Athabasca students lead busy, eventful lives and deserve the right nutrition to fuel their day to day activities. While the occasional ramen meal might be acceptable, here are the latest tips and hacks to healthy eating on a time crunch and budget. 1. Does preparation time seem like a burden? Try preparing the lunch or… Read more »
I read a book recently about Grandma Gatewood: Grandma Gatewood’s Walk, the inspiring story of the woman who saved the Appalachian Trail, by Ben Montgomery. Grandma Gatewood, or Emma Gatewood, decided one day to go for a walk and chose the Appalachian Trail, a 2050-mile-long trail. The first time she hiked that trail, and the… Read more »
I was just realizing how long it’s been since we had a student interview, so I’m really happy to once again be bringing forward the Minds We Meet column. The variety of students that go to AU is something that never ceases to amaze me, as we all got a taste of last week when… Read more »
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In the early courses, I found I didn’t want to ask “silly” questions of my tutors. I felt that most of the questions I had were things I should be able to answer myself, and I didn’t want to bother anyone. But part way through, I believe it was my first philosophy course (difficult to… Read more »
First things first, congratulations to the graduates up at convocation who have taken the time to travel all the way to Northern Alberta to walk across that stage. As for the rest of you, who’ve graduated throughout the year but couldn’t or didn’t want to take the trip, well, who cares. Just to be clear,… Read more »
The myAU portal is the gateway to AU studies, yet It’s often rushed through on the way to course pages. Indeed, if you bookmark your course homepage, you can skip the portal almost completely. Yet, there’s a wealth of info at the portal gates, and even more on the student homepage that follows the login… Read more »
It has been my long-desired goal to obtain a university degree and, as Thoreau eloquently recommends, “move confidently in the direction of my dreams.” After thirty years spent raising a family and building a career, I decided to take several years off to focus on my education. Post-secondary education wasn’t essential thirty years ago. I… Read more »
