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• PepsiCo Athlete of the Week (Sep. 15)
  Soccer players Ben Hashimoto and Sally Steinberg have been named the PepsiCo Athletes of the Week.
  
• Tigers Weekend Action (Sep. 15)
  The soccer teams continue to top the standings as they approach the halfway point in their season.
  
• Dal student farm invites public to explore sustainable agriculture on Open Farm Day
  Dalhousie’s student-run farm, Sustain by Cultiv8, opens its gates Sept. 21 to showcase hands-on innovation in sustainable farming and food security.
  
• Dal Reads selection Son of Elsewhere weaves personal tale of identity, adolescence, and the immigrant experience
  Dal Reads selects Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud’s moving memoir on identity and belonging, inviting the Dalhousie community to read and reflect together.
  

• Grad profile: Making sense of identity
  Uihyeok Jung, a Korean immigrant to Canada, overcame language barriers, embraced his cultural identity, and pursued sociology and history, culminating in award-winning research on Korean emotion and social movements.
  
• A milestone moment: Dal celebrates first graduates of groundbreaking Black and African Diaspora Studies major
  This spring, Dalhousie marks a historic milestone as the first graduates of its Black and African Diaspora Studies major cross the Convocation stage. Meet James Dixon and Portia Wright.
  
• Grad profile: A political awakening abroad
  Meaghan De Adder’s global adventure sparked a powerful political awakening — from Halifax roots to Seoul streets — and a thesis that challenges injustice towards women.
  
• Grad Profile: From criminology to the Berlin opera
  Sophia Maskine made what she described as a risky decision going back to school for music. But now she’s headed to Berlin, taking on a role with the Berlin Opera Academy and eager to immerse herself in the rich opera culture.
  
• Grad profile: Around the world and back
  Liam Oko remembers sneaking into the Bauer Theater in Antigonish to watch his mom’s rehearsals. Now, with his BA in Theatre, he’ll be on stage himself this summer.
  
• Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is worsening gender‑based violence against women
  As violence continues to displace people in the eastern DRC, women face a heightened risk of sexual and gender-based violence.