United Nations Headquarters Secretariat Internship Programme Location: New York City, NY USA Objectives: Graduate and post-graduate students may be assigned to various UN offices where their educational experience can be enhanced through practical work assignments; to expose interns to the work of the UN; to provide UN offices with the assistance of highly qualified students… Read more »
The accommodation of students with disabilities has become a priority topic of discussion and planning within post-secondary education, nationally and internationally, in recent years. As legislation guides [educators to include] the accommodation requirements of students with disabilities as part of general policy and operations to ensure the opportunity for all students to participate fully; post-secondary… Read more »
Focus on Bruce Willis It seems like only yesterday that the actor with the most films in my personal collection–had hair! This film is still an amazing kick and mighty fun. Also, it has a good mushy ending. Here is the premise: an off-duty cop gets ready to spend Christmas with his ex-wife. He’s bushed… Read more »
Write about the typical farm wife I tell myself. Take the many hats angle. Go for humor. Make light of the multi-function roles women play. Throw in a few horror stories. Why not? I’m living the life, how hard can it be? It wasn’t quite the cinch I’d expected. Because we sold our herd the… Read more »
WHAT’S NEW ON PRIMETIME THE AMAZING RACE The new season will begin Tuesday, Nov. 16th, 2004. THE APPRENTICE 2 Thursday, Sept. 9th, 2004 Last week Andy stepped up as project manager for Mosaic, and succeeded in the NYC Police ad campaign task, but Elizabeth failed terribly and was fired. This week… THE TASK: Go out… Read more »
We Remember Veterans Day, or Remembrance Day, if you prefer, is here again. For many of us, it is a day of formality, but not feeling. We wear the poppies because it is the thing decent people do. We pause for a moment, out of respect, or to give thanks, to those people who fought… Read more »
The Name of the Rose (1986) Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud Based on book by: Umberto Eco Actors: Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater, Elya Baskin, Feodor Chaliapin Jr.,William Hickey, Michael Lonsdale, Ron Perlman. Narrator: Dwight Weist BRIDEY: Don’t it transport you, Bud? The old monastery, the monks, the robes, the singing… BUD: The steam coming… Read more »
Every year I wear a poppy pinned to my jacket. When he was a child, my father would hide under a big wooden kitchen table while his stepfather, probably moved by demons he could never comprehend, mercilessly kicked at him with work-boots and tried to thrash him with the buckle of his belt. When he… Read more »
Fathom – http://www.fathom.com If you’re looking for a way to augment your learning, or just for some personal interest reading, the Fathom directory might be just the place to begin. Columbia University, partnering with museums, libraries, other educational institutions, and more the world over, provide a wealth of free online learning materials to suit every… 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 UNIVERSITIES CONSIDER… Read more »