we’re in the middle of preparing for summer, which means putting the hockey equipment and sleds in the crawl space and giving our camping equipment a good airing before the season of mosquitoes and construction really start to ramp up. When camping season starts, we fish, play on the beach, go for hikes, cook our… Read more »
Inferno: The Devastation of Hamburg, 1943, by Keith Lowe Keith Lowe’s Inferno: The Devastation of Hamburg, 1943, recounts in great detail Operation Gomorrah, the Allied bombing of Hamburg, Germany 65 years ago. Between July 24 and August 3, 1943, 10 thousand tons of high explosives and incendiaries rained down upon the people of Hamburg. Lowe… Read more »
See, I like to think of Wikipedia as a fair attempt at being the sum of all human knowledge. You just never know when you might want to get some pointers on the fine art of soap making, find out just how many versions of ?Hitler had only one left . . .? there really… Read more »
Amendments to the Copyright Act could make learning materials less accessible WATERLOO (CUP) ? Bill C-61, which outlines various amendments to the Copyright Act, has many campus bookstores across Canada worried about the continued overpricing of course materials, as well as a decrease in their accessibility. Industry Minister Jim Prentice introduced the Bill in the… Read more »
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This is the second of a special three-part Voice report on Athabasca University’s 2008 Convocation, which took place June 12, 13, and 14. The Voice offers its warmest congratulations to all this year’s graduates! If there was a theme running through the second day of AU’s 2008 convocation, it was one of co-operation and the… Read more »
At Home: General Rick Hillier named university chancellor General Rick Hillier has been named the next chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). The appointment was announced by the province’s premier, Danny Williams, in St. John’s on June 26. General Hillier, 52, will be retiring July 2 as chief of Canada’s defence staff, a position… Read more »
On countless campuses, graduates from 19 to 90 are donning their robes and receiving those long-awaited parchments. In honour of the class of 2008, here are a few observations on life’s educational journey. Conan O?Brien’s Harvard Graduation Speech The Late Night funnyman offers his own unique take on life and learning to Harvard’s class of… Read more »
This is the second of a three-part Voice series featuring interviews with some of AU’s 2008 graduates. For many graduates, convocation weekend was the first time they had seen the beautiful grounds and buildings of the AU campus, and they attended the ceremonies from places near and far, including Athabasca, Alberta, and Paris, France. The… Read more »
