For a caffeine degenerate like me, I always wished there was a natural substitute for caffeine. Although there isn’t any perfect substitute, over the years I’ve found some ways to help me beat the afternoon slump without resorting to Starbucks. As a busy AU student, my philosophy is that caffeine should be a last resort… Read more »
2018 is just around the corner, and when this article is out it will already be here. I am not one to make New Year’s resolutions but I do like the idea of a fresh start. The bookkeeping year is over (almost) and the final exam for that is looming in April. While, it is… Read more »
A fresh new year is intoxicating. In the last days of the old year, the new year sits there, like an unwrapped present. You don’t know what the package holds, but you know it’s full of promise. Last year started full of promise, too, but we’re ready to discard it. We eagerly await the new… Read more »
Karl, Can the Voice help gauge the importance to AU’s broad student body of having reliable and accurate information about the dates and timing of the annual convocation ceremonies at an early date? Would knowing with certainty by the beginning of the calendar year make a difference in whether an out-of-province student will decide to… Read more »
Dr. Hugh Notman is Associate Dean of Learning Technologies in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Associate Professor of Biological Anthropology. How did you find AU? Why did you choose it? AU found me if I am honest. It was eleven years ago. I was looking for a faculty position. I had just… Read more »
According to the syllabus, PSYC 290 (General Psychology) is a three-credit introductory psychology course that follows PSYC 289 (Psychology as a Natural Science). PSYC 290 “provides an introduction to behavioural areas of study” and shares the same textbook as PSYC 289, covering the entire second half. General Psychology is comprised of ten units, five graded… Read more »
Today’s critical thinking once sounded crazy. Would Elvis have considered today’s options for gender? That he could become a woman who loves women but identifies as a man? A product of critical thought, stemming from feminist theory on gender. So, what’s wrong with critical thinking? In my view, critical thought has a victim mindset. A… Read more »
The Racer is an indie band from Monroe, New York, renowned for intelligent lyrics, an inimitable post-rock sound, and hugely entertaining live performances. In 2017, after producing three LPs, the group decided to stop creating albums for now to focus on singles and videos. In the last few months they’ve managed to produce four songs,… Read more »
Dear Barb: I’m in my mid-twenties and a few months ago I began seeing a man who is twenty years older than me. He is divorced and has a daughter a couple of years younger than me. I have not met her, but I hope to soon. I haven’t introduced John to my parents yet,… Read more »
