When you are involved in public service and attending conferences, you are required to sit through speeches, presentations, and the opinions of panels of experts. Paradoxically, this is both one of the best and one of the worst things that could happen to a person. If the topic is boring and/or the delivery excruciating, the… Read more »
Convocation 2010 AUSU wishes to congratulate this year’s graduates, whether attending Convocation in person or by distance. We wish you the best of luck in your future pursuits. You are an inspiration to all AU students! AUSU Executive Election AUSU has recently held its internal election for the Executive. We wish to congratulate Barbara Rielly… Read more »
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When it comes to reading, the lowly textbook doesn’t get much love. Except for the occasional art history tome full of gorgeous images, textbooks tend to be the dull cousins in the literary family: reliable, but not much fun. Yet just like the bestselling paperbacks on your store shelves, textbooks aren’t immune to the digital… Read more »
Album: Magnetic Ear, Aliens of Extraordinary Ability (2010) Musicians: Martin Krusche, Michael Watson, Wes Andersonn IV, Dan Oestreicher, Jason Jurzak, Paul Thibodeaux ?The thing that is making jazz healthy today is that people are coming out of other backgrounds?from rock, folk, from ethnic music. It’s changing the music, and for the better.? Billy Taylor Insatiable… Read more »
Convocation 2010 AUSU wishes to congratulate this year’s graduates, whether attending Convocation in person or by distance. We wish you the best of luck in your future pursuits. You are an inspiration to all AU students! AUSU Executive Election AUSU has recently held its internal election for the Executive. We wish to congratulate Barbara Rielly… Read more »
I look from thermometer to window and back and again. In this winter without end, the day is overcast and the snow is heaped and piled and drifted. The glare of white on white hurts my eyes. The truth of how far away spring really is hurts my soul. Even though I am knee-deep in… Read more »
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One man’s trash, as the saying goes, is another man’s treasure. I usually think of things like discarded bottles and old radios when I hear that, but there’s another treasure trove being tossed around casually these days: words. Specifically, the words people contribute to online comment sections and Twitter feeds. Most of us don’t give… Read more »
Convocation 2010 AUSU wishes to congratulate this year’s graduates, whether attending Convocation in person or by distance. We wish you the best of luck in your future pursuits. You are an inspiration to all AU students! AUSU Executive Election AUSU has recently held its internal election for the Executive. We wish to congratulate Barbara Rielly… Read more »