AU PROFILES AU STUDENT TANIA AHLIN Readers may also be interested in reading Tania’s first Voice contribution, a travel photo feature of Portugal, published in this issue! Hi Tania. To begin with, where do you live? I live in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia which became a member of EU this year. Do you live… Read more »
ST. JOHN’S, Nfld. (CUP) — The Mushuau Innu suffer the world’s highest suicide rate. In the past four months alone, the newly built community of Natuashish in Labrador, where they currently reside, has seen four young men take their lives. “These suicides are a direct result of failed government policies and a dismissive attitude towards… Read more »
CALGARY – Students at the University of Calgary want to know if help is on the way for Alberta’s ailing post-secondary education system. “The Alberta government is failing our university and college system, and we don’t understand why the richest province in Canada continues to starve our post-secondary education system” says University of Calgary Students’… Read more »
Recently, the Voice and AUSU have provided students with the link to the Alberta WiseUp website, and referred readers to their page featuring the campaigns of Alberta’s election hopefuls. However, the WiseUp site neglects to include any information on the Alberta Green Party, which is also running in this election with George Read at the… Read more »
“See that guy over there asking for money? Here’s the thing: I give money to that guy, even so much as one single dollar, and I’m a marked man. I’m a marked man he sees me again on the street. Go to the butcher’s, ‘Gimme a dollar’. ‘Hey, gimme a dollar’ when I walk to… Read more »
From the very day we begin to dream, we start formulating our plan for what we shall become. We wholly embrace the long, arduous process in the belief that at the end of the road we shall prevail and become what we always knew we could be. However, here is a thought; what if one… Read more »
MONTRÉAL (CUP) — A group of Montréal sex workers and activists is seeking the support of a national union to gain a voice and protect their rights. “We want to work with the unions,” said Jenn Clamen, co-founder of the Committee and Guild for Erotic Labour. “We want unions to push for labour support, which… Read more »
OTTAWA (CUP) — The University of Ottawa student union has decided to give its members provincial representation by joining an Ontario student lobby group on a trial basis — even though it’s not bilingual. The student union is now in negotiations with the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance over the cost of becoming an associate member…. Read more »
Are you planning a career in the medical field? Or are you interested in knowing a bit more about current heath-care issues like informed consent? Why not embark on an ethics-based learning adventure with Athabasca University’s new course, Biomedical Ethics (PHIL 335)? Recently opened in April 2004, PHIL 335, a 3-credit course in the humanities,… Read more »
Aaaah, at last the sweeping November rains and biting November winds have once again arrived, and I’m lucky enough to have a good old fashioned head and chest cold. It’s one of those perfect sicknesses–the kind where you have enough drippiness and achiness, and just the right amount of fever, to keep your loved ones… Read more »