All the financial experts out there agree on one thing: hindsight is the only way to be absolutely sure the recession is over. It is only by looking back at markets, employment numbers, cost of living, inflation/deflation rates, the length of Bernie Madoff’s sentence, the total number of scoundrels charged and convicted, GDP, and political… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am a single mother of three young children. Recently I met a wonderful man and we are planning on moving in together. I have some concerns about my fiancé’s role in my children’s lives. My children have a strong relationship with their father and see him regularly. At times when my fiancé… Read more »
Ian McKay is the author of Reasoning Otherwise: Leftists and the People’s Enlightenment in Canada, 1890-1920 (see Voice review here), the winner of 2009’s Sir John A. MacDonald Prize. McKay, who teaches history at Queen’s University, recently took the time to answer Wanda Waterman St. Louis’s questions about the book. Personal Connections The closest connection… Read more »
For students seeking to hone their journalism skills while gaining a better understanding of the military, AU may have just the course: Communications Studies 451 – Journalism in Conflict Zones. This course is offered in partnership with the Canadian military, and features a three-week on-site practicum at CFB Wainwright, near Edmonton, Alberta. At CFB Wainwright,… Read more »
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Annual AGM Held As you probably already know from the AGM Report put out by the Voice, AUSU held its annual general meeting on March 23, 2009. In that meeting a number of important revisions to the definitions of AUSU membership occurred, to make sure that the Councillors you elect are able to represent you… Read more »
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Ian McKay is the author of Reasoning Otherwise: Leftists and the People’s Enlightenment in Canada, 1890-1920 (see Voice review here), the winner of 2009’s Sir John A. MacDonald Prize. McKay, who teaches history at Queen’s University, recently took the time to answer Wanda Waterman St. Louis’s questions about the book. Why the History of Canadian… Read more »
When Luis da Camara of Portugal made out his will, he didn’t have any family to leave his estate to. But that didn’t stop him: he chose 70 strangers from the local phone book and put them in his will. Here’s a look at some of the other interesting ways people have spread the wealth…. Read more »
For two or three days I’ve been revamping my office. It started Monday night with the moving of small stuff into the living room, hallway, or bedroom. With Benjamin Moore’s Aura line of paint I knew I could theoretically have two coats cut in and rolled on in a few short hours. Because I played… Read more »