An advantage of attending a traditional university is the ability to compare notes with other students about which classes to take, where to park, where to find a cheap meal, and most importantly, which professors to study under. Distance Education (DE) students are therefore disadvantaged in that we must negotiate university without the benefit of… Read more »
I have to admit I’m not terribly familiar with Blur’s work, really knowing them only for their two singles that charted in North America, the dance-pop “Girls and Boys” and the harder, anthemic “Song 2” (more commonly known as ‘the woo-hoo song’). Given these two tracks as background, I expected this album to be a… Read more »
Do you have a dining cabinet where you keep all your good china? Or perhaps a kitchen cupboard that is designated as a special storage location? I think most of us do, based on a long tradition of keeping one set of dishes and glasses for everyday use by the family, and another for when… Read more »
“The ceo’s of Enron and Worldcom are Al Capones, while Martha is Oliver Twist,” according to Cynthia Tucker, editorial page editor of The Atlanta journal-Constitution (Thottam, 2003). These words are little comfort to already battered and betrayed share holders of big names like Enron, Worldcom and now Imclone. White collar crime (http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/white_collar.html) is a crime… Read more »
FREE STUFF FOR AU STUDENTS FROM AUSU! Do you want a package filled with cool AUSU study related items? This year instead of sending out student planners AUSU has compiled a package filled with products to help you study (and in some cases play). We’ve also included in these packages the latest issue of REALM… Read more »
By Kevin Groves, Canadian University Press VANCOUVER (CUP) –A little more than a year after the B.C. provincial government overhauled their welfare system, food bank workers say they are struggling to cope with thousands more people lining up to put dinner on their tables. It’s a disturbing trend that reflects a lack of public awareness… Read more »
I have claimed for many years that there’s no better way to succeed in learning or teaching a foreign language, than to visit foreign countries and live abroad for a while. The best way to learn, is to live in a country where the language in question is the native one. And now, I have… Read more »
By Stephen Thomson, The Peak VANCOUVER — There was celebration in the streets after the International Olympic Committee announced the site of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. After two rounds of voting last Wednesday, Vancouver narrowly edged out Pyeongchang, South Korea 56 to 53. As soon as IOC president Jacques Rogge revealed the… Read more »
For most of us who are working on a degree at AU, our motivations combine several elements. Personal development and challenge are important, of course, and many of us are trying to set good examples for our children by placing a high value on university education. But practical reasons are generally primary. We want a… Read more »
Now that summer is truly here, and the oppressive heat has taken over from the frigid cold as our preferred focus of complaint, it is time to discuss one of summer’s unique treasures: the butterfly. Rare in the insect world for engendering among humans a love for its aesthetic qualities, the butterfly is admired for… Read more »