Women’s magazines are obsessed with helping us lose weight. Or this is what they would have us believe. In reality, they are obsessed with helping us diet. These might sound like the same thing. The magazines would surely claim that they are. In reality, these are opposing concepts. Diets don’t lead to weight loss, as… Read more »
Re Teachers strike articles of January 23rd Dear Editor, Once upon a time in a small kingdom far away, people lived in peace and harmony. Each had work to do in order that the kingdom might thrive. The efforts of the one supported the efforts of the other so that the needs of all were… Read more »
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Please forgive this letter since it is more of a confession than anything else. I remember asking myself immediately during the attacks on September 11th , “who is going to benefit financially from this atrocity.” I received the answer yesterday while filling up the car with gasoline, I AM! Until I… Read more »
Re Teachers’ strike articles of January 23rd Teachers’ wanting better working conditions and smaller classes is a legitimate position. That is until they say that a pay raise will solve the problem. This an old, overused and transparent union tactic of tugging on the public hart strings with stated objectives that are not in line… Read more »
Regarding: VOLUME 10 ISSUE 4 January 23, 2002 Teacher’s On Strike – The Heart of the Issue By Tamra Ross Low Dear Editor, I am an undergraduate student teacher at the University of Alberta currently participating in my introductory professional term (IPT) and I would like to respond to the article by Tamra Ross Low… Read more »
NEW COUNCIL OFFICIALLY STARTS TERM MARCH 16/02 On March 16, your new student council officially took office. In accordance with our bylaws, at the first meeting an executive was nominated and elected by the nine Councillors from amongst themselves. The election was held by secret ballot and presided over by scrutineers Judith Hughes (AU VP… Read more »
“Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.” –Albert Einstein
WE NEED READER FEEDBACK! Any comments, suggestions, feedback, or submissions may be sent to Tammy Moore, Editor of The Voice at tmoore@ausu.org Many thanks for your writing contributions and support, and I look forward to hearing from you all! AUSU ACADEMIC COMMITTEE The AUSU Academic Committee is looking for new members interested in exploring new… Read more »
BACKGROUNDER In its 25th year, Labatt and Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) have teamed up to sponsor the LPIA program which helps university/college students create their own summer jobs in their chosen field of study. As you know, it’s hard for most students to get “hands-on” work experience in their future career tracks. Each year… Read more »
Little has been said of the U.S. sanctions against Iraq, or of the devastation that it has caused since the onset in 1991. Never were the tales of Iraqi women’s loss heard by the primetime news programs of this country. Nor did the tiny cancer-stricken bodies of Iraqi children ever appear on the front pages… Read more »