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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here’s to a happy holiday and a happy New Years from everyone at the Athenaeum. Stay safe, and we’ll see you very soon. Andrew Haskett
Most of the beers I’ve been covering so far this year have been Canadian beers, but I recently found out that other cultures exist. To quell any rumors of me being a filthy canuck xenophobe, I decided to review a […]
I often look around at Christmas time (or to be as politically correct as possible, the holiday season) and wonder just why I love it so much. I mean, it doesn’t have a whole lot going for it: it’s cold, […]