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Commerce student and brother channel father's legacy with eco coffee brewer

Commerce student and brother channel father's legacy with eco coffee brewer

On a quest to tackle the waste of disposable coffee pods and filters, a third-year Dal student and his brother have adapted their dad's filter design into the only Canadian-made 100% cotton brewing system.  Read more.

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Photos by Cody Turner
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Rapper bbno$ headlined this year's Dalfest. Check out images from an exciting night of music.
Linden Thomas
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Students learned about mocktails and consent in a fun, alcohol-free space alongside local bartenders and mixologists at this unique O-Week event.
Ellie Garry-Jones
Thursday, September 4, 2025
More than 1,200 students scored big at Dal's Free Store last week, taking home tens of thousands of dollars worth of goods for free and proving one person's trash can be another's treasure.

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Matt Reeder
Monday, September 9, 2024
Dalhousie expects to begin site preparation for a new six-storey student residence in Halifax next spring that will accommodate approximately 200 students living on campus.
Words by Matt Reeder, with photos from Nick Pearce
Monday, September 9, 2024
Change comes with the territory when moving away from home to go to university. We asked some of Dal's newest students what special belongings they brought with them to create a feeling of home away from home.
Matt Reeder and Tanis Trainor
Friday, September 6, 2024
Few Canadian scholarships accelerate student achievement in STEM quite as well as the Schulich Leader awards. Learn more about this year's STEM superstars in the making at Dal.
Ariel Mackenzie
Friday, August 30, 2024
Halifornia Dreaming, this year's Orientation Week programming, offers Dal's newest students dozens of opportunities to learn, meet new people, and have fun.
Matt Reeder
Friday, August 30, 2024
We asked a few of Dal's orientation leaders to offer insights into what they wish they’d known as they started at Dal.