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The Mindful Bard – Amanda Martinez

Album:Amanda Martinez, Sola (2006). Musicians: Kevin Laliberte, guitar; Rosendo Leon Arocha Jr. ?Chendy,? percussion; Osvaldo Rodriguez, violin and keyboards; Alexander Brown, trumpet. Album: Amanda Martinez, Amor (2009) Musicians: Kevin Laliberte, guitar; Rosendo Leon Arocha Jr. ?Chendy,? percussion; Osvaldo Rodriguez, violin and keyboards; Alexander Brown, trumpet; Kevin Fox, cello; Robi Botos, piano; and Tom Szczesniak, accordion…. Read more »

Write Stuff – A Tiger’s Tale

It’s tough being a celebrity. Not the money-fame-glamour part, but the part where people decide to write tell-all books that reveal things you’d rather not share with the world. Most celebrities have enough money to stop those books cold on the presses, but what if someone decided to write a revealing book about you? Even… Read more »

The Mindful Bard – Waiting for Superman

Film: Waiting for Superman (2010) Genre: Documentary Director: Davis Guggenheim Screenwriters: Davis Guggenheim, Billy Kimball “A child which appears reasonably happy may actually be suffering horrors which it cannot or will not reveal. It lives in a sort of alien under-water world which we can only penetrate by memory or divination.” George Orwell, “Such, Such… Read more »

AUSU Update – Convocation 2010; AUSU Executive Election

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 »

From Where I Sit – Thank You

It is impossible to watch the footage of Japan’s tragic disaster without saying a prayer. The lost souls and their survivors need our prayers. Those injured or awaiting word on missing loved ones need our prayers. Those left to rebuild their lives, homes, communities, and country will need our prayers for strength and courage. And… Read more »

Write Stuff – Gold Rush

In 1848, James Wilson Marshall found some gold flakes in the American River at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. His discovery sparked something more astonishing than the gold itself: the idea that anyone, regardless of class, education, or capital, could become a self-made success?maybe even overnight. Today, there’s a similar fever… Read more »

AUSU Update – Convocation 2010; AUSU Executive Election

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 »