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Careers – Consider a Career as a Dental Hygienist

What is a dental hygienist? Dental hygienists remove deposits from teeth, educate patients on techniques to healthy oral hygiene, and provide preventative and health promotion strategies regarding dental care. According to the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario, a dental hygienist is an oral health professional who is a registered member of a governing body…. Read more »

In Conversation With . . . Elisa Albert

Elisa Albert writes fiction and teaches creative writing at Columbia. Her first novel, The Book of Dahlia, (see Voice review here) was recently published by Free Press, a division of Simon & Schuster. Albert previously authored the critically lauded short story collection How This Night is Different. The Origins of The Book of Dahlia I… Read more »

Did You Know? – New Academic Research Centre Website

Plans for AU’s new Academic Research Centre are in full swing, and you can check out all the details on the project website. There are news releases from AU, along with links to media coverage, as well as a history of the project. You can also view the floor plans and see an artist’s concept… Read more »

Click of the Wrist – On the Job

Last week, we took a look at some of the stranger aspects of education, that long, torturous journey That’s supposed to lead to a rewarding career. But the daily grind can hold some surprises too, especially if it involves one of these interesting jobs. Worst Jobs in History The BBC’s Channel 4 offers this lively… Read more »

Education News – Keep the military out of classrooms, urge Montreal activists

National Defence funding does not dictate research, insists war studies director MONTREAL (CUP) ? McGill University student Cleve Higgins sees military funding on Canadian campuses as a threat to academic freedom. So he’s taking a stand against it through the activist group Operation Objection. The Montreal-based group spent the summer following the money trail from… Read more »

Music To Eat Lunch To – One Day as a Lion (Self-titled)

Release Date: July 22, 2008 Label: ANTI- Tracks: 5 Rating: 4 One Day as a Lion is a five-track introductory sampler for the musical duo sporting the same name as the album, and this 20-minute record features two artists who have made a name for themselves within the music world from their respective headlining bands:… Read more »

From Where I Sit – A Moving Experience

It’s Monday night of the Labour Day weekend and I’ve just gotten home from Edmonton. Our daughter bought her second condo and took possession six short days ago. She also needed to vacate and clean her original condo in time for the new tenants?two international students attending the University of Alberta?to move in on the… Read more »