The Acadia Finance Society has won the second annual Propylaeum Cup debate tournament and $300 cash prize. Alexandria Knowles and Faaithe Seymour represented the Acadia Finance Society, progressing through four rounds of debates. The introductory rounds, quarterfinals, and semifinals were […]
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X Debate, the official debate club of St Francis Xavier University, has won the inaugural Great Debate against Acadia’s Paul Tom Debate Society. The motion, “This House supports the use of civil disobedience as a means to achieve political change”, […]
The Acadia Students’ Union Fall By-Election debate, moderated by Chief Returning Officer Sacha Russo and Deputy Chief Returning Officer Evan Shergold, took place in the Michener Lounge on the evening of September 24th, 2018. This debate included candidates for the […]
On a cold winter’s night at the end of February, four grad students from different faculties sat in a restaurant enjoying drinks and snacks, discussing everything from climate change to emotional labour theory. These conversations became the inspiration for the […]
The first US presidential debate took place on Monday evening of September 26th, 2016, featuring a much anticipated and polarized pair of candidates, Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton. Being the first time that Trump and Clinton have taken the stage together in […]