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Know of a conference that is not on this list? Contact voice@ausu.org with the details and we’ll list it in Conference Connections. BETTER PATHWAYS TO VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Ongoing New online forum to discuss education and training issues The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) believes that Canadian secondary schools are so focussed… Read more »

ROCK OR A HARD PLACE $500 GIC AND LAPTOP COMPUTER Award Amount: See below Deadline: December 15 NOTE: This scholarship is for high school students who are planning to enter university. This may not apply to AU students, but may apply to family members. Value: One (1) Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop computer pre-loaded with Microsoft®… Read more »

Professional Career Training USA Objectives: PCT USA is a new program that offers non-students, graduates and young professionals the unique opportunity to gain international training in the US. It’s the kind of experience that adds a dynamic element to your CV and could secure your dream job in the future. Dates: Allows you to train… Read more »

Focus on Bruce Willis There are few films gave me the incredible gasp I had as I found the “solution” to this one. This one grabbed me by my breasts and wrung hard! OUCH! Bruce Willis, as Malcolm Crowe, is a happily married man who starts to have some problems when he and his wife… Read more »

A few years back my daughter Hilary and some of her friends toyed with the idea of starting a support group for teens. To join you must have a mother hooked on Home and Garden TV! Hilary knows whereof she speaks. After a lifetime of resisting, we finally said goodbye to Peasant TV (CFRN, CBC,… Read more »

This column focuses on a wide range of issues affecting post-secondary students. Students are encouraged to submit suggestions and educational topics they are concerned about, or personal experiences with courses or university situations they feel other students should know about. If suggest a topic or a course alert for taking notes, contact djabbour@ausu.org RESEARCH ETHICS… Read more »

WHAT’S NEW ON PRIMETIME THE AMAZING RACE This season’s 11 teams are listed below. For those who haven’t seen the show before, the gist is that eleven teams set out from somewhere in the US, and race through multiple legs around the world in which they must follow clues, and compete in detours (choice of… Read more »

As a child my birthday and Christmas wish lists were filled with chemistry sets, ant farms, microscopes and telescopes. I loved field trips to the swamp behind my elementary school to fill plastic baggies with plant samples and jam jars with microbe-infested water, and the subsequent hours spent in biology labs huddled over glass slides… Read more »