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We sit in the dark dusty basement one particular faculty member loves to call home. The basement of Denton hall is a chameleon, a small ever changing creature capable of some very colourful appearances – just like its residents. Over […]

Arts & Culture

Grozny

by Contributors
Published January 29, 2016
Gamelan: Student and Faculty Perspectives

India Gailey- I first consciously listened to gamelan music in the fall of my first year at Acadia when Dr. Jeff Hennessy played some snippets for our Music and Society class. Soon after, I attended the Gamelan Ensemble concert and […]

Arts & Culture

Gamelan: Student and Faculty Perspectives

by Contributors
Published January 29, 2016

 The Acadia campus has seen an uprising of rain boots as a replacement for snow boots. This new trend is interesting for many reasons. It highlights a minimalist attitude towards fashion that is making a comeback not only in the […]

Opinions

Minimalist Thinking

by athopinions
Published January 29, 2016

 Illness is a setback that most people embrace when they start to live in residence. Common colds spread like wildfire, and people are at risk when they live in such closed environments. Everything from shared bathrooms to meal hall utensil dispensers make it […]

Science

Keep Yourself From Getting Sick: How to Stay on Top of Your Game

by athopinions
Published January 29, 2016
Senioritis

Students who arrive on their first day at Acadia, (or any university for that matter), are likely to experience euphoric feelings of excitement, to unnerving feelings of fear and uncertainty. However, most new students do not arrive at Acadia thinking […]

Opinions

Senioritis

by Contributors
Published January 29, 2016
A Pitch of A Problem

“Party for Africa” was a fundraiser organized by the Acadia Rotaract club for the Kikima grannies, who support the Kikima village in Kenya, East Africa. The title of the event is what initially caught my attention and after reading the […]

Opinions

A Pitch of A Problem

by Contributors
Published January 29, 2016

I’ll start by shooting straight; this is like my 5th beer of the night so my senses of taste and smell are slightly impaired. Experienced beer reviewers/hipsters say this is a bad idea for writing a review, but if you […]

Opinions

Brew Review: Boxing Rock Sunken Ledge Porter

by Contributors
Published January 29, 2016
The Donald

There’s a political comic strip from the 80s called Bloom County. My parents used to have a collection of these strips which I used to read in elementary school, not understanding them at all. In one subplot, Donald Trump fell […]

Opinions

The Donald

by Contributors
Published January 29, 2016
A Look at the Decaying State of Student-Run Media at Acadia

I’ve noticed one big fact about this school: not many people give a shit about the newspaper or radio station. In fact, many people don’t even know we have one. With freedom-of-speech issues rampant across the world and mainstream news […]

Opinions

A Look at the Decaying State of Student-Run Media at Acadia

by Contributors
Published January 29, 2016

What does university mean to you? Is it just a series of classes you attend day after day, or the notes you take in your books, or the letter grades printed on your blue transcript? I don’t think it should […]

Opinions

Making Your Way: Or How To Make The Most Of University And Life In General

by athopinions
Published January 29, 2016

1. Briefly describe your background as it pertains to the study tidal energy.  I am a professor of finance in the School of Business. Since 2011, I have been researching the cost of tidal energy, the economic impact of developing […]

Opinions

Tidal Series: The Economics of Tidal Energy Development in Nova Scotia

by Contributors
Published January 29, 2016
Light walker

All of the people at the library are beautiful, reflecting the glow of Swedish architecture and gentle care of alphabetization They exude the lush world of mind words feelings, revelations, translated through time and out through their skin The jogging […]

Creative

Light walker

by athcreative
Published January 29, 2016
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 It’s your first day of school, and your teacher’s really nice. She gives you a piece of paper and tells you to write About what you want to be when you grow up. You don’t know the answer, so you […]

Creative

18

by athcreative
Published January 29, 2016

TRIGGER WARNING Contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. Have you ever had a nightmare? One that you wake up from just glad to know that it was all just a bad dream and that […]

Online

My Real Life Nightmare

by Contributors
Published January 25, 2016

Many of you know that 2015 was a year that was filled with huge scandals, good entertainment, and surprising comebacks from some of our favorite musicians and franchises. There was high anticipation for movies like Jurassic World, Avengers: Age of […]

Online

The Best of 2015

by Contributors
Published January 23, 2016

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