Dr. Catherine Caufield started tutoring for AU in December of 2013 in the Religious Studies department. She currently has approximately 25 students under her wings in RELS 204 and 380, and kindly consented to be interviewed by The Voice Magazine. Here’s the gist; What brought you to start in your field and tutoring for AU?… Read more »
Dear Barb: Hi Barb, my husband’s friends are driving me crazy. They come over at all times of the day or night! I have asked them to call before they come, as we have two young children who are often in bed when they show up. As well, I am taking courses at AU and… Read more »
“Memory is a paradise out of which fate cannot drive us.” – Alexandre Dumas, fils Jack Malmstrom is the swing clarinetist who put together Jack’s Cats, a vintage-style jazz sextet based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that also includes keyboardist Gordon Fader, guitarist Dylan Quinn, bassist Mark Roberts, drummer Dave Skinner, and vocalist Kitty Farmer. The… Read more »
“I definitely believe that art is the best way to produce social change.” – Pedro Reyes Instead of doing a review this week I thought I’d write on a topic dear to the Mindful Bard’s Heart: the place where the creation of art meets society’s need for change. It’s a balancing act. The socially aware… Read more »
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of .. a dinner companion? According to this recent CBC News article, rich men and women are available to take young students out to dinner. That’s right, students can dine like royalty and get paid for… Read more »
Album: Rockit Science Artist: Workout Straight from Brooklyn, New York, comes the rock and roll band Workout with their second album Rockit Science, which was recorded in New York with Vacation Island Music. Their first self-titled album was released three years earlier and can only be purchased either in New York City or on the… Read more »
In the days leading up to the May long weekend the annual spring roundup has begun. After skipping last year, my sister, mother, and I are gearing up for our yearly multifamily garage sale. Sherry lives right in town so we use her address to capitalize on the location. If everyone is as sick of… Read more »
Fear is a valuable instinct that can save your life, but when that instinct malfunctions, anxiety can destroy people’s lives. Now, science might have found a way to turn off your fear genes. The question is, should we really start tinkering with genes to deal with our phobias? It’s a question that, in the not-too-distant… Read more »
“I don’t know whom I’m going to give the role to.” “That’s the ladder he walked under.” “It was a foolish thing to argue about.” “What should I end this sentence with?” What indeed? These sentences all end with a preposition, something that makes many English teachers cringe. But why is this considered unacceptable?and what’s… Read more »
