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Legally binding victims to silence: A call to action for Acadia University to pledge ...

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The Looming Threat of Climate Change

Parker V. Parker

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Today, September 30th, 2023 marks Canada’s Third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Athenaeum wishes to call attention to Indigenous voices on this day and ask its readers to engage in a process of reflection surrounding reconciliation. The June […]

Editorials

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

by Ath Editorial
Published September 30, 2023

Photo by Benjamin Disinger vis Unsplash    The hole at the bottom, end of the road, a fiery kilm. Chip near the tail, pilgrimages in tattered UPS boxes. Every US State in a beige rundown van, trying to settle a […]

Poetry

A Little Package from Home

by Isabel Drouin
Published September 25, 2023
comics Creative

Parker V. Parker

by Polaris
Published September 18, 2023

Photo by Daniel St. Louis In July of 2023, Acadia University announced the appointment of its next President: Dr. Jeff Hennessy.   This will begin a six-year term which will see him become Acadia’s 17th President. He will follow Dr. […]

Online

An Interview with Acadia’s President Jeff Hennessy

by Ryan MacIntyre
Published September 18, 2023

Photo by Natalya Letunova via Unsplash I look to the horizon, your face, sweet and lovely, hangs with the willows. Dipping deep, deep into the bank. Ruddy marshes and colorful birds unfurl, reaching for where you rest… Darling, gone with […]

Creative Poetry

Running from the Past

by Isabel Drouin
Published September 18, 2023

To the days when summer seemed to never end And sunbeams danced across the sky, Aligned in perfect dimension  To the night breeze, And morning heat The soul dance of hearts, Swooning to meet And then disappear  Because love and […]

Online

To the Days

by Angel Percentie
Published September 17, 2023

Photo by Ioana Cristiana vis Unsplash The arm is cut open  held out by two thin oil stripes.  O Doctor a scene familiar enough, so how did you Rijn stumble upon  a scene so well detailed.  Did you go year […]

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Doctor and the Painter’s Anatomy lesson

by Isabel Drouin
Published September 11, 2023

Photo by Pedro Henrique Santos via Unsplash It is often said that rights are not gifted, they are fought for.    The coal mining industry is expansive in Canada as it is home to 0.6 percent of the world’s coal […]

Editorials News

The Great Cape Breton Labour Revolt

by Ryan MacIntyre
Published September 11, 2023

  In the moment there is little we see Our nearly closed eyes capture the stark white room, We cry and scream. There are strange noises, voices. And the day is forgotten. It’s one of the flaws of humanity: We […]

Creative

Time Capsule

by Angel Percentie
Published September 10, 2023

The world is becoming a scary place for the 2SLGBTQ+ community. The community has seen a rise in anti-queer rhetoric which is dehumanizing and treats the queer community as different. This rhetoric spread by prominent right-wing commentators has sparked a […]

News

The Rise in Anti-Trans Rhetoric Should Worry Everyone.

by Ryan MacIntyre
Published April 3, 2023

Many students would describe their university experience as joining a community, figuring out who they are, where they fit in, or a journey of growth. This is the case for lots of lucky students, but not for all, especially those […]

Opinions

Legally binding victims to silence: A call to action for Acadia University to pledge to end the use of NDAs.

by Elisabeth Dobson
Published March 27, 2023

On March 13, 2023, the Biden Administration would approve of ConocoPhilips’ Willow Project, the largest oil and gas drilling venture in all of America. After years of protest (the Willow Project was originally proposed and accepted in 2020) and well […]

Opinions

Why You Should Care About the Willow Project

by athopinions
Published March 27, 2023

It was a gray fleece  In the early morning,  Making coffee,  Sitting on your dock,  Brown slats filled with splinters, but we always had an old beach towel.   It was a zip-up,  Soft, I remember you wearing it  As […]

Creative Online

Gray Fleece

by Isabel Drouin
Published March 23, 2023

The Biden administration has approved a massive new oil project named the Willow project. This is an oil project aimed to tap 600 million barrels of oil which resides in the petroleum-rich North Slope of Alaska. This comes as a […]

News

What Does the Willow Project Mean for the Future of the Climate Crisis Fight?

by Ryan MacIntyre
Published March 20, 2023

Bite off more than you can chew and not a soul said that it          was a commandment that had to be followed and yet we all accept the love that we think we deserve   Co […]

Creative

Bite off more than you can chew/Co/I can show you that I care

by athcreative
Published March 16, 2023

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