October 1st is yet another sad day for America. A 64-year-old man possessing forty or more rifles has killed 58 and wounded another 515 near the Vegas strip in Nevada. The shooting began during a country music festival. The shooter […]
If you’re like me, you’re unsure of exactly what tax exemptions and benefits exist for first nations in Canada. While I won’t be diving into ethical topics throughout this article my goal is to include a rather simplistic overview of […]
On October 4th and 5th, Acadia will be hosting a two-day event led by the Sisters in Spirit organization, a group dedicated to spreading awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous girls, boys, women and men. We will have the honour […]
Every three years the Board of Governors of the University, along with the Faculty Association, work towards creating a contract that is specified as a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). A CBA is used to create a set of terms and […]
Men’s rugby at Acadia has roots dating back to 1878 when the Acadia Rugby Football Club was founded in December of that year. Nearly 140 years later, the club still proudly stands as one of Acadia’s oldest recognized clubs. Today, ARFC consists of two teams competing in both divisions of the Nova Scotia University […]
(HALIFAX, N.S.)—The Saint Mary’s Huskies used 17 second-half points to come from behind and defeat the Acadia Axemen 17-10 Friday night at Huskies Stadium in Atlantic University Sport football action. The Huskies survived two late Acadia drives and moved to 3-0 […]
The Axewomen soccer team settled for a 1-1 tie on the island versus the feisty UPEI Panthers. On a 29th minute corner set play, Axewoman Katie Ross connected with an oncoming Candace Conrad who took it with the head, beating keeper Amanda Stanyer for […]
(HALIFAX, NS)—The Saint Mary’s Huskies dropped their home opener 77-7 Sunday afternoon at Huskies Stadium to the Acadia Axewomen in Atlantic University Sport rugby action. In a game marred by handling errors, the AUS conference runners-up last season, sprinted out to a 34-7 halftime […]
Cooper Coats’ two goal performance helped the Acadia Axemen hand host UPEI Panthers a 3-0 loss in the Axemen’s first of two game road trip. “I don’t know what it is about this place,” said Coats, who returned from injury […]
LINDA Virgo, Gemini, Aries, Scorpio Linda is the Cool Mom™ on the block. She’s a force to be reckoned with and everyone knows it. If Gary steps even one centimeter out of line at the PTA meeting, Linda’s there in a […]
Science Senator Having studied high school in England, (Ol’ England not the new one…) but being born in Italy has allowed to me to experience diversity and multiculturalism at its finest. These perspectives as well being a student of three […]
Ah, SEMINARY 3-LONG #330 SHOWER STALL ON THE LEFT. I have fond memories of this shower. It wasn’t my very first shower at Acadia, nor was it my favorite shower, but it was a reliable one. I’m a woman of simple tastes, […]
Welcome to new and returning Acadia students! The school year is already in full swing and as your semesters get busy, we hope that you will look out for online and print issues of The Athenaeum as your student-run source of news about […]
Dr. Rick Mehta is well-known on the Acadia campus for teaching Acadia’s biggest course, Introductory Psychology, but also for being a friendly and active member of the Acadia community. He can often be found going on a run around campus […]
Only four contenders now stand for the leadership of Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP). Jagmeet Singh, Niki Ashton, Charlie Angus, and Guy Caron are all vying for leadership of the party after a leadership review following the 2015 election decided Tom Mulcair should step down. Each of […]