Being a varsity athlete means sacrificing a lot of time to training. It means waking up at 5:30 am on a regular basis to lift weights. It means being away multiple weekends for competition. And it means dragging yourself out […]
Sarah Lavallée
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Childcare may be the furthest thing from the minds of many students, which is understandable. However, campus childcare has impacts on many students, their quality of education, and gender parity issues at Acadia. As faculty retire, new talent must be […]
The iconic chimney behind Raymond Field has finally been dismantled. It was commissioned for the Central Heating Plant in 1949 and was ultimately decommissioned in 2014 when the boilers were converted to No. 6 Fuel Oil. With the virtual elimination […]
Today, the Acadia Students’ Union (ASU) issued a media release and video to explain some of the proposed by-law changes that will be coming forward for adoption on December 4th, 2018, in response to recent public criticism from students. The […]
Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash I’m taking a moment to remove these glasses I wear because currently I do not need them to see what I see, but I wonder if you do? What makes a person human? […]
After a short hiatus, the “Ask Ellen” column has returned to The Athenaeum. Follow along for answers to all of your most pressing questions. How was your trip? Do you miss me??? My trip was life-changing. For those of you […]
My name is Jemma Grace Courrier, and I’m not a very big fish in a very big, intimidating pond. I’m here to tell you a bit about the transgender day of remembrance, or TDoR for short. Disclaimer: This may come […]
As Acadia’s contract with Chartwells Canada comes to an end in April 2019, Acadia University faces a decision that will impact students for the next several years. Chartwells Canada has provided our campus with food services for the past 12 […]
Acadia University has recently launched Acadia 2025, a strategic planning exercise for the year 2025. On Thursday, the Task Force of Acadia 2025 held an open drop-in session in the SUB for the student body to share their views regarding […]
The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) is the body of students who are elected by their peers to run the Acadia Students’ Union. Council meets bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 5:15 PM in the Beveridge Forum which is located off of the […]
The Acadia Students’ Union recently released the revised bylaws to be voted upon in the next few weeks. These come after last year’s General Election which nearly caused a constitutional crisis and led to the resignation of the Chief Returning […]
At this point of the fall, you’ve either had the flu/cold or are about to receive it. If for some reason you manage to escape flu season without so much as a sore throat and runny nose colour me impressed […]
Photo credit: Sara Ericsson, Kings County News My name is Meg, and I’m a first year Politics student at Acadia. Maybe you have seen me around campus lately, paper petition in hand; wild sparks of hope in my eyes? I’ve spent my first semester talking to my […]
This month, the Annapolis Cider Company released their Spiced Plum cider to fill the ‘Something Different’ slot. It is, of course, the epitome of fall flavours wrapped up into one golden liquid. The aroma is chalk full of cardamom, allspice, […]
In advance of the By-Law Revision Consultation, the Acadia Students’ Union released the finalized drafts of By-Law One (Positions), By-Law Two (Committees), and By-Law Three (Elections) prepared by the ASU lawyer, Tom McEwen. This is the final consultation opportunity, outside […]