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Lost & Found – Observations in Half-Light

I know what the world is, he says. The world is a hospice disguised as a discotheque. Under mirrored ceilings, we drink electric-blue cocktails. Blobs of reflected glitter-ball light swoop and fly like phosphorous moths, like phantoms, about our ears. Our bodies are glazed with fever-sweat. Our knees are weak and we are out on… Read more »

Letters to the Editor – Graduation Deadline Fast Approaching

We love to hear from you! Send your questions and comments to voice@ausu.org, and please indicate if we may publish your letter. To AU Students The deadline to apply to graduate is May 12, 2007. The application to graduate can be found here http://www.athabascau.ca/registrar/forms/pdf/grad-application.pdf along with a lot of other helpful information about Convocation. As… Read more »

AUSU This Month – Changes to Executive Council

Changes to Council Executive The AUSU “cabinet” does the shuffle AUSU councillors are elected for two-year terms and, traditionally, the three executives also serve for two years. In early 2005, however, council began to discuss the possibility of holding a mid-term executive election for the following reasons: ? Executive positions are very demanding and require… Read more »

From Where I Sit – Overload

Years ago in an art class I was taking the instructor challenged us to do a self-portrait. I chose to do acrylic on canvas roughly 30 inches by 24 inches in size. In a few loose purple brushstrokes I did a stylized, abstract impression of a female torso. In what even now, 12 or 15… Read more »

Course Introduction – CMNS 201 Introduction to Mass Media

Are you interested in Communication Studies and Mass Media? Athabasca University’s Communications Studies program has expanded to include a new communications course, Introduction to Mass Media (CMNS 201), to its list of ever-growing course offerings. According to course professor Dr. Evelyn Ellerman, CMNS 201 is the ?first of two introductory courses for our proposed Bachelor… Read more »

A Musical Interlude – Leonard Cohen – I’m Your Man

Mandy Gardner, the Voice’s melodious music reviewer, is away this week. She’ll have more great reviews for you soon, so in the meantime relax and enjoy this short musical interlude. Release Date: November 2006 Label: Lions Gate Running Time: 103 minutes Rating: 8 Strictly speaking, this film featuring interviews with Leonard Cohen isn’t a music… Read more »