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The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) is a council composed of a body of students elected by their peers, who tasked with running the Acadia Students’ Union (ASU). The SRC meets every Wednesday at 5:00 PM in the Beverage Forum located […]

News

SRC Decoded: What You Missed January 29th

by Jenna Bouwman
Published January 29, 2020

(Image Credit: Jen Doll, The Week) Okay, death may be a slight exaggeration but seriously, please, give us pockets.  I swear women’s fashion designers have a severe phobia of pockets. If pockets do appear in clothing designed for women, they […]

Arts & Culture

Give Us Pockets or Give Us Death! The History Behind Pockets in Women’s Clothing

by Katie Winters
Published January 28, 2020

While the idea of experiencing raging fires in extreme heats is difficult to grasp here in Canada when cold winds are whipping our faces and ice makes the sidewalks slick, it is a horrific reality for Australians right now. Summer […]

Science

Connecting Climate Change to Australia’s Devastating Bushfires

by athscience
Published January 28, 2020

WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The Axewomen volleyball team captured their second win in a row in the new year with a 3-0 sweep of the visiting Saint Mary’s Huskies in front of a boisterous crowd at Stu Aberdeen Court. Acadia’s Lucy Glen-Carter was […]

Sports & Wellness

Axewomen comeback in opening set and deliver 3-0 match win over SMU

by Eric Cederberg
Published January 23, 2020

FREDERICTON, NB – The U SPORTS No. 1 UNB Reds scored a 2-1 shootout win over the No. 6 Acadia Axemen, in an exciting game at UNB’s Aitken Centre, on Friday night.  Kris Bennett (Brampton, ON) scored the Reds’ shootout winner, and […]

Sports & Wellness

U SPORTS No. 1 UNB slip by No.6 Axemen with 2-1 OT/SO win

by Andy Campbell
Published January 23, 2020

*This article discusses sensitive themes like suicide and homophobia* Just about every four days or so, Netflix works diligently to ensure that there is a specific show or movie that I cannot escape. They send me emails, screw with those […]

Arts & Culture

CTE, Homophobia, and The Question of Why? A Review of “The Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez”

by Katie Winters
Published January 20, 2020

Prior to Christmas Break third-year student Helen Allen arrived at a weekly Students’ Representative Council (SRC) meeting with a story of her personal experiences with Acadia University withholding her Teaching Assistant (TA) payments. Allen shared how her TA payments were […]

News

TA Payment Nightmare

by Rylie Moscato
Published January 18, 2020

Missed out on the club extravaganza? Need to find some extra circulars to keep yourself busy? Trying to expand your social life beyond the classroom? Look no further! If you need some more information on some great science clubs to […]

Science

Some Superb Science Clubs to Join in 2020

by Acadia Clubs
Published January 17, 2020

Dear Readers, We are a group of students from Acadia university currently conducting research on the Kingston Sand Barrens, the intent of this article is to hopefully raise awareness for the sand barrens.  Specifically, we aim to stress the multiple […]

Science

The Kingston Sand Barrens Need Your Help: A Letter from the students of ESST 3003

by ESST 3003 Class of Fall 2019
Published January 17, 2020

It has been almost three months since the Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, was voted in for a second term, this time as a minority government. Although it has only been a few months, Prime Minister (PM) Justin Trudeau […]

News

Canada 2020: New Government, New Year

by Rylie Moscato
Published January 17, 2020

The 92nd annual Academy Awards will take place on February 9th, 2020. The nominations for potential winners in all the categories were announced January 13th, 2020… and they were unsurprisingly somewhat disappointing. Origin story Joker led the nominations with 11 […]

Arts & Culture

Oscars Nominations 2020: Another Snub for Women and Non-White People

by Katie Winters
Published January 17, 2020

  By: Maddy Johnston   In 1828, the Englishman William Corder was one of the last people to be publicly executed by hanging in Britain. He was given the death sentence for shooting his lover. So, why was he so […]

Online Opinions

A Killer Addiction

by Maddy Johnston
Published January 16, 2020

Me Too: Two Years On  Two years ago, nineteen-year-old me hoped to escape the fall chill by stopping in at Just Us Café. The date was October 5, 2019. I was thinking about assignments, getting enough sleep, and I was […]

Opinions

Me Too: Two Years On

by Maddy Johnston
Published January 10, 2020

WOLFVILLE N.S. – The Acadia Axemen closed out the 2019 half of their season on a high note with a nail-biting overtime win over the visiting Moncton Aigles Bleus. Acadia took advantage of a powerplay opportunity to get their first […]

Sports & Wellness

Axemen Close-out 2019 with OT Win Over Moncton

by Griffin Herrington
Published December 7, 2019

WOLFVILLE N.S. – After a quick back and forth game of hockey, the Acadia Axemen won their third straight game with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over the U SPORTS No. 1 ranked UNB Reds. Acadia was the first team to […]

Sports & Wellness

No. 7 Axemen remain in first place with a win over No. 1 ranked UNB

by Griffin Herrington
Published December 6, 2019

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