Are you proud of our library? Think about that question. When you walk in through the tired doors and onto the main level, what do you feel? Do you get the sense that you’re in the modern, scholarly centre of […]
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Acadia’s $75 million fundraising campaign, titled the ‘Campaign for Acadia’ has launched. Acadia University has been working on the campaign for several years in the ‘quiet phase’, soliciting donations and pledges from around the world. $40 million has already been […]
With midterm season approaching I find myself grumpy, tired, and wondering why what I am doing matters. Every year it’s the same: doubt fills your mind and you’re wondering why you joined X team or signed up for X club. […]
Remember when your parents urged you to eat breakfast before leaving the house, because it’d help you focus and finally get better grades? Turns out they were right all along! In fact, after an overnight fast, starting the day with […]
When I look at an athlete, all I see is an individual who strives for greatness. Someone who pushes their body to perform exceptional tasks, and ultimately accomplishes a triumphant goal. As a young kid, I assumed that was generally […]
A light goes beyond a doorway But is stopped by the other The monster that wraps around it Choking it to snuff the light out. A shadow is content from where it is Until the other intrudes upon it […]
Arriving as an exchange student at Acadia was a bit like landing in a place with an entirely new language. Gone was the knowledge I thought I had gained from the campus maps; directions were given in code, places and […]
Oh! “Anime is the beautiful pastime that helps us get through it” is what I would say, but for some reason the industry has been churning out lower and lower quality products. For the most part, anime has managed to […]
The bar tops have yet to come in. For the moment, a palatial chocolate brown couch rests in the back of the taproom. The walls are colourful, with the newest coats of paint adding bright splashes of blue and orange. […]
The Hatchet News, Acadia’s satire news site, has launched at Acadia University. The project comes into existence under the watchful eye of Axe Radio Co-Coordinators Brandon de Aguiar and Coleman Merry, who noted the peculiar existence of the site. “I […]
We all know the feeling of falling asleep at our desks, but what’s it like being the person in front of the chalkboard? How do professors feel about their students, how do they interact with their colleagues, what is their […]
The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) is a group of our elected peers tasked with the job of acting in the interests of all students. This year, the council has decided to hold bi-weekly meetings as opposed to weekly ones. In […]
Our university has always been a residential one. If you come to Acadia you live in residence. That was part of the deal at least for the first year or two. Living in residence is one of the quintessential tenants […]
The Students’ Representative Council 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 Michener […]
What’s your credit score? Do you know? How do you check? What does it mean? How do you establish one? If you don’t know the answer to any of these questions, you’re not alone. Up until two years ago I […]