• Abstract and Figures
• Public Full-text

"I went into law because I saw that in law there is a lot of power, there is a lot of mystery. It touches significantly on everybody's lives. And I wanted an opportunity to do some good .. " - Halifax lawyer Anne Derrick (Cover photo: K. Doubleday/Images East) DALHOUSIE THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE VOLUME 9 NUMBER 1 Anne Derrick- Page 6 Co-op at work - Page 10 Nancy Lane - Page 16 FEATURES Battles for justice Anne Derrick became a lawyer because she wanted to "do some good." She's not only doing good, she's leaving her mark in Canadian legal history. But don't expect her to brag about her accomplishments: that's not her style 6 Making it work Co-operative education is on the rise at Dalhousie. By all accounts, it's working - in more ways than one 10 And the survey says ... At last, the results of Focus 2000. You gave us some interesting feedback 13 DEPARTMENTS 3 Up Front on Campus 18 Dalumni Dal/TUNS consider ties; the growth of Mark your "x" - it's time to vote; an alum calls green; mending morale; health on Halifax-Dartmouth colleagues; chapters on professions names woman dean; the go; president's message geologist reaches the top of the world; alumni join search for clues to genetic 23 Class Notes evolution Movers and shakers: we've got them all, and more 16 Encounter 32 At Last Nancy Lane is one heck of a scientist. She's World tensions were high and students were also elegant and on the move twisting in 1962 © The cover of Dalhousie Magazine is printed on recycled paper. Inside pages are recyclable. EDITOR'S LETTER DALHOUSIE Editor June Davidson tereotypes can be such The Vancouver Sun. You can read Jones' Technical Production misleading things. At insightful profile of Derrick and her Dalhousie Graphics Stheir worst, they have Halifax law firm in "And Justice for contributed to centuries All." Class Notes Co-ordinator of human intolerance, on the grounds And if you carry around a mental Nancy Faulkner of everything from sex to religion to stereotype of scientists, we may erase skin color. At their best (if that's not an that one, too. Nancy Lane is an interna­ Up Front on Campus outrageous proposition), they can lead tionally respected cell biologist. Her life­ Some segments produced with to quite pleasant surprises. That's what style, however, is anything but limited the co-operation of we found in putting together the piece to lab coats and petri dishes. Lane com­ Dalhousie News on Halifax lawyer Anne Derrick, the ments on women in science, among subject of our cover story this issue. several other topics, in this issue's En­ Director of Alumni Affairs Derrick is no stranger to publicity. counter. Her face has flashed across Canadian Betty Flinn Elsewhere in this issue, you can read television screens on numerous oc­ about the overwhelming popularity casions in recent years - most of Dalhousie's co-op education Editorial Board notably representing Donald .... programs in commerce and sci­ Betty Flinn Marshall Jr. (the Micmac In­ t-~A' ·· . ence. It seems everyone is sold Warwick Kimmins dian wrongly imprisoned ~~~~ on the co-op concept, even if Marilyn MacDonald for a murder he did not it means spending some Michele McKenzie commit), and vehe­ chilly summer days Charlotte Sutherland mently defending Dr. tramping over frozen Robert Zed Henry Morgen- terrain far above the taler's rights to run Arctic Circle. Advertising an abortion clinic in We've also got a Marian Gray Halifax. report on the Focus Dalhousie Alumni Office Given her promi­ 2000 alumni survey in (902) 494-2072 nence in a profession this issue. Results Fax: (902) 494-1141 grounded in court­ gave Dalhousie's room tradition, one Alumni Office plenty Produced by the might expect Derrick of food for thought. Dalhousie Alumni Office to be the stereotypic We expect you may in co-operation with the successful lawyer - have some ideas Dalhousie Public Relations Office garbed in grey suits, about the findings, guarded in her speech and far too busy too. We'd like to hear your opinions on Volume 9 Number 1 to chat. She's busy, all right. And suc­ this, and any other matters that might cessful. But she fits no such stereotype. prompt you to take pen to paper (or Dalhousie Magazine is the official If anything, she's quite the opposite. finger to keyboard, as the case may be). periodical of the Dalhousie Alumni Halifax freelance journalist Deborah When you do write, please remember Association, and appears three Jones looked beyond Derrick's eccen­ our new address: Alumni Office, times a year. Editorial deadline tric exterior and found a refreshingly Macdonald Building, Dalhousie Uni­ for the next issue is May 1, 1992. sincere woman. "I was somewhat sur­ versity, Halifax, N.S. B3H 3JS. We look prised that this firebrand, this radical forward to hearing from you. We welcome letters from readers. feminist