Voice Vacation It’s time for summer vacation! The Voice will be taking one week off, from July 7 to July 11. we’re going to recharge, re-energize, and be back with more great stuff (including, of course, all your regular favourites) on Friday, July 18. Even though we’ll be enjoying a little downtime, we won’t be… Read more »
Everyone from Norman Cousins to stand-up comedians understands the benefits of humour. Cousins discovered he could remain pain-free for hours if he watched funny movies. Speakers and consultants have emerged who focus on workplace humour as a way to build teams and reduce stress. Scientists have studied the physical and mental health benefits of good… Read more »
Meet Your New Council The AUSU Council and staff have added and updated their bio pages. If You’re curious about who these nine people are, you can go to our council page to find out more, or meet our Councillors in the AUSU chat room at the times announced on the front page of the… Read more »
What is a teacher? Teachers play an important role in creating an environment to allow children and young people to learn during their developmental years. In high school, teachers teach academic, technical, and vocational subjects either in a public or private setting. Conversely, their colleagues in elementary schools and kindergarten teach the fundamental skills in… Read more »
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During each of the three days of convocation, one graduate addressed their fellow students and convocation guests, sharing their thoughts about graduation and the journey that brought them there. On Saturday, June 14, the graduate address was given by Anna Fabbroni, of Ottawa, Ontario, who received her Bachelor of Health Administration degree. The Voice thanks… Read more »
DVD: The Great Debaters, 2007 Directed by Denzel Washington ?How does it become a man to behave toward this American government to-day? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it. I cannot for an instant recognize that political organization as my government which is the slave’s government also.? Henry David Thoreau, ?On… Read more »
Now, we all have the right to change our minds. I do it frequently. I like a nice, fresh mind, with an ocean scent and clean sheets. Presumably, changing my mind harms no one except me, and possibly a few of my friends, and perhaps the guy at the pizza shop if I decide that… Read more »
we’re in the middle of preparing for summer, which means putting the hockey equipment and sleds in the crawl space and giving our camping equipment a good airing before the season of mosquitoes and construction really start to ramp up. When camping season starts, we fish, play on the beach, go for hikes, cook our… Read more »
Inferno: The Devastation of Hamburg, 1943, by Keith Lowe Keith Lowe’s Inferno: The Devastation of Hamburg, 1943, recounts in great detail Operation Gomorrah, the Allied bombing of Hamburg, Germany 65 years ago. Between July 24 and August 3, 1943, 10 thousand tons of high explosives and incendiaries rained down upon the people of Hamburg. Lowe… Read more »