Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Safoura Moeeni presents paper on the intergenerational effects of economic sanctions in Iran Last Thursday, Dr. Safoura Moeeni, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of economics at Mount Allison, presented her paper titled The Intergenerational Effects of Economic Sanctions. Moeeni believes that human decision-making is at the heart of many major macroeconomic […]
Ivan Okello settles in to his position as Black student advisor and diversity educator This past fall, Mount Allison hired Ivan Okello as the University’s new Black student advisor and diversity educator. This is a new role in Mt. A’s student affairs department with Okello’s job specifically supporting the personal success of Black students. Okello […]
Following the unveiling of Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertruck this past Thursday, Mount Allison’s Facilities Management has presented a futuristic utility vehicle of its own. The Cyber Golf Cart is a state-of-the-art utility golf cart created from the ground up to be as expensive and “avant-garde” as possible. Designed in the same style as the Cybertruck, […]
The lawn of a house party in Sackville draws a large crowd of Mount Allison students. They laugh, cheer and drink without fear of police intervention, as there’s only like two cops in Sackville and they don’t often make their way out this far. The dim lighting of party happening inside spills out onto the […]
Since 1999, Nov. 20 has been a significant date for members of the transgender community. It was that year that Gwendolyn Ann Smith held the first ceremony to remember the lives of the murdered transgender women from the previous year, specifically honouring the life of Rita Hester whose murder was never solved by the police […]
Owens and Struts & Faucet galleries host series of workshops and talks “[The Handmade Assembly] is a really important thing to have in the community,” said Lucy MacDonald, the curator of education and community outreach at Owens Art Gallery. “Sackville of course is a community full of artists and they are part of the [event’s] […]
Music Society celebrates the holiday season with fun afternoon of music Every Wednesday afternoon, music students perform at the Collegium Musicum in Brunton Auditorium. As a music student it is fun both to gain experience performing a solo or chamber repertoire and also to sit in the audience supporting and listening to our peers. At […]
A more mature, high-stakes story blended with amazing music makes for a near-perfect film Picture it, if you will: a particular girl has just turned 14 and has spent the entire year obsessing over a little movie called Frozen. It’s what she lives and breathes for a good few months after she finally sees the […]