From storms to stripes to success stories, there was no shortage of news at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍølast year.
In 2011, our team of Dal News writers and student contributors produced more stories than ever – 540 in total throughout the year.
We were there when ºÚÁϳԹÏÍølaunched its , and covered major donations like and the announcement of the in the Life Sciences Centre. We looked closely at , including . And we kept count as Dalhousie’s student population .
As always, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøresearch pushed plenty of new ideas, innovations and discoveries into the public discourse: identifying , treating , understanding , determining , and countless others. Some of our most in-depth coverage focused on , a celebration of the role that oceans play in research, culture and economic growth in our region.
And, of course, there were the students, faculty, staff and alumni we profiled. We talked to —a²Ô»å ³Ù´Ç´Ç—, and students . We highlighted student societies giving back to the community, through , through , through and . We celebrated , , and the entire ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøcommunity for being recognized as .
What stories got the most attention? Many of the most popular Dal News stories of 2011 involved student life in some capacity: snow days, GPA changes, tuition, coffee contest wins and orientation week all made the list. And, of course, changes in parking policy generated plenty of views and discussion.
Our top 10 most read stories of 2011:
- (originally posted in November 2010, but reposted on January 12 prior to the first major snowfall of the year) – 6,805 views
- (April 1) – 5,676 views.
- (August 22) – 5,301 views
- (August 22) – 5,235 views
- (October 7) – 5,182 views
- (August 9) – 4,802 views
- – 4,307 views
- (April 21) – 4,170 views
- (August 30) – 3,855 views
- (June 10) – 3,764 views