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From Where I Sit – This Just In

This just in: Jerry Seinfeld was spotted carrying Suri’s diaper bag. Suri is, of course, TomKat’s daughter. (And if you don’t know who TomKat is, sorry, I just can’t help you.) John Travolta is sporting a new short haircut. Rumours had been swirling all week that Brad and Angelina would show up at the Super… Read more »

Education News – BC NDP launch affordable education plan

VICTORIA (CUP) ? British Columbia’s provincial NDP released their plan to make education more affordable on January 24, but the governing Liberals aren’t keen to listen. With the average BC student debt upon graduation of a four-year program at $27,000, NDP Advanced Education critic Rob Fleming hopes to help students lower their debt upon graduation…. Read more »

Milk-Crate Bandit – The Internet is Slowly Killing Everyone

Once upon a time, in ancient days gone by, there was no awesome beast called Internet. It was a pretty cool time full of barbarians and wizards and lots of Manowar. There were books instead of blogs, gramophones instead of MP3s, and duels instead of school bombings. People understood things and talked with each other… Read more »

The Learning Curve – Forward Motion

I’m going to take a diversion in this column to tell you about a friend of ours. His name is Peter. He owned a business called Gabriola Cycle and Kayak; it was one of the original kayak companies in British Columbia. He ran kayak trips to the Broken Islands, Queen Charlottes, and Baja, Mexico. But… Read more »

Hair Brain Scheme 2008 Fundraiser!

Circle April 5 on your calendar, and plan to come out and support AU’s own Bonnie Nahornick as she shaves her head (for the fourth time!) in aid of two good causes: the event will raise funds for the Alzheimer Society, and Bonnie’s hair will be donated to Wigs for Kids. Her co-worker Aretha Smith… Read more »

The Voice 2008 Writing Contest – Update

The entries are in and the judging is underway, and we’ll be announcing the winners of the 2008 Voice writing contest soon! Entrants were allowed to submit in both the fiction and non-fiction categories. First-place winners will each receive one AU undergraduate course. We received some remarkable submissions this year and our judges are hard… Read more »

A Click of the Wrist – Let It Snow

Amid the snow and slush of winter, It’s easy to feel as if You’re in the only place on earth dealing with cold, ice, and freezing winds. Here are astonishing pictures of wild weather?and its aftermath?from around the world that might make you feel a little better. Unless, of course, you live in one of… Read more »