Want to find peace with yourself? Want to nurture a positive sense of self? It’s easier than it seems. For instance, you can cultivate a positive trait over the coming weekend. You can see yourself as your ideal, take one characteristic of that ideal persona and work toward making it a reality for you. Discipline… Read more »
There are some great features in Microsoft Word; one in particular that I have found helpful, and only recently started using, is the ?Track Changes? tool. I had seen this used by tutors in marking up my essays as well as The Voice Magazine‘s editor, who uses it to mark up my articles. It is… Read more »
Social media posts are ramping up as students return to their studies in earnest. The AUSU Forums are still sluggish but a few discussion threads continue. Meanwhile, the sparkle of Facebook and Twitter beckons: AthaU Facebook Group Tamara is looking for tips from other single parent students on preserving sanity. Sarah wonders how challenging it… Read more »
Composer: Denny Schneidemesser Album: The First Five Years Occasionally I find an amazing treasure hidden within the depths of the internet. One day I was rummaging around on a popular art site looking for some new and wondrous visual art to admire when I came across a music file. Not used to finding musicians on… Read more »
After the upheavals and controversies surrounding AUSU Council for the past several months, the inaugural meeting of the newly formed council made two things abundantly clear. First, many of the new faces, including the Executive Director, inspire confidence with their level of preparation and professionalism. Second, it was that very same professionalism that highlighted even… Read more »
Question: How much help do students need to be successful? Answer: All they can get. Being a student is seldom easy. Even on a good day, students can struggle with motivation, juggle commitments, and walk that fine line between sweet success and demoralizing failure. And on a bad day, well, let’s just say it can… Read more »
There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than to write a paper you feel proud of?and you remember?years later. 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… Read more »
Norwegian Erik Poppe started his career as a photojournalist, covering war zones all over the world before turning to cinematography. Many elements in his latest feature, A Thousand Times Good Night, the story of a photojournalist torn between career and family, are autobiographical (he admits that some lines in the movie came from his own… Read more »
Whether your doll of choice was a Barbie or a G.I. Joe, chances are that you talked to it. And you probably wished it could talk to you?for real, not just when you pulled a string. Now, Internet-connected toys really can talk to kids, thanks to speech recognition software. It’s easy to see how that… Read more »
Colleen Doucette is an AU student from Truro, Nova Scotia. She’s been a student at AU for 13 years, and is currently working towards a Certificate in Counselling Women. Colleen was a candidate in the recent AUSU By-election, and was elected, garnering 722 votes?the most of any candidate. The Voice Magazine caught up with her… Read more »