Are you one of the proud AU students who will be graduating this June? If so, Voice readers want to hear from you! One of the most popular features of our convocation coverage is the grad interviews?a chance for brand-new grads to share their thoughts on what it took (and how great it feels!) to… Read more »
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When their time finally comes, there are secrets they will carry with them to their funeral pyres and their graves. They are all the small, vitally important things that no one will ever know. These are the best things about them, and the way they lived. Cigarettes smoked on the fire escape of their first… Read more »
Usually, the news that every MP in Ottawa has managed to agree on an issue would be cause for celebration. Common sense has prevailed, you’d be forgiven for thinking, and our well-paid public employees have stopped scrapping over the spotlight long enough to work together. Well, MPs from all parties did agree unanimously to a… Read more »
There was plenty of activity in the reports section of council’s May 4 meeting, but first here’s an update on several action items that were approved. Motions were passed on amendments to two Council Governance policies: 2.01 – Conflict of Interest and Bias and 2.02 – Students Council Responsibilities. (If You’re interested in reading these… Read more »
At Home: Discrimination charge over Ontario disability funding A group of parents has launched a constitutional challenge against Ontario’s McGuinty government, claiming that private, faith-based schools in the province are discriminating against disabled students by ?refusing to fund certain ailments.? The parents, representing eight children, say funding in private, faith-based schools is available to their… Read more »
Preparations are in full swing for AU’s Convocation 2009, and you’ll need to RSVP soon if You’re planning on being there to cross the stage and receive your hard-earned degree! The deadline to RSVP is Friday, May 15, so be sure to mark it on your calendar if you haven’t already responded. (And don’t forget… Read more »
CD: Anaïs Mitchell and Rachel Ries, Country E.P. Release date: September 2008 Label: Righteous Babe Records ?Autumn’s ashes, summer’s embers on the sidewalk come September? Suddenly I can’t remember any lessons learned. Now that I’m a migrant picker, Trouble-minded tin can kicker, I wish my skin was thicker . . .? ?Come September,? by Anaïs… Read more »
Student: Laura James In this week’s profile we meet Laura James, who’s been studying in AU’s Bachelor of Commerce program for nearly a year. What’s the biggest advantage of distance study? ?Being able to stay home with my son,? says Laura, whose 27-month-old son and part-time work at his daycare keep her on her toes…. Read more »
?A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavour by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate… Read more »