Dear Barb: I am the grandmother of a three-year-old. Her mother (my daughter) has a drug problem and I do not feel she is taking proper care of my granddaughter. I have gone to her apartment in the middle of the afternoon and my granddaughter is alone in her room still in her pajamas, while… Read more »
You may have heard that the bachelor’s degree is the high school diploma of the modern world. And given that Canada is the nation with the highest rate of people with some post-secondary credential around the world, there may be some truth to that. So how do you distinguish yourself among all the others, if… Read more »
Who are your fellow students? It can feel like you are all alone in your studies, but across the nation, around the globe, students like you are also pursuing their AU education, and The Voice Magazine wants to bring their stories to you. If you would like to be featured next, do not hesitate to… Read more »
Scholarship name: Kin Canada Bursaries Sponsored by: Kin Canada Deadline: February 1, 2022 Potential payout: $1000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and be planning to register as a full-time student in the 2022-2023 academic year at a recognized post-secondary institution. What’s required: A completed application form (submitted to your nearest… 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 »
You’d almost think we were making these up (we’re not), but January 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day. Truly. A good opportunity to learn all about the furry critters, and delve into some interesting articles from The Voice‘s vault. Everything sounds like a bear when you’re lost in the woods. Nola Newitt and her family get… Read more »
Racist. Discrimination. These are words that get slapped on to artificial intelligence programs that are identified as being biased in their outcomes against different groups. In the tech world, the term used for these outcomes is machine learning bias and it is defined as a phenomenon that occurs when an algorithm produces results that are… Read more »
I saw an ad today that asked, “What are the five traits women find sexy in a man?” The woman announcer, who wore a low-cut blouse, then said, “The first trait is confidence.” She flipped her hair and requested I click on the button, which I did. But I know confidence isn’t a universally desired… Read more »
This is not a COVID article. Computer algorithms may spot a key word, like teachers who spot head lice on children, but this article isn’t about words. And it’s not about parasites, per se. Remember when a phrase like gut fauna might have turned tummies? Well, truth is, it is the representative weeds, er, wee… Read more »
