Don’t drop the hammer in the lake chilled inexperienced hands seem to think otherwise. Just, don’t drop the hammer in the lake honey. Shivering maple leaves were strewn upon the dock in autumn, and had rustled in protest in the […]
3,500 BC no metals native to this ground but people who built their lives in stone know stars and sea, know the scope of the world from here 2,500 BC Tarxien Cemetery comes strangely to life when metal comes to […]
Hayly Thackeray watched the feature documentary with excitement. She sat in the audience at a girls-in-technology event in the Annapolis Valley. The room was full of excited viewers; however, Hayly noticed that she was the only female that was within […]
On Saturday, November 5th, Horton High School hosted its second Brain Wars competition to engage students with creative problem solving tasks. The event took place in the Horton cafeteria and went from 11:00-5:00pm. Acadia Faculty members such as Dr. Russell […]
I am one of many students here at Acadia University that also dedicates a handful of hours a week with a part-time job. I currently hold a position as a server at one of the locally loved restaurants here in […]
The leaves are changing colour and there’s a chill in the air, both signs of fall being in full-swing and the dreadful arrival of everybody’s favourite time of year – flu season. It goes without saying that if you have […]
When a close friend of mine revealed to his parents that he was considering the idea of dropping out of university, he told them that he just wasn’t the academic type and didn’t want to waste more money on his […]
It isn’t very often that the CIS Women’s Soccer Championship makes its way to Wolfville. Acadia was host to the event in its second year of existence in 1989, and again in 2000. Now, sixteen years later, Acadia University was […]
While I was growing up, my mom always had a speech prepared dictating what was and what was not good for my health. Too much caffeine, not enough caffeine, too much sleep, not enough sleep, too much sugar, not enough […]
When Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) indicated there would be a huge announcement at a press conference, many wondered what it could be. Maybe it involved money, camps, or even new awards that celebrate the blood sweat and tears that go […]
Let me tell you about the saddest song in the world. I have heard many songs in my time, from opera houses to cheap taverns. From soaring angelic chorus, to the chitter-chant of demons. But none are quite so sad […]
Sleep never comes easy. I don’t know if the headache is physical or emotional in nature. My thoughts cause more problems than they solve. I wish someone had understood me 14 years ago when it was going on. I wish […]
He was drugs and drugs were him. They were circling through his system as oxygen would. He floated among the clouds as the drugs suffered the day. When the drugs came back home and put their head on the pillow, […]
Look in the mirror and put on your face. Some waterproof mascara frames each eye because you must be prepared just in case your day turns from bad to worse and you cry. If a tear should fall, you will […]
Waves crash against the sand in the distance as I look along the beach in the dim, blue light of nautical twilight. I can taste salt on my skin when I lick my dry lips where I had been biting […]