The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm MST. Executive Director (ED) Jodi Campbell was announced as the accessibility officer and Vice President Community and Wellness (VPCW) Natalia Iwanek gave the land acknowledgement. All expected participants were present with the exception of Councillor Meredith Charlton who was missing with regrets. The agenda for the… Read more »
One of my favorite activities is inviting friends and family over to make Chinese soup dumplings. These are hearty, flavorful, and boast a traditional recipe that has been passed down in the family for generations. Preparing dumplings is not simply a chore but a family activity. My entire family would pitch in, chat about school,… Read more »
The 2022 CLC Poetry Contest is accepting entries until March 14, so there is still time to participate! This year’s theme is “Listening/écoute.” It is offered in collaboration with the Canadian Literature Centre (CLC), Athabasca University, the University of Alberta, and MacEwan University. Students from participating schools are encouraged to submit one entry in English… Read more »
Working from home has probably gained cachet by being a preferable alternative to COVID scares and toxic workplace cultures. As distance students, we might then fly into a heavy course load and figure it’d all be free sailing. Just catch the breeze of your inner motivation, right? And no commutes to class in January, booyah!… Read more »
Who are your fellow students? At times, in an online learning environment, it can feel like you are all alone, but across the nation and around the globe, students just like you are also pursuing their Athabasca University (AU) studies! Each week, The Voice Magazine will be bringing you some of these stories. If you… Read more »
I’ve run into a wall lately and have been looking for something interesting to write about. I was making breakfast for the kids, and I and I looked in the fridge to see about a pound of ground pork that I needed to use soon. At that moment, it dawned on me to make breakfast… Read more »
In life, unlike school, the sample size to measure performance isn’t fixed to a two-hour exam. In school, we are taught that 32% means failure. So, what if I told you that you could fail 70% of the time yet be considered a top performer? Baseball players who fail 70% of the time are considered… Read more »
Thirteen seats are open on AUSU Student Council. These are the seats that students will sit in and who will be responsible for taking your concerns and your issues to the university, the provincial government, and beyond. This election, we have ten students vying for these seats, but it’s not just automatic. It still comes… Read more »
Artist: Sarah Hiltz Album: Calm Fury Toronto-based contemporary folk artist, Sarah Hiltz, has released her new album, Calm Fury. The album is available for streaming anywhere you get your music. Calm Fury is a collection of songs inspired by Sarah’s research into the ways that Canadians—particularly Canadian women—experience, express and repress anger, along with how… Read more »
Dear Barb: I don’t know if you can help me with my problem, but I thought I would write in anyway. I am a single parent of two daughters, six and four years old. It has been hard being a single parent but, so far, I am doing okay. The kids’ father is an addict,… Read more »