To beer or not to beer? It’s hardly surprising that International Beer Day (August 7) falls around the dog days of summer, when the need for refreshment is at its greatest. Grab a cold one from the fridge and celebrate with this week’s links! A Taste for the Weird If craft breweries no longer excite… Read more »
We have the second part of our interview with Dr. Kinshuk this week, where he explains his views on technology and evaluation in the context of learning. One line that really stood out to me is that evaluation should not be policing. That struck a chord with me because, if you think about how education… Read more »
Students are chilling for summer while AUSU gears up for a by-election. AUSU Student Forums No new discussion threads this week, but AUSU added a new forum, By-Election 2015, in preparation for this summer’s AUSU By-Election. Continuing topics include AUSU’s election, the future of the AUSU Forums, AU’s credentials, and course POLI 277. AthaU Facebook… Read more »
One of the hardest things that I have found I have had to deal with as a distance-learning student is the feeling of isolation. When you attend a traditional university you are surrounded by your peers?like-minded people taking the same courses you are. I live in a small community and, while I am able to… Read more »
Film: Red Knot Director: Scott Cohen “But once the realization is accepted that even between the closest people infinite distances exist, a marvelous living, side-by-side, can grow up for them if they succeed in loving the expanse between them, which gives them the possibility of always seeing each other as a whole and before an… Read more »
Dear Barb: I was married previously but my husband of ten years passed away after a brief illness. We had a great marriage and loved each other very much. He believed women should be spoiled and treated special. The problem is that my present husband (of three years) does not share this philosophy and so… Read more »
The festival I coordinate (Babas and Borshch Ukrainian Festival) is about a month away. This will be the third year and considerably easier on my nerves. When I recall the number of nights in 2013 that I laid staring at the ceiling, and the clock, I know many things have gotten easier. On those nights… Read more »
Album: Ain’t So Young Band: Glamour Assassins Adding fresh energy to the punk/rock genre can be difficult. Most of the time the music sounds like a rehash of The Clash or other 80s punk bands and doesn’t bring anything new to listen to. Yet in the realm of indie pop there is a band?a band… Read more »
“Of all the trade’s that’s going, sure begging is the best For when a man is tired, he can sit down and rest He can beg for his dinner, he has nothing else to do Only cut around the corner with his old rig-a-doo.” – Irish folk song “The Little Beggarman” Every country has them…. Read more »
