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Mastering the Public Arts

Public speaking is often one of the most reported fears among people.   Even people who graduate with degrees in language arts, who learn about reading, writing, listening, and speaking, they too struggle when it comes to giving presentations and the public arts in general.   What is crazy about all of this is that public speaking… Read more »

Using AI for Research

What are the best AI tools for researchers?  I use three AI tools for research: Ask AI, Microsoft’s Bing AI, and Talk Web.  They are the powerhouse three that help me get top grades.  I use these AI tools in combination with online library articles and books.  But before I disclose how I use AI… Read more »

Foods to Boost Athletic Performance

Have we ever wondered what foods to eat to boost energy?  Or wondered about what foods boost energy before a workout?  I wonder about this all the time.  So, I seek out foods, and sometimes supplements, that can boost my workout performance. For instance, today, I added desiccated liver pills to my diet.  The desiccated… Read more »

Editorial—Ghost Town Hall

I attended the AUSU town hall regarding the upcoming increase in AUSU fees.  I was met with two AUSU Executive members, one AUSU Councillor, and a couple of AUSU staff members.  That’s it. I have to admit I was a little bit surprised, as when AUSU has raised its fees a couple of times in… Read more »

Thank you Marie—Lessons from my Colleague

I would like to begin by saying thank you to one of my colleagues in this magazine.  Marie Wells, who is always speaking in the positive.  The topics range from unconditional love and different ways of seeing the term people pleasing to the importance of life in general and the benefits of discomfort.  That being… Read more »

Systemic Policies

A recent increase in the number of organizations that have been branding themselves as policy-related thinktanks and institutes has seen some of them take positions like stating that Canada has no issues when it comes to its public policies.  These organizations are taking a rather extreme position on the different challenges that are facing Canada,… Read more »

Editorial—Colorful Shirts

Truth and Reconciliation Day approaches once again.  We’re supposed to wear orange shirts.  It doesn’t seem like it’s an action that would mean that much, but when you consider some of the motives behind it, the importance of this symbol becomes clear. What does wearing an orange shirt really do?  Quite simply, it tells others… Read more »

Council Connection—September 21, 2023 Meeting

The meeting started promptly at 6:00pm with Vice President External (VPEx) Manmeet Kaur Randhawa being unavailable to attend, and I noted that Rylee Feschuk was no longer listed as being a member of Council; this was later addressed in the President’s Report. In going through the opening activities, a new point was added to the… Read more »

Not Fair

Sometimes you just have to say things simply.  I feel everybody gets acknowledgement in feminist scholarship but those with disabilities.  Further, I feel the response to the concerns I raised to the humanities department about some of their courses, although there was some progress, could be said to be hypocritical.  This is because, notwithstanding revisions… Read more »