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• From base to books: Â鶹´«Ã½ students reflect on Remembrance Day as soldiers and scholars
  Remembrance Day hits home in a deep way for these Â鶹´«Ã½ students who also serve as reservists in the Canadian Armed Forces.
  
• A former student's sacrifice: Mud‑stained newspaper chronicles story of the first Dalhousian killed in The Great War
  George Stairs set a new academic record for marks when he was a student at Â鶹´«Ã½. Just a few years later, he perished serving in the First World War — a story of sacrifice captured in compelling fashion in a newspaper found in a trench on the frontlines.
  
• 'An amazing experience': Biggest Dal Open House ever primes future students
  A record number of prospective students and their supporters got up close and personal with Â鶹´«Ã½ last weekend at the fall Open House event in Halifax.
  
• How honeybees can help us monitor pollution across Canada
  Canada’s more than 13,000 beekeepers are a critical untapped resource of citizen scientists. By analyzing honey sample compositions, researchers can monitor contaminants in the air and soil that are collected when honeybees forage for nectar, pollen and water from nearby flowers.
  

• Grad profile: An academic awakening
  Tyeshia Angel Jordan shifted gears from science to arts at Dal after becoming fascinated by the possibilities of gender studies and inspired to combat racial injustices.
  
• Midnight masterpieces: Dal's creative connections at Nocturne
  Nocturne’s 17th annual festival invites artists to explore the realities unique to Kjipuktuk (Halifax) and resilience through tragedies and discourses. Plan to attend between October 17-20, with various Dal-connected installations showcased on October 19.
  
• Humanity’s future depends on our ability to live in harmony with nature
  Climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion are not isolated problems — they are part of an interconnected web of crises that demand urgent and comprehensive action.
  
• Jeremy Dutcher wins Polaris Prize for the second time
  The Â鶹´«Ã½ notable alum and Aurum Award winner studied music and social anthropology to become a ‘voice from within’ his culture.
  
• Dal alum's life‑changing illness spurs commitment to making the performing arts more accessible
  There was a time when Maeghan Tavener (BA’19) thought they might have to give up dance and theatre due to chronic illness. They found a way back to their passion and are making space for more disabled artists like them.
  
• Why the open work permit for migrant workers is an inadequate solution
  Upcoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program should include improvements to the Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers.