There is an unintended conundrum in Undergraduate Education that is frustrating for both students and professors. Facing this issue can cause stress for students and reduce the breadth, depth, and enjoyment of their educational experience. The problem is finding a […]
Ruvimbo Chipazi has been selected as the next Editor-in-Chief of The Athenaeum. She was appointed by The Athenaeum Publishing Board, the first female EIC since 2014-15 and the first black female EIC in recent Acadia history. “My brother is an […]
I’m still struggling to wrap my head around how quickly 5 years can go by. I remember like yesterday my 18th birthday, and the first day of Axemen Football training camp. During my first meal hall experience, I was kindly […]
In light of the recent hockey brawl that took place on Saturday, February 2nd between St. Francis Xavier University and Acadia University, several individuals have reached out to me disappointed with the way Acadia handled the situation. Armed with the […]
The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) is a council composed of a body of students elected by their peers, who are in charge of running the Acadia Students’ Union. The Council meets bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 5:15 PM in the Beveridge […]
My area of research is within the sociology of education, specifically Indigenous education in Canada. My master’s thesis explores institutional arrangements of the Nova Scotia Department of Education and curriculum for public high schools in Nova Scotia, asking how Indigenous […]
With the tides my body sways My clock is tied to the moon And my feet stuck in this soil Gravity pulls at all my pieces Lengthens my hair Stretches my breast Curves my back and Makes me a […]
I love angsty poetry, don’t you agree? Glorifying addiction and staying up until three Spending all night coming up with new rhymes Like popping vyves when you open your eyes Because you dread each morning when you wake In this […]
In the event of a death, there is a Western tradition to visit the family to give condolences; this visit is commonly paired with comfort food like casseroles, soups and sweets. However, the casseroles do not last forever, ultimately leaving […]
Decolonizing Desirers is a zine created by Al Cusack and River Pictou. The zine, a small, self-published book, was created as a project for Al’s Sociology of Health class at St. Thomas University. Although the class is what prompted the […]
The goal of my thesis is to present a history of the Halifax Public Gardens that subverts the nature-culture binary that is fundamental and implicit in so many academic subjects, including environmental disciplines. For example, how many times do we […]
Kody Blois from Hants East is the first Liberal to throw his hat in the ring for the nomination for Scott Brison’s old seat of Kings-Hants. After Brison announced his decision to not seek reelection earlier this year, there is […]
In my undergraduate research, I created and distributed a survey for my honours thesis in Acadia’s sociology program. In it, I questioned how students felt about Acadia’s student counselling services. More specifically, I sought to understand whether students felt this […]
Memories of Coming Out: Parents and Adult-Children Recall the Coming Out Experience Coming out, or revealing oneself to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, queer, etc. (LGBTQ+) can be incredibly stressful, largely due to fear of parental disapproval or rejection. It […]
I have a question, and I think in our #MeToo era, it’s an important one: What the hell is wrong with saying “no thanks”? Avocadoes on your sandwich? No thanks. Four essays due on the last day of term? No […]