Editing Acadia Students' Union (section)

==Students' Union Building==

The Acadia Students' Union operates out of the Students' Union Building (SUB) located on Highland Avenue in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. This location, central to the Acadia University campus, is owned and operated by the union.

Inside the building is located several ASU run services as well as offices for the ASU Executive, all of the Internal Organizations, and the university office of Residence Life. The services provided inside the Students' Union Building are the Union Market convenience store, Perkin's Cafe (named after the 12th President of Acadia University), Cajuns Clothing Store, the Axe Lounge, and the [[Sexual Health Resource Centre]]. The building also includes an Information Desk which offers postal services, bus tickets, and dry cleaning.<ref>{{cite web |title=ASU 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>
[[File:New Axe Lounge Renovation Blueprint.jpg|thumb|A blueprint of proposed renovations to The Axe Lounge.]]
The Axe Lounge, which is the only on-campus bar for students, is set to undergo renovations over the summer of 2016. It was last renovated in 2014 in a joint fundraising effort between the ASU and the 2014 Grad Class to help make the Students' Union Building more accessible (the lounge previously could not be accessed by anyone in a wheelchair).<ref>{{cite web |title=ASU Services |author=Andrew Haskett |publisher=The Athenaeum |date=10 March 2016 |url=http://theath.ca/editorials/kiss-my-axe-lounge/ |access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref> This second renovation is set to be much more ambitious and could cost upwards of two million dollars to complete. The renovation was decided by referendum during the 2016 ASU General Election which it passed. Construction is set to begin during April 2016. The goal is to help offset these costs through an increase in union fees. On the cost per student, The Athenaeum reported "Part of this cost will be incurred through ASU student union dues, at a rate of fifteen dollars per student per semester for the first five years of operation, and then changing to a total of twenty-five dollars per semester per student."<ref>{{cite web |title=ASU Services |author=Andrew Haskett |publisher=The Athenaeum |date=10 March 2016 |url=http://theath.ca/editorials/kiss-my-axe-lounge/ |access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref>

The new Axe Lounge will aim to be a student hub with extended hours during the day and bolstered services. The kitchen which currently operates through The Axe Handle grill will be moved into the lounge and will offer a full menu during the day and increased employment opportunities for students.<ref>{{cite web |title=ASU on Facebook |author=Acadia Students' Union |publisher=Acadia Students' Union |date=11 January 2016 |url=https://www.facebook.com/acadiastudents/posts/1004818006223733:0
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