The revision of AUSU Bylaws, The Voice, and the finance policies were the main topics covered at AUSU’s latest monthly meeting, held on Tuesday, November 14th. All current AUSU councillors were present at the meeting, except Vice-Present External and Student Affairs Julian Teterenko, due to a personal commitment. President Shawna Wasylyshyn called the meeting to… Read more »
The entire fall and winter season highlights the importance of pumpkins. Whether it’s pumpkin carving, pumpkin spiced lattes, pumpkin pies, or more, we savour the king of squashes not only for its bright colors and delicious pulp but also for its nutrient content. Pumpkin is a specially cultivated member of the gourd family, abundant in… Read more »
I got my first brown box in the mail in a year and a half; it is intimidating and exciting. By the end of my bachelor’s degree, I had the layout of essays down pat, and formatting became second nature. But, now I am out of practice and looking at this stack of books has… Read more »
Did you beg Santa for a leather-bound grammar book? Nothing calms me more than writing. Some people write to make sense of their story, some to laugh at themselves, some to help others. I do all three. And to write half-well, I read grammar books. Decades ago, while upgrading English 30, my study of grammar… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am the mother of a thirteen-year-old daughter and an eight-year-old boy. I am about halfway through my degree at AU and I work part time, so I am very busy trying to take care of everything. My husband is great; he helps out with the kids and does most of the cooking. … Read more »
Are you spending Christmas alone? Well, you may spend the season alone, but not lonely and heartbroken, aching for a Christmas kitten. Instead, ward off weekend and holiday blues—with a plan. But first, let’s study the blues. My elderly landlady felt stricken with loneliness. She huddled over her garden and trimmed her apple trees, but… Read more »
Today, Prime Minister Trudeau apologized to the survivors of the residential school system in Newfoundland and Labrador. This is part of a $50 million settlement reached between the government of Canada and those survivors. Lately, I’ve started to see people start to refer to Mr. Trudeau as “The Sorry Prime Minister”, others joke that he’s… Read more »
This will be coming out after the winner of the 2017 Scotia Giller Prize has been announced. For the record, I am hoping for I am a Truck by Michelle Winters. I am rooting for her for many reasons, including it being a wonderful read. But also because it stands for a lot—it is an… Read more »
This month, I began what I hope will be my Best AU Course Ever. Not just because it’s the last one to complete my degree—although that’s certainly reason enough to love a course. Mainly it’s because this final AU course is the one I wanted to take the most. When I enrolled in the Bachelor… Read more »
