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Address from the Graduate – Jennifer Rae Hardy-Parr

Each year, the Registrar’s office selects, for each day of convocation, an accomplished graduate to present an address to the graduates. On day three of graduation, the honour went to Jennifer Rae Hardy-Parr who graduated with a Bachelor of Management degree. For those who could not attend, Jennifer has kindly allowed the Voice to print… Read more »

Address from the Graduate – Sanja Kamalini Fernando

Each year, the Registrar’s office selects, for each day of convocation, an accomplished graduate to present an address to the graduates. On day two of graduation, the honour went to Sanja Kamalini Fernando of Calgary, Alberta. For those who could not attend, Sanja has kindly allowed the Voice to print her speech in its entirety…. Read more »

Bushwoman Bonnie donates to Wigs for Kids for the third time!

On Apr8il 1, 2006, Bonnie (aka “Bushwoman”) Nahornick hosted the Canadian Diabetes Association Fundraiser where her head was shaved for charity. Doorprizes were donated by a variety of individuals and businesses, including The Voice. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Canadian Diabetes Association and her hair will be donated to Wigs for… Read more »

AU STUDENTS RUN TO HELP ABUSED WOMEN

We are five normal, everyday ladies, all mums and two grandmothers, in training for this year’s Canadian Death Race, a gruelling endurance race of 125km spanning over 24 hours and covering three mountains in Grande Cache, Alberta. Why would we put ourselves through this? To raise money for Eagle Women’s Emergency Shelter in the Foothills… Read more »

AUSU This Month – VOTE NOW – POLLS OPEN UNTIL MARCH 20TH

ELECTION 2006 – POLLS OPEN – VOTE NOW VOTING IS UPON FROM NOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON MARCH 20TH. Follow the links from the AUSU front page, or go directly to our candidate sheet at http://www.ausu.org/election/candidates.php for more info on all of the candidates. There you will find links to a variety of materials to help… Read more »

Life in Germany: Part 7, An AU Student, Abroad

Angeles and I are getting to know Hamburg very well. We are really enjoying our time here. The city has so much to offer and we are learning a little about the local history. For instance, in the Middle Ages, Hamburg was a walled city, surrounded by water. Although the walls are no longer standing,… Read more »

Unplugged

The sympathy in the young girl’s voice was genuine. It was a moment of pure compassion; of one person reaching out to another across the void in this hard-wired, fast-paced world. “Oh no,” she sighed. “That’s awful.” We were talking about cable. Or, more precisely, cable TV and the really great deal that she could… Read more »

A Moving Experience

Photo: Jean Vanier, a Canadian born in 1928, son of the late Governor General of Canada, Georges P. Vanier. When I reached the top of the escalator, I was surprised to see the line up. The doors wouldn’t be open for another hour and I had thought I would be one of the first in… Read more »