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At Home: Dr. Personality Is your doctor brusque, rude, or demeaning? Does she blur ethical lines? Does he have the bedside manner of TV’s Dr. House? Good news: in the future, the stereotypical image of the personality-challenged doctor might be getting a makeover, starting with the application process to med school. As The Globe and… Read more »

Who wants to live forever? Throughout the centuries, the human race has hungered after immortality, all the while struggling to make sense of its various manifestations. Many thousands of years BC, Gilgamesh set out on an epic quest to learn the secret of immortality. Yet his searching was fruitless; he returned home with nothing more… Read more »

Th.e n.d: Metaphors Mixgalaxy Records 2010 The Space in Which Trial Becomes Attainment ?We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.? T.S. Eliot Th.e n.d (the name is inspired partly by the Doors’s unforgettable hymn… Read more »

“The bold strings rattled like splatters of sudden rain, The fine strings hummed like lovers? whispers. Chattering and pattering, pattering and chattering, As pearls, large and small, on a jade plate fall.” Bai Juyi, ?Pipa Xing? (?Pipa Play?) Album: Gao Hong, Quiet Forest, Flowing Stream (Innova Records 2010) The Sound of Fearless Serendipity Hong both… Read more »

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At Home: Toasty Texting Let’s face it: we’re a nation of addicts, addicted to our portable technology. When we want to check our smart phone’s email app or send a text, nothing can stop us?not courtesy, not safe driving practices, not the law. Not even, apparently, the winter’s chill. As the Toronto Star reports, a… Read more »

Despite controversy over their use, brightly lit and colourfully decorated evergreen trees have remained a classic icon of the holiday season for centuries. In fact, this December, the Christmas tree celebrates the 500th anniversary of its first recorded appearance. In honour of this milestone, this week’s links get up close and personal with those pines,… Read more »

Curious as to how your past coursework might transfer for AU credit? Want to find out whether courses at other universities are equivalent to AU courses, or transferable as AU program requirements? You’ll want to check out AU’s new web-based Transfer Credit Search application, which allows ?students to search transfer credit decisions at Athabasca University… Read more »

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 »