Those who say that nobody uses the public library anymore annoy those of us who do. Contrary to persistent laments on the imminent demise of libraries, Canada’s 22,000 library branches are alive and well—and thriving. Libraries, like other public institutions, have had to change to serve the public’s shifting needs, but they continue to be… Read more »
Album: EP 2 Artist: The Honeyrunners For fans of the rock and roll and blues music of the 1960s and 70s, The Honeyrunners new album, EP 2, is definitely worth listening to. As you can guess from the name, this is the Toronto-based band’s second EP and is available on their website, along with their… Read more »
There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than the knowledge that you are infinitely worthwhile regardless of any grade. 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 »
What God and Mother Nature took thirty years to accomplish was torn asunder by a man named Adrian, a homeowner named Hazel, and a chainsaw. But let me begin at the beginning. When we first moved to the farm in 1984 I was distressed that Roy’s parents had done no landscaping other than planting a… Read more »
Nicole Whitaker is an AU student from Edmonton, Alberta. She is two courses away from completing her Bachelor of Health Administration degree. After balancing AU studies with full-time employment for seven years, Nicole is looking forward to rediscovering what she used to do with her spare time. Nicole was recently interviewed by The Voice Magazine… Read more »
Pity the poor guinea pig. Its name is forever linked to being poked and prodded in the name of scientific research?and it never gets a say in the matter. Then again, neither does a small group of human test subjects: kids who are used in neuroscience or psychology studies. It might be good for science,… Read more »
Over the past two columns (part 1 and part 2) we’ve covered nouns of direct address, their uses, and how to apply appropriate punctuation. But when using these nouns there’s another factor that many writers don’t even realize exists: proper capitalization. Mystified? Read on! All in the Family Is it “Mom” or “mom”? “Grandma” or… Read more »
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We’re coming up on the end of my first year here, and it seems things are starting to speed up. This week, we’ll have the start of a series of bi-weekly articles to provide distilled advice from various career help books. I think it’s an interesting article just because one of the pieces of advice… Read more »
