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.# Dalhousie's Student Newspaper since 1868 ovemb 3, 2003- 1 611 commands Classifieds Dalhousie Stuck On A Tough Essay? EssayExperts.ca can help! Expert writers will help you with editing, writing, graduate school applications. We'll help you on any subject- visit us 24/7 at ·student EssayExperts.ca Union ~ ......................................... V-Day Dalhousie - The Vagina Monologues - Information Session Monday, November 17, 7pm at the Dal Women's Centre- 6286 South Street Interested in helping off-stage or back-stage with The Vagina Monologues? There are lots of opportunities available, something to meet everyone's interests and time commitments. ~ ......................................... Have the summer of your life at a prestigious coed sleepaway camp in the beautiful Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, 2 Did you know that the DSU 1f2 hours from NYC. 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Did you know that oU stttdents ore welcome to attend? Editorial REPO KEMPT Editor·ln..Chiei I would like you to guess which one of our It's nice to know that students are taking spirited sports section and an editorial that newspaper covers generated the most the time to read newspapers and that the tries to be thought provoking and directed mail from our readers. An enigmatic plastic university is keeping its admission standards to students. I feel like a parrot, but the door snowman with a ridiculous statement of his as high as its tuition fees. of Room 31 2 is always open and you can impending arrival? The photo of a student always e-mail suggestions to [email protected] with a bloody nose and black eye? Perhaps Having never been to journalism school or (as long as they contain something that isn't our collage that inadvertently labeled having taken Editor-In-Chief 101, I really limited to insults and swearing). Halifax's musical darlings Sloan as idiots? had no idea what a student newspaper should be when I started working here. My Give up? Last week's biggest personal shot of a battlefield complaint about the that had been paper when I was replenished with an undergrad was grass and a lone that it didn't seem tree was the target to appeal to the of much distress. student body. I felt it Our layout designer was dry, boring and splashed the corner seemed to act as a of the picture with platform for a small a blotch of dark clique of people to red. We could only express their views afford one colour while leaving others for the issue and out in the cold. red like seemed the appropriate choice, We ran a survey at as it is the color of the end of last year poppies and the and then eliminated bloodshed of war. what the students People analyzed the said they wanted photo to the point removed and added of ridiculousness more of what they and created a host said they loved. The of strange points students said that that we were they wanted lighter allegedly trying to fare and a better get across. Many look. They read people asked why mostly arts articles we had chosen not and especially liked to run the standard picture of a veteran or a the sex column and Hot or Not. They hated poppy design? They felt that the cover was the long and opinionated rants about world inappropriate and disrespectful. However, we issues and politics. They hated the "walls SIO~SO ~so ® did not. of text" that made the paper look bland and boring. They wanted to see more students in Quit scrounging for changt! The recent slew of complaints directed the paper and issues that involved them and toward the look and content of our the campus directly. So, we obliged them SWIP' YOUR STRIP'™&Pay By newspaper in general has generated debate by trying to balance intelligent, student­ around our office and in my personal life related substance with humour and attractive about what a student paper should look like images. and what it should consist of? One of the most recent constructive criticisms we have This year, I have made it a point to let the cq~voul' anonymously received was: students who work here and volunteer determine the content and the direction of "the gazette is the worst fucking thing i've the paper through general consensus, rather DO r ever read. i go to dal. and the gazette is not than steering the paper in the direction of my Use your credit or debit card on delivery! worthy of being used to wipe my ass. aside own personal views. The content is 100% from training puppies and kittens where to controlled by student staff and volunteers. 3081 Robit St., Halifax There is still a comprehensive news section, Trademark of shit, it is useless" Bpf*f Nol an intellectual opinions section, a school- E;ditor Chris LaRoche 04 News f mall [email protected] Editor lo Chief Malcolm Repo Kempt Copy Editor Catherine Cooper Photo Editor Jenme Dowden CHRIS LAROCHE News Editor Arts Edlt:ors Premier John Hamm's minority Conservative government DSU President Kevin Wasko says that funding cuts coming Natalie Pendergast, M1ke Gorman intends to cut funding to post-secondary education from the new government are disappointing, but not ent1rely institutions by $1 million, despite Nova Scot1a Education unexpected. 0 ini ns Editor Minister Jamie Muir's previous statements that no cuts would Quentm casey be made. "I knew something was com1ng. Unfortunately, I'm not surprised that the Nova Scotia government would do News Editor The cuts were confirmed by Muir last week, meaning something like this. They had to find some way to pay the Chris LaRoche Dalhousie University will receive $500,000 less in provincial­ postage on all of those tax rebates they mailed out prior to level funding. The other $500,000 reduction will be split up the election this summer," Wasko said. Sports Editor between Saint Mary's, St. F.X. and Acadia. He thinks that the $500,000 reduction allotted to Dalhousie is proportional to reduction to other universities given Adam Somers The cuts were brought to public attention by official our 14,000 plus enrollment, but does think it will have a opposition and provincial Liberal party leader Danny Graham significant impact on Dalhousie's finances. Design/ Layout last week. "It is obvious the Conservatives plan to make up Some Guy We Found In a Dumpster their budget shortfall on the backs of students," he said. "This cut will be applied to the university's operating budget "Now is the point when university students are being asked for the current year," Wasko said. "That means that the ContribUtors to pay for the Tory pre-election cheque." university will have to find $500,000 in its operating budget Jenn Mot'ri$c:ln, Alex Miller, Caitl1n Tighe, that it either isn't currently using or is using to fund something Chris McClusky, Jamie Artkin, Erin Robertson, The tax rebate cheques, costing the government about $7 4 of a lesser priority." Wasko doesn't think tuition will go up Joey Ryba, Katie Gammon, Chris Fedora, million, added to debate last summer surrounding Premier midyear as a result of the cuts, but students may see effects Ryan Nix Potter, Maya Hamm's decision to hold an election-the timing of the in the quality of services and of education at Dalhousie. election, the Liberal opposition claimed, was inappropriate. Photopapbers He also said that the Alayna Josey, Jenn Morrison, Duncan Enman, Mr. Muir said the cuts are DSU will continue to Natalie PenclerlJast. Angela Day, Michael Gonnan, necessary to control the lobby the provincial FJ~ kemPt. Jenlne Dowden, www.sxc.hu, provincial budget deficit. ''It is obvious the Conservatives government and i~com The province made errors Board of Governors in their prediction for this plan to make up their budget short- to increase funding year-According to local fall on the backs of students to post -secondary media, $32 million in education, review errors-and budget cuts how this funding are ti'1'Eirr€lsl.lit , is being spent and ' pressure the federal ThiS differs greatly from Muir's position on funding cuts in government's commitment to post-secondary education September, when he told the Gazette that the $201 million as well. The DSU is currently in the process of creating a Cover base funding for 2003/2004 would grow to $207 for the provincial lobby coalition along with student unions and Don't tuck with Reveen. 2004/2005 budget. Although Muir did not say whether tuition associations from Saint Mary's, St. F.X. and Acadia, which would increase or decrease in the next year-universities can put more focused, centralized pressure on governmental are ultimately responsible for tuition regulation, not the bodies.

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