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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Chang’e-5, China’s third successful uncrewed moon landing, has reached another milestone by not only landing on the Moon but also by spending two days on it, gathering rocks and dirt from the lunar surface. The goal of the spacecraft was […]