Last Wednesday, March 20th, a lot of post-secondary students in Ontario walked out of class at noon to protest Doug Ford’s recent changes to OSAP and against the Student Choice Initiative which I spoke about last week. Well intentioned, I’m sure, and it garnered some headlines, but given the recent walk out of high school… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Katy is curious how the AU honours list works, and why the recipient list hasn’t been updated since 2017; we wonder about that too, Katy! Another poster is looking for “easy” courses; students contemplate a conspiracy to pass off the absolute worst courses as easy. Other posts include laptop shopping tips, requesting… Read more »
Mary Agnes Snively was born on November 12, 1847, in St Catharines Ontario and died 85 years later on September 26, 1933. She never married nor had children. Snively was an educator and a nurse who was known as the “Mother of Nurses in Canada.” After graduating high school Snively taught for almost twenty years. … Read more »
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked, And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. And how else can it be? The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. ~ Khalil Gibran Confess to feeling a negative emotion and voices will clamour to… Read more »
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Since you’re living life online, you probably already know that March 18 to 24 is Introverts Week. We uncocooned long enough to find some introvert references in our pages. Maybe labels are a good thing. Writer Bill Pollett wonders if being labelled would help us understand ourselves. “We all like to think that we transcend… Read more »
Online MBA Info Session Wed, Mar 27, 10:00 to 11:00 am MDT Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business business.athabascau.ca/event-details/online-mba-executives-information-session-2019-mar27/ Register online at above link Business Undergrad Info Session Thurs, Mar 28, 12:00 to 1:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business business.athabascau.ca/event-details/business-undergraduate-information-session-12/ Register online at above link Reimagining the Things We Want:… Read more »
Your bones look beautiful. Bones, like diamonds, are everyone’s best friend. So, don’t break ‘em. A loved one has osteoarthritis. But many of us, especially older women, get osteoporosis. Osteoporosis “occurs when the bones are broken down faster than they are built up” (Hinish, location 1551 of 2297, 68%). My loved one does heavy fitness,… Read more »
Procrastination whispers through the hallways of our studying minds. With ironic and grim efficiency, it prompts a desire for flight from productive pursuits. We know that moments of aversion can add up to days of lost productivity. Nothing is easier to brush aside than a textbook, nothing’s quicker to minimize than a window on our… Read more »
Scholarship name: Lyle Makosky Values and Ethics in Sport Fund Sponsored by: True Sport Foundation Deadline: April 30, 2019 Potential payout: amount varies; estimated to be $2000 or more. Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, be active in Canadian sport as an athlete, practitioner, or educator, and (if an athlete) be… Read more »