Academia is largely divorced from the spiritual. I believe that it will reach its full potential only once academia embraces spirituality—or unconditional love. As background, when I was in graduate school in communications studies, I had a choice of methodologies. On one end, I could say I was victimized as the “other.” Many methodologies pertained… Read more »
If you want to combat extreme anxiety or fatigue, then learn from the elite forces. Elite forces, such as the Navy Seals, are trained to cope with severe stressors. These stressors include having a limb blown apart to witnessing the most inhumane acts. This sounds morbid, but there is wisdom in how the elite forces… Read more »
Many years ago, I sent my book out to several publishers and all I got was rejection letters. So I put my book away in the drawer and gave up on a dream. Years later I was happy to be writing again when I was chosen to write an advice column. It evolved into my… Read more »
To excel at a college or university you must work hard and follow systems. For example, let’s examine a technique I adopted for writing essay exams. Interestingly, I later discovered that a very similar system was adopted by other top students who authored study tip books. It’s testimony that maximum academic performance is like a… Read more »
B.C. will become the first province to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs. Beginning January 31st, 2023, drug users over eighteen years of age will be able to legally possess up to 2.5 grams of methamphetamine, cocaine, opioids, and MDMA. Police will also not be permitted to confiscate drugs from the user if the amount… Read more »
Philosophy (PHIL) 367 (Existentialism and Phenomenology) is a three-credit Arts or Humanities course with no pre-requisite, however, previous credit in Philosophy is recommended. PHIL 367 is not available for challenge. Throughout this course, students will find themselves presented with a background in two major schools of modern European philosophical thought. The course is divided into… Read more »
One of the most stressful, but also fascinating, experiences in 2021 was traveling amidst the pandemic. I know I might get a lot of hate for this post, but I wanted to share what some of my experiences have been like. I also know that while avoiding travel is highly recommended at this time, there… Read more »
A couple months ago I wrote to my family and friends saying that, using my paternal grandmothers wedding ring, I was making a commitment to give my heart to my God. Saying that if I was going to have a romantic relationship I was going to wait until seminary school. A couple weeks following this,… Read more »
Creating the Best Of editions is always a bit of a fun task. It gives me an excuse to spend a lot of time going through old editions of the Voice Magazine, remembering things that happened, both in the world at large and with the various Voice writers, over the course of the year. On… Read more »
Dr. Goodaire swooped down the stairs of the Auditoria style classroom two wide steps at a time to deliver his first lecture of the morning for a Calculus I class. It was the first week of September 1992 and this was my first class of a six-year long engineering program at Memorial University. I was… Read more »