Archive

Editorial—No Safe Space

If you haven’t already filled out the Voice Reader Survey for 2018 and put your entry in to win a shiny new tablet computer, suitable for taking your AU course on the go, then this is probably your last chance.  The survey is closing on Sunday, July 29.  If you haven’t filled it out over… Read more »

Vintage Voice

We toast Scotch Whisky Day July 27 by raising our glass to these finely-aged pieces, each featuring glasses of single malt: In praise of indolence.  Bill Pollett examines the exquisite value of taking time out from the task list to snatch memorable moments of pure bliss.  “I am talking about the sort of wretched indolence… Read more »

Success by Doing Less

The drive to succeed can be overwhelming.  It can push us to take on more and more until we feel we are being pulled in too many directions.  Each “thing” can potentially be helping us get to where we want to be.  But when is enough, enough? When is it time to step back and… Read more »

In Conversation—with Melina Krumova of Drooble

I would have discovered Drooble sooner or later, via social media or word-of-mouth from musician friends.  I had to; Drooble was exactly the kind of thing we all needed—a free means of collaborating musically with anyone, anywhere, at any time. After writing a song and doing a bare-bones recording of it I can post it… Read more »

The Study Dude—Dig up Your Passions

Do you whittle away half a day on social media?  Boob tube for hours before guilt knocks?  Or go crazy on tasks that crimp your goals? Focus instead on what counts: your main hustle.  For many students, studies mark the main hustle.  Nail down a hustle that inspires passion.  But how do you pinpoint your… Read more »

Course Exam—COMP 308

COMP 308 (Java for Programmers) is a three-credit, upper-level computer science course that focuses on providing a solid grounding in object-oriented programming (OOP) in Java for students who have a background in procedural programming.  COMP 308 also focuses on advanced features of object-oriented programming.  This course can be used as an elective for students in… Read more »

Dear Barb—Phone Smart?

Dear Barb: Help! I’m addicted to my phone, and I hate it! It’s the first thing I look at in the morning and the last thing at night.  At least I don’t bring my phone into the bedroom with me at night like some of my friends do.  But I’m always checking my phone, even… Read more »

Survival in the Garret

Getting from home to class, from class to band practice, and from band practice to your dishwashing job are all necessary to your survival and, to some extent, to your overall happiness.  But being short on funds as well as ecologically conscious necessitates a whole new attitude toward travel—to a mindset that values environment and… Read more »