The Dalhousie Gazette
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The Dalhousie Gazette is the main student publication at Dalhousie University
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
. The paper first began publishing in 1868, making it the oldest continually operating student newspaper
in North America followed by The Harvard Crimson
(1873) and The Columbia Daily Spectator
(1877). (The Brunswickan
, printed out of the University of New Brunswick
, actually predates The Gazette by a year, but began printing in magazine format). The founding editors were J.J. Cameron (who went on to found the Queen's Journal), A.P.Seeton, and W.E. Roscoe.
The Gazette's weekly circulation is 10,000, making it Halifax's second-largest free publication (after the independent weekly The Coast
). The Gazette is run, financed and published by the Dalhousie Gazette Publishing Society, a group of students made up from the Gazette's editors, contributors, and The Dalhousie Gazette Publishing Board. The society operates independently of the Dalhousie Student Union
, though the paper does charge an annual student levy
through the DSU (approx $5.00 per student each academic year) as a means of complementing its advertising income.
The Gazette's primary mandate is to scrutinize and report on the financial, social and administrative powers of the Dalhousie Student Union, its student societies, and the Dalhousie University administration. Within this mandate, the Gazette also covers events and news related to the Dalhousie community, student body, and alumni. In addition to its op/ed
pages, the Gazette publishes a weekly, unsigned editorial
that normally advances an argument regarding university or government policy. Since the early 1990s, the paper, along with the Dalhousie Student Union
, has taken an active role in calling for changes in post-secondary education funding in Canada — an issue that is particularly relevant to Dalhousie students, who pay one of the highest tuition fees in Canada.
As one of Halifax's major independent publications, the Gazette's Dalhousie-centric mandate has often been expanded to include issues outside of the university community proper. Recent publication years of the Gazette gave seen a large emphasis on international events, local artists, and regional politics. Reflecting this independent disposition, the Gazette's layout has dispensed with front-page story copy, printing instead a full-cover graphic (usually a photograph) and large teasers with page numbers under the fold (similar to the layouts of some independent weekly newspapers or news magazines).
Along with their Dalhousie counterparts, University of King's College
students have made significant contributions to the paper despite being outside of the Gazette's levy umbrella. Aside from providing the paper with many staff reporters and photographers, King's students and alumni have recently filled some of The Gazette's top editorial positions. The Editors in Chief for the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 years were King's alumni, and significant portions of the newspaper's editorial staff over the years has come from King's.
A typical issue of the Gazette in 2005/2006 was between 20-28 11x17 pages, with approximately 1,000-2,000 words appearing per page. As of 2006, the Gazette has 12 paid editors, an office manager, a business manager and a graphics artist on staff.
(It was under the Bezanson/MacDougall editorship that the Dalhousie Gazette adopted the tabloid format with a front page graphic rather than a story or photograph. All of the front pages in 1973/74 were cartoons done by Ken Silver whose weekly creations reflected the major news event affecting Dalhousie that week.)
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University is a public research university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university comprises eleven faculties including Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. It also includes the faculties of architecture, planning and engineering located at...
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The paper first began publishing in 1868, making it the oldest continually operating student newspaper
Student newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
in North America followed by The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson, the daily student newspaper of Harvard University, was founded in 1873. It is the only daily newspaper in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is run entirely by Harvard College undergraduates...
(1873) and The Columbia Daily Spectator
Columbia Daily Spectator
Columbia Daily Spectator is the daily student newspaper of Columbia University. It is published at 112th and Broadway in New York, New York. Founded in 1877, it is the oldest continuously operating college news daily in the nation after The Harvard Crimson, and has been legally independent of the...
(1877). (The Brunswickan
The Brunswickan
The Brunswickan is the official student newspaper of the Fredericton campus of the University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada. It has a circulation of 6,000 and issues are published each Wednesday of the school year, traditionally running from 25-27 issues annually.- About :A founding...
, printed out of the University of New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick
The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...
, actually predates The Gazette by a year, but began printing in magazine format). The founding editors were J.J. Cameron (who went on to found the Queen's Journal), A.P.Seeton, and W.E. Roscoe.
The Gazette's weekly circulation is 10,000, making it Halifax's second-largest free publication (after the independent weekly The Coast
The Coast
The Coast is a free weekly newspaper in Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada. The paper distributes 24,000 copies per week throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality. The paper is owned by Coast Publishing Limited....
). The Gazette is run, financed and published by the Dalhousie Gazette Publishing Society, a group of students made up from the Gazette's editors, contributors, and The Dalhousie Gazette Publishing Board. The society operates independently of the Dalhousie Student Union
Dalhousie Student Union
The Dalhousie Student Union is the official representative of students at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.- History :On November 10, 1869 students accepted ownership of the Dalhousie Gazette from the founding editors....
, though the paper does charge an annual student levy
Tax
To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...
through the DSU (approx $5.00 per student each academic year) as a means of complementing its advertising income.
The Gazette's primary mandate is to scrutinize and report on the financial, social and administrative powers of the Dalhousie Student Union, its student societies, and the Dalhousie University administration. Within this mandate, the Gazette also covers events and news related to the Dalhousie community, student body, and alumni. In addition to its op/ed
Editorial
An opinion piece is an article, published in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly reflects the author's opinion about the subject. Opinion pieces are featured in many periodicals.-Editorials:...
pages, the Gazette publishes a weekly, unsigned editorial
Editorial
An opinion piece is an article, published in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly reflects the author's opinion about the subject. Opinion pieces are featured in many periodicals.-Editorials:...
that normally advances an argument regarding university or government policy. Since the early 1990s, the paper, along with the Dalhousie Student Union
Dalhousie Student Union
The Dalhousie Student Union is the official representative of students at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.- History :On November 10, 1869 students accepted ownership of the Dalhousie Gazette from the founding editors....
