At Home: (Lego) Man in Space Move over, high-tech robots and cameras: space travel has a new face. And you might just find his brother in your kid’s toy box. As the CBC reports, two Canadian high school students recently ?launched a Lego man more than two dozen kilometres above sea level ? and they… Read more »
Whether you like football or just enjoy an excuse to eat junk food, chances are that Sunday will see you tuning into the Super Bowl game at least once. But after a couple hours of off-and-on play, boredom might set in. Try clicking through this week’s links for some football entertainment?and education. Name of the… Read more »
Interested in ethno-cultural studies or biodiversity? Appreciate humanitarian efforts? Enjoy travelling? How about experiencing all three?and earning university credit? The Ethical Expeditions Borneo Field School is a travel-study program ?designed for undergraduate students to gain practical research experience in Ecology and Conservation in one of the world’s environmental hotspots.? The month-long 2012 program will travel… Read more »
At Home: Ring, Ring Classified ad site Kijiji can help you find what You’re looking for?even if It’s simply the chance to do good. As the Toronto Sun reports, a London, Ontario woman noticed a National Orange Bowl Florida State championship football ring posted for sale. The idea of selling such a precious keepsake intrigued… Read more »
This past week we celebrated the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year. 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, but there’s no cause for excessive alarm. In Chinese tradition, dragons are not the terrifying enemies from Western literature, but rather are symbolic of good fortune. This week we look at a few… Read more »
Did you know that you can read through old Voice issues online? Issues dating back to January 1999 are accessible through our main site, and as the year progresses we’ll be uploading material from earlier in our history. Check out our list of archived web-format issues here (beginning with issue 1001, in January 2002), and… Read more »
we’re continuing our celebration of two decades of Voice history with an in-depth look at our very first issue. Called The Paper, it was published in the spring of 1993. Last week we learned some general trivia about the premiere issue. Now we’ll dip into the pages to see what news and views were important… Read more »
The Athabasca University Students’ Union (AUSU) represents AU undergraduates and their interests. The Union strives for a fair and accessible election process for members of the Students’ Council. To this end, AUSU is seeking a student to fulfill the role of Chief Returning Officer (CRO) for the 2012 AUSU General Elections. Position Duties and Responsibilities… Read more »
At Home: Waste Not Frequently, cash-strapped towns will offer space for landfills, holding onto other communities? trash in the hopes of staying afloat. A new, unique government proposition has failing towns jumping to take part?but not everyone’s sure It’s a wise move. As The Globe and Mail reports, at least nine towns in Saskatchewan and… Read more »
Earlier this week marked the centennial of British explorer Robert Scott’s arrival at the South Pole. His team reached the landmark just days after it had been discovered and claimed by Norwegian rival Roald Amundsen. Worse, on the ill-fated return trip, inclement weather trapped the Scott expedition just 11 miles from their next camp, and… Read more »