February 2nd Show

University Ritalin Abuse
Reporter: Tor Sandberg (torsandberg@gmail.com)

Students at university campuses are abusing a drug you can get with a simple prescription. Some students not coping with the stress of school work are using Ritalin to help with all-night study marathons. The problem, is that they’re using it without a prescription.

Related Websites:
-Dalhousie Counseling Services
-The 2002 Nova Scotia Student Drug Use
Highlights Report
-Fact Sheet on Ritalin Abuse

Trucking Action
Reporter: Erin O'Halloran (EOHALLOR@dal.ca)

The Nova Scotia trucking industry thinks a diverse workforce is good for
business. They’re trying to deal with a skills shortage in the industry and
are calling for minorities to fill the void. Erin O’Halloran went to Truro to
find that they’re having some trouble.

Hot Seven In Halifax
Reporter: Trevor Murphy (treva@dal.ca)

#7 - Hilary Duff - Our Lips are Sealed
#6 - Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls
#5 - Big Game Hunt - Highwater Mark
#4 - In-Flight Safety - The Coast is Clear
#3 - Sloan - Coax Me
#2 - Metric - Monster Hospital
#1 - Coldplay - Fix You


North American Indigenous Games
Reporter: Falice Chin (falice.chin@dal.ca)
Mi’kmaq athletes are training extra hard now that the North American Indigenous Games are starting in six months. With a few injuries and funding problems, Team Mi’kmaw Nova Scotia must overcome obstacles to compete in Denver, Colorado.

Related Websites:
- Mi’kmaw Youth, Recreation and Active Circle for Living
-2006 North American Indigenous Games Official Website

Men Who Knit
Reporter: Jennifer Choi (jennifer.choi@dal.ca)

Stick to your knitting. That’s what Peter Mckay said to Alexa Mcdonough. Some people think it’s a sexist comment. Whether you agree with that or not. There’s definitely a stereotype that only women knit. But, a few men prove that theory wrong.

Related Websites:

-The Loop Craft Cafe
-Men Knit
- Men Who Knit

January 19th Show

Gentrification
Reporter: Erin O’Halloran EOHALLOR@DAL>CA

FRED salon was the target of graffiti. The message was GET OUT! blue and red spray paint scrawled across the facade of his building. The attack represents a bigger issue in area north of the Commons.
Related Websites:
-The Halifax Coalition Against Poverty. This activist group fights the effects of gentrification.
-Rising property values lifting North End's fortunes
-http://novanewsnet.ukings.ns.ca/nova_news_3588_7120.html


Sounds Like Art!
Reporter: Matthew Pearn MT554047@DAL.CA

When you think of Art, you probably think of colours and shapes or flowers and bowls of fruit. But Eleanor King wants to change that cliché. She makes art you enjoy through your ears. Using a microphone - she collects city and beach noises. Then she turns *noise* into *art*.

Eleanor King's "Soundroam" can be picked up at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia reception desk, 1723 Hollis from January 14 to February 26.

Related Websites:
-The Coast - Soundtown

U-PASS comes to Dalhousie...but not to King's
Reporter: Janet MacLeod Janet.MacLeod@dal.ca

The U-PASS (Universal Transit Pass) has arrived at Dalhousie. King's College students thought they'd be getting the pass as well, since Dal and Kings share many things, such as classes, profs, and many university services. Turns out, that's not the case. King's wasn't included in Dal's negotiation of the U-PASS.

Related Websites:
-Metro Transit U-PASS

Women candidates
Reporter: Michal Roberge michal.roberge@dal.ca

Women play an active role behind-the-scenes of campaigns, but they are rarely ever candidates. For instance, in Nova Scotia out of the 51 candidates running in this year's Federal election, only seven are women. To explore the reasons why, Michal Roberge speaks to Brigitte Neumann, the Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women. One of Neumann's projects is an annual campaign school for women interested in running in an election. She has some interesting things to say as to why women candidates are so hard to find.

Related Websites:
-Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women
-Women and Political Participation from the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women's website.

Reel Health
Reporter: Alexa Cheater ACHEATER@dal.ca

Reel Health is a semi-regular feature that looks at the latest health news. This week we look at how exercise can help seniors heal faster, how smoking can cause birth defects and at a new online drug database.

Related Websites:
-DrugBank

Leaders of political youth wings campaign to students
Reporter: Falice Chin Falice.Chin@dal.ca

Halifax is full of students. That's why when a federal election is happening in January, political youth wings are working hard to motivate young voters. Dalhousie's Keith Torrie, vice president of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, spends about 25 hours a week chatting with students about politics. He says it's important young people vote.

Related Websites:
-N.S. Young New Democrats
-N.S. Young Tories
-N.S. Young Liberals

Strip Club Protest
Reporter: Erin O’Halloran EOHALLOR@DAL>CA

One friday the thirteenth a strip club opened in north end Dartmouth.
Local residents protested the opening of the club. Protesters believe strip clubs don't belong in anyone's neighbourhood.
Related Websites:
- Strip club focus of zoning issue