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The Not-So Starving Student—Easy Nepalese Curry

Having lived with a Nepalese roommate who was an exceptional cook, I learned a few recipes that are unparalleled by any dish you’ve had in a restaurant. I didn’t realize how simple it was to create the perfect curry without using any packaged curry sauces. While I’m not an expert in South Asian Cooking, the… Read more »

The Study Dude—Become a Doctor

Some of you AU students studying the health or human sciences may have ambitions of becoming doctors. Or you might have only dreamed of becoming a doctor.  Either way, let us cheer you on! And why not you?  Doctors are in demand.  So, you would be in demand.  And you’d make a crazy salary while… Read more »

Course Exam—CHEM 350 (Organic Chemistry I)

CHEM 350 (Organic Chemistry I) is a three-credit, senior-level chemistry course that covers the chemistry of carbon compounds through a study of the characteristic reactions of the common functional groups.  This course emphasizes the study of reaction mechanisms to show similarities between apparently unrelated reactions.  The importance of stereochemistry is stressed throughout the course.  CHEM… Read more »

Dear Barb—Living in an Amish Paradise

Dear Barb: I am dating an Amish man.  We met many years ago as kids while we were growing up.  His family tried to keep us apart, but we saw each other secretly and eventually they turned their heads.  I believe they hoped if they stopped fighting this relationship that it would eventually just run… Read more »

Fly on the Wall—The Myth of the Star Pupil: It’s You.

Like a kitty walking invisible circles before settling its paws down upon a pillow, we at AU have to situate ourselves not only in a comfortable study nook but in a good place psychologically.  Material conditions and emotional ambiance are key to our success, but so too are the more ephemeral facts of our mental… Read more »

Porkpie Hat—Midwinter Wishes

I don’t know what it’s like in the place where you live, but, here in Winnipeg, the winter, for all its majesty, can be hard and brutal.  I am not a spiritual person, but I do believe there is some sort of warmth and benediction from the lighting of metaphorical candles, the offering up of… Read more »

The Fit Student—No Such Thing as a Toxic Family

I went to pay for my milk at the Shopper’s Drugstore counter.  The friendly Filipino clerk smiled at me and said, “It’s 25% off Thursday.  Do you have a rewards card?” I shook my head no, but stayed hopeful. “I’ll give you the discount anyway,” she smiled. I laughed warmly. “When you leave this world,”… Read more »

Course Exam—CHEM 218 (Chemical Principles II)

CHEM 218 (Chemical Principles II) is a three-credit introductory chemistry course that is a continuation of CHEM 217 (Chemical Principles I). This course covers chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base and solubility equilibria, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, the chemistry of metals and non-metals, nuclear chemistry, and an introduction to organic chemistry. CHEM 218 may not be taken for… Read more »