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THIS WEEK WHERE HAS ALL THE FAT COME FROM – The drawback to distance education that few students talk about, but many know all too well – the bulging waistline. How do you fight the flab that accumulates over months of home study? Shannon Maguire has some suggestions:. IS THERE A DOULA IN THE HOUSE… Read more »

Enough already from AUSU President Debbie Jabbour

We love to hear from you! Send your questions and comments to voice@ausu.org, and please indicate if we may publish your letter in The Voice. Letter To The Editor: I’m going to make this straight to the point – enough already from AUSU President Debbie Jabbour! Her remarks in Alberta Views magazine were notably uncalled… Read more »

Classified ads

Classifieds are free for AU students! Contact voice@ausu.org for more information. TEACH ENGLISH Overseas: Jobs $$ Guaranteed-Great Pay. TESOL Certified 5 days in-class, on-line or by correspondence. FREE Information Seminar. FREE Infopack: 1-888-270-2941 or globaltesol.com – http://www.globaltesol.com AUSU GROUPS AND CLUBS COMMITTEE: The AUSU Clubs Committee is looking for student members who can commit just… Read more »

AUSU This Month

TUTOR BIOS AUSU provides tutor bios on the AUSU website, so that you can learn more about the person on the other end of the phone. Tutors are selected for inclusion on the Tutor Bio pages by nomination from students, If you have had a tutor that you want to know more about, write Mac… Read more »

Scholarships and Awards

The Fraser Institute STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST 1st Prize: $1,000 2nd Prize: $500 High school category: $250 DOES FREE TRADE REDUCE GLOBAL POVERTY? Recommendations: Students may: Analyze research on trade and poverty; determine what the weight of research, particularly empirical research, shows about trade and poverty; and suggest specific reforms to the world trading system that… Read more »

Flicks & Folios – Movie Review: The Ring

“Oh crap! Why did I start watching this!?” You know when those words come out of your mouth, that a film has got you! In this particular case it is a 2003 release from Dreamworks. The Ring is a reworking of the original Hideo Nakata 1998 hit Japanese film called Ringu, which in turn is… Read more »

Study Pain

Let’s face it, studying can be a pain on the netherregions of the human body that normally only come into contact with comfy chair cushions. The AU library provides the handy service of sending books out to you as a distance student, which can make life much simpler and convenient for the time-constrained. I love… Read more »

Primetime Update

Missed your favourite shows? No problem. Primetime update gives you the rundown. Friends So last week, in “The One With the Birth Mother” Monica and Chandler got approved to adopt the knocked up chick’s baby (even though they admitted who they really are), Ross wore a woman’s pink sweater on a date, and Joey lost… Read more »