Scholarship allocation at Mount Allison and beyond is failing low-class students. While Mt. A boasts over $2 million awarded in financial aid annually, the lion’s share of this goes toward scholarships that are based on a false concept of “merit” rather than genuine need or desire for education. There are some bursaries available at Mt. […]
I decided to go sober a few weeks after I turned 19. Seems like a weird idea, right? Isn’t this supposed to be a time in my life when I let loose – throw back shots with my friends, dance erratically at Ducky’s, let go of my worries for a little while? This was a […]
In the face of challenging news in the world, I particularly enjoyed the celebration of Easter this year. Easter is, in the Christian tradition in which I minister, the celebration of good news. It is the culmination of the announcement of the good news proclaimed by Jesus. At the beginning of the Gospel of Mark, […]
Members of the Mount Allison community share their thoughts on this week’s topic Sarah English Dr. Nurse is one of the best professors on campus! He is approachable, fair, kind and dedicated to making sure his students benefit not only from the classes he teaches, but from the overall Mount Allison experience. It is easy […]
Chapter 10: Solving the Mystery A note to the readership: Alas, our time together has reached its end. But we’ve yet some distance to cover! To refresh your weary memories, this story has two heroes: the young Ralph and dear old Ms. Fannon. The two live in the little town of Lincolnshire. They have been […]
“It’s one of the longest projects – personal projects – that I’ve ever been involved in,” Adrian Kiva told me as we framed the photographs that would be his – and Cranewood on Main’s – first art show, The Living Road. It opened on March 29 and will run until May 6. The show is […]
Crake postdoctoral fellow Simeon Ehrlich presents his research on cities in late antiquity Simeon Ehrlich, the 2017-18 Crake postdoctoral fellow, made a compelling case for rethinking how we categorize ancient cities at a talk he gave on Wednesday, March 28 in the Wu. “The forms of cities themselves don’t necessarily tell us much about their […]
After 25 years, Decima Mitchell bids farewell to the drama program and Mount Allison Since 1993, Decima Mitchell has been the resident designer for Motyer-Fancy Theatre. She’s designed sets and costumes for faculty shows, directed plays, taught theatre design basics to students and worked at various community theatre companies in Sackville. After 124 productions, Mitchell […]
Students design fun souvenirs featuring Library of Congress classification system This past week, the R.P. Bell library hosted its very own unique event. Students were encouraged to interact with an exhibit called Shelfie, which brought Mount Allison’s library classification system to life. Dr. Spurles, head of the anthropology department, and Elizabeth Stregger, systems librarian, helped […]
“Me? No, I’ve never smashed a kneecap”– Tonya Harding, potential kneecap smasher Early in the film, Tonya’s mother LaVona (a delightfully nasty Allison Janney) compares Tonya to a flower; herself she calls a gardener. With the right gardener, a flower can bloom into someone special. But Tonya, played by a pitch perfect Margot Robbie, needs […]