Dear Barb: This fall I leave my current job and home to attend university full time. This is exciting, but also scary because I am an extremely shy person who never had many friends. The thought of sitting alone in cafeterias, study halls and movies brings back all kinds of depressing high school memories. I… Read more »
It’s a warm Friday night in Vancouver, and the sun is disappearing beneath the horizon. We’re standing on a hill in Jericho beach, looking out across a multitude of music fans hunkered down on Mexican blankets, multi coloured towels, Japanese mats, bright blue and orange tarps. On the brightly lit stage, a musical ensemble plays… Read more »
WHAT’S NEW ON PRIMETIME AMAZING RACE – Wednesdays – 9pm on CTV Last week the teams pigged out on caviar. Not far behind, but still behind, Bob and Joyce were eliminated. This week the teams depart from St. Catherine’s Palace and head for the Hermitage, in St. Petersburg by train. The Hermitage is one of… Read more »
Last July 11th my baby girl turned 16. By early afternoon we had driven to Gibbons to find a driver examiner doing road tests. By mid afternoon Hilary was legit. A newly licensed young driver. We haven’t seen her since. Like me, Hilary is crazy about driving and all it symbolizes. Couldn’t get her learner’s… Read more »
August is Comedy For Dummies month This is one of the best keeper projects I’ve seen in ages. The cast is stellar, the script crackles with hilarious ideas and the take-off jokes are well done. Tim Allen is Commander Peter Quincy Taggert, and Sigourney Weaver is a blond-haired Lt. Tawny Madison. Throw in Alan Rickman… Read more »
NOVA SCOTIA AND SPECIAL NEEDS The provincial government of Nova Scotia will be providing (http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20040806002) tuition support to special needs students who need to go to private schools. While I’m not generally in favour of public funds going to private schools, this particular plan does have something going for it. Mainly, the tuition support funding… Read more »
August is Comedy For Dummies month I have to admit I saw this silly film on cable and wasn’t terribly interested in it. The one main problem was that I wasn’t in the demographics they were aiming at which appeared to be 15-25 and a bit slow mentally! Then a half hour in along came… Read more »
On the Rise If you recently started with Athabasca University, sometimes it’s easy to feel like you’re alone in your program. However, Statistics Canada recently issued a report (http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/040730/d040730b.htm) showing that you are anything but alone. According to the report, university enrolment was at a record high in 2001/2002, and had its strongest increase in… Read more »
AUSU WANTS YOUR OPINION The AUSU is in the process of improving our website and we would like to get your opinion on what needs to be done. You can help us out by sending us a list of your pet peeves about our website, your favourite parts of our website, your suggestions for what… Read more »
Dear Barb: Now that summer is here I notice a lot of my friends have been tanning. However because of everything I’ve been hearing about the dangers of the sun I’m a little reluctant to tan, but I don’t like looking so pale. Is the sun really that bad for us? Jennifer in Nova Scotia… Read more »