This article originally appeared October 23, 2009, in issue 1740. Athabasca University’s Master of Arts – Integrated Studies (MAIS) degree offers ?a unique opportunity to engage in a program of study that spans the arts, humanities, and social sciences,? and allows students to design their own learning plan which is ?comprehensive in scope but specific… Read more »

STUDENT: Eloise Campbell This profile originally appeared February 13, 2009, in issue 1706. When her boyfriend?now fiancé?took a teaching job in Nunavut, Athabasca University student Eloise Campbell moved from Moncton, New Brunswick, to a remote northern community of 350 on the shores of Hudson Bay. A huge culture shock? Definitely. But according to her, absolutely… Read more »

This article originally appeared November 6, 2009, in issue 1742. Alex Kajumulo is a Seattle-based recording artist and producer at Babukaju Records. His song ?Maza Africa? was a finalist in the 2007 International Songwriting Competition. His songs and live performances are vibrant and joyful celebrations of love and justice. Kajumulo freely mixes musical genres in… Read more »

This column originally appeared October 30, 2009, in issue 1741. Dear Barb: I am a professional woman in my mid-thirties. I am single but would like to find the right guy and settle down and have a family. Recently I began dating a really nice man who is divorced and has two children. We have… Read more »

Please wait a moment for the comic to load if you have a slow connection This column originally appeared January 16, 2009, in issue 1702.

This column originally appeared May 29, 2009, in issue 1721 Anyone (and everyone) with email has received inspirational, motivational, tear-jerking pieces that tug at the heart strings. Often there is music or poignant images. Way too often there is the exhortation to send this along to ten or 12 people in the next seven minutes…. Read more »

This column originally appeared August 14, 2009, in issue 1731. CD: Stompin? Tom Connors, The Ballad of Stompin? Tom Label: EMI Release date: 2009 Still Putting a Boot Through the Floors of Those Who Will Not Hear ?Then came Sudbury Saturday night, at the Gumboot Cloggeroo They made me the Chairman of the Board, ?til… Read more »

This feature originally appeared October 9, 2009, in issue 1738. Hollywood runs on love. Every TV show and movie involves some kind of romantic entanglement and every magazine cover is flooded with photos of happy and not-so-happy couples. Considering that all I know of romantic love comes from what I’ve seen in the movies and… Read more »

This feature originally appeared September 18, 2009, in issue 1735. What has two legs and flies? If I can possibly help it, the answer is ?Not me.? As far as I’m concerned, the age of air travel is officially over. It’s just not fun anymore. It starts when you walk in the airport and see… Read more »

This feature originally appeared May 15, 2009, in issue 1719. In all my time spent as a childcare worker, I had never received a parent complaint about my performance. Not until near the end of my childcare career, that is, when the father of a child in my care lodged a complaint against both my… Read more »