At Home: Prairie Plague The plague?the legendary Black Death?stalked European cities and villages more than 650 years ago, but that doesn’t mean It’s dead and gone. It still lurks in the modern world, and has even been found a little too close to home. As The Globe and Mail reports, a prairie dog dead from… Read more »
Choosing to learn by distance doesn’t mean you have to give up the opportunity to get student discounts at the movies, the bookstore, or the train station. According to the Student Calendar, every ?active Athabasca University student? is eligible to request a photo student identification card. To apply, you need to mail or fax the… 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 »
“All of us are born with a set of instinctive fears—of falling, of the dark, of lobsters, of falling on lobsters in the dark, or speaking before a Rotary Club, and of the words ‘Some Assembly Required’.” Dave Barry Tonight, to celebrate Friday the 13th, my friends will be gathering to collectively shiver, shake, sweat,… Read more »
Halloween’s the perfect time to get spooked, but scary books and films need not be limited to one day a year. What better opportunity to give yourself an additional good scare than a Friday the 13th weekend? Read All About It There exist countless lists of the top scary books, but this CNN article from… Read more »
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Cochemea Gastelum is a Yaqui jazz saxophonist and recording artist. As a member of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, he backed up Amy Winehouse in performance of and in the recording studio for her album Back to Black. The Electric Sound of Johnny Arrow (recently reviewed in The Voice) is Gastelum’s first solo album, and… Read more »
Cybiont is a New Zealand recording artist whose music and lyrics are inspired by the writings of Joel de Rosnay and by a unique set of personal experiences. He recently took the time to talk with Wanda Waterman St. Louis about his next album, conditions of creativity, and fighting for a better world. Read the… Read more »
It was a pretty exciting chain of events that got started in the 1600s, wasn’t it? You know, back when technology levelled the playing field of the written word, making it something for rich and poor alike. From Gutenberg to railways to public libraries, it sparked a glorious mash-up of developments that let everyone get… Read more »