We’re at the tail end of Random Acts of Kindness week (Feb 11 to 17), which culminates in Random Acts of Kindness Day on February 17. We were pleased, but not at all surprised, to discover many articles in The Voice‘s archives on this kindness movement. From one student to another. Debbie Jabbour, who was… Read more »
Something incredible occurs when we align with a motive of love and service toward all beings. We get flung into a frenzy of activity where things we didn’t know how to do, we suddenly can do; where opportunities that seemed impossible appear at every turn; and where, despite not having the required skill, every detail… Read more »
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 »
In the six thousand years or so since the birth of human civilization, it has surely never been easier to envision the ultimate, quite possibly imminent, seemingly inevitable demise of our species. Nuclear brinkmanship, overpopulation, underpopulation, technological uprisings, climate catastrophe, epidemiological devastation, alien invasion, zombies, parasites—from the fanciful to the all-too-plausible, there’s seemingly no end… Read more »
Scholarship name: Troop 17 Scholarship Sponsored by: RCMP Deadline: March 31, 2024, 11:59pm PST Potential payout: $1000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and must be enrolled full-time in an accredited Canadian university or college. Refer to application form for full eligibility requirements. What’s required: An email with a completed application… Read more »
Black history month is a unique month. It allows different societies to reflect on one of the cruelest crimes against humanity ever perpetrated, one which lasted around 250 years in the U.S., and there were even moments in Canadian history that involved some elements of slavery. However, what makes the U.S. and Canada stand out… Read more »
To launch this series, in which I’ll try to give a flavour of various cities I’ve visited using only six photos each, I’m starting with one of my favourite cities: Angra do Heroismo (“Angra” for short.) If you’ve never heard of Angra, you’re not alone. Angra sits on the island of Terceira, in the nine-island… Read more »
A bunch of long articles and a fight with Windows Update has caused some issues with the issue, but there’s a lot in here that I’m happy to provide. Starting off with one of the most in-depth Minds We Meet I’ve seen in a while, Josh Flis gives us some unusual and interesting ideas for… Read more »
Scholarship name: UCT Heaston Scholarships Sponsored by: United Commercial Travelers (UCT) Deadline: March 15, 2024 Potential payout: up to $6000 per year Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be high-school seniors who are enrolled and entering a undergraduate university or college program in the coming academic year. What’s required: A completed application form, along with a personal… Read more »
Hungry students will be interested to know that February 9 is National Pizza Day. Similar to that food’s myriad variety, we found a multiplicity of pizza references in the archives. In praise of battleaxes. Bill Pollett makes the case that the world could use more people like his blunt-talking, pizza-toting friend, Linda. “By her own… Read more »