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East and West mingle at conference

July 19, 2010 David Parker No comments

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CKDU Interviews Gordon McOuat

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HALIFAX – Circulating Knowledge, East and West is a unique conference focused on the circulation of scientific knowledge in South Asia and beyond throughout history. The conference hopes to establish lasting global relations to support a network of social and humanist studies of science.

“Halifax has had growing interest in Eastern and international knowledge exchanges,” says Emily Tector of Situating Science at King’s College, “and this conference offers a great opportunity to widen this field.”

There will be a diversity of lectures, discussions and workshops at King’s College, taking place from July 21st to 23rd. CKDU caught up with Gordon McOuat, King’s professor and organizer of the conference, to ask what he’s looking forward to at the upcoming event.

For a full program and more information, visit situsci.ca. Don’t miss the free public lecture on Wednesday night, by Dr. Sundar Sarukkai, at 7 pm at the King’s Alumni Hall.

This interview was produced by the CKDU News Collective for Operation Wake Up on CKDU 88.1fm, and aired on Wednesday, July 21 between 8am and 9am.

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DSU Elections Round-up Part 4: President

March 15, 2010 David Parker No comments
Presidential candidate Neil Bailey

Presidential candidate Neil Bailey

Listen: Interview with Neil Bailey

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Presidential candidate Greg Debogorski

Presidential candidate Greg Debogorski

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Presidential candidate Chris Saulnier

Presidential candidate Chris Saulnier

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DSU Election Round-up Part 1: Senate Reps

March 15, 2010 David Parker 3 comments
Senate Rep candidate Maggie Lovett

Senate Rep candidate Maggie Lovett

Listen: Interview with Maggie Lovett

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Senate Rep candidate Carly Nicholson

Senate Rep candidate Carly Nicholson

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Senate Rep candidate Christian Browne

Senate Rep candidate Christian Browne

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Senate Rep candidate Ben Wedge

Senate Rep candidate Ben Wedge

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Nova Scotia report warns against taser use

September 8, 2009 David Parker One comment

A taser. Source: http://unambig.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/

A standard taser, used by police. Source: http://unambig.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/

The Nova Scotia government released a report last Friday on the use of tasers by police officers. The report described a state known as ‘excited delirium’, created by a taser shock, in which a person is considered at the risk of sudden death. The report warned that any attempts to restrain someone exhibiting signs of excited delirium is very risky. “The state is a medical emergency,” said Dr. Stan Kutcher, an expert in adolescent mental health at Dalhousie University, speaking to the Globe and Mail.

The report did not satisfy the lawyers of Howard Hyde, a Dartmouth man who died in custody 30 hours after being tasered by police. According to the recommendations, police should try to de-escalate a situation as much as possible. If that fails, then they should use physical restraint if necessary, as quickly as possible. Kevin MacDonald, Hyde’s lawyer, said, “from what I can see, the police [handling Mr. Hyde] felt that they were doing just that by using the taser.”

Police use of tasers has been responsible for other deaths in Canada, including Robert Dziekanski, a man who was tasered to death by police at the Vancouver airport last year.

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NSPIRG motion fails at the Dal Student Union AGM

April 15, 2009 David Parker No comments

The Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group at Dalhousie University fought to keep it’s student levy at a recent General Meeting of the Dal Student Union (DSU).

In a record turn out for a DSU AGM, over 600 students packed into the MacInnes auditorium to vote on a controversial motion that would have NSPIRG’s funding removed, have them kicked out of the building, and their staff pay-roll with-held. A total of 455 students voted, 238 against the motion, and 217 in favour.

The results may be a victory for NSPIRG, as now they are not mandated by the AGM to go to referendum next year. However, this doesn’t prevent the DSU council from passing a similar motion in a council meeting.

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14 minutes long. Produced by the CKDU News Collective for Operation Wake Up.

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Live Panel on Student Activism

March 31, 2009 David Parker One comment

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CKDU’s Mad Sessions, the CKDU News Collective and the Dalhousie Gazette proudly present:

A live panel on student activism

Thursday, March 26, 2009

9 pm to 10:30 pm on CKDU 88.1 fm

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featuring:

Daniel Boyle, Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) Vice President Internal
Angela Day, staff Resource Co-ordinator, Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group (NSPIRG)
Jonathan Mulle, Students Moblizing for Action on Campus (SMAC)
Colin Conrad, Stop NSPIRG

The Dalhousie Annual General Meeting of the DSU was held on March 11th, but due to a motion, was carried over to April 1st. Around 200 students packed the auditorium in the Dal Student Union Building, voting on contentious and conflicting motions for the DSU, including a motion that would put the existence of NSPIRG in jeopardy. Join CKDU, the Dal Gazette and Mad Sessions for a unique live debate with all members of the conflict.

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Click here for Part One of the live panel. 30 minutes long.

Click here for Part Two of the live panel. 33 minutes long.

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