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Intro to Copyright & Open Licensing Mon, Mar 6, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library news.athabascau.ca/events/introduction-to-copyright-open-licensing/ Register through above link Library Chat Tues, Mar 7, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Intro to Open… Read more »

Editorial—Find the Silver Lining

The latest Alberta budget came out not too long ago and if you dig through some of the documents, it becomes apparent, once again, that the primary job of Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides is not actually to support post-secondary education in the province, but rather to do what he can to convert higher education… Read more »

Music Review—Sicker

Artist: Melonball Album: Breathe Single: Sicker German skate-punk band, Melonball, are releasing their debut album Breathe on March 31st 2023.  In the meantime, the band has released a single from the album, titled “Sicker”.  The single is available for streaming anywhere you get your music. Melonball was formed in 2019 and consists of five members:… Read more »

The Impossible?

Recently I saw a sign that said, “Impossible is not fact.  It’s an opinion.” I’m not sure if it was an advertisement for Impossible Burgers, but it was compelling. Anything terrific is possible.  You can have true love, a happy family, peak health, spiritual enlightenment, a Ph.D., subject matter expertise, incredible talents, a highly successful… Read more »

Vintage Voice!

The United Nations marks March 3 as World Wildlife Day.  Our archives is bristling with wildlife references, and we chose this pair from Zoe Dalton’s Nature Notes column. Humans in the habitat.  Zoe Dalton outlines some of the urban hazards to wildlife, and describes the wildlife rehabilitation services that assist injured urban wildlife.  “To the… Read more »

[blue rare]—In the Cities of the Night

Far more than just an absence of sunlight, the nighttime is a whole different country; its borders between waking and dreams notoriously porous and uncontrolled.  In the cities of the night, winding backstreets are charged with strange energies and apparitions, more threatening than the daytime, but also more filled with the promise of mystery and… Read more »

Fly on the Wall—International Women’s Day & Emma Goldman

On International Women’s Day, March 8th, we might note one of the most vehement voices of early 20th century North American radical politics: Emma Goldman.  Her anarchist philosophies envisioned a world that embraced socioeconomic equality without either the heavy hands of industrial corporations or government bureaucracy.  For Goldman, taking a strong position with one’s feelings… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week

Scholarship name:  Telesat 2023 Women in STEM Scholarship Program Sponsored by:  Telesat Deadline:  March 27, 2023, 1:00 pm ET Potential payout:  $5000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, identify as female, be entering or already enrolled in full-time studies in an undergraduate STEM degree program at an accredited Canadian university or… Read more »

Beyond Literary Landscapes—The Beat Generation

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 »