Talk:Dalhousie University
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Are Risley Hall and the daycare centre equipped residence the same place or different? If not, then the new residence built for the fall of 2004 was removed incorrectly. Peregrine981 03:49, Dec 8, 2004 (UTC)
As far as I have been able to find out, Risley does not have a daycare. - Haunti 20:32, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Risely Hall and the residence with the daycare are different buildings. According to the campus map on the Dalhousie website, the residence with the daycare is called the "University Child Centre & Residence". It is located on the corner of Seymour and South Streets across from Risley Hall.--Pthalio 23:26, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Noted faculty members
Here's my suggestion on the "noted faculty members" section. If a faculty member is noted enough to put on the list, either they should have a wikipedia page already or you should take the time to make one and tell us why they're so notable. Right now it just looks like people are taking their favourite professors and putting them on the list with no justification. Obviously I'm not an expert in all those fields (or any of them), but a little explanation of what makes the prof so notable would be nice, preferably in their own wikipedia entry. - Haunti 13:47, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I disagree. The professors that ARE included there are quite well recognized in their fields, particularly within Dalhousie itself, and a little research will dig up news articles, priase, and research citations. Wikipedia isn't the purveyor of all information, nor is it the arbiter of notability. Your notion is foolish. Many Nobel Prize winners haven't been given a wikipedia page yet. Just because they haven't, doesn't mean they should be mentioned. Also, when there is an empty article, it opens the possibility up to expansion. Danielfong 04:11, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
What is the policy at pages dedicated to other Canadian universities? I can name a few professors in the Political Science department who have reputations matching David Cameron (Denis Stairs, Jennifer Smith, Peter Aucoin, David Black and Tim Shaw), but I don't have the resources or knowledge (i.e. birth dates, etc.) to make separate wikipedia pages about each of them. Chris LaRoche 14:34, 02 Sept 2005 (UTC) (The previous comment was signed by Chris LaRoche but posted by the anonymous IP 142.68.92.227 (talk))
I don't think it's a good idea just to base the idea of "noted" professor based on general feels for how recognized he or she is. There are more objective measures such as whether they are highly cited or not. See: ISI's Highly Cited Researchers. Though, I'd rather not wipe out anything though. --Jtn5 05:01, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
The ISI citation link isn't working -- although I can say two additions for my department (Denis Stairs and Peter Aucoin) wouldn't be based on "feelings," but an understood professional reputation that can be backed up by awards and bios written by third parties such as the Canadian Institute for International Affairs. Many faculty and staff at Dalhousie atract students from all over Canada for research/learning purposes. Compared to the other "research university" pages dedicated to Canadian Universities, Dal's page needs a lot of fleshing out. The noted alumni section could be expanded, too. Chris LaRoche 08:00, 26 Jan 2006 (UTC) (The previous comment was signed by Chris LaRoche but posted by the anonymous IP 142.68.92.227 (talk))
[edit] Northern Maine?
"Using money acquired from the duties collected during the occupation of northern Maine in the War of 1812, Ramsay established Dalhousie as a college open to all people regardless of class or creed."
I think the statement "northern Maine" is incorrect. The area seized by Ramsay was the coastal area of eastern Massachusetts in the Maine territory. The actual state of Maine wasn't created until 1820. The area seized stretched from the International Boundary at the St. Croix River to Penobscot Bay but was largely concentrated on Castine. The term "northern Maine" typically refers to an area inland from the coast - mostly Aroostook and Somerset counties. During and after the War of 1812, both Britain and the U.S. claimed the area with Britain claiming the entire St. John River watershed. The boundary which gave this area to the U.S. was not decided until the 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty.
"He [Ramsay] fulfilled his dream by using the spoils of war: Castine, a small port in Maine, was being used during the War of 1812 as a base by American privateers who harassed shipping along the eastern seaboard. Lord Dalhousie sent a Royal Navy force from Halifax to capture Castine and turn it into a Customs port of entry. When the war ended, the Navy returned to Halifax with the money it had collected as Customs duties."[1]
Plasma east 14:46, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Would it be better to say, "what is now northern Maine"? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 129.173.38.112 (talk) 13:55, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] # of faculty
I think adding a note about how many faculty there are, perhaps broken down by school, would be a good thing to add. Anyone have this information? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.104.40.85 (talk) 12:30, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
- The number of faculty are now published at http://www.dal.ca/About%20Dalhousie/Dalhousie_Index.php - 1,142 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dal Expert (talk • contribs) 02:20, 16 November 2006 (UTC).
[edit] Coat of Arms
I took the liberty of replacing the previous back & white jpeg image with a fair-use png version of the official coat of arms, as verified by the registrar’s office. See: [2] Wikipedia prefers png over jpeg format for logos. --OldCommentator 16:56, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Academic Rankings
I've removed the references to Dal as a leading Canadian university & as one of the best ranked doctoral institutions in Canada. If someone can source this (and not from the Dal website) then let's add it, but, unfortunately, Dal ranks near the bottom in almost every category. I'm not sure that we want to draw attention to this.
The school was named as an excellent location to engage in post-doc studies by a scientific magazine based in the states.
I suggest that we point to specific achievements, otherwise it's just going to look ridiculous.
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.222.163.42 (talk) 00:10, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Endowment
Does anyone know where the endowment information in the sidebar is from? The number cited ($321 million) is in conflict with the number cited by the List of Canadian universities by endowment. -C. LaRoche, July 2006 (The previous comment was signed by Chris LaRoche but posted by the anonymous IP 142.68.92.227 (talk))
- I think we should defer to the publication, unless someone can support the other figure. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.222.163.42 (talk) 15:36, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Deferred Maintenance
Does anyone have evidence that this is true/current, or is it just an urban myth that floats around campus? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 129.173.38.112 (talk) 13:58, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Halifax Explosion
Does anyone believe that the assistance rendered by Dalhousie in the rescue operations and follow-up investigations of the Halifax Explosion is worth mentioning, perhaps within the trivia section? Unless there's any objection or if someone beats me to it, I'll see about adding this in whenever I get around to it. --Thisisbossi 04:19, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Noted alumni
The phrase Very prestigious orthopedic surgeon sticks out as an anomalously, both on the page and generally. I think the first two words should be deleted, since the heading already suggests that individuals listed are notable. Does anyone agree? I don't want to remove the words without some discussion ... perhaps he is very prestigious, in the sense that he average American knows his name... --Dankelley 15:32, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Merge from Howe Hall
Please merge any relevant content from Howe Hall per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Howe Hall. (If there is nothing to merge, just leave it as a redirect. If there are many dormatories, it might be worth creating a new article Dalhousie University student housing.) Thanks. —Quarl (talk) 2007-02-19 12:03Z
- Actually, I like the Howe Hall article and I feel that its provision of history asserts its notability as a stand-alone subject (per WP:NOT#PAPER). I agree that if additional information can be found on other dorms, this might make for a decent Dalhousie University student housing article. Or at the least, 1 or 2 sentences for other dorms and then label them as stubs. --Thisisbossi 15:43, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
