The Acadia 2025 ideabook released just under a month ago contains numerous proposals for pushing the university into the 21st century. Within the ideabook four major themes were identified: campus infrastructure and facilities, the academic core, the organization, and the […]
Jordan Mahaney is an aspiring graphic designer and artist, currently finishing her biology degree at Acadia University.
As I write this article, my home Province of British Columbia is holding a referendum to decide if we should change our voting system from that of first past the post to one of three options for proportional representation. There […]
The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) is the body of students who are elected by their peers to run the Acadia Students’ Union. Council meets bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 5:15 PM in the Beveridge Forum which is located off of the […]
The 106th Grey Cup was awarded on Sunday as the Calgary Stampeders were crowned champions at the historic Commonwealth Stadium on a cold winter’s night in the city of Edmonton. The Stampeders were led by quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, who […]
Edmonton – On Friday November 23rd, two days before the 106th Grey Cup, the announcement was made in Edmonton that the CFL team coming to Halifax, Nova Scotia would be named the Atlantic Schooners. Talks about a team coming to […]
On December 6th, 1989, engineering students of École Polytechnique in Montreal were listening to a student presentation about heat transfer, when a man entered the room with a semi-automatic rifle in his hands. This man was Marc Lépine, an unsuccessful applicant […]
As the holiday season approaches, I kindly remind others that there is more to Christmas than what is underneath the tree. My name is Samantha Teichman, I am a fourth year Sociology & WGST student, and my Honours research explores […]
Being a varsity athlete means sacrificing a lot of time to training. It means waking up at 5:30 am on a regular basis to lift weights. It means being away multiple weekends for competition. And it means dragging yourself out […]
Childcare may be the furthest thing from the minds of many students, which is understandable. However, campus childcare has impacts on many students, their quality of education, and gender parity issues at Acadia. As faculty retire, new talent must be […]
She is often a soul of passion and chaos. Wild and wandering. I don’t have a big enough vocabulary to explain who she is, and what she means. So, I’ll just say this; My fingers find their purpose […]
The iconic chimney behind Raymond Field has finally been dismantled. It was commissioned for the Central Heating Plant in 1949 and was ultimately decommissioned in 2014 when the boilers were converted to No. 6 Fuel Oil. With the virtual elimination […]
Today, the Acadia Students’ Union (ASU) issued a media release and video to explain some of the proposed by-law changes that will be coming forward for adoption on December 4th, 2018, in response to recent public criticism from students. The […]
Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash I’m taking a moment to remove these glasses I wear because currently I do not need them to see what I see, but I wonder if you do? What makes a person human? […]
After a short hiatus, the “Ask Ellen” column has returned to The Athenaeum. Follow along for answers to all of your most pressing questions. How was your trip? Do you miss me??? My trip was life-changing. For those of you […]