AU Students urge candidates to improve university funding AU students are concerned about the financial health of Athabasca University and the effect of recent news stories on the reputation of the AUSU membership. A recent CBC report notes that in recent years the university has made a series of reserve draws to cover budget shortfalls,… Read more »
No one would dispute the merits of mindfulness any more than we’d argue against motherhood or apple pie. What’s not to like? It promises us serenity, gratitude, awareness. It forces us to slow down despite the push and pull of our daily responsibilities. It ensures that we stop the insanity long enough to notice and… Read more »
YouTubing AU As I’ve mentioned before, AU’s YouTube channel houses videos from AU Press. But it is also home to a video channel for Athabasca University itself. While the AU Press channel has been dormant for the past two years, AU is continually updating the Athabasca University channel, with content added just last month. The… Read more »
Film: And Everything is Going Fine (Washington Square Films 2012) Director: Steven Soderbergh Genre: Documentary ?Make no mistake about people who leap from burning windows . . . It’s not desiring the fall; It’s terror of the flames. And yet nobody down on the sidewalk, looking up and yelling ?don’t!? and ?Hang on!? can understand… Read more »
AU Students urge candidates to improve university funding AU students are concerned about the financial health of Athabasca University and the effect of recent news stories on the reputation of the AUSU membership. A recent CBC report notes that in recent years the university has made a series of reserve draws to cover budget shortfalls,… Read more »
Canada Day marks the official start of vacation season in our fair land. By then, the kids are out of school and the weather is friendly from coast to coast. If you have an employer, you’ve selected your time off based on seniority or whether You’re the boss’s pet. If You’re a farmer, spraying is… Read more »
There’s a fundamental rule that every student and writer should know: Thou shalt not plagiarize. In plain terms, don’t pretend that somebody else’s work is your own. But what if the words You’re copying are your own, but you’ve already used them somewhere else before? It’s a problem that hit The New Yorker recently?and It’s… Read more »
Film: Thunder Soul (Roadside Attractions 2011) Director: Mark Landsman Cast: Conrad O. Johnson, Jr., Conrad O. Johnson, Sr., Craig Baldwin, Craig Green, Bruce Middleton, Timothy Thompson, Gerald Calhoun, Gwen Walker, Kirbyjon Caldwell, Martha Samson, Gaila Mitchell Genre: Music Documentary ?Should we not be putting all our emphasis on reading, writing, and math? The ‘back-to-basics curricula,’… Read more »
New Branding for AU: Athabasca University’s brand matters to us students, as it is part of how employers will see us once we graduate. But did you know that AU is currently rebranding itself? Only after scouring recent posts at AU Landing did I find an explanation. According to the Landing site, ?Brand is not… Read more »
AU Students urge candidates to improve university funding AU students are concerned about the financial health of Athabasca University and the effect of recent news stories on the reputation of the AUSU membership. A recent CBC report notes that in recent years the university has made a series of reserve draws to cover budget shortfalls,… Read more »