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Dear Barb – Exercising Freedom

Dear Barb: I am in my twenties and just graduated from AU. I’ll be starting a full time job in July. I am so excited and anxious to get on with my life. My two-year-old daughter and I will be moving out of my parent’s home and into my own apartment soon. My mom always… Read more »

The Study Dude – Thank you for Arguing, Conclusion

There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than to wind up as leader of your next Athabasca University group project. 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 »

From Where I Sit – In Time

In this space I’ve written about the ongoing drama of building our new garage. It is complete enough that this weekend it housed my long-awaited three-day garage sale. In great style. Roy, that lucky bugger, was registered for a conference in Edmonton and was nowhere in sight. That meant I needed to put up all… Read more »

Can You Miss What You Never Had?

I have heard stories about course reviews, reviews that used to exist on the Athabasca University Student Union (AUSU) website. I have been a student at Athabasca University (AU) since 2012; I have only ever heard about these mythical reviews through whispers in dark corners of the forums. What happened to these reviews? Anytime I… 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 ? June 10: Last day to register for courses starting July 1 ? June 10: AUSU Council Meeting ? June 11-13: Convocation at AU! Congratulations! ? June 15:… Read more »

To the Editors

I almost missed the fact that AUSU council held an e-mail vote to decide whether or not to call a by-election to fill a vacant council spot. The current council is a year and a bit into its term and in the interest of transparency I for one would like to know the rationale council… Read more »

Editorial – Illuminated

Volume 23, issue 23. If you’re a fan of the work of Robert Anton Wilson, that would make this an auspicious issue indeed. And while I could probably go on at length here about corruption in power and groups that meet behind closed doors to discuss what they plan to do with our resources, dreams,… Read more »

An App For That – Travel Smart

Summer vacation’s just around the corner?and thanks to technology, you can do your planning more easily than ever. While you may already be aware of popular apps that help you find the best travel deals (Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline, and Kayak, to name a few), be sure to check out these lesser-known but incredibly helpful partners… Read more »