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The Fit Student – Managing Your Mind

Standing on the scale, I hit my target weight. Yet nothing feels different. I long to have that high?that feeling of exhilaration?that is supposed to happen when you skinny down. So, I aim for a lower weight?that is until I feel weak and lifeless, until I see a picture of a boney dying soul that… Read more »

Who’s Fooling Whom?

AUSU council appears to be on a lock-step march to amend Article 10 of its Bylaws. Astonishingly, some councillors?armed with what I can only describe as incomplete information?seem to believe that removing a valuable safeguard from AUSU bylaws is not only a good idea, but necessary. Article 10 currently prevents any AUSU council from amending… Read more »

Music Review – Donovan Woods

Musician: Donovan Woods Album: Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled Genres are perhaps the worst thing in the music world. Genres put music into a definable box; they make it easy for those who write about music to pinpoint exactly what they are listen-ing to. Is it a good thing to confine such a phenomenon as music… Read more »

The New Federal Budget

The federal Liberal government of Canada has pledged billions of dollars for infrastructure in its new budget. According to The Globe and Mail, the pledge is “$125 billion over 10 years” (The Globe and Mail, 2016). That’s a lot of money. And It’s for national, provincial, and territorial infrastructure, with increased funding for research and… Read more »

The Study Dude – Change the World

There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than to do a narrative study on Mama June’s experience with turkey neck. 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… Read more »

Minds We Meet – Interviewing Students Like You!

Samantha Stevens is an AU student from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu QC. She is in the Bachelor of Arts program, English major, but is rounding out her education by also studying philosophy and psychology. The Voice Magazine didn’t have to go too far to find Samantha: she writes music reviews and other articles for the magazine. We recently… Read more »

Editorial: Paradox of Fools

I dislike April Fools day. I realize saying that paints me as a grump with no sense of humor, but honestly, the entire notion of having to have a day (or rather, half-day as supposedly pranking someone after noon says that you’re the fool who didn’t know the rules) devoted to pranking people just seems,… Read more »

AUSU Update!

This space is provided free to AUSU: The Voice does not create or edit this content. Contact ausu@ausu.org with questions or comments about this page. IMPORTANT DATES – Mar 31: April course extension deadline – April 7: AUSU Annual General Meeting – April 10: Deadline to register in a course starting May 1 – April… Read more »

Dear Barb – Wedding Mistakes

Dear Barb: Hi, I hope some of your readers can relate to my story. My husband and I met after the untimely death of our spouses. We both have grown children who were, supportive of our relationship. Since we were older and this was not our first marriage we decided to elope. Unfortunately, my daughter… Read more »