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So, when can you get your hands on some good government regulated ganja you ask? Hold your horses there, chill man. All in due time says the Liberal government. The previous projection has been kushed back, err I mean, pushed […]
DISRUPT’18 is being held on Friday, March 2nd 2018. The DISRUPT conference is an annual student-led business symposium at Acadia University where speakers from a variety of industries converge on campus to share their ideas and experiences with students. DISRUPT […]
February 14th, 2018 As I observe the events in the United States that have become all too regular – mass shootings – I wonder where that society has gone wrong. Every other month there is yet another mass shooting that […]
It can be frustrating to witness pretty people having it better just because they’re pretty. It’s the guy in your class that might seem inexplicably charming even though he’s actually a rotten person and it’s the girl who gets whatever […]
A silent political fringe so low-key they’ve never actually been classified. Enter, the alt-nah… Typically, nobody would actually identify as being part of the alt-nah because politics is just…nah. Hillary being crooked? Nah. Trump being… I don’t have enough words […]
When is it that people look for favours? It’s when they are in trouble. No matter your spiritual beliefs – humans tend to look to some higher power in whatever form that takes – for help. But shouldn’t we just […]
Various countries, worldwide, have dedicated the month of February to celebrating blackness. Though such countries refer to such celebrations as different things, I prefer to use the term Black History Month. In Canada, February is known as African Heritage Month […]
I get it. There is injustice in the Canada, sure. Is it wrong? It definitely sucks and obviously we should try and curb it, however, what we are doing is not working. Kyle, what are you talking about we help […]
Our Student Union Building has failed. In its heyday it was the central non-academic social space on campus. It brought together students from all residences, programs, and years. It had a games room, a TV lounge, an art gallery, and […]
As a born and raised Nova Scotian, nothing completes a room more than some authentic Maritime music. This past weekend at Acadia, Signal Hill, the band, played at a school event. The atmosphere in the room was incredible. The pride […]
Bitcoin recently soared past a value of nineteen thousand US dollars per coin followed by an abrupt downturn. It’s a currency, and it’s only eight years old. You’ve likely heard of this new “cryptocurrency” before, and if you’re a regular […]
Luck, is it more a part of a phrase or something that people actually believe in? Whether you avoid black cats and walking under ladders or break a mirror and don’t give it a second thought, you or someone you […]
“In America, it’s bling-bling, but here in Africa, it’s bling-bang,” says a cool Leonardo Di Caprio in a very well done South African accent. The 2006 drama Blood Diamond set in Sierra Leone features a South African mercenary turned blood […]
Cards on the table: there is no university free speech crisis, support for free speech is not declining, and campus SJWs are not running amok. Just don’t try telling the alarmists that. Over the last three or four years, a […]