Tonight we had a treat in Edmonton, one that was shared with most of the country. Clear skies, and a rare sight of a total eclipse of the moon. This eclipse was also marked by a “red” moon, caused when earth’s atmosphere bends the sunlight into the earth’s shadow and onto the moon to create… Read more »
Last year my Remembrance Day article was a book review on The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 by Author Alistair Horne (http://www.ausu.org/voice/articles/articledisplay.php?ART=229). This year I had planned on reading another of Horne’s works to review for the Voice readers, but I have not had time for extracurricular reading since beginning the law school term. Consequently,… Read more »
The last half of November is going to be exciting for sports fans because in addition to the regular sports seasons, such as the NHL, there are going to be several national and world championship events taking place. The action will be starting this Friday in Vancouver, British Columbia where the 2003 World Weight Lifting… Read more »
MONTREAL (CUP) — The first challenge to the use of the anti-plagiarism Web site Turnitin.com at McGill has been launched by Jesse Rosenfeld, who claims the site violates his rights as a student. Several weeks ago, Rosenfeld handed his first Economic Development assignment directly to Professor Sonia Laszlo, violating Laszlo’s requirement that the assignments be… Read more »
Perhaps I am having a slight panic attack – overreacting just a little bit. Last week, as I realized I should graduate with my English degree within a year, I became overwhelmed with the thought of looking for a job. I hadn’t anticipated graduation sneaking up on me, as it is something I have been… Read more »
Just as it is for most AU students, “free time” is not a term I’m too familiar with. A favoured free time activity for me used to be reading, but after years of obligatory textbook reading I seem to have lost that enjoyment. It’s downright difficult to even sit down with a novel anymore, and… Read more »
Fall; it’s one of those times. It means something different to each individual. On the West Coast it no doubt means rainfall. Here in central Canada the biophysical world has decided that the term means leaf fall. In the north, this season may well bring snowfall. For wild animals fall is a time of preparation,… Read more »
I don’t generally think about my teeth unless some event of memorable magnitude draws mind’s attention to mouth. Luckily, I have been blessed with healthy teeth. My father made sure that I had regular fluoride supplements as a child while my teeth were forming and he also instilled my life-long habit of visiting the dentist… Read more »
Have you thought about what you want to do when you complete your post-secondary education? There are numerous students, including me, who actually have no idea what they want to do, while other students have already picked the actual company they want to work with and have even staked the place out and picked the… Read more »
