Skip to content
Back home

The Athenaeum

Acadia University's Student Newspaper Since 1874
  • Sections
    • Arts & Culture
    • Creative
    • Editorials
    • Features
    • Media
      • Photo Fridays
      • Sunday Sketches
      • Comics
    • News
    • Opinions
    • Science
    • Sports & Wellness
    • Wolfville Essentials
  • About
    • History
    • Staff
  • Contact
    • Advertising
  • Donate
  • Student Art Gallery
  • Search
Back home

The Athenaeum

  • Search
  • Sections
    • Arts & Culture
    • Creative
    • Editorials
    • Features
    • Media
      • Photo Fridays
      • Sunday Sketches
      • Comics
    • News
    • Opinions
    • Science
    • Sports & Wellness
    • Wolfville Essentials
  • About
    • History
    • Staff
  • Contact
    • Advertising
  • Donate
  • Student Art Gallery
Showing Affection All Year ‘Round

Valentine’s Day is something many people have looked forward to ever since elementary school. Scooby-Doo cards dropped into your paper bag, decorating to your heart’s content… that one time of year always gave me a certain pleasure. I don’t know about anyone else, but if size ever […]

Creative

Showing Affection All Year ‘Round

by athcreative
Published February 11, 2016
for Billy

Longing for kindred fascination of wild, of inscrutable universes that trickle through ears eyes nose mouth skin Invisible light particles transmitting the reality of heartmind diorama Pleasant thought, limbic vibration. Gentle, warm.   also for Billy Beneath the tangled umbrella […]

Creative

for Billy

by athcreative
Published February 11, 2016

Aries: Tell yourself that life is too hard. Now stop. You are better than that. Spend some time watching Netflix – it’s really the best way to chill. Taurus: While redefining your life, make sure you remember to take a […]

Creative Online

Humorous Horoscopes

by Contributors
Published February 10, 2016

I won’t lie to you. Being in University is one of the best experiences of my life. It’s like being on a roller coaster for the first time. At first you don’t believe you’ll survive it, then at some point […]

Online

The Reality of Being an International Student

by Contributors
Published February 6, 2016

Voting for the general election is taking place on February 8th and 9th. Voting will also be taking place on these dates for the referendum to renovate the Axe Lounge. For more information on the referendum check out this article […]

News

ASU General Election: Candidate Platforms

by Contributors
Published February 4, 2016

Aries: Make an effort to reduce the number of strangers in your life, long held friendships may leave you wishing you had others to turn to. Taurus: Not the whole quart champ, not on a Wednesday at least. The weekend […]

Creative

Humorous Horoscopes

by Contributors
Published February 1, 2016
Times Old Roman

I write when I’m sad, or angry, or anxious, or alone. I hope I find someone that makes me feel like not writing.

Creative

Times Old Roman

by athcreative
Published January 29, 2016

ACROSS 1) Rosebud from ‘Citizen Kane’ 5) Above 9) Controls 11) Proverb 12) What T-Pain wanted to buy ‘Shawty’ 13) University _____ Dame 14) Coldplay song ‘____ La Vida’ 15) Less False 16) Brew 17) Not Us 18) Abnormal 20) […]

Creative

Crossword 78.6

by EIC
Published January 29, 2016
Red Birds and Hazy Clouds

Pretty cerise bird why do you peck at my windows all day long? My wife is in the kitchen and she does not appreciate this perturbation. She undulates between the counters. Gliding with guile. Sometimes I feel like without you—cerise […]

Creative

Red Birds and Hazy Clouds

by athcreative
Published January 29, 2016
while briefly alone

Walking alone at night on the third day of fall not wearing a bra; walking to the store to buy a lighter – hair loose and makeup is fading, smiley lips at the busy busy people with their various lives […]

Creative

while briefly alone

by athcreative
Published January 29, 2016
Oh! You Pretty Thing: Bowie at his Best

Since his recent and untimely death, there has been some debate within the music community about the merits of David Bowie’s musicianship. Many people argue that he was inept as an instrumentalist, and that his efforts as a guitarist and […]

Arts & Culture

Oh! You Pretty Thing: Bowie at his Best

by Contributors
Published January 29, 2016

January 15th 2016, Ouagadougou: In the capital city of Burkina Faso, gunmen fired on innocent civilians in both the Cappuccino restaurant and the Splendid Hotel. There were 30 casualties of this brutal attack, with a further 56 wounded. Of the […]

News

Burkina Faso Hotel Attack: Six Canadians Killed on a Humanitarian Mission

by Contributors
Published January 29, 2016

Have you? What about SpaceX? Tesla Motors, SolarCity? Or maybe PayPal? That last one has to be familiar. Elon Musk was key to its inception, and PayPal itself was a building block leading to the inception and success of the […]

Science

Have you heard of Elon Musk?

by Contributors
Published January 29, 2016

After being free of classes for nearly a month and goofing around with all of your friends from high school, it can be pretty difficult to say goodbye. At the end of winter break we bid farewell to those people […]

Opinions

Ways to Stay in Touch

by athopinions
Published January 29, 2016

(www.neopets.com) Chia Pets take 2-3 weeks to grow, and this wheel will probably take that long to stop spinning. Ch-ch-ch Chia! Spread the seeds and watch them grow! It’s like a metaphor for love and friendship, but with the simplest, […]

Arts & Culture

Chia Pets vs. Neopets

by Rylie Moscato
Published January 29, 2016

Posts navigation

  • Newer posts Newer posts
    • 1
    • …
    • 86
    • 87
    • 88
    • …
    • 94
  • Older posts Older posts

© 2025 The Athenaeum – All rights reserved

Powered by WP – Designed with the Customizr Theme