Before I begin, I want to reassure that this introduction, and any following articles, will not ask you to ponder existentialism. This article, on the other hand, is more of a critical self-reflection than an introduction. Meaning that I want to explore with you my motives and purposes for joining The Voice Magazine as a… Read more »
The iconic idea about meals for students is that they have never been without ramen. We think about the starting student slurping some microwavable bowl of ramen noodles. Don’t get me wrong, I am probably the most inappropriate person to write about not eating ramen noodles because I love them. Even when I’m no longer… Read more »
Shootings that occur at a cemetery during funeral proceedings are things one might expect to see in a gangster movie, but it recently happened in Ottawa. There was a funeral taking place for a victim of gun violence, a 24-year-old who was shot to death in a neighborhood not too far from where my family… Read more »
Have you heard of successful seniors whom COVID destroyed? Prosperous seniors who lost everything, forced into senior pensions and the subsequent poverty trap. Escaping the poverty trap is challenging, whether it’s a senior’s pension, disability pension, or some other funding that places restrictions on how much you can earn. That’s one reason to never retire:… Read more »
The Athabasca University Students Union is celebrating it’s 30th year, with an in person celebration happening at a pub in West Edmonton Mall, as well as some online events that you can find out more about on the AUSU site. It’s been an eventful ride for the group, which initially started off having been granted… Read more »
I worked at a place that had some pretty bizarre practices. The most outstanding was their insistence that workplace hugging and embracing between men and women, however disturbing, was the accepted norm. When I complained the following day, I was escorted to a taxicab and told never to return. So, I refused the taxi and… Read more »
The Calgary Stampede is back in full force, with the parade taking place earlier today, and I completely forgot about it. If you’ve lived in Calgary for more than a couple of years, the Calgary Stampede is a yearly exercise in driving frustration with a side of mediocre (but free) food in the mornings and… Read more »
There was a recent clip from The View that went viral on Twitter after one of the guests took a stand against banning books in schools. That guest was LeVar Burton, a popular actor who starred as Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots and who is an author himself. Burton’s message to everyone was… Read more »