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 »
On April 18, 2024, both the outgoing and incoming AUSU councils convened in a Zoom meeting. Naju Syed, the president of the outgoing council, officially called the meeting to order at 6:06 PM Mountain Time. AUSU Executive Director Jodi Campbell was announced as the accessibility officer. As the 2024 AUSU Council term came to a… Read more »
On April 8, 2024, stage one, week three of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Process and Democratic Institutions (The Commission) began. The three days of hearings featured testimonies provided by senior public servants, parliamentary advisors, Ministers, and the Prime Ministers. Senior public servants are invaluable during “writ periods”. During the thirty-seven… Read more »
“Sensibility”, “restraint”, and “cooperation” are words that would likely never get attributed to the Germany of the 1900s after what transpired during World War 1 (WW1) and World War 2 (WW2). Instead, words that would have been more closely associated with that Germany would likely have been words like “radical”, “war”, and “extermination”. Some of… Read more »
Stately Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and its most populous city. The city is spread across fourteen islands in southeast Sweden, adjacent to the Baltic Sea. There has been settlement in the area since at least the Stone Age. Thirty kilometres west of the city is the Viking-age trading centre of Birka, which was… Read more »
Last weekend’s horrible attacks at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall in Sydney, Australia prompted us to cocoon in the archives and look for some gentler Bondi Beach references. Cue the Travelling Student… Textbooks and sand. Philip Kirkbride feels out of place studying at Bondi Beach while others surf and party. “Despite the always Saturday… Read more »
Facebook: How to apply for student loans. A student applying for a loan for the first time seeks advice on how to fill out the application. One student suggests leaving the application blank, allowing the applicant to receive the maximum amount allowed. Other students recommend using the course fee calculator, available at https://www.athabascau.ca/tools/fee-calculator/index.html. Additionally, another student… Read more »
One of my favorite breakfast items as a child was homemade tea eggs made by my grandmother. She would always advocate its health benefits alongside its incredible fragrance and flavor. When she made tea eggs for the household, the entire home would fill with the aroma of herbs and spices making my mouth water. Recently,… Read more »
In a sales course, I learned to balance empathy with focus, or in other words, be a bunny and a shark. The bunny is the super sweet bearer of customer service, and the shark sinks its teeth into the wallet. Although the teachings taught me to close the sale and get the highest cut while… Read more »
