Whether or not you’re familiar with the term “performative activism”, if you’re on social media at all, you’ve encountered it constantly. Performative activism, as defined by the blog Purewow, is “supporting a cause or issue to garner attention, support […]
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The Athenaeum does not support any of the views expressed below. This is the opinion of one student and as such is subject to the reader’s discretion. The ASU’s failure to advocate for the student interest in this critical moment […]
Content warning: includes talk of eating disorders as well as drug addiction As the years go by, so do popular trends. From clothing and makeup, to music and media. The creation of the internet has allowed for these to […]
As more awareness is spread about climate change and the vast effect it has had, and will continue to have, on our planet, we in the general population have increased our efforts to slow it down. New media is released […]
Dear Peter Rickets, Dale Keefe, and Henry Demone, I am writing as a disappointed student with many concerns about the current bargaining situation between the AUFA and Board of Governors. I value my education very highly. This university […]
Acadia University is one of the only universities in Canada that does not have a COVID-19 mandatory vaccination policy. While Acadia is fortunate that it has not experienced a major outbreak of COVID-19 on campus so far this semester, this […]
On Wednesday, October 27th, billionaire Bill Gates celebrated his 66th birthday on a multi-million-dollar yacht in a closed bay in Turkey alongside 50 other guests, including founder and former CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. Gates and Bezos claim to […]
Setting 1: A House Party A DRUNK CONVERSATION ABOUT CONVERSE SHOES AND SHROOMS Person 1 (unprovoked): I am straight, by the way. Person 2: Cool, okay. They proceed to have a conversation about the construct of masculinity where Person […]
To make things very clear, you don’t actually have to put your money where your posts are. There are many ways to be a meaningful ally or activist without needing to donate money. This is just an expression similar to […]
For the most part, we have had a fairly tame winter thus far (thanks to global warming- yikes) Except for the past few weeks of February. These past few weeks have brought us some nasty snow and ice storms. Driving […]
Over the entire course of my depression experience, especially when I was officially diagnosed, I always assumed the way that I experienced my depression was drastically different than others. It was not until I started opening up with others who […]
On October 7, 2020, the Acadia Senate officially adopted a new, more generous scale for converting academic percentages to letter grades. It will take effect on July 1. The previous official scale converted percentages of 87-93 to a grade of […]
In April of 2019 and January of 2020 articles detailing concerns about the treatment of workers at Acadia University’s Wheelock Dining Hall were published in The Athenaeum. The first article was co-written by Max Abu-Laban and Sean Schofield. This article […]
The sports world has been essentially turned upside down since March of 2020. League schedules/seasons have been rearranged due to COVID-19. With that being said, it’s pretty safe to say that professional sports are back up and running (with just […]