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
One more trip around the sun complete, we again take a moment to take a look at our lives, see our many faults, and vow to do better. It seems odd that we’d reserve such behavior for a single day each year, in the depths of winter when the nights are near their longest. Maybe… Read more »
So here we are, we’ve made it through 2016, with a few bumps and shakes along the way. It’s been a heck of a year, hasn’t it? Terrorist attacks have been increasingly frequently reported, and the newest trend of using vehicles against the so-called “soft targets” is disturbing simply because there’s not much that can… Read more »
We’re in the closing weeks of the year. Soon eyes will turn to top ten lists of the year, resolutions, and exclamations about where the year went. AU is closing for the holidays soon, and many of us will make promises to use this time to really forge ahead on our courses or other tasks… Read more »
Athabasca University’s Comprehensive Institutional Plan has been released, and The Voice Magazine has a look at it from the student’s point of view, with Carla Knipe’s feature article this week, “Mixed Messages.” As you can probably tell from the title, the plan is not all roses, as Athabasca University faces some significant challenges, including financial… Read more »
This week, our feature article is Carla Knipe’s report on her recent attendance at a Canadian University Press round-table discussion. It might seem like a little bit of “inside baseball” to many, but I think the article touches on several things directly relevant to Athabasca University students. Specifically, it touches on the worth of a… Read more »
Today is officially one month away from Christmas. That means, among other things, that It’s time to start deciding what should be in the Annual Best of The Voice issue that we print to start each year. Now is a great time to look back at some of the articles over the past 45 issues… Read more »
Why’d the MLA cross the floor? To get to the other side. The latest news in Alberta politics, (aside from the Alberta Tuition Review, which, if you haven’t filled out already, you really should?even if You’re not from Alberta) is that a member of the Progressive Conservative Party in Alberta, Sandra Jansen, has swapped sides… Read more »
One of the interesting things about democracy is that, being based on people, It’s never entirely predictable. The United States demonstrated that handily a few days ago, blowing all my predictions out of the water, and now the world is waiting to see what the results of that vote will eventually cause. This isn’t made… Read more »
Only a few more days remain until the United States has its election. And despite all the brouhaha That’s been brewing in the media, I expect the results will be fairly routine. Despite sometimes close national polling, state by state polling shows that Hillary Clinton’s advantage in the electoral college is almost assured. My own… Read more »
The first meeting for the newly elected Councillors was held October 13th, but aside from that, the meeting was fairly routine. As the meeting started, however, the new councillors were not quite part of the official group, as it first needed to go over old business, and then administer the oath of office. Agenda, and… Read more »