You study at home, right? Beware! Your home may harbor toxins that seep into your flesh, stifle your study power, and even cause brain cancer. No, I’m not talking about Netflix and Domino’s. I’m talking about radio waves, chemicals, and pesticides. For one, nonorganic foods contain pesticides. When pesticides were sprayed on author Cliff VanGuilder’s… Read more »
HIST 201 / HUMN 201 (Western Thought and Culture 1: Before the Reformation) is a three-credit introductory course that is intended as a foundation course for Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of General Studies students. This course has no prerequisites and is designed for students with little or no previous university experience. It provides a… Read more »
Dear Barb: Hi, I am a guy in my thirties, working toward my degree at AU. I was one of the altar boys that were sexually abused by a priest when I was 10 years old. I rarely speak about this abuse and have only told a few people. Now that stuff seems to be… 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 Nov 30: Ottawa Meet & Greet Nov 30: Deadline to apply for course extension for Jan Dec 10: Deadline to register in a course starting Jan 1 Dec 14: December Council Meeting… Read more »
For those who aren’t aware, some of the key points of Bill 19 – An Act to Improve the Affordability and Accessibility of Post-Secondary Education are that it puts language controlling tuition directly in the legislation, where it has to be subject to public debate if it’s going to be adjusted, and ties tuition and… Read more »
November’s AUSU Council meeting proved that an agenda that appeared straightforward on paper could turn into a meeting with a lot of discussion. A new addition to the proceedings was an acknowledgement of the land, which states that “Athabasca University Students’ Union respectfully acknowledges that we are on and work on the traditional lands of… Read more »
Comfort food: succulent hugs in morsel mouthfuls. It’s soulful re-invigoration at a delightful and intangible level. Sinfully delicious or piously nutritious, our hard-studying taste buds deserve the best. We know what we like and we don’t need to ask why. But what if your favourite Canadian dish threatened extinction for a species in the wild?… Read more »
Album: Revel & Ritual: Holiday Music for the World Artists: Greg Herriges and StellaRoma Alright, so I got this last year, too late to tell you about it for Christmas 2017, but better late than never. Besides, right now is the perfect time to listen, stream, order, gift, or what-have-you the best world music holiday… Read more »
I think there are those of us, not few in number, who do not quite fit into the world. Our mothers send us out to the corner store for milk and cigarettes one morning, and we take a wrong turn, stumble through some quantum doorway into a new dimension. When we return home, it is… Read more »
