Each week the Voice Magazine publishes information on upcoming events and information about an upcoming scholarship from somewhere outside of AU or AUSU that you might qualify for.
But that information doesn’t come out of nowhere, and longtime writer Barb Lehtiniemi is actually our “Behind the Scenes” seeker who finds all this information, vets it to make sure it’s worthwhile for AU students, and then sends it to me when the time is right.
Unfortunately, all good things come to an end, and after some ten years of meeting her deadlines every week with this information, she’s decided it’s time to switch things up a bit and try something else for a while.
You have no idea how sad I’m going to be to lose her. Barb was one of the first (if not the first) new writers I dealt with back when I took over editing the Voice Magazine. She first wrote me with a suggestion to include a short column that let students know what was going on around the university, and to maybe give summaries of what students were chatting about on various social media sites. I responded that it sounded like a great idea, and I was looking forward to having her submit them. That wasn’t quite what she intended, but she was game enough and soon she settled into a steady role of not only having dug up the relevant info, and developing a system allowing her to easily check things that might be going on at AU, but also interviewing other students and contributing regular articles on the side.
Now, however, I’m going to need someone else to take over to make sure this information keeps getting pushed to students. Each short pays $20, but Barb’s done all the hard work now and it should be fairly easy to keep up with, as she’s been kind enough to provide not only her list of ongoing scholarships, but also information on how she puts together the AU Events column. So if you’re a current AUSU student and looking for a bit of easy pocket money, please get in contact with me as soon as possible.
Beyond that, this week, we’re featuring a fellow ADHD student, Emily Nicholls, who’s not only raising her child by herself while going to school, she’s also managed to submit a couple of articles for The Voice Magazine. That’s some dedication, and you can find what keeps her sane through all of it in this weeks’ Minds We Meet!
Also this week, we have another new writer who’s stepped up to the plate. Blythe Appleby joins the Voice with a look at her slightly unusual hobby (and job) of historical re-enactment. She gives us some insights on some of the benefits and pitfalls that come along with such a hobby, and also manages to give us a good read at the same time!
Finally, we round it out with [blue rare] taking a close look at Nashville, and just what it means to be the music city.
Plus, at least for this week, we still have events, scholarships, a discussion of why AU students might be better off with a cat, musings on artificial reality, the hot student topics and more!
Enjoy the read!
