Have you ever tried Googling yourself and paying attention to the search engine suggestions that pop up as you type? Well, that process is made possible by something known as algorithms, and it is what the digital world runs on. An algorithm is a procedure used for solving a problem or performing a computation and… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with David Story (he/him), a Faculty of Humanities Major with a Minor in Philosophy from Toronto, Ontario. On a personal note, David let us know that he is “a professional musician and educator.” He continued, “Previously, I spent 4 decades in the entertainment industry as a… Read more »
Policing is far too important and far too complicated to give credence to any idea that suggests that we get rid of the police or make it harder for the police to do their job. Law and order are the two things that allow for Canada to be Canada: the Canada that the world knows… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am a guy in my thirties, and I have recently been diagnosed with ADHD. I always knew there was something wrong. I have never been able to focus on anything for more than a few minutes. Even in school, my teachers called my parents because they couldn’t manage me. My parents were… Read more »
Is it anti-feminist to want to be a domestic goddess or a housewife? Not when we throw in skills like IT and home repair. And not when we don’t have to be female to gain the status, either. All we need is the intense desire to be the best homebody ever. But it’s not enough… Read more »
Welcome to the final issue of The Voice Magazine for 2023. We’ve got a few articles appropriate for the season this week, as well as a couple of extra articles just to keep you busy over the holiday break, While you’re doing that, I’ll be busily trying to choose from the several hundred articles published… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Amanda Solar (she/her), an Alberta-based undergraduate student currently completing the Bachelor of General Studies program. On a personal note, Amanda is originally from Saskatchewan but “now call[s] Alberta home.” She let us know, “I moved to Alberta to attend school. Before starting at AU, I… Read more »
If the holiday pressure or the weather have you wishing you could run away from home, you might enjoy these two different perspectives on travelling during the holiday season. Surfing Santas. Travelling student Philip Kirkbride adjusts to the seasonal switch of being in Australia at Christmas time, and learns about some Aussie traditions. “While the… Read more »
During graduate studies, I couldn’t find theories that sought cooperation or win-win situations for all parties. Instead, I found oppressor/victim theories that positioned me as a bitter victim. I also found something called Transcendentalism that touched on spirituality. It was out of vogue, so I couldn’t adopt it for my thesis; therefore, I didn’t entertain… Read more »
Imagine a former high-ranking RCMP officer who made his career working drug trafficking cases, money laundering cases, organized crime cases, now viewed as an expert on trans-national crime, proclaim that Canada was the staging ground for trans-national organized crime. Then imagine that same expert saying what was uncovered in B.C. with organized crime and money… Read more »