Voting for the AUSU By-election will start in just a few days (August 25th, watch your e-mail), and with four seats open on Council, this could have a noticable effect on AUSU’s priorities. So to help you decide who’s going to best represent you, we sent a few questions to each of them. Candidates were… Read more »
What a great snack popcorn can be, it’s universal. It’s at the movie theatre, hockey games, county fairs, community events, and more. I’ll bet most of you still cook up a bowl of popcorn before you watch a movie at home or a zoom call. It’s also a healthy snack: 100g of popped popcorn contains… Read more »
Can people really change? Yes, themselves, but not others. Fear holds us down. So, when fear strikes, we must rise above. If not, we could tumble down the darker side of human nature. We could slide into despair. We could lose grasp of how to cope, and we could spin toward a tragic ending. But… Read more »
In the world of anthropology, the term “Indigenous” encapsulates much more than the traditional meaning of earliest known inhabitants of an area. It explores the earliest ways of group life, the methods of survival across areas and the interactions with those environments. Mankind’s history is cruel; in the past 150 years we have seen many… Read more »
Dear Barb: Hi, I am the mother of two children aged eight and ten. Recently our family received some devastating news; my father has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. He was referred to the cancer clinic and his oncologist confirmed that the type of cancer he has is not curable, although with treatment dad… Read more »
We’re in the middle of summer now, and with one of our regular writers running in the AUSU Byelection, others on holidays, this issue of the Voice Magazine is running a little thinner than many. Also, it seems this week has been rather slow on the news front. Sure, there’s the usual rumblings about US… Read more »
There’s a saying, attributed to author and inspirational speaker Regina Brett, that states, “If we threw all our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s we’d grab ours back.” Whether it’s schadenfreude, self-improvement, or simply gratitude that our own problems are not worse, reading advice columns seems to be a pastime with universal appeal…. Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Stephanie asks for suggestions of places offering student discounts; a flood of responses with great discount tips! Sumaiyyah has questions about the funding process; other funded students help out with advice. Kimberly is curious how AU determines which province a student is resident in, when they are temporarily living in another province…. Read more »
Bannock and a Movie August Edition – First Nation Stories Aug 1 to Aug 31 Online Hosted by AU Nukskahtowin news.athabascau.ca/events/bannock-and-a-movie-first-nation-stories Access through above link 2020 AUSU By-election Campaign Period Aug 12 to 31 www.ausu.org/governance/elections/ Visit above link for more information The 5th IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress Aug 17 to Aug 24 Online… Read more »
