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Conference Connections

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. ATLANTIC UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITIES BIOLOGY CONFERENCE AND AQUACULTURE CONFERENCE Mar 5-7 The annual Atlantic Undergraduate Universities Biology Conference and Aquaculture Conference is being hosted by the University College of Cape Breton (UCCB), in Sydney,… Read more »

Editorial Pages

THIS WEEK AUSU ELECTION COVERAGE This week, the final interviews with candidates for the next AUSU council! Make sure you vote next week! Athabasca University Office of the Registrar Attention: POTENTIAL GRADUATES Subject: Graduation and Convocation Ceremonies June 11 & 12, 2004 The Office of the Registrar is pleased to advise that this year Athabasca… Read more »

AUSU This Month

AU SPORTS CLUB, NOW ONLINE! The AU Sports Club (AUSC) is now online and accepting new members. If you are a fan of sports or athletics, and would like to keep up to date on happenings in the world of sports, or just have an opportunity to speak with other sports fans, then this club… Read more »

Primetime Update

Missed your favourite shows? No problem. Primetime update gives you the rundown. Friends No new episode this week. Friends airs on Thursdays at 9:00pm Alberta Time, on Global (channel 7 in Calgary) Survivor – ALL STARS Last week, Saboga was demolished and Chapera and Mogo-Mogo absorbed Rupert/Jenna, and Jerri/Kathy respectively. Again, Richard pulled his thing… Read more »

Flicks & Folios – Kid’s Film Review: Stuart Little

Heart-warming. In a nutshell that’s what this lovely story is. Did you know that author E.B. White also penned Charlotte’s Web? Also the film director co-directed The Lion King. So Stuart Little is bound to get you or your children’s attention. The original story is more than fifty years old but the 2002 film has… Read more »

Student Writes

One of the most valuable things I’ve learned so far at AU, is the “double-entry notebook” method of taking notes. If you can get a stenographer’s notebook, great, if not, do the following: 1) get some lined binder/note paper and draw a line down the middle of the page; 2) at the top of the… Read more »

Canadian Fedwatch! News Across the Nation

Free Movies! Paid for By You. If you’re a film buff, you might be pleased to hear that the National Film Board of Canada has announced (http://www.nfb.ca/pr/scripts/display_pr.pl?id=12624&lang=us&view=gps_pr_pub_v) the opening of its new Cineroute program. This program will allow Canadians to sign on to the National Film Board site and view any of 250 movies, including… Read more »

From Where I Sit – Time Crunch

Not for the first time in my life, I’ve got some time management issues. This despite some tried and true tools and some hard-won life experience. In the tool department I have a three ring daily planner in a zippered leather case, a purse-sized month-at-a-glance, a grain company calendar on the fridge and reminder notes… Read more »