It’s time for an update from the Gallery! The AUSU council met on Monday, July 23, and here are some of the highlights. Council has been busy, and ten items were up for voting and approval. Most of the policy amendments had already been opened and discussed by email, so the only thing to do… Read more »
Sometimes, in the name of function and functional, we forget the form. Just because we are required to sleep, sit, and store everything we own, doesn’t mean it has to be milk crates and two-by-fours. ISTDIBS http://www.1stdibs.com/ Everything from the seats we sit on to the places where we keep the books we read while… Read more »
Someone told me that what you should get for the person who’s got everything is antibiotics. I, however, prefer a little more levity with my gift giving. Hand Soap http://foliage.myshopify.com/products/handsoap Who says soap has to look like a cake of Camay or seashells that collect dust on the bathroom windowsill? Glowbrick http://www.gadgetshop.com/pws/ProductDetails.ice?ProductID=333 Interior decor need… Read more »
Feel like your studies have got you in a rut? Staring at your textbooks and thinking that graduation is an unattainable goal, or so far in the future it may as well be? If It’s tempting to push the books aside and go soak up some rays (or lie on the couch and channel surf),… Read more »
Welcome to the gallery–the spot to find out all about the latest doings of the AUSU council. I can hear the wheels spinning now. Hold on, you might be thinking. doesn’t AUSU already have a regular column in The Voice? They do, and It’s called AUSU This Month. That’s the place where council shares news,… Read more »
Have you checked out the Voice events listings lately? There are lots of great events posted–everything from the Bard on the Beach Festival in B.C. to the Festival International Nuits d?Afrique in Montreal. If music is more your thing, there are three days of performances happening at the Islands Folk Festival in Duncan, B.C., or… Read more »
Too often, I think, we rush from sun to sun, and do not take enough time to look at the beauty of the world that we inhabit. This week, then, a celebration of some of the beauties of planet Earth. U.S. National Arboretum: Bonsai Images http://www.bonsaihunk.us/pic/nat/nat.html No doubt the most well-known of plant life manipulations… Read more »
Maybe It’s the heat, but all sorts of weird and wonderful news stories seem to crop up as the temperature rises. Here’s a selection of current events that are just the thing for light summer reading! Is it safe to go back in the water? Plenty of two-year-olds like playing with Lego–but not many of… Read more »
There are those who would say that perverting the poetic form of haiku is just that: a perversion. However, there are those who also say that one ought not to take anything that seriously. I shall let you decide for yourselves. Here is a selection of haiku-related links that demonstrate the less formal side of… Read more »