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AUSU This Month

New AUSU Executive Elected AUSU elected a new council in March and now it has a new executive council which may be familiar to Voice readers. While AUSU executives are elected for two-year terms, last year council replaced the executive half way through the term due to the early departure of the VP External and… Read more »

AUSU This Month

Health Plan for AUSU Members – Announced Finally, AUSU members can save on health and dental benefits in Canada! Your council has struck a deal with Student Benefits Administrators, an affiliate of Ingle International and Imagine Financial Ltd., to provide great rates to AUSU members on their commercial insurance products. The program offers a range… Read more »

From Where I Sit – Challenge Yourself

For nearly nine years, I’ve sat as a Director on my Credit Union board. It’s been both a challenge and a commitment. Most importantly, it’s been a wonderful learning opportunity. Perhaps the best part of the whole experience was exposure to some of North America’s best speakers at the Credit Union provincial conference and annual… Read more »

Dear Barb – Intuitive Eating to Lose Weight

Dear Barb: I feel like I’ve been on a diet my whole life. I lose weight then gain back even more. Recently, I’ve heard about a new way of eating called “intuitive eating.” It is suppose to help you lose weight without dieting. Do you have any information on this? Grace in Newmarket Hi Grace,… Read more »

AUSU This Month

Health Plan for AUSU Members – Announced Finally, AUSU members can save on health and dental benefits in Canada! Your council has struck a deal with Student Benefits Administrators, an affiliate of Ingle International and Imagine Financial Ltd., to provide great rates to AUSU members on their commercial insurance products. The program offers a range… Read more »

The Good Life – Good or Bad: The Choice is Ours

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if we changed our perceptions of the world just a little bit – specifically, the commonly held perception that life equates to struggle. How many times have we heard or said things like “Life is tough,” or “You really have to fight to survive out there”? If… Read more »