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In Conversation With . . . Patrice Boulianne of Blou

This Beautiful Mess Patrice Boulianne, a.k.a. Blou, fronts a band of the same name in Meteghan, Nova Scotia. Blou has forged a new style of Acadian music dubbed Acadico, a blend of Cajun, Acadian, and zydeco, and has won numerous awards at home and internationally. Originally from St. Boniface, Manitoba, Boulianne moved to Moncton, New… Read more »

Education News – Sustainability money remains untouched

MONTREAL (CUP) ? Nine months ago, the Quebec government pledged $250,000 to fund student-run sustainability initiatives at universities across the province. To this day, not one campus has seen a single dollar of that money. And they might never if an extension for the July 2009 deadline to appropriate the funds isn’t approved. Line Beauchamp?Quebec’s… Read more »

Operation Dialogue – Take the Challenge!

Do you know all the words to Canada’s national anthem? Can you rattle off the names of every prime minister?and the years they were elected? Whether You’re a whiz on Canadiana or need to brush up on the names of the capitals, the Talk About Canada!? Scholarship Quiz is back and you could win some… Read more »

Did You Know? – Read All About It

If you want to get the latest scoop on what’s happening at AU, look no further than their Magazines and Publications page?the place to be for student news, links to scholastic journals, and newsletters. You’ll find Open Magazine, full of great articles and interviews (be sure to check out the fascinating history of AU in… Read more »

On the Hill – A Bigger Shovel

One of the biggest factors underlying the global financial mess was easy credit. For years, banks and brokers made staggering profits by coming up with new ways to get people into mortgages?even people who would never be able to afford the spiralling interest rates on those sub-prime loans. Even with the depths of the financial… Read more »

Poetry – Visions and Contemplations

Visions and Contemplations Making wise choices for the future means being informed. If you’re looking for a place to start, these films examine some of today’s important social, political, and environmental issues: The Corporation, Who Killed the Electric Car, Zeitgeist, Seeds of Change, and Loose Change. These films and others are available online at Google… Read more »

Did You Know? – Read All About It

If you want to get the latest scoop on what’s happening at AU, look no further than their Magazines and Publications page?the place to be for student news, links to scholastic journals, and newsletters. You’ll find Open Magazine, full of great articles and interviews (be sure to check out the fascinating history of AU in… Read more »