Rarely does the value and difficulty of our cherished Canadian health care system appear more vivid than in the challenges facing our nurses. News reports lately reveal that nurses are pressed for time, often pressed into service beyond their usual capacities and, in rural BC communities like Merritt, Lillouett, and Oliver, often forced to accommodate… Read more »
Scholarship name: The Dalton Camp Award 2025 Sponsored by: FRIENDS of Canadian Media Deadline: January 6, 2025 Potential payout: $10,000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be Canadian Citizens or permanent residents of Canada. What’s required: A maximum 2,000-word essay on the link between media and democracy. Tips: Read the Rules and Regulations and FAQ carefully. Where… Read more »
Reddit: How do we study when we feel drained? A student with a child asks for help staying motivated to study. Other students recommend using Speechify (reading textbooks with Snoop Dog), putting the child into daycare, using the Pomodoro method (timed for 50 minutes of studying followed by 10 minutes break time), listening to audiobooks… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
Anthropologists in days of yore would traipse into mountain villages, bushwhack the depths of tropical jungles, and safari to see new and unique human specimens living in their natural environment. Those days, though not gone, are fast receding given that the universal code of human contact: wifi—and the internet more broadly—has permeated almost every rural… Read more »
Artist: Authority Zero EP: 30 Years: Speaking to the Youth Authority Zero is celebrating 30 years in the music industry with their first release since 2021. Founded in 1994, they are most known for their original song “Revolution” and their punk cover of Wall of Voodoo’s 1982 hit, “Mexican Radio”. The cover art for Authority… Read more »
Doctorate In Business Administration Information Session December 5, 2024 12:00 p.m. Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business Register at the Event Link A Pathway to Medical School Webinar December 11, 2024 6:30 p.m. Online Hosted by Trinity Medical Sciences University in partnership with AU Register at the Event Link AUSUnights: Holiday Eats and Friendly… Read more »
Last week, as I was standing back looking at a shelf of spices in my local grocery store, a guy walked behind me, pushing his cart. As he did so, I heard him say to himself, “They’re playing Christmas music already!” I turned and caught his eye. “I know,” I said. “Crazy, isn’t it?” No,… Read more »
Compared to the rest of Canada, the western coast of British Columbia has a longer fall season with a temperate, rainforest-like feel. The region has a unique climate, natural beauty, and local cultural charm that is unparalleled. I love spending time reflecting, meditating, and bringing life’s busy pace to a slow hum. For AU students… Read more »
