Dear Barb: I was involved in a relationship for five years. We had plans to marry but things didn’t work out. We have a three-year-old daughter, who is the love of my life. My ex and I share custody, but we don’t have a legal custody agreement. I thought everything was working out great until… Read more »

Artist: Yes Nice Single: “White Washed Walls” Sometimes a song that is unusual and eclectic has a way of sticking with you. “White Washed Walls” is one such song. The various elements in the song combine to create music that seemingly shouldn’t sound good, but oddly enough it does. And what’s more, the song has… Read more »

Film: Urban Fruit Director: Roman Zenz Mistress Mary, Quite Contrary, How Does Your Urban Farm Grow? “Hey farmer, farmer, Put away that DDT now. Give me spots on my apples, But leave me the birds and the bees? Please! don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got ?Til It’s gone?… Read more »

My name is Philip Kirkbride. I’m a college graduate from Ontario studying at AU. I’ve always wanted to do an exchange program or study abroad but never found the right time to do so. This is part fifteen in the story of how Athabasca University has allowed me to create my own study abroad program…. Read more »

There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than to start paraphrasing at least 50% more in all of your essays. Well, in these articles, as The Study Dude, I’ll try to give you the study tips you need to help make your learning easier. I’ll also give you straight and honest… Read more »

One of my aims as a Voice writer is to groom AU students for entrepreneurial activity or, on a smaller scale, money-making initiatives to help offset costs of university and daily living. In light of this objective, I recently scoured the pages of a book titled Wholesale 101, by Jason A. Prescott, that provided ammunition… Read more »

Artist: First You Get The Sugar Album: Foreign Lands I first came across the band First You Get The Sugar while I was driving home after writing an exam last November. Typically, when I hear a band on the radio and try to make a mental note to look them up, I usually end up… Read more »

Album: The Ground Beneath Our Feet Artist: The Knights “We strive to play old music like it was written yesterday and inhabit new music in a way That’s familiar and natural. We are serious about having fun. We thrive on camaraderie and friendship. We cultivate a collaborative environment that honors a multiplicity of voices.” –… Read more »

(Be sure to read parts I, II, and III of this series.) “Whenever You’re making a movie, especially when You’re writing, you always have self-doubts. I did the first location shooting in Tunisia. I didn’t get everything shot, but I had to get out of there in ten days regardless.” – George Lucas We stop… Read more »

Dear Barb: My sister has two small children, ages five and seven, and I feel she is a neglectful parent. She rarely has regular meals for her children and they often go to school without even having breakfast, although she does make them a sandwich for lunch. When I try to talk to her about… Read more »