This update is provided to The Voice by AUSU. Contact services@ausu.org with questions. Voting is open March 10-14 to elect the next AUSU Students’ Council and, for voters who self-identify as Indigenous, the Indigenous Circle at AUSU. Election questions? Email Duncan at governance@ausu.org. Voting only takes a moment so find the digital ballot in your… Read more »
I know it probably seems like I’m harping about this, because, after all, it’s just a student council it doesn’t seem terribly important, right? But with almost a million dollars of student money coming in every year, its important that you take the few opportunities you have to ensure that the people who are spending… Read more »
A busy week coming up with the switch to Daylight Saving Time (for some), March Break (for some), and St Patrick’s Day (for all who choose to play at being Irish for a few hours.) Even the day’s namesake wasn’t Irish. A Voice “Click of the Wrist” feature looks at several facets of Irishness. “[T]he… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Sometimes AU’s ears are listening. A student laments that AU courses don’t make use of Teams for current students and an AU insider passes that idea up the line for consideration. Maybe a better study-hall option than social media? Discord Rules refresher and hike hints. The admins post updated #rules for the… Read more »
Scholarship name: BeArt-Presets Academic Scholarship Program Sponsored by: BeArt-Presets Deadline: April 1, 2022, 11:59 pm EST Potential payout: $2000 USD Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be undergraduate, graduate, or high-school senior students. What’s required: A completed online application form, including a minimum 2000-word essay explaining how winning the scholarship will help you achieve your education and… Read more »
CHAT with AU Library Tues, Mar 15, 12:30 to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library library.athabascau.ca/page/ann No pre-registration necessary; access through CHAT link on home page We want to hear from graduate students! Tues, Mar 15, 5:00 to 6:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU news.athabascau.ca/events/we-want-to-hear-from-grad-students/ RSVP through above link; current AU grad… Read more »
When we think of people consuming toxins, we don’t often associate their lifestyle with happiness. But when we see a studious young woman who runs marathons and who has received a $40,000 scholarship to Harvard, happiness seems inevitable. But to truly be happy, no matter what our life conditions yield, no matter if we’re world… 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 »
If you have followed the news over the past 10 years you may have realized a rise in the prevalence of individuals becoming “foreign fighters” and leaving peaceful countries for warzones. While every individual will have their own personal reasons for ‘volunteering’ to fight in wars, it always starts with an ideology—regardless of which side… Read more »
Recently, I read an article from People Magazine detailing actress Amy Schumer’s comments about how she would feel if her 2½-year-old son was diagnosed with autism. Apparently, Schumer’s husband and father to her child is on the autism spectrum, which she believes makes her son statistically more likely to be diagnosed as well. “I can… Read more »