Abstract
This newsletter contains information on Student Month, International Students' Month, the fact that Mount president Dr. E Margaret Fulton was named Vice-Chair of the Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security, and 'pulling aside the iron curtain' by having Soviet scientists and educators conduct public lectures at the Mount. There are sections on the fall graduation list, a public lecture series by Sister Sheilagh Martin, a computer program to determine the nutrients in one's food, Canada's pledge to increase the number of its Commonwealth awards to 200, and a classified ad offering programs, living spaces, and student discounts on aerobics classes. The newsletter discusses Home Economics students' involvement in the Food Fair, reader volunteers at the Community Tape Resource Library at Saint Mary's University, an in memoriam section for the death of Clyde Bishop's mother Mrs. Leota Bishop. There is a profile section for Peggy Stephens, supervisor of secretarial services, as well as indications of increased male enrolment in MSVU courses. There are sections on changes to DUET (Distance University Education via Television) to make it user-friendly, barriers to equal treatment being taken down, the formation of a Young New Democrats Association, support for Mount business administration student Rick Walkden, a link formed between Nova Scotia and Scotland, a special study on housing shows, discussions of Atlantic resources, and faculty achievements, travel, and meetings. The newsletter mentions employee contributions to the workforce financially, Disarmament Week, a letter to the editor regarding financial support for debates, paintings and photographs, three Elizabeth Seton Lectures held by the Sisters of Charity, and the distinction between 'Victorian Ladies' and 'Macho Males' as distinct stereotypes for women and men respectively.