The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Elijah English (he/they), a Bachelor of Arts in English student living in Camrose, Alberta. Post-graduation, Elijah hopes to pursue “a concurrent BEd and BMus … to become a teacher.” He noted, “I would like to acknowledge the lands I live and work on, both treaty… Read more »
The bigger we dream and the more splendid our vision, the more opportunities come our way. These opportunities could be academic research or scholarship possibilities, career opportunities, or even the creation of magnificent things with our own hands; no external help is required, although teams make brilliant things naturally. I won a scholarship, and I’ll… Read more »
The sport of “breaking”, a more formalized version of break dancing, took it’s place in the summer Olympics. Some can debate whether it should qualify as an Olympic sport or not, but what’s caught my interest is a story about an Australian competitor, Rachel Gunn, who apparantly has a very unique style, so far afield… Read more »
Connecting with your fellow classmates may be a challenge while attending a university like Athabasca, but AUSU is doing its best to mend the distance between students through online events. The AUSUnights Summer Bash, a Zoom event that took place on Friday, August 9, was replete with students from all over Canada who logged-on to… Read more »
Library Chat Tues, Aug 20, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Library Chat Thur, Aug 22, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Looking… Read more »
Finally, Calgary summers are reaching peak temperatures after the later start to summer this year. One of my favorite activities in the summer is hosting a BBQ in my yard. Throughout the years, I’ve hosted a number of these events and thought I’d share my wisdom in hosting the perfect summer BBQ with friends or… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Annette Karien (she/her), Bachelor of Science—with a major in Biological Sciences—student living in Calgary, Alberta. Annette stated, “I respectfully acknowledge that I reside on Treaty 7 territory—a traditional gathering place for diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Blackfoot Confederacy, Tsuut’ina Nation, Stoney Nakoda Nations, and Métis… Read more »
Ah, the dog days of summer. There are certain perennial, evocative smells inseparable from this time of year. Cut grass and sunscreen, for example. Barbecue coals, melting tarmac, bug spray, and sweat. To these, I would sadly now add wildfire smoke. Some days, leaving one’s air-conditioned climes and venturing outdoors, even if only so far… Read more »
F.W. Taylor was the original closet organizer guru on Netflix—only his reality docudrama series was based on maximizing the amount of pig iron that a man could haul in 1911. He was irked that the passions or desires of the workers were so easily stirred when these people wanted to – that is, were enjoying… Read more »
I learned today that to be highly effective in leadership roles, we need to love our people. We must nurture others so they flourish, spreading their wings to fly their most magnificent skylines. To help others prosper, I believe we need to be selfless. That’s because every big ego gets buried in the mud, so… Read more »