Meningitis B has been on the mind of many Nova Scotians recently. There have been several outbreaks in universities across the province, which have led to the unfortunate fatalities of three different students: 19-year-old Kai Matthews at Acadia, 18-year-old Maria […]
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On October 7, 2020, the Acadia Senate officially adopted a new, more generous scale for converting academic percentages to letter grades. It will take effect on July 1. The previous official scale converted percentages of 87-93 to a grade of […]
Launched in October of 2018, Acadia University’s Campaign for Acadia campaign has calculated an ambitious 75-million-dollar goal to “sustain the Acadia of today and build the Acadia of the future.” The budget includes 30 million dollars going towards creating extraordinary […]
One definition of ableism is the discrimination of those with disabilities in favour of able-bodied people. However, Hailey Davis, a fourth-year music therapy major at Acadia says that this applies to all disabilities and is really something in need of […]
How fascinating is it to go to a school where it is so cool to be involved in extracurriculars? People often talk about the small school experience that Acadia has to offer. Smaller class sizes mean more personal connections with […]
Acadia University announced on October 1st, 2020 that the indoor swimming pool, located in the Acadia Athletics Complex, will be closed indefinitely. The closure of the pool was declared for two main reasons; the first is to ensure the safety […]
HALIFAX (U SPORTS) – Saskatchewan netminder Taran Kozun was honored with the Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy as U SPORTS men’s hockey Player of the Year Wednesday night, as the national award winners were celebrated at the annual All-Canadian gala. Also included […]
CALGARY, AB – Acadia’s Lucy Glen-Carter was named as a U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian, while teammate Sydney Zakutney was named to the U SPORTS All-Rookie Team. Glen-Carter is the first Axewomen to be named as a first team All-Canadian Dalhousie setter Courtney Baker was honoured […]
FREDERICTON, NB – The UNB Reds are the 2020 Atlantic University Sport men’s hockey champions after defeating the Acadia Axemen 5-1 in game three of the best of three championship series. Alexandre Goulet (Disraeli, QC) scored three goals to lead the […]
We, the Acadia Labour Movement, numbering more than 100 concerned students, alumni, faculty and community members of Acadia University are looking to have a minimum labour standard implemented at this University. We are not standing idly by as working members […]
HALIFAX, N.S. – The UPEI Panthers are AUS champions after defeating the Acadia Axewomen by a score of 78-59 in Sunday’s Subway AUS Women’s Basketball Championship final. This mark’s the Panthers’ first conference banner since the 1997-98 season. AUS first […]
The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) is a council composed of a body of students elected by their peers, who are tasked with running the Acadia Students’ Union (ASU). The SRC meets every Wednesday at 5:30 PM in the Beveridge Forum […]
HALIFAX, N.S. – The Dalhousie Tigers defeated the Acadia Axewomen 3-1 (25—23, 25-18, 24-26, 25-19) Saturday afternoon in the final match of the 2019-20 AUS regular season. Both teams traded points in the first set, with the Tigers leading most […]
SYDNEY, NS – In Sunday afternoon basketball action, the Cape Breton Capers hosted the Acadia Axewomen at the Sullivan Field House in Sydney. The Axewomen were able to earn a weekend split by handing the CAPERS a 79-60 defeat. The […]
WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The Axewomen volleyball team stunned the visiting U SPORTS No. 2 ranked Dalhousie Tigers with a three-set win in Sunday afternoon play. The Tiger loss is the first match lost since February 15 last season. “Today was […]