Editing Acadia Students' Union (section)

==History==

The Acadia Students' Union is a not-for-profit student organization that provides services, events, societies and advocacy work to the students of Acadia University. Founded in 1967, it is an organization led by students in order to provide services and events to the students at Acadia.  It consists of over 80 employees and many more volunteers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who We Are |author=The Acadia Students' Union |publisher=The Acadia Students' Union |date=10 March 2016 |url=http://theasu.ca/who-we-are/ |access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Acadia Students' Union Building - Winter 2015.jpg|thumb|An image of the new rear entrance of the Acadia Students' Union.]]
The ASU offers many Student Services to help Acadia students have a worthwhile university experience. These services include Off-Campus Housing Assistance, the Safety and Security Shuttle (which helps students get from place to place around campus and off in the evenings) and the Health and Dental Plan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services|author=The Acadia Students' Union |publisher=The Acadia Students' Union |date=10 March 2016 |url=http://theasu.ca/campus-life/services |access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref> The ASU also hosts the clubs that operate through the ASU, as well as the Internal Organizations like the student-led campus newspaper, The Athenaeum;<ref>{{cite web |title=Services|author=The Athenaeum |publisher=The Athenaeum |date=10 March 2016 |url=http://theath.ca |access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref> the campus radio station, Axe Radio;<ref>{{cite web |title=Services|author=Axe Radio |publisher=Axe Radio |date=10 March 2016 |url=http://axeradio.ca |access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref> and the Environment and Sustainability Office (AESO). Cajun's, the Union operated clothing store is also owned and operated by the ASU with the proceeds from these sales going directly back to the students.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services|author=Cajun's Acadia Gear |publisher=The Acadia Students' Union |date=10 March 2016 |url=http://acadiagear.com |access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref>