Write for The Voice and win money for your education! The Voice is launching its 2008 writing contest, with categories for both fiction and non-fiction. We’ve got over $1,000 in prizes to give away: one winner in each category will receive a scholarship of one Athabasca University undergraduate course. Please read the contest rules and… Read more »
We love to hear from you! Send your questions and comments to voice@ausu.org, and please indicate if we may publish your letter. Re: ?I’ve Got the Budget Blues? by Greg Ryan, v16 i48 (2008-12-12) When I read Greg Ryan’s article, he might as well have been speaking directly to me, and my friends. I just… Read more »
Forget the whole Harper versus Ignatieff uproar, and the prorogued Parliament tumult. There’s another political quandary that has Canadians taking sides, and It’s got nothing to do with backbenchers or budgets. Instead, It’s all about a tree. A Christmas tree, to be exact: Should the festively decorated foliage at Quebec’s legislature be called a Christmas… Read more »
STUDENT: Tia Siewart In this week’s profile, we meet second-year Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) student Tia Siewart. This single mother of two tells us what motivates her study habits, and how long-term planning and a whole-person coursework approach keep her on track. She also shares her special technique for combatting those common feelings of frustration… Read more »
Some of those things they kept from you a good long while. They distracted you with shining ornaments, bendable action figures, flickering screens, dolls with shiny blond hair that drive bright pink cars to the plastic mall. Some of those things they called evil, exorcised them from you with complicated rituals involving rulers and acts… Read more »
At Home: Canada Post loses passport applications It may be easier to find a guarantor for your passport application these days, but a bigger problem remains: Canada Post’s inability to actually deliver the forms to the passport office. More than 50 passport applications from Albert and BC have gone missing en route to passport offices… Read more »
The holiday season is upon us, and no matter how you celebrate there will be food and drink and making merry?and some of the worst Christmas gifts, music, and films around. Here’s a look at some of the oddest holiday goodies on offer. Magical Reindeer Gem Ornaments There isn’t any magic, but they certainly come… Read more »
Wind-up Records is the largest independently owned music label in North America. In November the company signed a joint publishing deal with leading filmed entertainment studio Lionsgate. Ron Morse is the general manager for Wind-up Entertainment LLC. Before joining Wind-up, Morse worked for Sam the Record Man, Warner Music Canada, and Sony Music Canada. He… Read more »
Standoffs, stabbings, drive-by shootings. Recession, depression. Inflation, deflation. Layoffs and closures. Global warming, pollution, carcinogens. Coups and coalitions, resignations and coronations. If your head is spinning and your gut is churning, if You’re worried and confused, you are not alone. You may be like me, watching the news and reading the paper, hanging on every… Read more »
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