Today, September 30th, 2023 marks Canada’s Third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Athenaeum wishes to call attention to Indigenous voices on this day and ask its readers to engage in a process of reflection surrounding reconciliation. The June […]
Photo by Benjamin Disinger vis Unsplash The hole at the bottom, end of the road, a fiery kilm. Chip near the tail, pilgrimages in tattered UPS boxes. Every US State in a beige rundown van, trying to settle a […]
Photo by Daniel St. Louis In July of 2023, Acadia University announced the appointment of its next President: Dr. Jeff Hennessy. This will begin a six-year term which will see him become Acadia’s 17th President. He will follow Dr. […]
Photo by Natalya Letunova via Unsplash I look to the horizon, your face, sweet and lovely, hangs with the willows. Dipping deep, deep into the bank. Ruddy marshes and colorful birds unfurl, reaching for where you rest… Darling, gone with […]
To the days when summer seemed to never end And sunbeams danced across the sky, Aligned in perfect dimension To the night breeze, And morning heat The soul dance of hearts, Swooning to meet And then disappear Because love and […]
Photo by Ioana Cristiana vis Unsplash The arm is cut open held out by two thin oil stripes. O Doctor a scene familiar enough, so how did you Rijn stumble upon a scene so well detailed. Did you go year […]
Photo by Pedro Henrique Santos via Unsplash It is often said that rights are not gifted, they are fought for. The coal mining industry is expansive in Canada as it is home to 0.6 percent of the world’s coal […]
In the moment there is little we see Our nearly closed eyes capture the stark white room, We cry and scream. There are strange noises, voices. And the day is forgotten. It’s one of the flaws of humanity: We […]
The world is becoming a scary place for the 2SLGBTQ+ community. The community has seen a rise in anti-queer rhetoric which is dehumanizing and treats the queer community as different. This rhetoric spread by prominent right-wing commentators has sparked a […]
Many students would describe their university experience as joining a community, figuring out who they are, where they fit in, or a journey of growth. This is the case for lots of lucky students, but not for all, especially those […]
On March 13, 2023, the Biden Administration would approve of ConocoPhilips’ Willow Project, the largest oil and gas drilling venture in all of America. After years of protest (the Willow Project was originally proposed and accepted in 2020) and well […]
It was a gray fleece In the early morning, Making coffee, Sitting on your dock, Brown slats filled with splinters, but we always had an old beach towel. It was a zip-up, Soft, I remember you wearing it As […]
The Biden administration has approved a massive new oil project named the Willow project. This is an oil project aimed to tap 600 million barrels of oil which resides in the petroleum-rich North Slope of Alaska. This comes as a […]
Bite off more than you can chew and not a soul said that it was a commandment that had to be followed and yet we all accept the love that we think we deserve Co […]