Dear Barb: I am the mother of an adult son who has addiction problems. My husband and I have bailed him out of jail many times for drunken behaviour, among other things. He can’t hold a job and is unable to pay his rent most of the time, so we pay it for him because… Read more »

This column is coming to you from downtown Red Deer, Alberta. Yet again, I’ve packed up my laptop and some files so I could work in a hotel room while Roy attends a senior’s housing association conference. Deciding what to bring is always a challenge, but I’m getting better at doing that without bringing the… Read more »

Of Clocks and Clouds is a Brooklyn-based duo comprised of singer-guitarist Joe Salgo and Ross Procaccio. Their music has been praised for guarding what’s good about classic and modern rock while enriching it with an electronic ambience. Better Off, their latest album, will be out July 15. Recently, Joe Salgo was kind enough to answer… Read more »

There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than to collect, analyze?and whiff smells. Well, in these articles, as The Study Dude, I’ll try to give you the study tips you need to help make your learning easier. I’ll also give you straight and honest opinions and personal anecdotes?even the embarrassing ones… Read more »

What is self-reliance? Well, the ability to rely on yourself. Self-reliant people have the advantage of always having themselves to turn to when life’s troubles hit or even when life’s highlights shake things up. While relying on others can help us with coping, I used to rely on others for comfort, for decision-making, and for… Read more »

Musician: AKA V Single: “Always Go Home” It is always exciting when a young musician embarks on their musical journey. It is even more exciting when they get their feet under them and are ready to share their music with the world. This is the point that AKA V (Vanessa Huneault) is at in her… Read more »

I have watched many videos, read many articles and blogs, and researched many options in an attempt to decide which master’s degree I want to pursue. Or, do I want to go forward with a master’s degree at all? I suppose the final question is the one that I will have to answer before I… Read more »

“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once a week; for perhaps the parts of my brain now atrophied would have thus been kept active through use. The loss of these tastes is a loss of… Read more »

We all know that AU is a distance university. What some might not know, however, is that even as a distance university, AU still runs some “normal” classrooms. In partnerships with other universities and colleges, AU has run on-site, grouped study classes for years. It was a very limited offering of courses, usually chosen to… Read more »

Louise Baptiste is an AU student. Recently, she completed the last course to be finalized for the Bachelor of Nursing degree and was accepted in a master’s degree program. Scott Douglas Jacobsen recently interviewed Louise by e-mail, and here’s what she had to say about near-graduation, master’s degree program acceptance, and being an Indigenous student… Read more »