In the English seaside town I grew up in, there was an urban legend about a certain apple tree that grew on the edge of the town park, or the Recreation Grounds, as the place was known. The story went that a woman, a single mother with three young daughters, had brought her family to… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Angela relates problems that cropped up during a recent exam (including noise from another apartment), which triggers a conversation thread about woeful exam experiences. Spiff reminds other students to schedule their exams with BOTH Athabasca University and ProctorU (or other invigilator.) Marina seeks student feedback on CHEM 217 labs; lots of reassuring… Read more »
Scholarship name: SME Education Foundation awards scholarships Sponsored by: SME Education Foundation and sponsors Deadline: February 1, 2020 Potential payout: varies by scholarship Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be residents of Canada or the U.S., current high school, undergrad, or grad students, attending an accredited Canadian or U.S. university or college in Fall 2020, have a… Read more »
Research Webinar Series: The invasion of sexual boundaries and the cultural sensitivity of words Wed, Jan 8, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AU news.athabascau.ca/events/research-webinar-series-the-invasion-of-sexual-boundaries-and-the-cultural-sensitivity-of-words Access through above link Live chat – Doctorate in Business Administration Wed, Jan 8, 2:00 to 3:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business news.athabascau.ca/events/live-chat-doctorate-in-business-administration-20200108… Read more »
The November AUSU Council meeting began at 6:37 PM, with the entire council in attendance, apart from Councillor Christine Hudder, as she was called into work. The approval of the November 21, 2019 meeting agenda was unanimous, with the proposition to discuss item nine on student aid position policy. All were in favor to move… Read more »
We are all placed in this world to learn lessons. And how do we learn our lessons? Through hardships or mistakes. Wear your scars like badges of honour, says my beloved friend, but sometimes our mistakes have grave consequences. Like a one punch bar fight that leads to a death. I believe we are not… Read more »
What better time than Christmas (that’s right, I said Christmas) to address the issue of why political correctness needs reforming? The weakness in the whole inclusive language argument is that today’s politically correct term evolves into tomorrow’s insult. (Thank you, original sin.) The word “idiot,” once a legitimate medical term, had to be changed to… Read more »
“To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.” – Emily Dickinson Ah, the human brain. That overstuffed gray matter enchilada, filled with shredded images, diced ideas, and gooey melted memories. Packed full of primo chemicals, tiny electrical sparks, Shakespearean sonnets, nursery rhymes, erotic visions, misremembered lyrics, film noir dialogue, esoteric formulae,… Read more »
The holiday season brings comfort in tradition and ritual. At the heart of many celebrations, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and others, are patterns that have comforted us throughout our lives. The rituals, the food, the family gatherings. When someone has lost somebody special in their lives, whether a spouse, family member, or friend—even a pet—everyone… Read more »
Emma Gonzalez is a survivor of a school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018 that killed 17 people and injured several more. Emma became a gun control activist and cofounded the gun control advocacy group “Never Again MSD.” Emma was born November 11, 1999 and has two older siblings. … Read more »