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While vegetarianism, veganism, pescatarianism, and other meatless diets have always existed, there seems to have been an increasing amount of people choosing to leave meat or meat substitutes out of their diets within the last couple of decades. Between the […]

Arts & Culture

Reduce Your Meat Consumption – Our Planet Will Thank You!

by Kate Robart
Published February 8, 2021

Canadians put faith in the healthcare system to be fair, and as the Canadian government continues to decide where the COVID-19 vaccine should go first – to the most vulnerable people – a few entitled people may mistakenly believe that […]

News

British Columbia Couple Flies to Yukon for COVID-19 Vaccine

by Jenna Bouwman
Published February 8, 2021

The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) is a council composed of a body of students elected by their peers, who are tasked with running the Acadia Students’ Union (ASU). The SRC meets every Wednesday at 5:30 PM in the Beveridge Forum […]

News

SRC Decoded: What you missed January 29th, 2021

by Sofia Munoz
Published February 8, 2021

The Sexual Health Resource Centre is a brand new and exciting service of the Acadia Students’ Union, opening this Monday, February 8th! What is the Sexual Health Resource Centre? The Sexual Health Resource Centre, or SHRC for short, is a […]

News

Acadia Students’ Union’s New and Exciting Service—The Sexual Health Resource Centre!

by Hannah Hutchinson
Published February 5, 2021

After a very long holiday break, the SRC resumed their weekly meetings at the end of January, as the new term commenced. Here is what you missed: The meeting was held to discuss the ASU’s upcoming general election. Danish, who […]

News

SRC Decoded: What you missed January 22nd

by Sofia Munoz
Published February 3, 2021

Mutations, at times can be harmless and might go unseen, but they can also result in the production of a variant that might be deadlier than the original strain. As can be observed in the case of COVID-19. There now […]

Science

New COVID-19 Strains: Deadlier and More Contagious

by Tanvi Dabas
Published February 2, 2021

Shelters for homeless people have begun popping up on municipal property in January 2021. In response to the shelters, Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) has recently announced that the removal of occupied shelters appearing in Dartmouth and surrounding areas will not […]

News

House the Homeless

by Jenna Bouwman
Published January 30, 2021

Commemorating the anniversary of [Watt’s] passing, U SPORTS is proud to announce the application process for the second annual Peter Watts Memorial Grant for prospective Canadian university journalism students. The $3,000 annual grant was established last January for a period of six years and […]

Sports & Wellness

U SPORTS Announces Application Process for 2nd Annual Peter Watts Memorial Grant

by U Sports Staff
Published January 29, 2021

The Golden Age of Islam  The Golden Age of Islam lasted for over 400 years, from the 8th to the 13th century, and exerted influence over northern Africa, western Asia and the Middle East. It was initiated by Harun al-Rishad, […]

Arts & Culture

‘Islam is a Religion in Crisis’: A True Statement that Cannot Be Taken at Face Value

by Peyton Baird
Published January 28, 2021

Flares of memory burst                                                                          […]

Creative

Firefly

by Jenna Yorke
Published January 28, 2021

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 […]

Opinions

Systemic Grade Inflation at Acadia

by Dr. Stephen Maitzen
Published January 20, 2021

Ben Shapiro announced on December 2nd in a video, that Elliot Page’s choice to identify as a man “conveys zero information”, and that Page’s audience, as media consumers, are being forced to hear nonsense. I believe that Elliot Page’s choice […]

Arts & Culture

In Elliott Page’s Defence: Not So Fast Shapiro

by Colin Vibert
Published December 7, 2020

Is it a sin to fall too soon? when that person made you swoon Is it a sin to fall too hard? When those hormones catch you off guard? Is love a narcotic? To merely drive you a craze To […]

Creative

What is Love?

by Dennis Garretson
Published December 7, 2020

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 […]

Features Opinions

Interview with a Former Wheelock Dining Hall Employee

by athopinions
Published December 7, 2020
Holiday Habits: Leaving Guilt out of the Recipe

Throughout the holidays, people enjoy lavish dinners, rich desserts, and beverages (both non-alcoholic and alcoholic) that tend to leave them feeling guilty post-holidays. You start to hear people complaining, “I swear I gained 10 pounds during the holidays,” and you […]

Online Sports & Wellness

Holiday Habits: Leaving Guilt out of the Recipe

by Liddy Greer
Published December 6, 2020

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