AthaU Facebook Group There’s always time for social. A student lists all that stands between them and the semester end of April 30 and invites others to share the same. Easily the most responded-to post this week (because it’s easier than working, right?) Discord Online working. A helpful post in the #general channel for a… Read more »
You will often hear people claim that “it’s a small world.” But this is just a comforting lie that we like to tell ourselves. The truth is that the world is terrifyingly immense, and endlessly strange. It’s not small, and it’s not smooth, nor round, either. Between wherever you are and the horizon, there are… 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 »
Editorial Karl Low I attended the 2023 AU research forum on Monday and Tuesday, as did a couple of other Voice Writers and, honestly, if you missed the opportunity, you did miss some interesting sessions. It was amazing to hear the breadth of research that AU faculty are up to. There was everything from… Read more »
Applications for AUSU’s spring award cycle opened April 15. Up to twenty-six AU undergrad students will be selected to receive awards of up to $1000 each. Undergrad students at AU can apply online for these awards, including scholarships and bursaries, from now until May 31. A brief description of each award follows (visit the AUSU… Read more »
April 21 is World Creativity and Innovation Day, capping off World Creativity and Innovation Week. The Voice‘s archives are brimming with articles on creativity, and it was a challenge to narrow our focus to just two. Ontario poaches Alberta’s talent. In 2003, AU bid a fond farewell to Alan Davis, who moved on from his… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Judie Lavigne (she/her), a Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting Major student located in Camrose County, Alberta, who plans to graduate by August 2025. As for her future plans? “Not sure where I am going to go when I’m done but right now my plan is… Read more »
If you dissect a duck, where do you find its quack? What a query, why even ask that? Nevertheless, the bit about the duck and its quack arose somewhere amidst the fascinating weeds of the AU course The Business of Emotions. Years later, that line surfaces now and then when I ponder matters epistemic: how… Read more »
It’s crazy, but professional janitorial careers are fascinating vocations. And if cleanliness is a sign of maturity, I have some growing up to do. You may be like me and have a lifelong history of being scolded due to a lack of cleaning aptitude, despite best intentions and hard effort. Imagine spending upwards of an… Read more »
Life is an accumulation of experiences, and it is up to each one of us to find the takeaways from those experiences and make the most out of them. The circle of life is about the recycling of experience and repurposing it so that others can gain that knowledge and leverage it towards whatever they… Read more »