Most AU students are familiar with the university’s excellent library services, but unless You’re a Science student you may not be aware of another great resource That’s available: the science labs. AU ?provides facilities in which to complete all compulsory labs in-person in Athabasca,? and some lab sessions can be organized so students can complete… Read more »
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At Home: Licence battle continues for Hutterites The battle over drivers? licence photos looks set to continue for a southern Alberta Hutterite community. As the CBC reports, the group has asked the Supreme Court of Canada for a rehearing on the issue. The issue began when a member of the Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony… Read more »
Voice Vacation It’s that time of year: school’s around the corner, the leaves will soon be gold, and The Voice is taking its final summer sojourn. we’ll be on vacation from September 7 to 11, enjoying the lingering summer sunshine and getting ready to bring you some fabulous fall and winter issues. we’ll be back… Read more »
Rosemary Port’s actions exude hypocrisy. Port is the up-until-now-anonymous blogger who wrote five posts in August 2008 on a website called Skanks in NYC. In the posts, she labelled Canadian model Liskula Cohen a ?skank? and a ?ho.? Dictionary.com lists three results for the word skank. I think It’s a safe bet that Port wasn’t… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am a single guy who has had trouble meeting attractive and interesting women in their forties or fifties during the last while. Recently, a good friend of mine told me that he knew such a woman who was both attractive and intelligent. Having seen a few photos of her, I have to… Read more »
Book: Louise Gray, The No-Nonsense Guide to World Music Publisher: Between the Lines, in association with New Internationalist Publications Ltd. Publication date: 2009 What is ?World Music? Saying About the World? ?. . . this memory was also the beginning of a realization that music was charged with meanings that go far beyond the organization… Read more »
When L. Frank Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900, It’s a safe bet he wasn’t thinking about the Internet. Today, though, Baum’s book is a good parallel for how most of us think of the Net: just like Dorothy opened the door and stepped into Oz, we tend to view what happens… Read more »
In a March 2007 Calgary Herald article, Don Braid described the Athabasca University method of teaching nursing classes by distance as ?risky.? Braid’s comments caused great concern for many AU students, and AUSU replied to the article with an open letter to Braid. The letter pointed out not only that ?hundreds of nurses are currently… Read more »