It’s the middle of winter. And if you live in a cold, windy location (and isn’t all of Canada cold and windy at this time of year?), you may be feeling those winter blues settling in. For many of us, this means feeling impatient with the cold weather and dreaming longingly of Caribbean beaches. But… Read more »
At Home: Sneaky Sneakers Shape-ups, specialty cross trainers, and other advanced shoe technologies: do they really aid athletic performance and prevent injuries, or are they more hype than help? It might be the latter, according to Dr. Benno Nigg, a biomechanics researcher at the University of Calgary. As the CBC reports, all the fancy bells… Read more »
This past week, communities across North America celebrated Groundhog Day, the February 2 ?holiday? on which local groundhog celebrities predict whether or not there will be another six weeks of winter. Fun aside, weather predicting is serious business; it affects farming, commerce, urban development, and whether or not you’ll need a jacket today. This week’s… Read more »
Because of our week-long Mexican getaway and our kids? two weeks in Palm Springs, we didn’t get to see our grandson Grady for more than three weeks. That is an eternity when the little someone is only 18 months old. We feared he might forget Nana and Dido. But he didn’t. We expected that he… Read more »
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Convocation 2010 AUSU wishes to congratulate this year’s graduates, whether attending Convocation in person or by distance. We wish you the best of luck in your future pursuits. You are an inspiration to all AU students! AUSU Executive Election AUSU has recently held its internal election for the Executive. We wish to congratulate Barbara Rielly… Read more »
Interested in ethno-cultural studies or biodiversity? Appreciate humanitarian efforts? Enjoy travelling? How about experiencing all three?and earning university credit? This May, AU students have the opportunity to participate in a ?unique field study opportunity? in Borneo. In addition to receiving field lectures, students will either ?participate in an ethno-ecological study with the Wehea Dayak? people… Read more »
Out of sight, out of mind, the old saying goes. And on paper, it makes sense: when your two-year-old spots a plate of cookies sitting on the counter, you simply relocate it. Soon enough, She’s forgotten all about it and goes on her merry way. Outside of the toddler world, the old adage doesn’t apply… Read more »
DVD: Howl Starring: James Franco, Jon Hamm, Treat Williams, Mary-Louise Parker, Bob Balaban, David Strathairn, Alessandro Nivola, and Jeff Daniels. Directors/Screenwriters: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. Keeping One Finger on the Primal Pulse in the Age of Moloch ?. . . angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the… Read more »