, has taken an active role in calling for changes in post-secondary education funding in Canada — an issue that is particularly relevant to Dalhousie students, who pay one of the highest tuition fees in Canada.
As one of Halifax's major independent publications, the Gazette's Dalhousie-centric mandate has often been expanded to include issues outside of the university community proper. Recent publication years of the Gazette gave seen a large emphasis on international events, local artists, and regional politics. Reflecting this independent disposition, the Gazette's layout has dispensed with front-page story copy, printing instead a full-cover graphic (usually a photograph) and large teasers with page numbers under the fold (similar to the layouts of some independent weekly newspapers or news magazines).
Along with their Dalhousie counterparts, University of King's College
University of King's College
The University of King's College is a post-secondary institution in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. King's is a small liberal arts university offering mainly undergraduate programs....
students have made significant contributions to the paper despite being outside of the Gazette's levy umbrella. Aside from providing the paper with many staff reporters and photographers, King's students and alumni have recently filled some of The Gazette's top editorial positions. The Editors in Chief for the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 years were King's alumni, and significant portions of the newspaper's editorial staff over the years has come from King's.
A typical issue of the Gazette in 2005/2006 was between 20-28 11x17 pages, with approximately 1,000-2,000 words appearing per page. As of 2006, the Gazette has 12 paid editors, an office manager, a business manager and a graphics artist on staff.
Notable alumni
- Ernest Buckler, OCOC-Language and country:* Root of the name for the Occitan language or for its territory, Occitania.-People:* O.C. , an American rapper* the Officer Commanding a military unit* Officer Candidate in the United States Navy's STA-21 program...
,novelist - Kenneth LeslieKenneth LeslieKenneth Leslie was a Canadian poet and songwriter, and an influential political activist in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s. He was the founder and editor of The Protestant Digest , which had a peak circulation of over 50,000 subscribers...
, Canadian poet - Hugh MacLennanHugh MacLennanJohn Hugh MacLennan, CC, CQ was a Canadian author and professor of English at McGill University. He won five Governor General's Awards and a Royal Bank Award.-Family and childhood:...
, CCCCCC or cc may refer to:* Cubic centimetre, a unit of volume often associated with engine displacement-Organizations and companies:* Creative Commons, a non-profit organization in the field of copyright licensing...
, author, five-time Governor General's award winner - Lucy Maude Montgomery, CBECBECBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
, author of Anne of Green Gables - Jan Crull, Jr.Jan Crull, Jr.-Involvement With Native American Matters:From 1979 to the beginning of 1981, Jan Crull, Jr. was a volunteer on the Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico where he made many contributions to the well-being of the Ramah Navajos...
, attorney, investment banker, filmmaker and Native American rights advocate - Rt. Honourable Joe ClarkJoe ClarkCharles Joseph "Joe" Clark, is a Canadian statesman, businessman, and university professor, and former journalist and politician...
, 16th Prime Minister of Canada - Darrell DexterDarrell DexterDarrell Dexter is a Canadian lawyer, journalist and former naval officer who is serving as the 27th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. A member of the New Democratic Party, he has led the Nova Scotia NDP since 2001. He was elected Premier in 2009 after defeating...
, Premier of Nova Scotia (2009-) - Duncan Cameron FraserDuncan Cameron FraserDuncan Cameron Fraser was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia....
, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia - Joseph HoweJoseph HoweJoseph Howe, PC was a Nova Scotian journalist, politician, and public servant. He is one of Nova Scotia's greatest and best-loved politicians...
, journalist, politician and Canadian statesman who contributed a few articles to the Dalhousie Gazette during the Hants County byelection of 1869 (he was already sixty-five years of age). It was also in 1869 that Howe joined the Canadian Cabinet only to resign his position in 1873 to become Lieutenant Governor of Nova ScotiaLieutenant Governor of Nova ScotiaThe Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia is the viceregal representative in Nova Scotia of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the...
(he died the same year)
Gazette Editors-in-Chief
- 2010/11 Joel Tichinoff
- 2009/10 Josh Boyter
- 2008/09 Julie Sobowale
- 2007/08 John Packman
- 2006/07 Rafal Andronowski
- 2005/06 Chris Laroche
- 2004/05 Quentin Casey
- 2003/04 Malcolm Repo Kempt
- 2002/03 Caitlin Kealey
- 2001/02 Kip Keen
- 2000/01 Kip Keen
- 1999/00 Natalie MacLellan
- 1998/99 Natalie MacLellan
- 1997/98 John Cullen
- 1996/97 Shelley Robinson (Managing Editor)
- 1995/96 Jennifer Horsey (Managing Editor)
- 1994/95 Judy Reid (Managing Editor)
- 1993/94 Ryan Stanley
- 1992/93 Jenn Beck/Miriam Korn
- 1991/92 Shannon Gowans/Chris Lambie/Marie-France Leblanc/Jerry West
- 1990/91 Allison Johnston/Alex Burton
- 1988/89 Sandy MacKay
- 1974/75 Peter Clarke
- 1973/74 Margaret Bezanson/Ken MacDougall
(It was under the Bezanson/MacDougall editorship that the Dalhousie Gazette adopted the tabloid format with a front page graphic rather than a story or photograph. All of the front pages in 1973/74 were cartoons done by Ken Silver whose weekly creations reflected the major news event affecting Dalhousie that week.)