management team for an in-depth, two-part feature on facilities projects taking place across campus.

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Budget update: An interview with BAC Chair Carolyn Watters

Dr. Watters answers some of the most common questions that have come out of budget consultations thus far.

Starting points for a vision of Dal’s academic future

Report from the DALVision 2020 Senate Forum offers key themes that will help kickstart discussions on the evolution of Dal’s academic landscape.

Spanning the planet from produce to plate

Dal’s newly accredited program in International Food Business connects students with opportunities in both North America and Europe.

Thumbs up, thumbs down: DSU crowdsources students’ best ideas

On Soapbox, students can submit their suggestions to improve life at Dal, with a commitment that the DSU will try and make the most popular ideas possible.

What’s for dinner? Dal researchers on the possibilities of DNA Barcoding

How DNA sampling of marine species can prevent fish fraud.

Easy fleet: CarShareHFX comes to campus for its fourth anniversary

A new partnership between Dal and CarShareHFX allows departments and offices to sign up for workplace memberships -- and brings two new cars to campus.

AUS volleyball championship previews:

Men's Team; Women's Team

With both teams finishing first in the AUS, the women head to their Memorial-hosted championships with a bye to semis while the men prepare for a best-two-out-of-three showdown with UNB.

Privacy, data and the digital age

In an era where government student loan data goes missing, and Facebook is a way of life, the topics considered at events like Data Privacy Day are more relevant than ever.

Tigers Weekend Recap (Feb. 8‑10)

Volleyball completed regular season games this past weekend while both Tigers swim teams were crowned AUS champions.

Athletes of the Week (Ending Feb. 10)

Congratulations to swimmers Katie Webster and Kyle Watson, this week's Dalhousie G2 Athletes of the Week.

VALENTINE'S DAY

In honour of Valentine's Day, we asked students and alumni to share their stories about finding love at Dal.

Read more: Campus romance: Your Dal love stories

DAL NEWS TOP 5

We asked the Registrar's Office to share some resources students can tap into to support their studies, from bursaries to scholarships and financial aid.

Read more: Top 5 student funding resources you should know about

CULTURE

To mark the Chinese New Year, Dal's Chinese Studies program hosted a friendly calligraphy competition for students.

Read more: Painting the spirit of a language

NEWS BITES

- Dal does the Harlem Shake: Online crazes happen fast these days, and some Dal students are quickly organizing a video dance-off for Friday afternoon. Find out more from their Facebook event.

Food for Fines: For each non-perishable food item you donate between now and Sunday, participating Novanet libraries will reduce your library fine by $2, to a maximum of $20. All food donations go to Feed Nova Scotia, the Dalhousie Student Union Food Bank and the Colchester Food Bank. Learn more.

- A few of next week's events from the Dal Events Calendar.

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