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  • St FX wins inaugural Great Debate against Acadia

    St FX wins inaugural Great Debate against Acadia

    X Debate, the official debate club of St Francis Xavier University, has won the inaugural Great Debate against Acadia’s Paul Tom Debate Society.

    The motion, “This House supports the use of civil disobedience as a means to achieve political change”, passed with a score of 118-94.

    Acadia hosted the inaugural Great Debate this year. Even years the competition will be hosted in Wolfville, while odd years it will be hosted in Antigonish.

    Acadia, represented by Mackenzie Braden and Ruvimbo Chipazi, argued against the motion citing numerous instances of where civil disobedience led to open revolt, such as in Libya in 2011.

    St FX, represented by Will Fraser and Erin Kinzie, pointed to the success of several civil disobedience movements and cited them as precedent for the ability of collective power to achieve political change.

    “X-Debate was so happy to participate in this event,” Fraser said. “Our entire team enjoyed the opportunity to engage with our historic rivals at Acadia. We look forward to continuing this new tradition!”

    The next Great Debate will be hosted at St FX University in Fall 2019.

  • A New Era for Men’s Rugby: ARFC Dominates at X

    A New Era for Men’s Rugby: ARFC Dominates at X

    Acadia Men’s Rugby was on the road to Antigonish for another double header against rivals Saint Francis Xavier in both the first and second division this past weekend. With a bitter taste still in the club’s mouth after losing last year’s Nova Scotia final to the X-Men, the sense of commitment was evident from the moment the bus left Wolfville, and this commitment carried the club to victory at Memorial Field this past Sunday.

    The first division kicked off first and kept their foot on the gas for the entire match. In a dominant performance by the forwards, in both the set piece and open play, Acadia’s seemingly endless offensive threats proved too much for the ever-strong defending team. Of particular note were Captain Mark O’Riley’s leadership and four try contributions to the ultimate 66-7 result.

    The second division game was a battle for the full 80 minutes. St. FX worked well through their phases and consistently made it over the gain line. However, individual efforts from first-year Acadia players in the backfield would lead to big points, which kept Acadia in the win column for a second time that day.

    With obvious new energy within the club, it is quickly becoming clear that this will be quite a season for Men’s Rugby at Acadia. Both the first and second divisions are at home for their next games, with the second division hosting King’s College this Sunday, and the first division battling Dal on homecoming Saturday. We hope to see you there to support the lads on the road to the Maritime Championship.

    Eamonn Sullivan is a fifth-year Psychology major at Acadia University and a scrum-half for ARFC

  • St. Francis Xavier’s Arm Hasn’t Forgotten Its Roots, Returns Home to Antigonish For Brief Visit.

    St. Francis Xavier’s Arm Hasn’t Forgotten Its Roots, Returns Home to Antigonish For Brief Visit.

    The town of Antigonish, NS was abuzz with energy last Monday as they anticipated the arrival of their favorite decaying arm. Perhaps most excited were the students of St. Francis Xavier University. After all, their arm was coming home.

    Rylan MacInnis, a student at St. FX (Francis Xavier) University was interviewed shortly after viewing the withering limb.

    “When I held my X-Ring up to that priestly forearm- I kid you not- my ring started trembling. The ring was trembling. I was trembling. Tears were streaming. In that moment, I felt that I too, could have started a jesuit order.”

    Mitchell MacPherson, another student commented,

    “I got my X-Ring at 2:37pm on December 3rd. I touched my X-Ring to St. Francis’ 465-year-old arm at 2:37pm on January 8th, thirty-five days later. But get this. 465 divided by 35? It equals 13. I thought that 13 was supposed to be an unlucky number, but after today? Nah. 13 is the only number for me now. My mom told me to stop buying so many loaves of bread, but I can’t. Thirteen all the way.”

    How the appearance of St. Francis’ arm will affect Antigonish in the long run is still unknown, but what is known, is that the X-Ring ceremony happened, it was weird, and it will continue to happen for probably many years.

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