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Dear Barb—Life-Long Decisions

Dear Barb: My boyfriend and I have been dating for four months.  We get along great and have lots of common interests.  I was even thinking he may be the one for me.  All that changed last week when we learned his ex-girlfriend is two months pregnant and he is the father.  I was devastated… 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—Here We Go Again (2021)

So, it turns out Alberta is not seeing the expected reduction in hospitalizations from the number of cases, at least, according to the recent annoucement from Dr. Hinshaw, which is why she’s now putting a “pause” on some of the governments latest reduction in COVID-19 restrictions here in the province. If only somebody could have… Read more »

AU-Thentic Events

Bannock and a Movie August Edition: First Nation Stories Aug 1 to Aug 31 Online Hosted by AU Nukskahtowin www.athabascau.ca/indigenous/bannock-and-a-movie/index.html Access through above link All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Help Others When You Feel Bad

I listen to motivational speaker Napoleon Hill every day as I work.  What I love most about his lectures is the emphasis on harmony and good will.  And recently I heard a quote of his that tugged at my heart: help others when you feel down and out.  More specifically, he said, when you are… Read more »

Fly on the Wall—Trundle, Trundle, Splash!

They say that if the grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence that’s because it’s fertilized with bullshit.  In the cultural paddies of late 1960s college campuses, Herbert Marcuse took this metaphor to heart.  In his office were hippos.  Why?  Well, he loved how hippopotamuses could graze across the vast escarpments… Read more »

Understanding “Gangs”—Grooming versus Radicalization

The words grooming and radicalization are two important terms when it comes to attempting to understand why youth end up going down a dangerous life path after they join gangs. Grooming is defined as building trust or emotional connections with another person to exploit them, while radicalization is defined as the process through which a… Read more »

Vintage Voice

Never mind that Friday the 13th stuff—August 13 is also International Left Handers Day!  Although lefties make up at least 10% of the population, we really had to dig to find mention of them in our archives. School (dis)orientation.  A news compilation includes reference to a book called Your Left-handed Child.  “In other cases, according… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week

Scholarship name:  HPD Scholarship Fund Sponsored by:  OPSEU/SEFPO Deadline:  September 4, 2021 Potential payout:  $750 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be OPSEU/SEFPO members or their dependents, and enrolled in a Hospital Professionals program at a publicly funded and publicly run Canadian university or college. What’s required:  A completed application form, along with a personal statement about… Read more »