Born and (mostly) raised in Calgary, Karl has been taking courses on and off at AU since 1999. At one point, he changed his major from Computing Science to Computing Science because the new program requirements fit what he’d already taken better. Since then, he switched to English and graduated (w/Great Distinction he likes to add) proving along the way that it is entirely possible to complete an entire AU course within a three week period. If only he had done this at the beginning of the course instead of in the last extension.
This is not something he advises unless you are desperate, masochistic, or, ideally, both.
He is currently the managing editor of The Voice Magazine, where he tries to put his education to use helping other students as they provide content for The Voice
Right now, hurricane Fiona is bearing down on the Atlantic provinces. So if you’re there, I hope you’re reading this from safe shelter. Otherwise, put this down and get to safe shelter right away, please. Have you noticed how things seem to pile on? COVID-19 brought health care crises and supply issues that sparked inflation… Read more »
This week, we’re changing things up a bit, as you’ll notice we don’t have our student interview Minds We Meet, and that’s because of students like you. Or more specifically, because of a lack of students like you. If you don’t know, we like to present an interview of a new student each week, it… Read more »
Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022, after a reign of more than 70 years. She’ll be succeeded by the former Prince of Wales, Charles Philip Arthur George, now to be known as King Charles III. However, even on the eve of her death, some were raising questions of whether or not it’s time… Read more »
I try to avoid news about the goings on in the United States, especially when they don’t concern post-secondary education, but the ongoing fiasco has just reached new heights. For those unaware (all two of you, who’ve likely been deliberately trying to avoid any of this, apologies in advance) the FBI recently executed a search… Read more »
Did you know the Voice Magazine has classified ads? Probably not, because we never get any. But it’s free for students who want to connect with other students for, well, whatever reason. Fun fact, I was one of the people who suggested the Voice begin a classified advertising section way back in the day. At… Read more »
August 25th is the next AUSU Council meeting, and it’s going to be a large one. Having not met in July, this meeting includes the details of AUSU’s next budget, as well as the executive work plans and another look at the terms of reference for the indigenous circle. If some of this sounds like… Read more »
A bit of a furor has been aroused with Advanced Educations Minister’s recent demands that AU move some 500 people and their families into the rural area of Athabasca. So much so that Minister Nicolaides has been coming out repeatedly to attempt to backpedal some of what has been submitted to the university, first claiming… Read more »
I was going to gush today about the return of our much missed “Course Exam” column, by a new writer who, if her first submission is any indication, has a solid idea of the kind of things students need to know beyond just the syllabus, but unfortunately, something much more important has come up. If… Read more »
Danielle Smith currently seems to lead the UCP leadership race. This is a person who, at least from her deleted tweets, seems to be unable to critically evaluate the sources of information she chooses to accept. Putting naturopaths on approximately the same level as oncologists, and labelling vast swaths of medical science as irrelevant. If… Read more »
Here in Alberta, COVID related hospitalizations and ICU stays are starting to trend upward again, something which barely gets mentioned in most media. We have, it seems, become used to it, yet at the same time, a recent study by a university of Calgary researcher has found long COVID symptoms in about 6% of children… Read more »