of forbidding appearance, is Please keep your comments succinct. mostly an ordinary, caring upright com­ The editor reserves the right to restrict munity member. First a mom, a partner length of any submitted material. and a daughter, Derrick has comfort­ ably woven her social views through­ Address your remarks to: out those roles, becoming a strong, Alumni Office, Macdonald Building, warm woman whosesocialconvictions Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. are born of philosophy rather than per­ B3H 3JS sonal experience," says Jones, a regular contributor to The Globe and Mail and 2 DALHOUSIE + W INTER 1992 U ·P F ·R·O·N·T O·N C ·A·M·P·U·S Dal/TUNS study linkages ... Several committees are studying ways for Dalhou­ sie and the Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS) to collaborate more closely. The goal is to discover how the two institutions could share administrative services and academic programs while retaining their separate identities and autonomies. Among the areas of potential co-operation are registration services, student counselling, in­ structional development and perhaps international Stellar Performers: They've reason to smile. These three Dalhousie students are among only seven development activities. student-athletes in all of Canada who can boast perfect grade point averages. That's straight As. L-R: Also under study is the Natalie Kennie, Kentville,N.S.;Christine McCreery, Dartmouth, N.S.; Ja ckie Hebert, Olds, Alta. Kennie possible transfer of Dalhou­ and McCreery, both pharmacy students, play volleyball . Hebert is a kinesiology student and basketball sie's engineering program player. (PHOTO: STUART WATSON) to the TUNS faculty of engineering, with the computer science is also ment effectively threw presidents have been agreement that Dalhousie being considered, as is them a 'do it or we'll do it grappling for months with engineering faculty would closer program collabora­ for you' ultimatum. the difficult rationalization be full and equal members tion concerning environ­ "Until now it's been a process. of the TUNS faculty and mental engineering and soft process .. the universi­ other bodies. compatible studies. ties have been taking the Another committee is The committees, which lead and trying to work looking at the possible began their work late last these issues out themselves. Dal's green transfer from TUNS to year, are being asked to But given the financial machine Dalhousie of academic include in their studies the pressures that we're under, jurisdiction over policies potential for other institu­ we have to move to the More than 66 tons of paper related to all doctoral tions to join any new next step," said Ron Giffin, and cardboard, along with programs. Those programs framework. Nova Scotia's former just over 5,300 pounds of would be housed in a minister of advanced aluminum, have been sent separate division of applied ... while education. to recyclers since a campus­ science and engineering The province may wide recycling effort within the faculty of gradu­ rationalization appoint a consultant to started taking shape one ate studies. TUNS faculty picks up steam examine key areas where year ago. members who conduct duplication of programs Response to the univer­ graduate teaching and Nova Scotia university exist. High on the agenda sity recycling program has research would become full presidents are more ac­ are business, teacher­ been encouraging, says and equal members of the tively seeking ways to training, geology, engineer­ Michael Murphy, environ­ division. reduce program duplica­ ing, nursing, physical mental services manager. The structure of a joint tion at their institutions, education and nutrition. "It can only get better," he school or department of after the provincial govern- Nova Scotia university predicts. DALHOUSIE + WINTER 1992 3 UP FRONT ON CAMPUS tion Canada, the centre ployees to talk about Dalhousie. It is funded by Computer provides computer educa­ morale and to make con­ the Canadian Institute for tion, workplace training, structive suggestions for Advanced Research. They education­ and personal and profes­ improving conditions. include Brian Golding (BSc with a sional development for A significant challenge '76) of participants. And it seems will be that of looking York difference to be working. Despite beyond the university's Uni­ In the third-floor suite of a these recessionary times, 80 tight money situation as the versity, modern brick office build­ per cent of last year's class underlying cause of low Claude ing at Coburg Road and found jobs. Lysaght pre­ morale. "One point of view Le­ Oxford Street in Halifax, dicts she'll have about 30 is that the root of all this is mieux 11 students sit poised people on a waiting list the financial problems," (PhD before glowing computer before she even starts says Wien.

Load more

  36

Copy Link