There’ve been a few small changes happening behind the scenes at the Voice Magazine lately. One is that the magazine is coming out a little later on Friday than it used to. This is something that I hope to address in the coming weeks. But various health and personal issues have forced me to be… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
The benefits of higher education are mindboggling. Three significant benefits of higher education are social, personal, and economic. But the benefits are far beyond that. Higher education helps us realize our ultimate purpose and can change our health, relationships, and every aspect of our lives. It can give hope. It can bring happiness. And it… Read more »
One day my grandparents brought me an intriguing new plastic toy. Pulling on a string would induce an enticing, though robotic, voice: “Guess! What I am think-ing of?” It’s sentence structure was in broken English, a fact familiar to us all when we watch many closed captioned programs, but it’s beckoning inquiry held a certain… Read more »
Writing the Minds We Meet column—interviewing students like you—has been one of the most stressful, frustrating—and ultimately rewarding—aspects of my time at The Voice Magazine. To be clear, the experience has been difficult—not as a result of the participants—but solely through my repeated failed attempts to make connections with prospective interviewees in an online sphere… Read more »
With AU’s convocation coming up next week, we got nostalgic for past ceremonies. Fortunately, The Voice‘s archives are bursting with photos and write-ups from past years. No starving students here. Carla Benavides provides a sensory feast of AU’s 2004 convocation. “This was not your normal run-of-the-mill graduation event, and to me it is reflective of… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Spam scams. Several students report receiving phishing-type spam emails purporting to be from an AU dept. Be wary about smelly stuff in the inbox. reddit The survey says. A post shares the link to AUSU’s course evaluation page, which provides AU students opportunities to complete or view evaluations of AU courses. Twitter… Read more »
Rainbow Railroad Mon, Jun 12, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MDT Online via Zoom Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/rainbow-railroad/ RSVP through above link Library Chat Tues, Jun 13, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Library Chat Wed, Jun 14, 10:30 am… Read more »
So, I finally got around to watching Everything Everywhere All at Once. While it had its moments, I have to say that I found it highly overrated. Agreed, it is nowhere near as soul crushingly formulaic as anything from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it is no masterpiece, either. The fact that it won the… Read more »
Okay, so in my last work, I wrote of the cross and the resurrection with the word “symbols”. I’m probably overthinking, as usual, but I’m kicking myself in the butt. No, I am not scared I will be excommunicated. I’m kicking myself in the butt because to say symbol does not respect that I see… Read more »