Dear readers, Given the current political turmoil surrounding British Prime Minister Theresa May's efforts to secure a deal for exiting the European Union, let us reflect on whether the Brexit myth of 'Britain alone' (rooted in Britain's supposedly single-handed defeat of the Nazis) passes muster from an early modern perspective. It may not even 'pass…
President Lahey's message to the community: The Honourable Labi Kousoulis, Minister of Labour and Advanced Education, has announced that the provincial operating grant for King’s, currently at $5,988,000, will be increased by $2.2 million, starting in the current fiscal (and academic) year. This is a tremendous vote of confidence in King’s and its future as…
Speaking recently in Rome, Cassie Hayward describes herself as a ‘passionate watchdog’ Cassie Hayward’s passion for food security and advocacy is taking her far—quite literally. In October, the 21-year-old King’s student flew to Rome to attend an international conference of the Committee on World Food Security, where she was asked to give a speech on…
Read MoreDear readers, For the fiftieth post of Early Modern Times, I've composed a little ditty inspired by this recent article on 'The last true knight on Malta', the lone member of the Knights of Malta who still resides on the island (there are 55 worldwide). After residing in three different places after their initial headquarters…
One hundred and one years ago, Samuel Prince (1886-1960) was a young curate at Saint Paul’s Anglican Church in Halifax when the Halifax Explosion struck. The budding social scientist and clergyman witnessed the greatest manmade explosion prior to the atom bomb, describing it as “blowing Halifax into the 20th century.” Prince wrote his doctoral dissertation…
One might call Ariel Bates an accidental King's student. She came from New Market, Ont. to Halifax three years ago to study art, and moved into residence at King's as a non-King's student. "I needed a residence to live in and King's just happened to offer that…I had never read the Divine Comedy, I couldn't…
King's MFA in Creative Nonfiction student Stacey McLeod, an interactive journalist and editor in Toronto who has worked for Global News, The Toronto Star and Travel & Escape Magazine, has been named as the first recipient of King's new Master of Fine Arts Scholarship. [caption id="attachment_22311" align="alignleft" width="300"] King's MFA student and recipient of he…
Dear readers, The story goes that when U.S. President Richard Nixon asked Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai in 1972 what he thought of the French Revolution, the latter replied, 'it's too early to tell.' While Premier Zhou was likely referring to the Paris riots of 1968, not the revolution of 1789, it is nevertheless the case…
The King’s co-ed badminton team performed well at a recent tournament (Nov. 24/25), winning in seven out of 10 matches to capture the tournament at Holland College in Prince Edward Island. The defending Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) champion Blue Devils edged out Mount Alison University with 79 team points to the Mounties’ 72.
