''The Dalhousie Gazette'' (more commonly referred to as ''the Gazette'') is the main student publication at

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. The paper first began publishing in 1868, making it the oldest continually operating

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in North America followed by ''

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'', printed out of the

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, actually predates ''The Gazette'' by a year, but began printing in magazine format). The founding editors were J.J. Cameron (who went on to found the ''Queen's Journal''), A.P.Seeton, and W.E. Roscoe. ''The Gazette''s weekly circulation is 2,000, making it Halifax's third-largest free print publication. ''The Gazette'' is run, financed and published by the Dalhousie Gazette Publishing Society, a group of students made up from ''the Gazette''s editors and contributors. The society operates independently of the

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, though the paper does charge an annual student

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through the DSU (approx $5.00 per student each academic year) as a means of complementing its advertising income. ''The Gazette''s primary mandate is to scrutinize and report on the financial, social and administrative powers of the Dalhousie Student Union, its student societies, and the Dalhousie University administration. Within this mandate, the Gazette also covers events and news related to the Dalhousie community, student body and alumni. As one of Halifax's major independent publications, ''the Gazette''s Dalhousie-centric mandate has often been expanded to include issues outside of the university community proper. Recent publication years of the Gazette gave seen a large emphasis on international events, local artists and regional politics. Reflecting this independent disposition, ''the Gazette''s layout has dispensed with front-page story copy, printing instead a full-cover graphic (usually a photograph) and large teasers with page numbers under the fold. Along with their Dalhousie counterparts,

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students have made significant contributions to the paper despite being outside of ''the Gazette''s levy umbrella. Aside from providing the paper with many staff reporters and photographers, King's students and alumni have recently filled some of ''the Gazette''s top editorial positions. The editors-in-chief for much of the last decade were King's alumni, and significant portions of the newspaper's editorial staff over the years have come from King's. A typical issue of ''the Gazette'' in 2013/2014 was 24 11x10 pages, with approximately 800 words appearing per page. As of 2022, ''the Gazette'' has 10 paid positions: editor-in-chief, managing editor, news editor, opinions editor, arts & culture editor, sports editor, copyeditor, outreach and engagement officer, director of finance and operations, and director of marketing and growth.

Notable alumni

* Ernest Buckler, OC, novelist * Rt.Hon.

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only to resign his position in 1873 to become Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (he died the same year) *

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, CC, author, five-time Governor General's award winner * Lucy Maude Montgomery,

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. author of ''Anne of Green Gables'' * James Macdonald Oxley, author, lawyer

''Gazette'' editors-in-chief

* 2022/23 David J. Shuman * 2021/22 Lane Harrison * 2020/21 Tarini Fernando * 2019/20 Rebecca Dingwell * 2018/19 Kaila Jefferd-Moore * 2017/18 Kaila Jefferd-Moore * 2016/17 Eleanor Davidson * 2015/16 Jesse Ward/Sabina Wex * 2014/15 Jesse Ward * 2013/14 Ian Froese * 2012/13 Katrina Pyne * 2011/12 Dylan Matthias * 2010/11 Joel Tichinoff * 2009/10 Josh Boyter * 2008/09 Julie Sobowale * 2007/08 John Packman * 2006/07 Rafal Andronowski * 2005/06 Christopher LaRoche * 2004/05 Quentin Casey * 2003/04 Malcolm Repo Kempt * 2002/03 Caitlin Kealey * 2001/02 Kip Keen * 2000/01 Kip Keen * 1999/00 Natalie MacLellan * 1998/99 Natalie MacLellan * 1997/98 John Cullen * 1996/97 Shelley Robinson (Managing Editor) * 1995/96 Jennifer Horsey (Managing Editor) / Sam McCaig (Editor) * 1994/95 Judy Reid (Managing Editor) / Lilli Ju (Editor) * 1993/94 Ryan Stanley * 1992/93 Jenn Beck/Miriam Korn * 1991/92 Shannon Gowans/Chris Lambie/Marie-France Leblanc/Jerry West * 1990/91 Allison Johnston/Alex Burton * 1988/89 Sandy MacKay * 1974/75 Peter Clarke * 1973/74 Margaret Bezanson/Ken MacDougall * 1926/27 Andrew Olding Hebb * 1872/74 James Macdonald Oxley (It was under the Bezanson/MacDougall editorship that ''the Gazette'' adopted the tabloid format with a front page graphic rather than a story or photograph. All of the front pages in 1973/74 were cartoons done by Ken Silver whose weekly creations reflected the major news event affecting Dalhousie that week.)

External links

Official website
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Notable alumni

''Gazette'' editors-in-chief

See also

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