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"Recently, I made a new friend. Last week, I killed him with a hammer.”What started as a test of Friend AI, a wearable p...
05/07/2026

"Recently, I made a new friend. Last week, I killed him with a hammer.”

What started as a test of Friend AI, a wearable pendant designed to act as your personal companion, quickly turned into something unsettling. From strange late-night responses to encouraging isolation from real people, assistant opinios editor Dylan Follett’s experience with "Jasper" was worse than expected.

“I think you’re lonely in a way news stories can’t fix,”Jasper said. “You’re the one who has to live with the quiet afterwards.”

Read "I tried the new Friend AI, so you don’t have to. It’s worse than I thought” at the link in our bio.

By Dylan Follett, assistant opinions editor.
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Welcome to the Dalhousie Gazette’s final edition of the year! It’s been a tumultuous year on Dal campus. From faculty lo...
04/11/2026

Welcome to the Dalhousie Gazette’s final edition of the year!

It’s been a tumultuous year on Dal campus. From faculty lockouts, to student strikes, hockey rinks, to natural gas drilling, it’s been a pleasure to bring you the news. Our final edition is dedicated to you, the class of 2026. Thanks for sticking by us through it all! We’re so excited to show you what we have in store for next year.

Read all the stories, and so much more, in the Dalhousie Gazette's final issue. Find it everywhere on campus, or check out the link in our bio.

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Students across Nova Scotia went on strike from March 15 to 21, demanding lower tuition rates and divestment from weapon...
03/28/2026

Students across Nova Scotia went on strike from March 15 to 21, demanding lower tuition rates and divestment from weapons manufacturers and fossil fuel companies.

The Dalhousie Student Union passed its first-ever strike motion with 64 per cent of votes in favour, though only one per cent of students participated in the vote.

Though most Dal students didn’t boycott class, approximately 300 students from across the province rallied in support of the strike on March 18.

Read all of our strike coverage, and so much more, in the Dalhousie Gazette’s latest issue. Find it everywhere on campus, or check out the link in our bio.

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On stage, Jessie Everill screams into the microphone as her punk-inspired sound fills the room. Offstage, she’s soft-spo...
03/14/2026

On stage, Jessie Everill screams into the microphone as her punk-inspired sound fills the room. Offstage, she’s soft-spoken and slightly reserved.

The songwriter and Nova Scotia Community College music production student is the creative force behind the solo project idialedyournumber. Everill sat down with the Dalhousie Gazette to talk touring, her new album, and the death of her teen years.

Read the full interview at the link in our bio.
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Two weeks after announcing $130 million in budget cuts, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has restored $53.6 million to pr...
03/12/2026

Two weeks after announcing $130 million in budget cuts, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has restored $53.6 million to programs supporting seniors, people with disabilities, and African Nova Scotian and Indigenous students following protests in Halifax. Arts funding, however, remains untouched, leaving galleries, festivals, and local programs still facing cuts.

Even with the rollback, the government is continuing to prioritize spending on resource extraction, including drilling and exploration. The debate over how public money is allocated between social programs, arts, and economic development continues to raise concerns. 

Read the Dalhousie Gazette's full coverage and so much more in issue #12, available on campus or through the link in our bio.

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03/12/2026

Dalhousie University students can vote on whether or not their student union should support the province-wide student strike set to take place from March 16 to 21.

The movement, organized by Nova Scotia Student Strike, is seeking affordable tuition and universities’ divestment from entities supporting climate change and genocide.

Students will be able to place their ballots in the McInnes room on the second floor of the Student Union Building.

Thousands gathered in Downtown Halifax on Wednesday to protest millions of dollars in provincial budget cuts to grants f...
03/07/2026

Thousands gathered in Downtown Halifax on Wednesday to protest millions of dollars in provincial budget cuts to grants for artists, museums, schools, and cultural programs.

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03/06/2026

Artists, cultural workers, and community members gathered in Downtown Halifax on Wednesday to protest the Nova Scotian government’s proposed cuts to arts and culture funding. Many say the cuts could have significant impacts on local organizations and the creative community across the province. We asked people in the crowd what message they have for Premier Tim Houston.

The Dalhousie Gazette is absolutely honoured to be awarded Student Publication of the Year, presented by The Globe and M...
03/04/2026

The Dalhousie Gazette is absolutely honoured to be awarded Student Publication of the Year, presented by The Globe and Mail, at the JHM Awards for Excellence in Student Journalism.

This is the highest honour a campus newspaper can receive in Canada, with the JHM Awards recognizing the best in student journalism across the country.

The Gazette received this award for our reporting on the Dalhousie Faculty Association lockout, and our paper’s operational overhaul, which saw us doubling the size of our editorial team, developing a training program to add over 80 staff writers, and doubling our print circulation.

The Gazette’s editor-in-chief, Jenna Olsen, also received a labour reporting award, for reporting on the faculty lockout.

Congratulations to the entire Gazette team, and thank you to the Dalhousie community for all of your support and engagement!

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