Following what’s hot around AU’s social media sites. AthaU Facebook Group Hard-copy textbooks are discovered to exist.  A student is surprised to receive actual textbooks in the mail from AU, and other students confirm that, indeed, some courses have three-dimensional textbooks that you can carry and keep. Discord Armchair fitness.  Sweat-free conversation threads in the… Read more »

World Sleep Day on March 18 comes at an appropriate time, since many of us have spent the past few days staggering through the adjustment to Daylight Saving Time, . Put a sock in it.  Columnist Hazel Akana muses on that often-annoying impediment to good sleep:  snoring.  “Another, not often discussed, danger to the snorer… Read more »

A busy week coming up with the switch to Daylight Saving Time (for some), March Break (for some), and St Patrick’s Day (for all who choose to play at being Irish for a few hours.) Even the day’s namesake wasn’t Irish.  A Voice “Click of the Wrist” feature looks at several facets of Irishness.  “[T]he… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Sometimes AU’s ears are listening.  A student laments that AU courses don’t make use of Teams for current students and an AU insider passes that idea up the line for consideration.  Maybe a better study-hall option than social media? Discord Rules refresher and hike hints.  The admins post updated #rules for the… Read more »

Scholarship name:  BeArt-Presets Academic Scholarship Program Sponsored by:  BeArt-Presets Deadline:  April 1, 2022, 11:59 pm EST Potential payout:  $2000 USD Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be undergraduate, graduate, or high-school senior students. What’s required:  A completed online application form, including a minimum 2000-word essay explaining how winning the scholarship will help you achieve your education and… Read more »

CHAT with AU Library Tues, Mar 15, 12:30 to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library library.athabascau.ca/page/ann No pre-registration necessary; access through CHAT link on home page We want to hear from graduate students! Tues, Mar 15, 5:00 to 6:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU news.athabascau.ca/events/we-want-to-hear-from-grad-students/ RSVP through above link; current AU grad… Read more »

Scholarship name:  Air Cadet League Post-Secondary Scholarships Sponsored by:  Air Cadet League of Canada Deadline:  April 1, 2022 Potential payout:  up to $2500 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be current members of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets (or past members who aged out when they reached 19 years of age between Apr 2/21 and Apr 1/22),… Read more »

Creative comments:  An introductory discussion on open licensing Mon, Mar 7, 12:00 to 1:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AU news.athabascau.ca/events/creative-comments-an-introductory-discussion-on-open-licensing/ Register through above link CHAT with AU Library Tues, Mar 8, 12:30 to 2:30 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library library.athabascau.ca/page/ann No pre-registration necessary; access through CHAT link on home page Evaluating excellence: … Read more »

Five weeks ago, Vintage Voice zoomed in on the Ukraine; this week, we swing the camera back at Russia, with a pair of movie reviews. Youth for Putin.  Wanda Waterman reviews the 2011 documentary drama Putin’s Kiss, which focuses on Russia’s NASHI youth movement.  “The extremists in NASHI fly obscene (in the shape of a… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Deciphering citation styles.  Confusion about proper APA citation format is cleared up by students who have used it so much they can do it in their sleep. Discord Thinking critically about PHIL 252.  A student who has just enrolled in PHIL 252 asks for course insight; another student summarizes expectations in terms… Read more »