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FASS in Dal News

• New north strong and free? Reimagining Canada in the age of Trump
  How should Canada reimagine itself in the age of Trump? We asked six AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ experts to answer that question — offering insights into how Canadians should navigate the choices ahead.
  
• Excellence in action: Meet this year's Dal Board of Governors' award winners
  The winners of Dal's top award for student leadership have made their mark through caring for each other and the planet, sparking new approaches to old problems, and creating connections that have lasting power.
  
• Why Canada must treat its food system as a matter of national defence
  Faced with bothÌýa trade warÌýandÌýannexation threats, Canada must confront whether its domestic food systems can feed its population in a crisis — economic, political, environmental or otherwise.
  
• Fountain School's Three Sisters reflects human desire to hope in the face of disappointment
  Guest director Diego Matamoros worked with Dal students and faculty members to bring Anton Chekov's famed play to life for the 2024-2025 season finale.
  
• Musical collaboration breathes life into DalSymphony’s 2025 Concerto Night
  Although Concerto Night highlights specific students, soloists agree that the best part of the evening is performing music that they love as an ensemble.
  
• The deep history of deepfakes: Q&A with Spatz Chair Eva Mroczek
  In her public lecture this week, Dr. Eva Mroczek, the Simon and Riva Spatz Chair in Jewish Studies at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿, traced the winding history of authenticity and forgery in how we discover, study, and talk about biblical texts.
  
• Breaking ground: How Dal's Black and African Diaspora Studies program is forging new opportunities
  AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s Black and African Diaspora Studies program aims to deepen understanding of Black histories and cultures. Meet some of the people who helped make it possible.
  
• The blurred line between love and friendship: Theatre alum's dreams take centre stage
  Myrthin Stagg's journey in the film industry has been one of artistic growth and boundary-pushing creativity, most recently thanks to the success of her award-winning short film, Play It Again.