Where to eat in Antigonish

BEST LUNCH For a healthy, light meal that’s packed with flavour, try the Tall and Small Café on Main Street. The line-up is often long, but it’s worth the wait. They have a wide selection of soups, salads, and sandwiches, including many vegetarian options. The cosy interior makes it a fun place to curl up with a book or to have a good discussion. Recommended at The Tall and Small: The Greek Veggie Sandwich – Focaccia bread crammed with fresh vegetables. BEST DESSERTS While lots of restaurants in town serve...

Celebrate, remember, fight back

The Canadian Cancer Society describes Relay for Life as “more than just a fundraiser. It is an opportunity to get together with family and friends and celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost to cancer, and fight back in the hope of finding a cure for this terrible disease.” Megan Pike, registration co-chair for StFX Relay For Life explains, “Relay For Life is the largest fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. It is an event that allows you to remember loved ones you have lost to cancer, and celebrate the...

Marking the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and the 15th anniversary of StFX’s Women’s and Gender Studies program

Celebrations have been held this week to mark two noteworthy events: the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day and the 15th Anniversary of the Women’s and Gender Studies program. International Women’s Day first emerged from the fervour of women’s and socialist movements at the turn of the 20th century in North America and across Europe. Concern over the particular plight of women industrial workers who experienced dangerous working conditions and low wages resulted in calls for improved political and economic rights for women. And in 1910 at the International Conference...

Got to go somewhere, yet stuck in Anti-go-nowhere

Saturday Winter activities at Keppoch Spend Saturday having fun in the snow. The StFX bus is taking students (for free) to Keppoch Mountain to enjoy tobogganing, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. This is a great opportunity to explore Antigonish County and have fun in the massive amounts of snow that Antigonish has been blessed with. The bus leaves at 10:00 a.m. so don’t miss out! If you can’t make it to Keppoch, the Town of Antigonish is renting out snowshoes to students for five dollars a pair. Bring your student ID...

Take your seats, the show is about to begin

“[Going to Theatre Antigonish] will enhance the university experience if you just give it a go,” proclaims Ed Thomason, artistic director of Theatre Antigonish. Thomason is going into his fourth season at Theatre Antigonish and has enjoyed every minute of it. For those of you who don’t know what Theatre Antigonish is, it’s “the town gown community theatre based here at the Bauer Theatre on the campus. Its subject is to provide productions of plays that are done by students, faculty, staff, and members of the wider community,” says Thomason....

Where's your money at?

It’s that time of year again. Christmas presents have been bought and opened, new year’s resolutions have been made, and students’ bank accounts are empty. The beginning of second semester is usually a big reality check for students when it comes to their limited funds. They now have to choose a night to go out where they can spend money on drinks, eat-in ALL the time, scrounge for used books, and figure out how to pay off Visa bills. This is not the ideal situation for any student, and for...

New year, new resolve

A new year’s resolution is defined by Wikipedia as “a commitment that an individual makes to a personal goal, project, or the reforming of a habit. This lifestyle change is generally interpreted as advantageous. A new year’s resolution is generally a goal someone sets out to accomplish in the coming year.” At the beginning of every year, people decide to start over or change themselves in a new way for the upcoming year. These people set new year’s resolutions for themselves, as a guideline to follow to accomplish their desired...

Atlantic blue-finished

There aren't plenty of fish in the sea

Having both spent the majority of our lives as land-locked city girls, we excitedly jumped in a taxi on Sept. 28, the second day of this year’s bluefin tuna season in Nova Scotia, and made the 32 kilometre trek from Antigonish to Ballantyne’s Cove. Weighing in at an average of 660 pounds and over six feet in length, bluefin tuna are truly magnificent creatures, and our goal was to see one for ourselves. Upon our arrival at the harbour, we befriended Billy Bond, a fisherman from Canso who had come...

Online sunshine: blogs to brighten your day

There are countless time-wasting gems on the World Wide Web: Facebook, addictive games, Wikipedia, and the like. Unfortunately, hours wasted perusing these sites often induces the “procrastination blahs”, including mixed feelings of guilt and uselessness that accompany hours lost. The following blogs are the perfect solution to these procrastination blahs (and most other woes for that matter) - little bits of online sunshine to brighten up any day. My Milk Toof http://mymilktoof.blogspot.com Since March 2009, California-based artist, Inhae, has posted episodes of photos and accompanying captions chronicling the adventures of...

Summer School

Academic research isn't your usual nine to five

Our flight to Panama City left the sun behind. As we flew over the ocean I tried in vain to keep track of where we were by trying to identify small islands, outlined by flickering electrical lights on a wrinkled map provided by the airline. Our first official welcome to Latin America was provided by Continental Airlines, who served Mexican food halfway through the trip. It seemed irrelevant to point out to the stewardess that Panama is about as far as you can get from Mexico without slipping into South...

Beyond the 100s

Upper year courses to look forward to

The hundred level courses in any given subject serve to prepare students for what is to come. In other words, once the introductions are over, there are some seriously intruiging courses here at StFX. These are the kinds of classes to get excited about. And if nothing else, some of the following courses will definitelyimprove Trivial Pursuit performance and otherwise cause some serious academic ninja skills. Shakespeare Little known fact: the plot of The Lion King is really Shakespeare’s Richard III. This survey course covers some of his greatest. And...

Welcome to the working week

Finding work on campus isn't as hard as you think

A great many students mourn the loss of their summer paycheque come the beginning of term in September. But if you are among those looking for work, not to worry. There are so many diverse jobs on the StFX campus, so there is sure to be one to fit your particular schedule and skill set. Although many on-campus jobs are advertised in public areas or spread through word of mouth, the best way to get a bigger picture of what’s available is through the Student Career Centre. The office is...

Leave the library

Alternative places to study when you're sick of the SUB

Walk into the library mid-September, and you may see dust on the tables and tumbleweed rolling across the floor. Come mid-October, you won’t be able to find a seat in the place. If you are like me, you get distracted easily and the girl watching the Grey’s Anatomy marathon on her laptop at the table beside you doesn’t help. It is every student’s personal goal to find as many new and unused study spots as they can at this school, and by fourth year, everyone usually has a favourite spot....

Fault free frosh

It has become a regrettably familiar pattern; a cycle that has prevailed since the age of five. It begins in September, and wraps up in June, just in time for two full months of non-stop sunshine and good living. This year, however, is a little different because high school is over. Those seemingly never ending four years are finally in the past and this fall marks the beginning of a new era. StFX is an institution that is ranked among the best universities in the country, and is recognized for...

Just down the hallway

Getting to know your RAs

Most first year students living in residence have probably already met at least some of the residence life team. RAs, or Resident Assistants, are the guys or girls who help with room check-ins and are generally the first people to meet upon arriving in residence. Since first year students have never lived in residence before, the acronym RA is probably quite foreign, apart from what Hollywood depicts. This will clarify what the role of an RA is. An RA is a full time student, just like every one else who...