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How to Befriend the World

I believe we are meant to love all others, with no exceptions.  However, befriending the world, in my view, requires specific characteristics.  We all may have unique perspectives on how to love all existence.  Given that, here is what I do to strive for this end: Believe that every soul is precious.  I believe every… Read more »

Music Review—Belonging

Artist: Dorothy Bird Album: Belonging U.K.  artist Dorothy Bird has released her new album, Belonging.  The album is available anywhere you get your music. Belonging is an alternative-pop concept album that dives into personal development—the music, lyrics and artwork are based on the idea that seemingly opposing and unconnected things are in mutual exchange and… Read more »

Dear Barb—Angry Bitters

Dear Barb: My parents divorced when I was ten.  My dad remarried but my mom never did.  It was a nasty divorce, and my parents remained enemies throughout my life.  My mother has become extremely bitter and angry towards men in general.  She had a few relationships but nothing lasting.  Now she is just a… Read more »

Editorial—God Save the King, but the Monarchy?

Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022, after a reign of more than 70 years.  She’ll be succeeded by the former Prince of Wales, Charles Philip Arthur George, now to be known as King Charles III.  However, even on the eve of her death, some were raising questions of whether or not it’s time… Read more »

Fly on the Wall—Kant You Take a Joke?

Intellects ablaze with school smarts, we might ask how we might expand the appeal of our newfound learning.  Perhaps an expanded sense of humor would help, but what kind of jokes are safe and what sagely wisdom might we impart if we’re restricted to predictable puns? John Cleese, notable for the counter-culture opus, Monty Python,… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week!

Scholarship name:  AES Engineering Scholarship Sponsored by:  AES Engineering Deadline:  October 8, 2022 Potential payout:  $500 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be either high-school seniors or students attending a post-secondary educational facility. What’s required:  An email with contact and academic info, along with a 500-1000 word essay on the following topic:  “When you look back on… Read more »

Four Tips on Beating Writers Block

I feel like, sometimes, when our days are stressful and our creativity is limited, we can’t always get our ideas across, or at least, not in the way we want it to.  There are numerous reasons why writer’s block is a huge source of pain for bloggers, students (and AU students writing term essays right… Read more »

Minds We Meet—Lianna Oddi

The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Lianna Oddi (she/her), a student from Southern Ontario currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology program.  She stated, “My hope is to get my Master of Counselling degree, but I’m taking my time and trying not to be too rigid about when that… Read more »

AU-Thentic Events

Learning to Learn Online, AU’s massive open online course (MOOC) Sun, Sep 11 to Sat, Oct 15 Online Hosted by AU news.athabascau.ca/events/learning-to-learn-online-athabasca-universitys-massive-open-online-course-mooc-fall-2022/ Register through above link AUSU Town Hall:  Tuition & Fees Mon, Sep 12, 2022, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/town-hall-tuition-fees/ RSVP through above link  Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open… Read more »