The Picaro

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MSVU Student Newspapers
Contributors
Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract
This collection contains digitized copies of the Mount student newspaper from 1965 - 2005. Known as Picaro from 1965-2002, the paper changed its name to Sentinel in Fall 2005 and released issues until January 2011--this is the last known published issue of a Mount student-run paper.
Type
text
Subject (Topical)
Student newspapers and periodicals
Subject (Geographic)
Halifax, N. S.
Physical Description
text
Access condition
Copyright Mount Saint Vincent University
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2001, Vol. 36, No. 10

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2001 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: No More Napster?; Motherhouse on the auction block?; Feud with student union pushes McGill Daily to a weekly; Charity ball draws a crowd; New report wains of "creeping privatization" on campus; Ted Mitszela interview; Matthew Singer - Man on the Mount; MSVU Men's Basketball team poised to claim title more

2001, Vol. 36, No. 12

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2001 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: What does 2001-2002 hold for The Picaro?; When bad things happen to good papers; Don Iveson - Open Letter to the Mount Saint Vincent University community; But We Love Our Picaro!; The Importance of the Alternative Press; Where whining will get you: Acquainted with your student press

2001, Vol. 36, No. 13

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2001 April
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: Things we almost did to save the Picaro (parody); Man on the Mount (parody)

2001, Vol. 36, No. 9

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2001 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: Public Relations program gets a facelift; Low-key Caritas Day anticipated; Online registration in the works; China frees jailed Canadian professor; An interview with a P3 School Teacher; What kind of learner are you?; Mike Geislinger - Man on the Mount; New Year's resolutions means more gym goers more

2001, Vol. 36, No. 8

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2001 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: New study suggests educational imbalance across Canada; Students' Union slashes spending; Perspectives on the non-funding of the student newspaper; So you want to work in the entertainment industry?; Keegan John Dawson - Man on the Mount; Dave Scholten - Mount Superfan Is Star of the Game more

2001, Vol. 36, No. 13

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2001 April
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: Budget increases post secondary funding; Loan program transition seamless according to report; includes The Sicaro (parody)

2000, Vol. 36, No. 4

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2000 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: 15 Minutes with a Pulitzer Prize Winner - Carol Shields; Students' Union selects VP Finance, search for a General Manager continues; Newscorp - Universities forge link with media mogul to offer on-line courses; Student survey their peers' drinking habits; Nova Scotia Music Week sets the stage for the up and coming talent; MPPA Action Heats Up; Mystics Stay on Top… more

2000, Vol. 35, No. 11

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2000 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: Canadian government takes over student loans; Big Decisions at MSVU - Students' Representative Council Spring Elections; Federal budget disappointing for students; International Exhibit a Huge Success; MSVU gets contract with Trinidad and Tobago; UCCB and UPEI - Students caught in the middle in two separate faculty strikes; Hackers break into York U server; McGill… more

2000, Vol. 35, No. 13

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2000 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: Student Union elections (parody); Pub Manager (parody); New Security Officials Come Up Swinging (parody); Mount Creates a New Degree but Nobody Cares (parody); The Second Annual Sicaro Awards (parody); Forced onto the streets: Coke addicts on campus (parody); If we ran The Mount ... (parody); Cory Hart, new DJ at the Mount (parody); Six Degrees of Scott MacKay (parody);… more

2000, Vol. 36, No. 3

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2000 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: Fifteen minutes with a student lobbyist - CASA's national director chats with The Picaro; Another fifteen minutes with another student lobbyist - CFS's national chair adds his two cents; Mount deals with return of computer virus; Entrepreneurship Alive and Well at the Mount; Mount Student Joins Fight Against Muscular Dystrophy; Aa Campaign Aimed at Stopping Local… more

2000, Vol. 36, No. 6

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2000 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: Anonymously posted survey mocks Academic Appeals Committee; MSVU prepares to comply with Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; Jennifer Smith - The Premier of Bermuda sits downs with The Picaro; Nova Scotia considers more oil and gas exploration; CFS releases election report card; Alliance's first -- gay candidate speaks out; Working and Studying Abroad more

2000, Vol. 36, No. 7

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2000 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: Marijuana Party campaigns to decriminalize Cannabis; Homeless granted suffrage; The 25th Annual Mount Community Art Show; Learning From Tragedy: What the Montreal Massacre has taught us; Andrew Bottomley - Man on the Mount; Serial Joe (band); Nova Scotian Olympians Honoured While up and Coming Athletes Gain Money; Career Information on the Web for Busy People; The Picaro… more

2000, Vol. 35, No. 10

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2000 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: February 2nd Day of Action; Students will head to the polls over CFS membership issue; Charity Ball a success; Atlantic universities need more government funding: report; St Fx. - Student arrested for posting threatening messages to website; Staff Profile: Ray McKinnon, security official; All the colors of the Gay Pride Rainbow; The Morality of Fantasy; Hamlet (play); I… more

2000, Vol. 36, No. 2

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2000 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: Mount Students Paying Higher Tuition; Student groups say education funding forgotten; Congratulations to MSVU students who raised $5,500 for Shinerama!; Things to do in Halifax when you're bored - This week: Belly Dance; Encounters with Elizabeth Seton - A Day at the Motherhouse; Sea Nova Scotia Club; Fifteen Minutes with Wide Mouth Mason; Let The Games Begin - MSVU… more

2000, Vol. 36, No. 5

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2000 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: Inadequate technology frustrates Mount students, faculty; To Disqualify or not to disqualify? Constitutional grey areas affect Students' Union elections; Liz Rigney; Ontario Introduces Private University Legislation; Canadian films to receive more cash from feds; Remembrance Days Past - The Sisters of Charity Reflect on their war efforts; Before adolescence, children… more

2000, Vol. 35, No. 8

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2000 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: Computer theft devastates food services on campus; Class Cancellation Hotline; A tragic loss for The Rankins; Strike looming at UCCB; U of Ottawa prof. under investigation for controversial exam question; Mothers Against Drunk Driving applauds new legislation; Alberta increases education funding; Education not necessarily a social program says Minister; The Centre for… more

2000, Vol. 35, No. 9

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2000 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: CFS vs The Students' Union; Mount seeks student advice; CASA fiddles while CFS hits the streets; Thousands of students protest post-secondary education cuts; Mirror of lies: a look at eating disorders; Paul Brandt (singer); Mount men's basketball team walks all over King's; Moosehead honours student athletes; Player Profiles - Devon Day, Amanda Lindsay,… more

2000, Vol. 35, No. 12

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2000 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: CFS and Students' Union at stalemate; Referendum on MSVU membership in CFS; No profit for Vinnie's again this year; Clean and green - MSVU is now pesticide-free; Summer student job prospects looking good; Two Atlantic universities freeze tuition; University of Manitoba - Students rally around campus paper, criticize student union; Cancer - Buy a Daffodil and Give… more

2000, Vol. 36, No. 1

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Member of: The Picaro
Date Issued: 2000 (year approximate)
Contributors: Melissa Melanson, Mount Saint Vincent University
Abstract: Topics covered include: Shinerama; Frosh Week; Students' Union Searches for General Manager; Tim Hortons Comes Calling; NABRSQ 9never asked but really should be questions) Everything you ever wanted to know but were too afraid (or embarassed) to ask; How to Survive the Next Eight months in Style; The Cell (film); Dave Grohl (singer); Sport Team Try Out Info more