The first AUSU Council meeting of 2019 was held on Thursday, January 10th and marked a return to work for Council after the December break. In spite of the holiday hiatus, the AUSU executive remained busy behind the scenes. All of the AUSU Councillors were in attendance, with the exception of Lisa Oracheski, who was… Read more »
Does anyone else feel, as I do, that traveling to new places that ignite your senses and touch your soul changes your whole perspective on who you are, and where you are from? Suddenly, long after you return to your regular life, everything old is new again. You are seeing familiar places and things through… Read more »
Scholarship name: Mensa Canada Scholarship Programme Sponsored by: Mensa Canada Deadline: January 31, 2019 Potential payout: at least $2000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, be enrolled in a full-time program at an accredited Canadian post-secondary institution for the 2018-2019 academic year, and be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. See… Read more »
Change is good, but change can also be frustrating, overwhelming, and enough to scare us into a confusing period of procrastination or, worse, ennui. Add in a big dose of anxiety over our parent’s and our own high expectations about what we’re going to achieve and diving into online university studies can feel similar to… Read more »
Do you have the passion to make it big in film? Well, you can with just a cellphone and a video editor. In the past, you needed hoards of funding and state of the art equipment. Not anymore. Author Danial O’Brien claims, “Virtually anybody can make a movie today. In 2015, ‘Tangerine’ was premiered at… Read more »
HSRV 421/WGST 421 (Advocacy from the Margins) is a three-credit course that introduces students to the meaning, history, tools, group processes, and strategies associated with advocacy for women and other marginalized groups who face injustice around the world. This course stresses the importance of advocacy group processes as well as advocacy strategies and tools. It… Read more »
Dear Barb: I have a friend of many years, but I don’t know if I have changed or if she has changed, because lately I find her very annoying. Sometimes she is unsupportive and judgmental of everything I do. If I have a great achievement or reach a goal I’ve set myself, she is uninterested… Read more »
This space is provided free to AUSU: The Voice does not create or edit this content. Contact services@ausu.org with any questions. IMPORTANT DATES Jan 15: Feb degree requirements deadline Jan 15: Deadline to finish exams for course with Dec end Jan 30: Deadline to apply for course extension for Mar Feb 6: FaceBook Live interview… Read more »
If the start of the year is any indication, it’s looking like this could be a really good year for The Voice Magazine. We’ve got inaugural entries from two new student writers, plus the return of our own award-winning Barbara Lehtiniemi to write about, well, writing for the Voice Magazine; a topic I can always… Read more »
