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AU Profiles – Donna Alden-Bugden

Student: Donna Alden-Bugden AU graduate Donna Alden-Bugden graduated from Athabasca’s Master of Nursing (NP) program in June 2003, but the nurse practitioner?and fan of distance learning?is still furthering her educational dream. Here, she speaks about why she chose AU; how she stays motivated while juggling family, work, and school; and what makes it all worthwhile…. Read more »

In Conversation With . . . John Wall Barger

John Wall Barger is a Halifax-based poet. (See Voice review of his recently published Pain-Proof Men.) Recently John took the time to talk to Wanda Waterman St. Louis (who, along with Bob Snider, shares the same home town with John) about poetry and the poet’s life. Tell me what your life was like while you… Read more »

Stuffed, Starved, and Ignorant

I have a German mother who took every opportunity to tell my brother and me, ?You are what you eat.? Naturally, as a kid it meant nothing, and I continued to eat as much Gummibären (Gummi bears), marzipan (almond icing), and lebkuchen (gingerbread) as I could scarf down. And every December, just in time for… Read more »

From Where I Sit – Sisterhood

Picture yourself in a university extension classroom in Edmonton with nine strangers; all female, all ages. Add a skilled, compassionate, funny instructor, also female, and you get a sense of what a Women’s Words course can offer. If you come open to the experience, bring your best to the writing prompts, and learn to give… Read more »

International News Desk – At Home: Alberta homeowners deal with their own oil problem – In Foreign News: Students? virtual chatroom to be scrapped

At Home: Alberta homeowners deal with their own oil problem Between the Gulf oil spill and Alberta’s oil sands, a lot of coverage focuses on the big events in the industry. But some Alberta homeowners have oil problems of their own: abandoned oil wells on their property. As the Globe and Mail reports, Alberta is… Read more »

Click of the Wrist – Animal Rescues

It happens every spring and this year is no exception: rescue workers have already been busy dealing with bears, deer, and other wild creatures roaming around urban areas. This week, we take a look at the drama and danger involved in animal rescues?whether they’re wild or domestic. Dog Rescuer In this dramatic footage, an injured… Read more »

Convocation 2010! – Congratulations, AU Grads

June 10, 11, and 12 mark a very special event in the lives of AU graduands and their families and friends. It’s Convocation 2010! Preparations have been underway for months to celebrate this milestone?and that doesn’t include the years of study it takes for graduands to cross the stage and receive their parchments. The campus… Read more »