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Every year as fall approaches, undergrads will flock to Raymond field to watch a football game. They do it for a myriad of reasons. Some will go because they’ve seen it in movies. Some go because they want to show […]
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 […]
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 […]
An Open Letter to the Incoming SRC. This open letter is meant to bring forward our concerns, suggestions, and foster collaboration. It will address our views on student democracy, leadership and journalism. Democracy By definition, any student union or government […]
Three years ago, I wrote an article explaining why I had faith in Nova Scotia. I wrote about how the province inspired creativity and how the potential to build a future in this province is here while the immediate opportunities […]
I can’t believe I’m writing this. I can’t believe what I am seeing. People say you can’t fix stupid… I argue you don’t even have to. They’ll take care of themselves. By stupid, I’m referring to anti-vaxxers. For those who […]
Words cannot describe how exactly I’m feeling but I’ll try. It’s taken me long to write this because I’m disappointed. Disappointed in a school that preaches diversity but nothing about the school is diverse. Before coming to Acadia, the recruiting […]
Within the last few hours, it has been speculated that the United States Marshals will begin auctioning off merchandise in order to repay those affected by Billy McFarland’s flopped Fyre Festival. Similarly, at the time of writing, a GoFundMe account […]
I have a question, and I think in our #MeToo era, it’s an important one: What the hell is wrong with saying “no thanks”? Avocadoes on your sandwich? No thanks. Four essays due on the last day of term? No […]
This has been a whirlwind month of Presidential announcements. Since December 31st Democratic hopefuls have started announcing they are running for the candidacy. Of those who have announced, few have made the most of the opportunity. Senator Elizabeth Warren has […]
Earlier tonight, I congratulated Kyle Vandertoorn on being democratically elected to the highest office within our union. As I did during our discussion, I do openly and I commit myself to working along with our president to create a bigger, […]
After an intense and very-worth it campaign period, we made it! I want to thank immensely each and every student who supported me and voted for me. Thank you for electing me as your 2019-2020 ASU President and thank you […]
Now that Black History Month is officially upon us, it’s time that we hear conversations on the importance of diversity. It makes sense considering Black voices are at its loudest during this time of year. We take a lot of […]
Remember way back in your childhood when you couldn’t use the phone and the painfully slow dial up internet at the same time? What about those super boxy looking gas guzzling automobiles we used to drive. Hell, we didn’t even […]