Around Christmas time, I happened to be scrolling through my Twitter feed and I came across a defence lawyer’s tweet that was criticizing the eligibility requirements to sit on a municipal police services board. The issue at hand had to do with defence lawyers being ineligible to sit on police services boards. It was a… 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 »
You are not your thoughts. But the ideas you entertain can grow entangled with your reality, internally and, over time, externally. So, it’s essential to weed out the ones that make you feel bad and nurture the ones that bring joy. You can train your thoughts like you can train your physical body. For example,… Read more »
By the time you read this, Blue Monday will have come and gone. I am not naturally given to deep bouts of philosophical anguish. A simple, oblivious soul by nature, I blithely drift through most days of the calendar, beset by only minimal levels of angst. As a rule, the relentless outrages and dystopian murmurings… Read more »
Today I walked through the corridors of my old university. So much of it was the same, but I was not the same. The first stop was the fitness arenas. I recalled when I rented entire gyms and punched and kicked pads with my partner, practicing martial arts. I learned some advanced techniques; for instance,… Read more »
Artist: Nheap XP Album: Inside Talk Nheap XP will be releasing his new album, Inside Talk, on January 15, 2023. The album will be available for streaming anywhere you get your music. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find very much information about “Nheap XP” other than what was provided by his music label: Nheap XP is the… Read more »
Dear Barb: I hope everyone had a great holiday. Mine was wonderful at the time, but now I am having some second thoughts. My boyfriend of four years proposed on Christmas Eve with all my family around. It was such a magical experience that I felt I had to accept. John presented me with a… Read more »
The AU Students’ Union would like to wish you a happy New Year and all the best in 2023! Pursuing an education can be challenging so it’s important to celebrate milestones, big or small, and you did it—you made it another year! Not only did you make it, but you’re bettering yourself through post- secondary… Read more »
It’s been five years since the first brand new issue of The Voice Magazine landed on a Friday the 13th. I was reminded of this because of the Vintage Voice column, which likes to dig out little bits and pieces of The Voice Magazine history. Having almost our entire history online and available to read… Read more »
