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Music Review – Memorial

Artist: Another Green World Album: Memorial With the hectic holiday season over it’s important to take some time to relax and ease back into your normal schedule. I think there’ss no better way to relax and start a new year off right than to check out a new musician. I was surprised by Another Green… Read more »

The Study Dude – The Dissertation Journey

There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than to get accepted into Athabasca’s graduate studies program and write your dissertation, opening up conference placements, authorship of several books, and public speaking engagements–with a multi-million dollar profile to boot and the credibility of a PhD behind your name. It’s happening for a… Read more »

The Travelling Student – Pulling the Cord

My name is Philip Kirkbride. I’m a college graduate from Ontario studying at AU. I’ve always wanted to do an exchange program or study abroad but never found the right time to do so. This is part eleven in the story of how Athabasca University has allowed me to create my own study abroad program…. 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 – Jan 14: AUSU Council Meeting – Jan 30: Last business day to extend courses ending February 28 – February 10: Last day to register for courses starting… Read more »

The Writer’s Toolbox – In Brief, Part I

Happy New Year! Let’s kick off 2015 by starting out small. Very small, that is?we’ll spend a few weeks sorting through the world of acronyms, initialisms, and other small but tricky abbreviations. This week we’ll look at how to label them and when to use the long form. In later installments we’ll get into issues… Read more »

Dear Barb – Dealing with the (New) Years.

Dear Barb, I really enjoy Dear Barb’s columns and her advice. I have experienced similar situations and found this column helpful. I have a question for her. My husband and I have been together for 3 years. We have had our ups and downs in this short time but one of the things we struggle… Read more »

Primal Numbers – Forty Winks

Welcome to the healthiest time of the year. The month when we make resolutions to eat all our vegetables, get some exercise, and get plenty of sleep. There’s no doubt that exercise and vegetables are good for us, but the science on sleep isn’t quite that clear. Are eight solid hours really the best thing… Read more »

Music Review – Rapid Eye Movement

Following the 2012 release of their second album, the internationally acclaimed Rapid Eye Movement, Sétamùr is now releasing the remix, Remix Eye Movement, a collaboration with a variety of talented musicians from around Europe. The original album was dedicated to Serbian musician, Melinda Ligeti, who not only collaborates with Sétamùr in the remix album, but… Read more »

The Study Dude –

Studying from a distance often means studying alone. Without any other students to serve as examples or help, just figuring out the best ways to learn the material can be a task in itself. As The Study Dude, I’ll try to give you the advice you need to help make your learning easier. There is… Read more »

Minds We Meet – Interviewing Students Like You

John MacPherson is an AU student from Newmarket, Ontario. He’s in his final year of the Bachelor of Management Program at AU. In addition to his studies, John works full-time in the hospitality and entertainment industry as an online marketer. John was recently interviewed by The Voice Magazine about school, work, and life in general…. Read more »