Careers don’t always develop in a straight line in our modern economy of fast changing jobs. The skills we pick up don’t always pay off right away or in a straightforward manner. At least that’s how it was with me. It wasn’t until earlier this year that I got an opportunity to really make use… Read more »
Yesterday, Premier Kenney released the UCP’s first Alberta budget, and while I haven’t had the time yet to do a deep dive into it, I can tell you from first impressions that this is going to hurt. For those wondering, AU has announced that they’re looking at their base operating funding to be cut by… Read more »
On Monday, October 21, while many people settled down in front of their televisions or with groups of fellow minded citizens to watch the results of the federal election roll in, a small group of AU staff and faculty, and an even smaller number of students, gathered in Fort Calgary to celebrate the AU Alumni… Read more »
Title: Making the Monster: The Science Behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Author: Kathryn Harkup Soon it will be Halloween, and the classic horror film depiction of Frankenstein’s monster—with the flat skull and bolts on either side of the neck—will be a common sight in toy stores and seasonal pop-up costume shops and may even be… Read more »
“The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.” ~Tacitus You have to love this oft-repeated horror flick scene: Our hapless hero or heroine is lying in bed when they hear a noise and feel driven to go out looking for the unknown menace, even if that means entering a dank basement or… Read more »
Ray was my brother-in-law for over fifty years. He passed away on my birthday this year. When I heard he was in the hospital and things were not looking good I kept thinking, “not on my birthday, I don’t want to have to live with this memory.” Ray was a special person. I know everyone… Read more »
One of the nice things about being able to write this editorial is that I’m free to tell you what I think. Free from constraints of objective facts and painstaking research, I can just lay out my opinions on whatever issue of the day is bugging me, even do things like tell you how to… Read more »
With school starting or new things in our lives popping up, it’s easy for us to get stressed out. Yes, Stress is natural and can be beneficial at certain times—it can even help motivate people—but it can also be detrimental if left to become chronic. Anxiety and stress can have a negative effect long-term on… Read more »
