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Growing up, Max Burt and Bryan Duquette had dreams of playing volleyball professionally. They’ve taken slightly different paths to get to where they are today, but now the two athletes' aspirations have become a reality.

Next June, Dal will host the national conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) alongside other Halifax universities and colleges. Proposals for the conference are due December 12.

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, federal minister of agriculture, was at Dal's Agricultural Campus last Friday for a Facebook Live event focused on connecting with young farmers and youth.

Ngena Bernard's life was cut short just as she was working to better her life by going back to school to study social work. Now, her family is making sure others have that same opportunity through a new bursary in her memory.

Philip Akin, artistic director of Obsidian Theatre (Canada's leading Black theatre company) is working with Dal's Theatre students to present a boldly original take on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The production runs through December 3 at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Arts Centre.

It was a busy weekend on the road for the Tigers as the hockey and basketball teams were all in action.

Sophie Gaube (Basketball) and Corbin Boes (Hockey) are this week's Â鶹´«Ã½ G2 Athletes of the Week.

Dal's Gender and Women's Studies program, Human Rights and Equity Services, South House and others on campus are teaming up for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The campaign starts on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25) and runs through International Human Rights Day (December 10).

The Honourable Mayann Francis, Distinguished Public Service Fellow in the School of Public Administration, discusses the art exhibition (currently on display) featuring the one-of-a-kind garments that marked her time as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

Students and community members came together at the Killam Library's Collider space for the Startup Weekend competition, hosted by Launch Dal.