Welcome to the new Watch Magazine.
UPDATED: KSU Election polls extended again
Polls have been extended till Oct. 14 after quorum wasn’t met again. Check Dal emails for more voting information.
“Journalism doesn’t stop for a pandemic”: J-School supplied students with video kits
Production kits have been provided to journalism students amidst online learning.
Say hello to Teddy: how to prepare for a hurricane
With a hurricane heading to Halifax for the second September in a row, here’s what you need to know to prepare for Teddy.
Read this month’s editorial, we’re still looking for a treasurer!
News
KSU Budget 2020/21: No cuts to funding, summer pay for staff and exec
KSU presents a balanced budget with no major cuts, pay for executive and laid-off staff and exec not included in the lines.
The Galley reopens for takeout, but the Wardroom remains closed
The Galley reopened today for takeout service, with hopes for online service in the near future. The Wardroom will remain closed for the time being.
Winter sports could return, athletic scholarship continue
Blue Devils directors confirm that winter season can still happen, given there are not significant health concerns.
Arts & Culture
Here’s the squeeze: bagpipes are back at King’s
Listen as student Cameron Barrett plays his bagpipes. Barrett will be back playing every Friday while the weather stays good.
KTS Main Season: ‘Little Death’ review
Little Death, directed by Daniel Halpern and written by Daniel Sarah Karasik, opens with a conversation at a bar. The awkward conversation is realistic, eyes drift from hands to smiles. Tension builds for several minutes as the conversation between Ali, played by Hilary Allister, and Dallas, played by Simone Reid, dips its toe into the […]
KTS Main Season: ‘Will You Taste Our Blood’ review
Sex finds itself in the spotlight of The Pit. Will You Taste Our Blood, written by Katie Clarke and directed by Clarke and Adrianna Vanos, is a bubbling concoction. The play combines elements of the Greek tragedy The Bacchae with contemporary issues of sex, consent, and social anxiety. It stars Alex Retzer as Mae (a […]
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City
No Pipeline!
An update to our previous story on Wet’suwet’en protests in Halifax was printed in our Feb. 2020 edition. On February 12th, upwards of 150 people organized to block the Fairview Cove Container Terminal and the gate to the terminal in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land and water protectors. The RCMP in British Columbia are removing Indigenous […]
Halifax/K’jipuktuk: Protestors Stand in Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
Upwards of 150 people organized in Halifax on Feb. 11th around noon to block the Fairview Cove Container Terminal and the gate to the terminal in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land and water protectors. The main blockade was at the Fairview Cove Container Terminal, they are stopping trucks from entering the terminal. The second is down […]
FIN: Giving Voice to Indigenous Experience
Indigenous issues and representation were tackled in many films at this year’s Atlantic International Film Festival and Michael Trombetta had the chance to review three of them.
Opinion
Dude… It’s natural
Periods are taboo. Blood is coming out of someone’s body. They are disgusting. They can be abundant. They can be small. They can last for a week. They can last for 3 days. It’s basically a deep cleaning of the uterus. Sometimes it hurts. It’s irritating. It makes you feel more emotional. In high school, […]
Books be gone?
She’s cute, organized and here to ruin your life: Marie Kondo wants you to get rid of your books. Kondo is an author who was previously best known for penning the book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, a bestseller that explains Kondo’s method of cleaning up your house, and inevitably, your life. It […]
Life after J-school
Being a young journalist in Halifax is hard. Damn hard. Salaried jobs are non-existent. Freelancing seems to be the only source of income. Second or third jobs are often the only way people make ends meet. And all of this you wish you had known when you were 17-years-old, applying for journalism schools, taking out […]