A visit to New Orleans during Mardi Gras Laissez les bons temps rouler! Roughly translating as ?let the good times roll,? It’s become a catchphrase for Mardi Gras in New Orleans: a huge celebration of tradition, music, and food and drink, mixed with rollicking good fun. What’s it like in New Orleans during Mardi Gras… Read more »
This week, Canada is revelling in Obama-mania. Ever since the new US president announced that his first official foreign visit would land him in Ottawa, the media (along with countless security personnel) have been building toward the big moment when the plane door would open and Obama would appear. What would he say? What would… Read more »
Millions and billions and trillions, oh my. With all the news about billion-dollar spending packages and trillion-dollar debt, It’s easy for the average Canadian to feel a little like Dorothy Gale?disoriented in a strange land after being dropped out of the sky by a financial twister. But being a trusting lot, we’re reassured by the… Read more »
If You’re a post-secondary student, you’ve probably got at least one story that goes something like this: a final essay is due, You’re trying to find some online academic resources, and You’re staring at the 11,854,742 search results that turned up for ?19th century literature.? How do you even begin sifting through all those results… Read more »
In Ontario, consumers have certain rights that are clearly spelled out on the Ministry of Small Business and Consumer Services website. Whether you signed a cell phone contract or bought a cemetery plot, there’s plenty of information explaining what to do if you haven’t received the goods you paid for (or didn’t receive all of… Read more »
Do you know all the words to Canada’s national anthem? Can you rattle off the names of every prime minister?and the years they were elected? Whether You’re a whiz on Canadiana or need to brush up on the names of the capitals, the Talk About Canada!? Scholarship Quiz is back and you could win some… Read more »
Long before the jubilant frenzy surrounding President Barack Obama peaked at his inauguration, the world was watching US events unfold with growing fascination. Canadians watched with especially sharp interest. The US is our largest trading partner, and a new administration That’s such a clear break from the old will undoubtedly affect everything from trade agreements… Read more »
Do you know all the words to Canada’s national anthem? Can you rattle off the names of every prime minister?and the years they were elected? Whether You’re a whiz on Canadiana or need to brush up on the names of the capitals, the Talk About Canada!? Scholarship Quiz is back and you could win some… Read more »
One of the biggest factors underlying the global financial mess was easy credit. For years, banks and brokers made staggering profits by coming up with new ways to get people into mortgages?even people who would never be able to afford the spiralling interest rates on those sub-prime loans. Even with the depths of the financial… Read more »
STUDENT: Sara Windross This article originally appeared November 14, 2008, in issue 1644. Athabasca University students come to the ?classroom? with different life situations and different challenges. First-year Bachelor of Arts in Humanities student Sara Windross’s particular challenge is studying while dealing with cerebral palsy. But despite any difficulties her condition has sent her way,… Read more »