STUDENT: Emily Dukeshire The Athabasca University Students’ Union has just elected its new council! The next series of profiles will highlight the new and returning councillors of the AUSU Student Council. This week’s profile focuses on new AUSU Student Councillor Emily Dukeshire. Emily, a Human Services major in Athabasca University’s Bachelor of Professional Arts program… Read more »
Consider a Career as a Registered Nurse What is nursing? The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) describes nursing as the profession of educating and treating patients. Registered nurses (RNs) inform the public about various medical conditions. Furthermore, registered nurses provide guidance, advice, and support to patients and their families. RNs monitor patients? symptoms, administer treatment and… Read more »
OTTAWA (CUP) ? Student advocates are applauding Liberal Senator Yoine Goldstein for introducing a bill that will make it easier for student-loan borrowers to declare bankruptcy. Others, however, are questioning why going to school should force students into bankruptcy in the first place. The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations… Read more »
Are you getting close to completing your degree and want to make sure you’ve covered all the requirements? Thinking of switching majors but not sure which courses will carry over? Or a new AU student trying to decide which program to enrol in? You can check out the requirements for all AU programs with the… Read more »
Meet Your New Council The AUSU Council and staff have added and updated their bio pages. If You’re curious about who these nine people are, you can go to our council page to find out more, or meet our Councillors in the AUSU chat room at the times announced on the front page of the… Read more »
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It’s the weekend, and besides cleaning out eaves, gardening, doing the groceries, visiting family, washing the car, cleaning the house, and cooking like a demon, you might find time to fit in something social and entertaining like seeing a movie. If not, perhaps fitting in a couple of these sites will do the trick. Forget… Read more »
In 1997, the predicament of Gattaca?s Vincent Freeman seemed like nothing more than a far-fetched?though intriguing?vision of the future. Vincent dreams of being an astronaut. He’s intelligent, healthy, talented, committed?a perfect candidate, except for one small matter: his genetic makeup isn’t quite ?perfect? enough. Fast forward to 2008 and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act that… Read more »
At Home: Canada Responds to World Food Crisis Canada pledged an additional $50 million this week to help fight the world food crisis. That brings the country’s total monetary promises up to $230 million. In January the United Nations announced that there was a major need for emergency food in Afghanistan and several other countries… Read more »
CD: Rachael Davis, Antebellum Queens Release date: 2008 Label: Fox on a Hill Well, my things are old, ragged and worn, My jeans are holey, my dress is torn. Please, please, Papa, would you try to buy my love? ?Please, Please, Papa,? Antebellum Queens Forgive me, but I imagine the making of this CD as… Read more »