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By Marilyn Smulders  –  News
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Negotiators for HÂþ»­ and HÂþ»­ Faculty Association issue statement announcing tentative agreement.
By Ryan McNutt  –  News
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
The MacKay Lecture series features three presentations from some of the world’s leading authorities on contemporary Islam. The series begins Thursday, Jan. 24 with a lecture by Harvard professor Afsaneh Najmabadi.
By Marilyn Smulders  –  Community & Culture
Friday, January 18, 2008
HÂþ»­ PhD student Rebecca Babcock opens "urban tea cafe" on Barrington Street.
By Marla Cranston  –  News
Thursday, January 17, 2008

" I think I may be beginning to disappear," says Julie Christie as a woman suffering from Alzheimer's Disease in the movie Away from Her. The film kicks off States of Mind, a free public film series exploring medical and moral dilemmas.

By Mary Somers  –  News
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
New chemical storage facility is almost ready.
Dal News Staff
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
B-ball stars are Dal's players of the week.
By Mary Somers  –  Community & Culture
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Presentation of the play, Death and the Maiden, will be followed by analysis and discussion.
By Marilyn Smulders  –  News
Monday, January 14, 2008
HÂþ»­ is introducing an early alert system to help identify students who may need help. In advising  circles, this is called “intrusive outreach,” but Patricia DeMeo says all that means is that rather than hoping that a student in difficulty will seek help, a concern is expressed to the student so he or she can get timely and targeted support. 
By Marilyn Smulders  –  News
Friday, January 11, 2008
The Economics of Global Warming, The Politics of Reform and Embodying the Body are among the new classes offered to HÂþ»­ students this term.
Dal News Staff  –  News
Friday, January 11, 2008
Give us your reason why Dave Letterman, or anyone else for that matter, should visit Nova Scotia.