I never thought I’d say it, but I’m impressed with my cable company recently. Or perhaps I should say – I’m impressed with one particular element of it – the stand the company is taking towards customer privacy. Normally I’m not that crazy about my cable company. They have a monopoly, meaning they can increase… Read more »
The Student Mom’s Club of Athabasca University is now online and ready for new members. As the SMC front page welcome message attests, this club is: LESS ACADEMIC ! MORE FANTASTIC !! SMC is dedicated to bringing together student moms across Canada to share study and parenting tips, easy quick recipes, articles and essays about… Read more »
Part 5 in a continuing series about the Canadian Television talent competition, Popstars: The One. For part one of this series, see:http://www.ausu.org/voice/articles/articledisplay.php?ART=382 By Day Three they were halfway through bootcamp, and in Amaya’s call that evening she sounded really relaxed and happy as she excitedly shared the news that it was down to only 20… Read more »
: a continuation of last week’s interview feature. For part 1 see: http://www.ausu.org/voice/articles/articledisplay.php?ART=425 Q. What is your writing process? Do you sit with a paper and pen, hit a typewriter or use a word processor? A. I use a combination of longhand and pc for most of my work. In the planning stages, I draw… Read more »
Smack. Smack. Smack. Thousands of hits on thousands of tables. Thousands of AU study guides flip open, computers whir to life, monitors emit, emails ping back and forth. And the spirits of thousands of distant-edders cheer in renewal of their commitment to the vow that they will one day finish TME2. We grit our teeth… Read more »
The other night, I had the opportunity to hear Roy Romanow of the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada speak about health care reform, which included his assessment of the newly minted 2003 First Minister’s Accord. He addressed a mixed crowd of concerned citizens, health care professionals and students like myself. The… Read more »
Continuing the series of Things You Should Know About the Library, librarian Elaine Magusin shares additional Frequently Asked Questions: Q: I have been looking at the library website and noticed something called the Digital Reference Centre. What is it? A: The Digital Reference Centre (DRC) is a list of websites and subscription sources that AU… Read more »
Tonight’s Grammys were unusual in one respect – there was no official host. This made the show seem a bit disjointed, moving from segment to segment rather quickly without a Jimmy Fallon or Rosie O’Donnell providing comic relief to tie it all together. But the Grammys were quite ordinary in every other way. Predictable and… Read more »
The Voice is pleased to introduce a brand new fiction feature. To kick off the column, we have a special treat – Forgotten Promise, an original short novel by Carla Johnson. For part one of this story, see: http://www.ausu.org/voice/articles/articledisplay.php?ART=429 After the last installment we will begin running a piece of student fiction each week, so… Read more »
NEW VOICE NAME – NEW VOICE LOOK This week The Voice introduces a new cover design and logo. For now, the new design will be limited to the pdf version of the paper, but soon updates to the website will incorporate our new look. The Voice will also henceforth be known as The Voice Magazine,… Read more »