You’re probably wondering what happened to last week. Honestly, so am I. As you may have noticed, no Voice Magazine came out last week.  What started off as a massive migraine that took me through Friday and lingering effects throughout Saturday basically delayed this issue.  By the time it came to Sunday and I was… Read more »

The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Pearl, a 17-year old Psychology student living in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. This future psychotherapist stated, “I just finished high school last summer and decided to start schooling online at AU so that I can continue learning different trades while schooling.” Pearl let us know… Read more »

From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge.  Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »

May 3 was World Press Freedom Day, so declared by the United Nations in 1993.  Naturally, our Voice writers have long had an interest in this topic. Cutting too close to home.  Voice editor Karl Low comments on a mysterious agenda item for the upcoming AUSU AGM that appears to spell the end of an… Read more »

Near-death experience accounts of visiting the afterlife can be viewed as qualitative, as similar themes occur across cultures and age ranges.  These themes often include pure, unconditional love beyond anything we have experienced in this world.  The themes also involve beautiful colors more stunning than any color on Earth and sometimes beautiful music, where everything… Read more »

Scholarship name:  Canada’s Luckiest Student (draw) Sponsored by:  Student Life Network Deadline:  June 7, 2024 Potential payout:  $20,000 plus other prizes Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be legal residents of Canada, be 14 years of age or older, and be current students at an accredited Canadian university, college, or secondary (high) school. What’s required:  A completed… Read more »

“Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t.” —Richard Bach (as cited in Pim van Lommel, 2010, p.  1) I want to write a treatise called Machiavelli’s Sister!  It will be the polar opposite of The Prince, by Machiavelli.  My goal is the spiritual ideal,… Read more »

The phrase “inside baseball” actually came from a form of baseball where power hitting the ball was not allowed. Instead, scores could be made through bunts, singles, walks, and stolen bases.  Later it apparently came to mean highly specialized knowledge within a field, ie, what the heck a single actually is, and from there on… Read more »

Facebook: How to juggle full-time work and studies.  A student asks how students work full-time while completing an AU course within three months.  Twenty-four commentators respond with various types of advice including combining reading with writing for assignments, dedicating two days to the assignment, six to ten hours each day, or sticking to the hours… Read more »

The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Aisling O’Brien (she/her), a recent graduate from the Bachelor of General Studies program with a Designation in Arts and Science from Ottawa, Ontario.  Aisling acknowledged, “The City of Ottawa honours the peoples and land of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation.” On a personal note, this 37-year… Read more »