Do you know your hobbies gone-by haunt as idle callings? Yesterday, my brother prodded me to paint. He coaxed me by offering cash for my “dreamlike” creations. You see, when I was a teen, he dedicated a room to my painting. He bought me easels, acrylics, oils, brushes, and varnishes. I painted Billy Idol with… Read more »
As difficult as blue sky and sunshine makes it to focus, cool rainy days have the opposite effect. For this reason I love rainy days as much as sunny days?they’re both beautiful in their own way. The grey rainy days mean I get lots of work done. I can lock myself away in the office… Read more »
Last week, in “Reviewing AU’s Third-Party Review,” we gave readers an overview of the recent Final Report of the Independent Third-Party Review of Athabasca University. This week we focus on the Action Plan?with its fifteen recommendations?put forward in the report. The action plan sketched out in The Independent Third-Party Review of Athabasca University comprises fewer… Read more »
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I was just realizing how long it’s been since we had a student interview, so I’m really happy to once again be bringing forward the Minds We Meet column. The variety of students that go to AU is something that never ceases to amaze me, as we all got a taste of last week when… Read more »
Dear Barb: I just graduated high school and I’m not sure what I want to do next. My parents are supportive of whatever my choice is. Most of my friends are going to college or university, but I’m not sure which program I want to go into. I don’t want to waste my money on… Read more »
Sometimes a person just needs to turn his back, avert her eyes, throw caution out the window, and just jump in the car and rip out of the yard with tires squealing. Forget the acres of grain still, God help us, lying in swaths that are now under water. Forget the flowerbed prep that never… Read more »
I read a book recently about Grandma Gatewood: Grandma Gatewood’s Walk, the inspiring story of the woman who saved the Appalachian Trail, by Ben Montgomery. Grandma Gatewood, or Emma Gatewood, decided one day to go for a walk and chose the Appalachian Trail, a 2050-mile-long trail. The first time she hiked that trail, and the… Read more »
Scholarship name: For the Love of Curling Scholarship Sponsored by: Curling Canada Foundation Deadline: June 30, 2017 Potential payout: $1000 each (13 scholarships) Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be involved in curling and registered on the Canadian Team Ranking System; must be 23 years of age or younger as of Dec 31, 2017; and must be… Read more »