For my Post-Confederation Canadian History class (HIST 2783 x2), it was a requirement that students form small groups and complete a term project that helps promote the notion that Canadian History is absolutely NOT boring. For this assignment, we were […]
Arts & Culture
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The Acadia University Art Gallery’s latest installation Anthony Clementi: Critical Incident, explores world crisis through powerful and real images translated into paintings. Clementi’s work not only highlights issues, but seeks to display, using techniques and styles inspired by the old […]
Don’t Be AFRAID… It’s Only a Play! We all have dreams right? Not just night time sleepy dreams about flying or a grocery store shopping spree – I mean dreams such as ambitions, goals, or something that you want to […]
Grab your leather jackets, grease your hair, and come on down to Acadia University’s production of Grease on April 1st and 2nd in Denton Hall (this is no joke). Final papers, projects, and performances are weighing down all of us […]
I haven’t been the biggest fan of One Direction. I always felt that their music was a bit juvenile for me, but I do appreciate them as musicians. For those who don’t know One Direction – they are a British […]
Have you ever sat down at a coffee shop with your favourite cup of hot chocolate, sipped on it and wondered, “who was the intelligent individual who created this ingenious concept of chocolate mixed with milk and sugar?” Well, keep […]
A small but revolutionary movement is spreading on Instagram. #FlowersOfChange is a photo series that was started by Amber Amour, an activist and artist who, prior to Flowers of Change, began the artistic campaign Stop Rape, Educate. The #FlowersOfChange series […]
Jeff Torbert is a Halifax based guitar-guru and instant-harmony-provider who has performed at a variety of venues, from bars and churches to the grand stage of the Rebecca Cohn with Rich Aucoin and Symphony Nova Scotia. To supplement the “20 […]
The Beatles seem to be as popular as ever. While I am not about to call any part of their catalogue underrated, I believe that under the weight of the group’s output, the solo releases of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and […]
Cards that read “Art is…” line the entrance of the Acadia University Art Gallery, with answers scrawled in colourful markers. The answers on these cards range from bold statements like “my life” to carefully drawn images, all created with the […]
There often comes an awakening during the damned humdrummery of human existence that jolts us out of this precondition (at least for a little while). For me it will be when Kanye West’s new album — tentatively titled “Waves” — […]
Since his recent and untimely death, there has been some debate within the music community about the merits of David Bowie’s musicianship. Many people argue that he was inept as an instrumentalist, and that his efforts as a guitarist and […]
(www.neopets.com) Chia Pets take 2-3 weeks to grow, and this wheel will probably take that long to stop spinning. Ch-ch-ch Chia! Spread the seeds and watch them grow! It’s like a metaphor for love and friendship, but with the simplest, […]
We sit in the dark dusty basement one particular faculty member loves to call home. The basement of Denton hall is a chameleon, a small ever changing creature capable of some very colourful appearances – just like its residents. Over […]
India Gailey- I first consciously listened to gamelan music in the fall of my first year at Acadia when Dr. Jeff Hennessy played some snippets for our Music and Society class. Soon after, I attended the Gamelan Ensemble concert and […]