Every week, your elected student government meets on a Tuesday night to talk about issues concerning the ASU. Agenda items can seem long, mysterious and confusing without the proper background, making it difficult to see how these issues affect students. […]
Monthly archives: February 2018
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DISRUPT’18 is being held on Friday, March 2nd 2018. The DISRUPT conference is an annual student-led business symposium at Acadia University where speakers from a variety of industries converge on campus to share their ideas and experiences with students. DISRUPT […]
February 14th, 2018 As I observe the events in the United States that have become all too regular – mass shootings – I wonder where that society has gone wrong. Every other month there is yet another mass shooting that […]
It can be frustrating to witness pretty people having it better just because they’re pretty. It’s the guy in your class that might seem inexplicably charming even though he’s actually a rotten person and it’s the girl who gets whatever […]
This article draws on Idle No More’s discussion guide related to the Colten Boushie case. It is a great resource to explore if you want to learn more about this case. What happened? Although some of the details are uncertain, […]
I do not know how to put the happy back in my head how to stop the aching of my bones how to fill the hole between my lungs. I am a ship capsized by a sea of loneliness […]
All this happened both forever ago and about a half a second since, in a span of around thirty seconds. It seems like an unapproachable distance of separation though, since then, that last year of school I thought I […]
The smell of ash and winter clung to her stockings like the babies her husband prayed for. Itchy and tight, she couldn’t resist a scratch. Scrtttch. One chipped talon gave birth to a new run. “Ripped another pair?” Molly, her […]
A silent political fringe so low-key they’ve never actually been classified. Enter, the alt-nah… Typically, nobody would actually identify as being part of the alt-nah because politics is just…nah. Hillary being crooked? Nah. Trump being… I don’t have enough words […]
She was a flame. The hot red poker was always cracking down on my fingers as I reached to grab the black butt on the bullet of her favourite lipstick. The glossy silver of the tube, how smooth the strawberry […]
I bring my wine glass to my lips, letting the bouquet of it introduce itself to my sense of smell, letting the bright, yellow flavour dance across my tongue. I wish I was dancing now, bare feet resting on top […]
Feeling lost? Are you scared? I can tell something is on your mind. Look, it’s not that bad… Underneath the pain is a new light. Reacting negatively is not the right way. Endure the pain. I know right now it […]
You think you are a gift. The sun. The moon. The tides. All rise for you. You forget. We will all rise, without you, regardless.
With Bell Let’s Talk day and Acadia Mental Health Week recently passing, campus has been putting forth fantastic effort in addressing mental health stigma and promoting self-care. The progress is fantastic, especially when I look back on my first year […]
Rick Hansen is a Canadian hero who has continuously fought for creating an accessible world for everyone. The “Man in Motion” gained the worlds respect when he went on a monumental two-year expedition around the world – in his wheelchair. […]