Articles

Editorial – Candidate Coverage

The AUSU Election is in full swing, and with it comes a Council Connection from the February 19th meeting, and Barbara Lehtiniemi’s article looking at how the election has affected her, even though she’s not a candidate herself. If you haven’t already voted, you’ve got until 8:30 on Saturday, MST to do so. The campaign… Read more »

Inspiration & Instruction

I once worked for a manager who encouraged her staff to learn one new thing every day. So strongly did she feel about this that she declared once we had learned something new we could go home early. None of us were ever brave enough to test her sincerity on that. We found it easier… Read more »

Health Matters – Preparing for Surgery Naturally

While natural medicine focuses on healing the body through non-invasive methods, sometimes surgery is unavoidable. What you can control, however, is how you treat your body before surgery. Enhancing your nutrition, mental health, and immunity can have significant implications for your post-op health, including quicker healing times, reduced bruising, and lowered risk of post-surgery complications…. Read more »

Editorial – Tradition Defied

Ever look into the origins of modern Valentine’s day? It’s kind of unusual in the cavalcade of misinformation and mistakes that were made which lead us to decide upon the notion of February 14th being the day to celebrate romantic love. To start with, there’s almost nothing known about an actual “Saint Valentine”. There were… Read more »

Learning from Lynda

If I had a personal motto, it would be “never turn down the opportunity to learn something new.” Learning opportunities are occasions for growth. Everything I learn expands my horizon and increases my potential. Balancing studies with work, family, and the myriad other commitments and activities that round out our lives, there is a risk… Read more »

Editorial – Refer & Um..

If you haven’t read it in the AUSU newsletter already, the new AUSU Health Care plan is starting to be rolled out to students. The details of the plan have been hammered out by AUSU and the plan developer Gallivan & Associates, but before it can be put into place, AUSU wants to make sure… Read more »

Editorial – The Third Law of Unintended Consequences

The brouhaha about the call centre continues to simmer. Most recently, the Athabasca Advocate published a letter from AUSU on the issue, which points out that not only have the students repeatedly contacted them with concerns about the change to the call-centre, despite the assertions of GSA President, Amanda Nielsen, that students are in favor… Read more »