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This newsletter contains information on a seminar focusing on the hospitality industry's marketing and profits, two distinguished women to receive honorary degrees at Convocation, a new channel for DUET (Distance University Education via Television), greater control for Mount security staff, a profile description of Pat Copeland, an advertisement for a meeting titled 'War and Peace,' a timely donation to the Mount from Maritime Beverages Limited, an awards banquet to honour Mount scholars and athletes, and Jody Jeans's reception of a $500 scholarship. There is information on the Mount's intercollegiate teams starting at the page titled 'The Mount's on top of the world!,' which includes photos from the Athletics/Recreation Department, successes in the department, and budget support from students taking part in the sports teams. The newsletter discusses Jeff Whitman's varied career path, scholarships available, The Peace Beat's remarks on a booklet by the Veterans Against Nuclear Arms (VANA organization, and film festivals, meetings, presentations, and conferences attended by faculty. The newsletter concludes with information on smoking on campus, 15 new students from Bermuda, an advertisement for the Mount's Community Happy Hour, and a 'This and That' section on the American Association on Mental Deficiency, The Canadian Bureau for International Education, The Fifth Annual Conference for Teaching English as a Second Language, and the fortieth annual conference of the Royal Society of Canada and the Learned Societies at McMaster University.
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This newsletter contains information on a sneaker competition at the Mount's Fitnic event, ACOA (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) funding to tourism and hospitality management, benefits of non-credit programs for expertise and community outreach, a list Mount faculty who were granted tenure, the success of the Mount's conference office, and an invitation to an address on Women in Science by the Governor General of Canada. There is information on the Campus Connection being published bi-weekly, a business writing award given to Arlene Gravelle of Dartmouth, a Shinerama for cystic fibrosis, and an 'On the Move' section detailing publications, awards, appointments, and travels of faculty and students. The newsletter also includes sections on orientation week, mew members for the Host Family Association, and help for a program of National Emergency Support for Chinese students in Canada.
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Topics covered include: Student Council; Student Union; Elections; Graduate Students Association (GSA); Continuing Education Department; Saceteria; Campus Police; Tuition Fees; Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC); Child Study Society; Social/Athletic Complex; Terrence Donahoe; MSVU Students' Store; Michelin; the Bookstore; Halifax-West Candidates; Athletic/Recreation Department; Films; the Department of Health; Food; Home Economics Society; Entertainment
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Topics covered include: Resignations of Student Union councilors; Brenda MacLellan - collector of loonies; 25th anniversary of Canadian flag; Fish or Cut Bait (documentary); The Centre for Continuing Education job workshops for persons over 45; Canadian Federation of Students; Nova Scotia Women Artists Journal via DUET; Youth in transition; Symphony Nova Scotia; Mental Health Myths; Doober (Picaro mascot); Toronto, Mississippi (play); Mount to Host High School Basketball; Women and men's basketball teams; Halifax Citadels (hockey)
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Topics covered include: Gingerbread house; Daycare; Sister Albertus; Don Shipton; Arts Weekend; Food Committee; Continuing Education Department; Drama Society; Shirlee Steels; Science Sociey; Elections; Christmas; Exam Schedule; Health Services; Home Economics; Volleyball; Sports; Literary; Graduation Photos; Employment; Galleries; Book Depository; Acadian Federation
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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.
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Topics covered include: Student Housing; Human Rights; Sex Discrimination; Laurentian University; Mount Art Gallery; Francophone Education; Amnesty International; Co-op students; International student's Month; Strikes on Campuses; World Hunger; Canadian space program; Private aid; Ontario Federation of Students; Dr. Gregory Baum; Atlantic Federation; Alexa McDonough; Roy Romanow; English Department trip to England; Steve Martin; Trivial Pursuits Tournaments; Operation Raleigh; Badminton teams, Greg Porter - coach; Running
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Topics covered include: Student Loan; Education Program; Dalhousie; Student Council; Rosaria Residence; Student Aid; Funding; the Students' Union of Nova Scotia (SUNS); National Union of Students (NUS); Tuition Increase; Pub; Elections; the Student Store; Dioxin; Dow Chemical; New Brunswick; Marijuana; the National Volunteer Service Program; Spain; Summer Program; Nuclear Power; Unemployment; Seton Residence; the Citizen Advocacy Program of the Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded; Basketball; Literary; Sports; Art Gallery; Charles Dickens Film Festival; Status of Women; Bookstore; Family Budgeting; Awards Banquet; the Trio Del Mar; Records
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Topics covered include: Mona Mallet; Denise Roy; Sister Marie Helen Darte; Sister Margaret Malloy; Library Committee; Barbara Cameron; Phil Russell; Canadian Union of Students; Residence; Registrar's Report; Art's Faculty; Sports; Canadian University Service Overseas; Gabor Mate; Canada's National Ballet; Neptune Theatre; Hughena Madore; Science; Playboy
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