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Vintage Voice

Hey, how did it get to be the end of August already?  The march of time is like online studies:  relentless. It’s back-to-school-flyer season.  Barbara Lehtiniemi clings to the rapidly-dwindling days left in summer.  “I want the days to feel like they’ll last forever, with no sign of September on the horizon. I want more… Read more »

The Study Dude—Memorization Techniques

Over the last four weeks, I’ve written cookbooks for writing essays.  Today, it’s time to focus on memorization for exams.  After all, memorization is perhaps the top vehicle for testing student knowledge. If you are striving for an A+, tricks and tips for memorizing facts are must haves. We all love recipes for success, so… Read more »

Course Exam—BIOL 341 (Human Genetics)

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Dear Barb—Moving In

Dear Barb: Hi, my boyfriend and I have been dating for four years and we moved in together three months ago.  We got along great while we were dating, but not so much now.  We seem to argue a lot more about finances—I am a saver and he is a spender.  When we were dating… Read more »

The Study Dude—Closing Clinchers for Essays

Over the last four weeks, I’ve written about the essay research phase, the essay writing phase, the essay editing phase, and opening hooks.  This week, it’s time to focus on closing clinchers for essays. If you are striving for an A+, a closing clincher can get you the grade. I once wrote an essay so… Read more »

AUSU Update!

This update is provided to The Voice by AUSU. Contact services@ausu.org with questions. Undergraduate Abstract Submissions Welcome at GSRC The Athabasca University Graduate Students’ Association and the Faculty of Graduate Studies are excited to announce the call for abstracts for the 2021 Graduate Student Research Conference (GSRC), which will take place virtually on October 1st and 2nd. Current AU graduate students and… Read more »

Editorial—Why an Election?

I’ve started to see a number of folks online asking why hold an election now, as yet another wave of COVID-19 seems to start gripping our nation.  I think there are a lot of answers to this question. The first answer, of course, is because the governing political party saw the polls, has been looking… Read more »