A couple of weeks ago I wrote my member of parliament and Stephen Harper because I was outraged by how my party representative has used public funding and his political office to push for hate-based legislation. My resentment has grown as publicly funded newsletters and postcards have been sent to my home, urging me to… Read more »
The results of Alberta’s It’s You Future survey are in, showing that education ranks just below health care as an issue of importance to Albertans. The Council of Alberta University Students (CAUS), of which AUSU and AU students are members, reports that as of October 20, Education was ranked as a very high priority by… Read more »
First, I want to take a moment to wish everyone at AU a very happy and spooky Halloween. There will be no Halloween issue of the Voice this year, as I’ll be taking the week of my favourite holiday off! The next issue of The Voice will appear on November 3, and will include some… Read more »
This year, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra is trying something new. Based on the successful tsoundcheck program of the Toronto Orchestra, the CPO is launching cpossibilities, a program that will target younger listeners by allowing them to purchase tickets at a greatly reduce rate and experience live classical music, perhaps for the first time. The the… Read more »
The 2004 AUSU election closed at midnight on March 20, marking the end of a successful online voting project that was in the works for many months. Mail-based election were an incredibly costly endeavor, at about $30,000 per election, with most of that money going to postage. The very low response rate and small number… Read more »
This week Alberta Learning released a report which compared provincial tuition rates and the average salary of post-secondary graduates according to their province of residence. “The comparison shows post-secondary graduates earn more money over their lifetime, experience fewer and shorter periods of unemployment, and have improved health and overall life prospects compared to those with… Read more »
VP Finance resigns Sunday, December 14th was one of the hardest days yet for AUSU council and staff, and when it was all over, AUSU’s ranks had decreased by two. The main item on the agenda was the motion of removal against council VP Finance and Administration, Sandra Moore. This motion had been announced at… Read more »
THIS WEEK NEW HORIZONS:.A NEW ATHABASCA COURSE LAUNCHED! – ORGB 300 is a new course from AU’s school of business. Learn about this course’s innovative learning features. IT’S BECAUSE HE LOVES ME – Amanda Stamp, and what her case tells us about the value of Canadian laws that are supposed to protect women. VOICE CONTENT… Read more »
On June 11th, 2003 (http://www.ausu.org/voice/search/searchdisplay.php?ART=1623), The Voice ran an article detailing the weight-loss progress of AUSU Council member Nicholas Palamarchuk following gastric bypass surgery. At that time, Nick was just seven weeks post-surgery, and he was beginning the process of learning to eat with his ‘new’ stomach. When we last spoke, he had lost an… Read more »
This week Athabasca University will be recognized internationally through the achievements of President, Dominique Abrioux. In a ceremony in Versailles France, Dr. Abrioux will receive an honorary Doctor of The University award from the Senate of the Open University [UK] in recognition of his work in areas of special educational concern to the University. The… Read more »