X Debate, the official debate club of St Francis Xavier University, has won the inaugural Great Debate against Acadia’s Paul Tom Debate Society. The motion, “This House supports the use of civil disobedience as a means to achieve political change”, […]
I have one simple question: why does it seem that companies and their managers treat students and recent graduates like they have nothing to offer? Perhaps I’ve been out of the job market for too long. I’ve been self employed […]
Every time I walk on the lonely path Searching for someone else to share a life The manic mental laugh slithers in now The phrase spoken in hushed tones across town “No thanks” I know it means nothing right here […]
Over the past few days, StFX University has seen a collective resistance arise from students, faculty, alumni, and parents alike, all of whom have been failed, not for the first time, by their university administration. The university’s mishandling of a […]
The new Netflix original series Maniac is something quite unique. First off, Emma Stone and Jonah Hill as cast makes this series worth the watch. Every episode offers such a contrast of reality and fiction, modern or dated, and laissez-faire or chilling. Honestly, […]
At its core, public policy is supposed to the serve greater good, and no political party or ideology has a monopoly on good or bad ideas. Many politicians are elected and strive to do the best they can, while others […]
Maxime Bernier’s departure from the Conservative Party of Canada comes as no great surprise. Many Conservatives are worried this means a weaker party overall. I’ve heard numbers as large as ten percent of the Conservative Party base will support Bernier […]
WOLFVILLE, N.S. – For the eighth year in a row, the Axewomen Rugby team will be taking on StFX in the AUS Championship game after Acadia’s 55-0 win over the visiting UPEI Panthers in AUS semi-final action. Subway Player of […]
In the last few weeks, the weather has been fluctuating between warm sunny days and dismal rainy ones. While the brighter days bring a more positive energy, any student would agree that when the sky is full of dark clouds […]
WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The Acadia Axemen (2-3-0) were unable to mount a comeback against the undefeated UNB Reds (5-0-0) on Friday night, as they lost 2-1. Although the teams were evenly matched for most the game, UNB dominated the third […]
STEMfest is a weeklong celebration of the world of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia from Friday, November 2nd to Friday, November 9th. The festival will involve conferences and events focused on education and innovation […]
There have been too many nights where I can remember thinking how nice it would be to draw my last breath to have my heart slowly fade to a quiet slumber to sit in the rain, look up, and drown […]
At the end of this past summer, I went on a 10-day road trip around Nova Scotia with my boyfriend and our cat. We visited Sydney in Cape Breton, Antigonish, and Lunenburg. How did we end up going on a […]
Donna Strickland, a Canadian laser physicist, has become the first woman in 55 years to receive the Nobel Prize for physics. She is also the first Canadian woman honoured with this prize, and the third woman in history to ever […]