Each year at convocation, AU presents the Honorary Doctorate and Order of Athabasca University awards, in recognition of those who (among other achievements) provide ?exceptional contributions to the enhancement of the Canadian culture or society,? as well as ?leadership and inspiration by being a role model to our graduates.? Does that sound like someone you… Read more »
Each night this week, CTV Edmonton is airing a special assignment by David Ewasuk on some of Edmonton’s unsolved murders. We’ve all seen episodes of Cold Case and other prime-time dramas that show fictional detectives reopening murder cases that have gone cold. Inevitably there’s a grizzled old cop who’s spent the last 10 or 20… Read more »
AU Press may only have been launched a mere five months ago, but this fledgling open-access press is already making its mark. Its first offering, The Importance of Being Monogamous by Sarah Carter, has been named to the long list for the Cundill International Prize in History. This prestigious international prize was established at McGill… Read more »
At Home: Loonie is on a roller coaster Financial news is grim worldwide these days, mostly due to the American banking and mortgage crisis. While the Canadian economy is no longer as closely tied to the ups and downs of the US economy as it once was, our financial world is suffering from the falling… Read more »
STUDENT: Heather Jirousek To quote cartoonist Charles Schultz, ?All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.? Recent AU graduate and Yukon resident Heather Jirousek might agree. Heather, who graduated with a BPA in government law and management this past spring, credits chocolate as a motivating factor: ?As long as… Read more »
Book: Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog Publisher: Europa Editions, New York, 2008 English translation by Alison Anderson An Enchanting Postmodern Fairy Tale ?Now it happened that one day the three princes went out hunting in a large forest at some distance from their father’s palace, and the youngest prince lost his way, so… Read more »
To the untrained eye, there is a street, cleverly disguised, looking like any other quiet, suburban, tree-lined autumn street. Driving down it at night, you would see the usual sorts of things. Brightly lit windows filled with images of cut glass vases, watchful cats, families gathered around a dining table. You would see respectable homeowners… Read more »
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Part IV: Edmonton, Alberta to Gardiner, Montana This is the fourth instalment in a series chronicling the adventures of the author; her husband, Adam; and two-year-old daughter, Kiersten, as they travelled by car from Alaska to Louisiana in summer 2008. Day 11: Edmonton, Alberta to Calgary, Alberta Since today’s drive is only three hours, we… Read more »
Writing in a paper journal throughout your university years can quickly become a hobby. It has many benefits, but It’s often difficult to keep a journal because many AU students don’t have the time write in one on a regular basis. The lack of time might be caused by heavy course loads or many family… Read more »