Artist: Shelita Burke EP: Transfixed St. Valentine’s Day is Sunday! Is it a day you take note of or do you ignore it? Do you go the commercial route, flowers and chocolates, or do you tend to indulge your Valentine with homemade goodies? No matter your plans for the day, I’m sure there will be… Read more »
Marshall McLuhan famously wrote, “The medium is the message.” But try to turn that iconic phrase into plural form, and it just sounds odd. The media are the message? The media is the message? This week we’ll take a look at medium, media, and how an originally plural form is making its way back into… Read more »
Addie Aylestock was born 1909 in Glenallen Ontario and died 1998. In 1951 she became the first ordained black woman in Canada. Early in her life Addie began working as a domestic but felt a desire to help others. Initially her intention was to attend Medical Missionary College in Toronto then work in Africa; however,… Read more »
Modern communication is almost instant. Sending a text message or dashing off a quick email or social media post are immediate ways to keep in touch with one another, but this also means correspondence is becoming rather impersonal. Writing a handwritten letter or card is a nice thing to do, especially around holidays such as… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Betty seeks tips for courses that have exams only, no assignments. Maryam is looking for a hard-copy text for MATH 215. Lisa seeks a study partner for PHIL 252. Ryan wishes AU had more science-based grad programs. Other posts include paper books versus e-books, and courses ADMN 417, ECON 401, ENGL 255,… Read more »
“Next Valentine’s Day, forget the chocolates, forget the flowers, show up with a We-Vibe, and you will be the best guy.” – Dr. Lauren Streicher, author of Love Sex Again. Orgasms—perhaps especially female ones—have long been a taboo topic. In “Let’s Talk About Female Orgasms,” a frank but funny video from The Atlantic magazine, Dr…. Read more »
Dr. William Diehl-Jones is an associate professor of nursing with AU’s Faculty of Health Disciplines, and sits on the research committee for the children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba. Recently, he took time out of his busy schedule to do this two-part interview for The Voice Magazine by Marie Well. You can find the first… Read more »
There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than to do something called prewriting so that you acquire an expert’s voice come essay-writing time. 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… Read more »
Happy almost Valentines Day! This year, some of the writers and I have been working together more to try to develop ideas for theme based issues. On purpose. What You’re seeing is the first of those. I don’t know yet when the next one will be (if I don’t have one for Talk Like a… Read more »
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