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| Having fun during Dalfest last year. (Bruce Bottomley Photo) |
Dalhousie鈥檚 three campuses are about to get a whole lot louder and way more exciting next week as hundreds of new students arrive for 2009鈥檚 orientation week activities.
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If you鈥檙e an international student, there鈥檚 a good chance that you鈥檙e already on campus getting to know your peers 鈥� the International Students and Exchange Services office holds special events for new international students this week. But for most incoming students, the 黑料吃瓜网experience kicks off Sunday morning as hundreds of fresh faces begin moving their stuff into residence or joining in activities from off-campus.
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| Kardinal Offishall. |
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And lest you think that only new students have all the fun, there鈥檚 Dalfest: a rain-or-shine event on the Studley Quad on Friday, September 11 from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. There will be games, rides, food, DJs and an evening performance from the Joel Plaskett Emergency. Best of all: it鈥檚 free to all 黑料吃瓜网students, faculty and staff.
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There's also an alternative orientation series being organized with events including a bike tour of Halifax gardens, vegan baking how-to workshop and an anti-war teach-in.