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Scholarship of the Week

Scholarship name:  LiveBright Scholarship Program Sponsored by:  Sun Life Global Investments Deadline:  August 5, 2022, 11:59 pm EST Potential payout:  $2000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Residents of Canada; between the ages of 16 and 25 years or entering their first year of post-secondary education; and plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an… Read more »

Fly on the Wall—Where the Magic Happens

“Electricity comes from other planets” jovially declared the proto-punk songwriter Lou Reed in 1967 (online).  Jupiter, a planetary marker of joviality in that it heralds the outer planets (once known commonly as the jovian planets) suggests by its swirling eye that we are in the centre of a great cosmic mystery.  Colours, textures, swirls, to… Read more »

Vintage Voice

UK’s prime minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation this month.  We dug deep into the archives to find a pair of articles from when Johnson was the Mayor of London. Hop on a Boris.  S.D. Livingston recounts her first visit to London.  “The famous red double-decker buses are everywhere, but so are something called Boris… Read more »

Minds We Meet—Sean Chapman

The Voice Magazine recently had the chance to chat with Sean Chapman living in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, which Sean acknowledged is “Treaty 4 territory (Cree, Salteaux, Assiniboine, Métis) and where Nekaneet First Nation is located.”  Sean is currently enrolled in the University Certificate in Human Resources and Labour Relations.  Sean has lived in Maple Creek… Read more »

Why You Shouldn’t Be Eating Instant Noodles Every Day

The iconic idea about meals for students is that they have never been without ramen.  We think about the starting student slurping some microwavable bowl of ramen noodles.  Don’t get me wrong, I am probably the most inappropriate person to write about not eating ramen noodles because I love them.  Even when I’m no longer… Read more »

Why Am I Here and What’s My Purpose?

Before I begin, I want to reassure that this introduction, and any following articles, will not ask you to ponder existentialism.  This article, on the other hand, is more of a critical self-reflection than an introduction.  Meaning that I want to explore with you my motives and purposes for joining The Voice Magazine as a… Read more »

AU-Thentic Events

AUSU’s 30th Birthday Bash Sat, Jul 16, 7:00 to 9:00 pm MDT Hudsons Bourbon St at West Edmonton Mall In-person Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/ausus-30th-birthday-bash/ RSVP through above link All events are free unless otherwise specified.

Reasons to Never Retire

Have you heard of successful seniors whom COVID destroyed? Prosperous seniors who lost everything, forced into senior pensions and the subsequent poverty trap.  Escaping the poverty trap is challenging, whether it’s a senior’s pension, disability pension, or some other funding that places restrictions on how much you can earn. That’s one reason to never retire:… Read more »