A police investigation of stress-relieving ‘puppy rooms’ has uncovered a nefarious underground dogfighting operation with connections to Icelandic mafia. “It is with deep regret that I am informing all Canadian universities that these rooms are shut down immediately,” said constable El-Diri of the Halifiction Regional Police (HRP). In a press release from the HRP, a sophisticated network of Icelandic mafia …

By: Connor Donald An already busy year for music in Halifax and the East Coast is continuing to heat up as Summer quickly approaches. Some big name groups are setting their targets on the East Coast of Canada and some big shows have already been set. With a mere couple months left until Summer truly begins I give you a …

Saint Mary’s is exploring the possibility of a shared hockey arena with Dalhousie. “I would say it’s preliminary, we’re  certainly chatting to see what the options are.” said SMU spokesperson Steve Proctor, “There is a joint proposal that is looking for government assistance to make it all work.” The two universities, Saint Mary’s and Dalhousie, have submitted the concept to …

Tax accountant for your businessWhat happens when you want your business to be in line with the tax regulations within your state, and you do not have sufficient competence to file the returns. Well, an excellent recommendation for your business set-up at such a point in time would be to settle for the services of a credible business tax accountant …

Everyone remember the lackluster Black Eyed Peas and Kid Rock concerts in Halifax a couple of summers ago. That was the fi rst year in the last decade that Halifax failed to bring a big hit summer concert to Nova Scotia. However, a failed summer concert was well in the making after a couple of poor outcomes at other summer …

As of last Friday, Movember officially ended and the Movember Committee, along with a number of students, celebrated the end at the Gorsebrook with Best of Open Mic. During the month, it’s very encouraging to walk around campus and see all the Mo Bros taking part in the campaign, as well as all the Mo Sistas who come out to …

4 months of toiling, writing reports and running my own business finally came to a head last Thursday, at the Mini-Venture trade show for Professor Ellen Farrell’s Structuring the Start-Up course. Around the room numerous students (many entrepreneurship majors but surprisingly, like me, many who were not), were  all setting up booths which displayed what our companies did, how we …

With the exams ending students across Canada are desperately trying to resell their used textbooks. Fulltime students are expected to budget around $1000 a year just for assigned reading, but will be extremely lucky to recoup even half that value. SMU’s library offers a buy-back program, but in my three and a half years attending Saint Mary’s they’ve not once …

The Women’s Centre has stopped receiving special event funding from SMUSA, and the news has put into question the viability of their annual Vagina Monologues production. “We were given $500 last year for Consent Fest.” Said Women’s Centre employee Amanda Dickie, referring to a December 2011 deposit of $598.44 that helped offset the cost of guest speakers at the event. …

The engineering students had a mechanical showdown on Mars just before finals. “This is pretty much where it’s at for engineering students at SMU.” Said Prasanna Balakrishnan, one of the students who built a mock Mars rover. Prasanna was one of five students who built Clementine, the robot who won the class-wide competition held at the Discovery Centre. On a …