I try not to make my work the subject of too much of my writing. I feel that I should branch out, be more creative, pull information from outside sources. But we just get so many fascinating creatures in that I cannot help but be inspired by their miraculous adaptations, morphology and behaviours. Besides, only… Read more »
Dearly beloved we are gathered here today a man, a woman, and me my words, their words, so few words – – to alter two lives forever promises made for a life together – – for better or worse At our first meeting I ask the questions about bride and groom, attendants, music, process, flower… Read more »
Calling all Anthropology lovers! Athabasca University has released a new distance education course called the History of Anthropological Thought (ANTH 434). It is a 400-level course which delves right into the heart of anthropology by studying the progression and trends in anthropological thought over last the two centuries. Consisting of 12 units, ANTH 434 begins… Read more »
Mel Gibson’s film, The Passion of the Christ is marketed as a Gospel-based account of the last twelve hours before Jesus’ death. What Gibson delivers is a gore-fest that has more in common with his Mad Max and Lethal Weapon legacy and the pre-Reformation church than it does with contemporary Christian theology or an understanding… Read more »
She did not really know why she was there. She told herself it was because she had more work to do, but she did not believe her own explanation. She had run out of tasks, out of clearing the desk, out of ideas. She was simply there avoiding going home. ‘Home’ was an important concept,… Read more »
April is the month of exams for post-secondary students across regions and academic disciplines. As a distance student of Athabasca University (AU) I have written numerous invigilated exams, but I wrote them whenever I was ready for them”?April had no special exam-related significance to me. Further, the courses that I have taken, and continue to… Read more »
A considerable amount of my time and energy has been spent since December ensuring that the AUSU election process ran smoothly and in accordance with policy. This was no small task. Although I had been through the election process before, this time was significantly different, for two reasons. First, the last election two years ago… Read more »
EDMONTON (CUP) – Last week was the most important time of the year for observers of post-secondary education in Canada and Alberta. The federal budget, released Tuesday, and the province’s budget, released Wednesday, received more criticism than praise from student groups hoping for increased spending on grants and scholarships. The federal budget, which promises more… Read more »
FREDERICTON (CUP) — “You look out the window, you watch the world go by; you see all these seemingly happy, normal people and you’re stuck in this confined world of the ‘other people’, the ‘crazy people.’” At 20, Paula’s life is going pretty well. She’s active and healthy, back in school, living on her own,… Read more »
– Did you take Athabasca University’s HLST 200 (Introduction to Human Health I) and enjoy it? – Are you a general interest student hoping to learn more about your health? – Are you a non-Science student needing a science credit prior to graduation? If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, then enrolling… Read more »