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Fly on the Wall—Spontaneity’s Pitfalls

Why Critical Thought Means Thinking Past Our Instincts Geese were once said to spontaneously germinate along riverbanks; their nests were nestled amidst thick reeds and when the goslings emerged in trails of swimming fuzzy cuteness people assumed they’d hatched out of somewhere tiny.  One goose species in particular, the Barnacle Goose, was thought to honk… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week

Scholarship name:  TD Scholarships for Community Leadership Sponsored by:  TD Deadline:  November 15, 2022 Potential payout:  up to $70,000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, be in their final year of high school or CEGEP, and have a minimum overall grade average of 75% in their most recently-completed school year. What’s… Read more »

AUSU Update

Join us for October Pride as we celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ students and the greater Pride community! We are hosting a week of free and open events that you can RSVP to on Eventbrite, including a special edition of AUSUnights and a presentation and discussion about inclusive language and visibility. You can find details about upcoming events on the AUSU Eventbrite… Read more »

AU-Thentic Events

Leading change in teaching and learning for a digital world: MOOC Oct 16 to Nov 13 Online Hosted by AU and the Commonwealth of Learning news.athabascau.ca/events/leading-change-in-teaching-and-learning-for-a-digital-world-mooc-fall-2022/ Register through above link Learning to Learn Online Express MOOC Oct 16 to Nov 13 Online Hosted by AU news.athabascau.ca/events/learning-to-learn-online-express-mooc-fall-2022/ Register through above link Library Chat Tues, Oct 18,… Read more »

Homemade is Better—Creamed Corn

This feels appropriate for this time of year, and because of the YouTube video that seems to be blowing up!  I love that video, and the music video that was done about it.  I honestly can say I made this recipe before the video even aired back in early August.  Tariq isn’t wrong about corn… Read more »

How to Truly Listen to Your Loved Ones

Listening sincerely to what people say enables deep connections.  Sincere listening means prioritizing the speakers’ words over anything else in the universe.  It’s demonstrating profound reverence for what they say, lapping up every detail like the next page of a fascinating book. I heard near-death experience stories where a temporarily deceased person enters a heaven-like… Read more »

Music Review—Black Wax

Artist: The Subways Album: Uncertain Joys Single: Black Wax UK indie-punks, The Subways, have released their latest single, “Black Wax.” This is the fourth single the band has released from their upcoming album, Uncertain Joys.  “Black Wax is available to stream anywhere you get your music, and Uncertain Joys will be available January 13th, 2023…. Read more »

Dear Barb

Dear Barb: I am 22 years old and have been married for two years.  I met my husband when I was fifteen and we dated five years before marrying.  He was the most wonderful boyfriend.  We got along great, and I always knew I would marry him and have a family.  But now I am… Read more »

Editorial—Back for Good

Welcome back!  I hope you were able to find some interesting things to do while we were gone for a week, maybe you got just that little bit of extra course work done, or you realized how much of a routine you’ve fallen into and vowed to stretch out of it.  Either way, we’re back… Read more »