The sports world is filled with rags to riches stories of youth that grew up in low socio-economic backgrounds and became millionaires overnight. All their hardships are gone once they sign that million-dollar contract, or at least that is what many people watching these athletes believe. The thought process behind this viewpoint is that money… Read more »
Exercise has its upside, as we all know: fitness, health, energy, longevity. But did you know exercise has not just an upside, but a downside, too? Here are the downsides of being super fit, according to my personal experiences: #1 downside: The more I lifted weights (but did no cardio), the more I got called… Read more »
If you have a course that you would like to see a Course Exam article written for or you recently took a course that you would like to recommend to other AU students, please feel free to reach out with the course name and number, and any questions or feedback you may have. We’ll be happy to… Read more »
The development of land for both individual and commercial uses is often inevitable due to growing populations and so that companies can access valuable resources. In the late 1800s and throughout much of the 1900s it was not uncommon to see factories dispose of their waste downstream or wherever it was most convenient. The results… Read more »
You voted! They’ve been counted, and the winners announced, so congratulations to you, and congratulations to the six candidates, soon to officially be a big part of AUSU Council. Those candidates are Dur-E-Najaf Syed, Leah Campbell, Cassandra MacKay, Jesse Poriz, Meredith Charlton, and Eva Notter. You can read more about the positions of these candidates… Read more »
I’ve got a secret that will help you stay on target academically and at work, even if the world turns upside down, even if a series of failing grades arise , even if job security becomes threatened. This little secret is discussed in stock trading books and in Daniel Kahneman’s new bestseller Noise. It’s a… Read more »
Women’s emotions can feel erratic. One moment we’re smiles; the next, sobs. Throw in bad news, the death of a loved one, or anything burdensome, and our emotions can run roughshod on our sanity. But we aren’t our emotions. We are more than that We are souls, and souls are comprised of pure love. Emotions,… Read more »
A great hope of AU studies, to this Fly on the Wall anyway, is that it may give us wings to see beyond the confines of our towns and our our lives, that we may ever circle the globe of ideas with excitement and optimism rather than by bearing the sickly burden of that timeless… Read more »
