I now bring you the Disreputable Rhetorician! A curated selection of the finest explanations of rhetorical strategies and literary devices explained quickly, precisely, and (only sometimes) entirely incorrectly. I’ll discuss concessions, refutations, alliterations, fallacies, and even conflagrations (despite numerous well-wishers’ attempts to convince me that a conflagration is not a rhetorical device at all). Concessions… 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 love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” – Douglas Adams Never mind spooky Hallowe’en! What’s scary is that the deadline to apply for this autumn’s AUSU award and bursary cycle is coming at you like a masked madman. I know, I know—you’re already trying to get that last… Read more »
I got hit by the nostalgia bug when looking for pictures of past pumpkins I’ve carved. I was trying to look for some of the neat carvings I’d done but ended up looking at videos and pictures of my kids when they were just little—as opposed to the eight and twelve year olds they are… Read more »
I know a woman who hated both her mother and her own daughter. In fact, anyone can come to develop an aversion toward another human being. It’s like going down a dark hole. The further we descend, the harder it is to return to the light. Similarly, the more we allow even the slightest negative… Read more »
Album: Skalloween Artist: Mento Buru Latin ska reggae group Mento Buru has released Skalloween, a six-song EP of reimagined Halloween music classics, on October 12th, 2021. Mento Buru is a 7-piece band from Bakersfield, CA that combines an energetic blend of Latin alternative, Jamaican SKA, and reggae sounds. The band consists of Matt Munoz, lead… Read more »
Dear Barb: I need help my cat is so needy! My boyfriend and I just adopted a four-month-old kitten and neither of us have had a kitten before, so we did not know what to expect. Basically, I just thought the kitten would lay around the house all day calm and relaxed on his climber,… Read more »
The idea of “Old Stock” Canadians was something put forward first by Prime Minister Harper. Widely derided as being a call to xenophobics and anti-immigration sentiment, the recent municipal elections in Alberta are increasingly challenging the notion that this is a demographic worth courting by political parties. To be clear, what is generally considered as… Read more »
This update is provided to The Voice by AUSU. Contact services@ausu.org with questions. Our fall annual Awards and Bursaries have doubled!! This means twice the awards available in the following categories: Academic Achievement $1,000 ea. (6) AUSU Bursaries $1,000 ea. (10) Balanced Student Awards $1,000 ea. (8) #Igo2AU Award $1,000 ea. (4)… Read more »
