AUSU Tutor of the Year AUSU has launched the first annual Tutor of the Year Award. AUSU members may select up to three of their favourite tutors and we’ll tally the votes and honour the top tutor with a certificate, gift, and recognition on this website over the coming year. Now is your chance to… Read more »
Jack Straw, the former British Foreign Secretary for the Labour government, has opened a line of debate that has been steadily gaining supporters and detractors this month. The MP stated at a conference that the veil was a “visible statement of separation and of difference”, and he urged Muslim women to get rid of it…. Read more »
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Label: Vagrant Tracks: 11 Released: 2006 Rating: 5 The album starts on a good note, and actually is pretty consistent throughout. The sound has a cool, laid-back rock ballad feel, and reminded me vaguely of the days when I’d listen to Our Lady Peace for hours on end in a melancholic trance. The Lemonheads weren’t… Read more »
Recently, my family and I were reminded of one of things that is sadly going by the wayside in our market-driven, mass-production obsessed society. This past weekend (October 14th and 15th), we attended the UBC Apple Festival, held at the botanical gardens at the University of British Columbia. There, we were able to taste and… Read more »
There is this photograph of me. I’m eleven years old, living in Northern Ontario. My head is poking out of the entrance of a tunnel dug into a snow bank. The tunnel entrance is maybe six feet off the ground. We used to dig these tunnels into the huge mounds of snow piled up on… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am in my third year at AU. This is the first year that I have not lived with roommates. As I was growing up, we always had dogs. Now that I am on my own, I would like to get a dog. My schedule is flexible, so I would have no problem… Read more »
In February 1999, I slipped and fell in an icy parking lot outside an Edmonton flea market. Unseasonable weather had covered the ice with puddles of water. Instinctively I stuck out my right arm to break my fall. While I didn’t break any bones, I believe I’m still living with the consequences of the impact… Read more »
The hockey season has officially begun, and all anyone can say is, “Game On!” Already teams have surprised odds makers and fans alike! The underdogs came out with a bang, but the favourites haven’t slacked off either. It’s too early to even contemplate who may win the Stanley Cup, but it’s the perfect time to… Read more »
Label: Roadrunner Release Date: July 2006 Tracks: 14 Rating: 2 In the beginning, Punk rock came from a warped interpretation of the New York Dolls, or at least that’s what I’ve been told. Punk crashed onto the scene in the early 1970s in the form of the Sex Pistols, led by a far-sighted fashion designer/band… Read more »