With summer coming up many students are off and looking for full-time jobs. I’ve been a student for several years so I know how hard it can be to find one. My sister, Stacey, has been in a scramble over the last few weeks having just finished her last semester at college. To complete the… Read more »
A glance at student posts on social media and the AUSU Forums suggests that students? number one complaint is about their tutors. Specifically, students often express frustration at the length of time it takes to have an assignment or exam marked. What’s also apparent is that many students don’t seem to know how long is… Read more »
If there is one thing students tend to agree on it is a dislike for exams. Some students experience exam stress and anxiety. When I started with AU, I recall going in to take my first exam: English 211. When I’d had to prepare for exams before it was pretty straightforward; there were either facts… Read more »
On Tuesday, May 5, after 44 years in power, the Progressive Conservatives were swept away by an orange wave?Alberta’s New Democratic Party won a majority government with 53 of the 87 seats in the legislature. The Wildrose Party will form the official opposition with 21 seats. The Progressive Conservatives won just 10 seats, and the… Read more »
AU’s online transcript preview is convenient when you just need a copy for your own use. Also, some grant and scholarship providers now accept the PDF preview under the same rules that apply to submitting receipts for taxes (i.e., they will take your word for it, but reserve the right to request a hard copy… Read more »
Richie Mehta is the Canadian director of Amal (winner of more than 30 international awards, nominated for six Genie Awards, and placed among the top ten Canadian films of the decade by Playback Magazine) and Siddharth, a moving film dealing with the issue of child-trafficking in India (Siddharth is recommended here in The Mindful Bard)…. Read more »
Album: Realize Artist: Tumbleweed Wanderers The days are growing warmer, very warm where I live, and the grass and trees are becoming greener every day. It feels like summer is in the air and I am looking for my summer road trip music. Tumbleweed Wanderers? album Realize is coming out just in time. To be… Read more »
Dustin Blumhagen is an AU student living in Cochrane, Alberta. Dustin is a teacher, writer, and music lover, and he’s currently enrolled in the Labour Studies degree program at AU. Dustin’s schedule as a freelance writer is a bit chaotic, so The Voice Magazine caught up to him via e-mail, and interviewed him about school,… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am in my twenties and feeling very disillusioned with life. When I turn on the TV all I hear about is killing, wars, beheading, rape, homelessness, child abuse, domestic violence, the list goes on and on. With all this violence and abuse in the world how can there be a loving, caring… Read more »
The Internet of things is wonderful. It can let your fridge tell you when your milk’s about to expire, or help your washing machine decide exactly how much detergent to use. And soon it could even direct traffic, doing away with the need for outdated technology like traffic lights. A wonderful future indeed, but only… Read more »