Ashna Makhija is a third year BSc in Biology and double minor in Chemistry and Philosophy student who empowers and inspires college students to live healthier, more active lives.
I failed when I.. never started told myself ‘I can’t’ ran away from the scary things literally camped out in my comfort zone Starting wasn’t easy. It made me uncomfortable. But it was the best freaking thing I ever did. […]
My name is Mark Selvidge and I am a Traumatic Brain Injury survivor as of March 16, 2001. At the age of 11 I had to relearn everything all over again like an infant. As a result of all my […]
The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) is a council composed of a body of students elected by their peers, who are in charge of running the Acadia Students’ Union. The Council meets weekly on Wednesdays at 5:00 PM in the Beveridge […]
In the late ’70s and early ’80s, CO² emissions were standing around 330ppm nearing the critical 350ppm which marks the point where the CO² in the atmosphere is no longer at a safe level. Since then global emissions have been […]
‘I’m just trying to be everything my 13 year old self thought I would be! I remember sitting on my bedroom floor dreaming about what life would be when I was 20. I wanted to be a doctor. I wanted […]
The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) is a council composed of a body of students elected by their peers, who are in charge of running the Acadia Students’ Union. The Council meets weekly on Wednesdays at 5:00 PM in the Beveridge […]
Toronto – On Friday evening restricted free agent Mitch Marner signed a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs worth an average annual value of $10.893 million. The playmaking right winger will rejoin his hometown team as he looks to continue […]
With the start of the school year comes the usual stress of showing up on time for classes, keeping up with assignments, and getting used to a busy schedule. Meanwhile, many students are plagued with another stress, one that seems […]
It was Friday, Aug. 30, and we went to work as expected and left with enough time to prepare for what we’d been warned about. Though I live in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, which was not in hurricane Dorian’s direct trajectory, […]
I have always been a very active individual, loving athletics, trying almost all sports in grade school and high school, and being a part of the Cross-Country team at Acadia during my undergraduate career. I attended a private girl’s school […]
Two things happened to me this past May: I turned 22, and the class I matriculated with graduated without me. Of course, people take an extra year to finish of their degree all the time. Personally, I’m taking a fifth […]
To Whom It May Concern You are forgiven; but please don’t do it ever again. I went through the garbage you left piled against our farm gate access and found out a lot about you. You got several large boxes […]
Constantly given tailwind is the notion that the liberal arts are breeding a generation of radical college students. It is an idea that has old roots, taking its modern form when Bill Buckley wrote God and Man at Yale in […]
The focus of this creative policy recommendation is to highlight only one aspect within the broader policy recommendation entitled, A Policy Brief Ensuring Continued Canadian Sovereignty Over the Arctic Region. This focus has chosen to observe the voyage of Captain […]
I’ve been fortunate enough, privileged enough to have only observed poverty from a distance rather than experiencing it first hand. I volunteered at a charitable food provider in the Annapolis Valley with that in mind (and to be honest, to […]