Over the years, I’ve grown quite attached to my kitchen. It’s where I’ve spent hours baking for the holidays or learning a new recipe. The more that I have come to work in this space, the more I have been efficient in improving the workflow of the area. I wanted to introduce this sacred space… Read more »
What better way to learn creative writing than to eavesdrop on a bunch of grad students. Seriously! But who’s so privileged as to have a key to the Fine Arts grad student lounge? Not me. So, novice me stumbled and stagnated. Befuddled, I asked around, “How do you study the classics?” “Read the classics” or… Read more »
HLST 200 (Introduction to Human Health I) is a three-credit introductory science course that emphasizes the major aspects of health and health-related areas that are of concern to Canadians. The course explores the nature and causes of health problems and discusses how diseases can be treated and prevented. HLST 200 has no prerequisites and has… Read more »
I used to feel a little bit guilty and inadequate, as I was backpacking around strange cities, seeing all of the other tourists who were dutifully lining up for admission to the Eiffel Tower or the Uffizi. It was my private shame that I was so frequently within a stone’s throw of the Vatican, the… Read more »
Dear Barb: My boyfriend and I have been together for 3 years, we moved in together last year. We love each other, but he is so short tempered that we are never able to work through any problems. As soon as I bring something up that’s bothering me, he shuts me down and refuses to… Read more »
I over-estimated my abilities this week. I told the candidates for the AUSU election that they could have until midnight on Thursday, Feb 20th, to get their responses to me. I wanted to make sure they had as long as possible to consider their answers and maybe look into some things that AUSU was currently… Read more »
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Recent reports reveal that, despite violence, 2019 was statistically much safer for journalists than previous years. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a Paris-based NGO, reported the deaths of forty-nine journalists worldwide, the lowest death toll in sixteen years. Founded in 1985 in Montpellier, France, RSF defends and promotes freedom of information in the journalism industry. 2020’s… Read more »
Alek Golijanin is currently in his fourth-year of the Bachelor of Commerce program at Athabasca University. Alek shares his humanitarian initiative called AlekGo and his experience with online learning so far. This is his story. Can you give us a little bit of background information about yourself? Who are you? Where do you live, where… Read more »
The AUSU election is coming up, and while distance education makes a lot of things possible, it can make figuring out who to vote for a bit of a challenge. AU does not really have a centre point that students congregate in and that can be used to easily deliver messages to the student body. … Read more »