If you’ve ever moved, you know that the worst part is, without a doubt, the unpacking. And the longer you’ve been established, the more boxes and boxes and unending boxes there are to unpack, sort, and somehow store. When, a month after our last move, my family and I were still weaving around a towering… Read more »

Around this time of year, it always seems like winter’s gone on too long. The groundhog has done his job, It’s nearly St. Patrick’s Day, and we’re all pretty sick of Saint Freezing Rain and Old Man Road Slush. One thing that always makes cold weather more bearable is a slew of gifts, and I… Read more »

STUDENT: Kate Slivko This week, we focus on Kate Slivko, a student taking Athabasca University classes for her medical school prerequisites. Kate, who emigrated to the U.S. from Russia when she was 16, moved to Alberta after college in anticipation of applying to medical school there. She talks about why she chose AU’s unclassified option… Read more »

Canada is a multicultural nation that celebrates many different cultural, religious, and spiritual events. An important Persian festival is Norooz, or ?New Day? in Farsi. It is an ancient, traditional, and vibrant celebration that occurs annually in many parts of the world. In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the Persian New Year celebration arrives… Read more »

In the future according to Star Trek, we’ll see loads of spandex, holograms, and things made out of dilithium. Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly depicts a world where hoverboards and dating your own mom are accessible commodities. My dream of days to come is a humbler one that plants its roots firmly in the… Read more »

Adult education courses bring to mind a syllabus filled with techniques and approaches for teachers to use in the classroom. According to Dr. Michael Welton, a tutor in AU’s Centre for Distance Education, ?Like so many other Canadians, [students] think of adult education as night school classes, or literacy programs for immigrants.? However, a closer… Read more »

I’d like to start with an apology for the somewhat misleading title of this article, which seems to suggest a lengthy pontification on the practical uses of time signatures. However, since time signatures were invented and patented by Ornette Coleman over a century ago, there is really very little left to be said on the… Read more »

Ulcerative colitis is a disease that falls under the umbrella term of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). These diseases are characterized by inflammation in the digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis affects the colon (most often the lower part), causing ulcers in the lining of the rectum and colon and leading to inflammation, bleeding, and diarrhea. This condition… Read more »

STUDENT: Amanda Evans This week’s profile focuses on a student who’s studying for two degrees at once, but still gets the job done. Amanda Evans, who lives in Hamilton, Ontario, is enroled both as a distance student in Athabasca University’s Bachelor of Science in Human Science (BScHS) program, and as a traditional student at Mohawk… Read more »

New Caledonia’s crested gecko is one of the most versatile animals in the world. He not only has the ability to change his colour at will for camouflage, but a combination of a prehensile tail; feet adapted to running quietly along the forest floor as well as gripping branches and sticking to tree bark; night… Read more »