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 […]
In a study conducted by Imperial College, London, a global analysis has been released indicating that height and weight are the major determinants of the quality of diets for school going kids and adolescents. In this analysis, it is determined […]
Earlier this month, the Humans of Acadia Instagram and Facebook pages published a short blurb written by an Acadia student that was almost instantly deleted from both accounts. The post was the student’s response to this question: “If money were […]
Hello everyone! My name is Sadie McAlear and I am currently running for the position of Community Relations Rep on the Acadia Student Union Board. I am a second-year Science student majoring in Nutrition as well as a member of […]
This is my last year at Acadia. I want to be as involved as I can in with the current students and residents of Wolfville. I love the community I live in. I have been a student leader in many […]
Launched in October of 2018, Acadia University’s Campaign for Acadia campaign has calculated an ambitious 75-million-dollar goal to “sustain the Acadia of today and build the Acadia of the future.” The budget includes 30 million dollars going towards creating extraordinary […]
Although Joe Biden has been declared president-elect of the United States of America multiple times over the past few weeks, Donald Trump and his administration still continue to contest the results of the election. To be clear, there is no […]
I hope everyone had a good reading break! The SRC did not meet for a couple of weeks because there were no motions to pass; however, they resumed their weekly meetings last Wednesday. Here is what they discussed: The first […]
Another Covid-19 vaccine has been observed to have remarkably high effectiveness. This new vaccine is made by using the same previously unproven technology which was developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. An Independent Board has monitored Moderna’s 30,000 people vaccine […]