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Need a reason to celebrate? Friday, November 26 is the loosely-designated National Cake Day, and this week’s links examine the popular dessert from all angles. Hungry yet? Grab your own favourite flavour of cake, and start clicking. Not Your Ordinary Cake Move over, boring birthday cakes. These masterpieces from a Russian cake decorator are less… Read more »
The Christmas shopping season’s started, and the store aisles are teeming with gifts nestled into plastic packaging. Plastic packaging that will, unfortunately, be headed for landfills come December 26. During the holidays, some waste is going to be inevitable. But this year, when we give gifts, let’s also think about bestowing a gift upon the… Read more »
If your course contract ends on December 31, 2010 you’ll want to note Athabasca University’s special holiday procedures for requesting and writing final exams. Because the University will be closed for the holidays at 4:30 pm MST on Thursday, December 23, 2010 (it will reopen 8:30 am MST on Tuesday, January 4, 2011), it has… Read more »
At Home: Making Crime Pay Every year, millions of dollars? worth of ill-gotten property is seized by the Alberta government. Ranging from small electronics to cars to even real-estate, the property’s then forfeited to the province through its Civil Forfeiture Office. This year, the funds gained from the sale of the forfeited property are being… Read more »
Northward ho! This Sunday marks the anniversary of the official opening of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Al-Can Highway). Completed in 1942, the Alaska Highway connects Dawson Creek, B.C. with Delta Junction, Alaska, by way of the Yukon. Although originally it was built as a supply road during World War II, the Alaska… Read more »
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Convocation 2010 AUSU wishes to congratulate this year’s graduates, whether attending Convocation in person or by distance. We wish you the best of luck in your future pursuits. You are an inspiration to all AU students! AUSU Executive Election AUSU has recently held its internal election for the Executive. We wish to congratulate Barbara Rielly… Read more »
We love to hear from you! Send your questions and comments to voice@voicemagazine.org, and please indicate if we may publish your letter.
If your course contract ends on December 31, 2010 you’ll want to note Athabasca University’s special holiday procedures for requesting and writing final exams. Because the University will be closed for the holidays at 4:30 pm MST on Thursday, December 23, 2010 (it will reopen 8:30 am MST on Tuesday, January 4, 2011), it has… Read more »
The trouble with history is that It’s often seen with too wide a scope. We focus so much on themes, patterns, social mores, and events, that we often lose sight of the fact that the historical canvas is made up of many, many individuals?each with a unique story. This week, when we focus on remembering… Read more »