So, when can you get your hands on some good government regulated ganja you ask? Hold your horses there, chill man. All in due time says the Liberal government. The previous projection has been kushed back, err I mean, pushed […]
Alex McKaigue
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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 […]
When is it that people look for favours? It’s when they are in trouble. No matter your spiritual beliefs – humans tend to look to some higher power in whatever form that takes – for help. But shouldn’t we just […]
Various countries, worldwide, have dedicated the month of February to celebrating blackness. Though such countries refer to such celebrations as different things, I prefer to use the term Black History Month. In Canada, February is known as African Heritage Month […]
As a born and raised Nova Scotian, nothing completes a room more than some authentic Maritime music. This past weekend at Acadia, Signal Hill, the band, played at a school event. The atmosphere in the room was incredible. The pride […]
Bitcoin recently soared past a value of nineteen thousand US dollars per coin followed by an abrupt downturn. It’s a currency, and it’s only eight years old. You’ve likely heard of this new “cryptocurrency” before, and if you’re a regular […]
*Disclaimer: the author of this piece is not trying to project their views. It is simply an opinion piece in which they are grappling with their place in the world.* Regarding the title, it is quite the blasphemous remark and […]
Dear New Brunswick, My chapter of playing in your gyms is coming to a close and I have so much to thank you for. With this Saturday at UNB very realistically being my last game in New Brunswick, so many […]
Let’s talk about the Leafs. Anyone who has been paying attention to the NHL recently will know that the change in the Leafs over the last five years is comparable to the change you’ve undergone since you’ve started university. Since […]
I was sitting in the doctor’s office nervously. I had taken off all bottoms and layed a sheet over me to protect my vanity. There were scary looking tools beside me. In fact, when I picked up my prescription, $400 […]
It is common knowledge that varsity athletes put in extensive hours to prepare for their games and competitions each week. These are hours spent at practice with their team, in physio, in meetings, and also in the weight room. At […]
Luck, is it more a part of a phrase or something that people actually believe in? Whether you avoid black cats and walking under ladders or break a mirror and don’t give it a second thought, you or someone you […]
“In America, it’s bling-bling, but here in Africa, it’s bling-bang,” says a cool Leonardo Di Caprio in a very well done South African accent. The 2006 drama Blood Diamond set in Sierra Leone features a South African mercenary turned blood […]