Our life has always brought more mini-getaways than full-blown multi-week excursions to exotic locales. It was our reality, so we learned to appreciate daytrips and weekends away. We’ve also had no problem mixing work with pleasure. If one of us was a delegate to a conference, the other tagged along. Getting together at the end… Read more »
How do you take your Espresso? Medium-dark with a hint of Dickensian workhouse? Or perhaps you prefer something lighter, like Mark Twain’s Library of Wit and Humor. Whatever you choose, it can be ready in minutes at the Espresso Book Machine?a device I was lucky enough to see in action. The Espresso I saw sits… Read more »
Film: Abel Director: Diego Luna Cast: Jose Maria Yazpik, Christopher Ruiz-Esparza, Carlos Aragon, Karina Gidi, Gerardo Ruiz-Esparza, and Geraldine Alejandra ?I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose.? ?Too much sanity may be madness. And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.?… Read more »
Film: Frankenweenie Director: Tim Burton Cast: Charlie Tahan, Frank Welker, Winona Ryder, Catherine O?Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, Robert Capron, Atticus Shaffer The Very Mortal Deadlock Between Love and Power ?MR. RZYKRUSKI: Your country needs more scientists. They should make more. You should be a scientist. VICTOR: Nobody likes scientists. MR. RZYKRUSKI: They like what… Read more »
AUSU e-newsletters a success AUSU has been piloting the use of e-newsletters to contact our student body over the last year. We began by sending these newsletters to students registered on our website, and after a very positive initial response, we are now sending e-newsletters to all students currently enrolled in any AU undergrad course,… Read more »
When I showed up for my ten o?clock hair salon appointment, I was surprised to see all the stylists in a semicircle. I thought I’d walked into a staff meeting; instead, it was an in-service training session with a guest instructor. The topic was men’s haircuts. During the two and a half hours I was… Read more »
The digital age and its avalanche of content have turned us all into lazy thinkers who’ve lost the capacity for independent thought. Sound familiar? It should, because It’s a theme that plenty of people moan about. But a quick look at the comments of major publications reveals a different story?one that shows our collective critical… Read more »
AUSU e-newsletters a success AUSU has been piloting the use of e-newsletters to contact our student body over the last year. We began by sending these newsletters to students registered on our website, and after a very positive initial response, we are now sending e-newsletters to all students currently enrolled in any AU undergrad course,… Read more »
Five hundred words won’t allow me much time for a backstory, so here’s the scoop. In September, an aide at the local school asked me to come to the classroom as a guest artist. I needed more info about expectations, so I met with the teacher. She was tasked with teaching grades five/six and seven/eight… Read more »
Libraries are wonderful things. They come in all shapes and sizes, hold a wealth of stories and adventures, and are willing to share their contents, good and bad, with everyone. No, we’re not talking about traditional libraries; these are human libraries, and January 26 marks the first National Human Library Day in Canada. A human… Read more »