University students should focus on the quality of their education, rather than the marks they receive for individual assignments. Feedback from a teacher indicating that the student is doing well should be sufficient. Marks are only numbers, and cannot be properly evaluated unless they are compared to those of others students in the same class… Read more »
My first year as a Voice columnist recently came to a close, and I am already in my fifth month as a councilor on the student’s union. As I prepare my 52nd article I reflect on what I’ve written in the past, and on how I can make my future columns relevant to the AU… Read more »
As explained in previous articles, too-strict dieting can actually be a cause of weight gain if calories are restricted over a long period of time. The seeming paradox is caused by a defence mechanism within the brain that lowers the metabolic rate when food is scarce. This system – designed to help us survive through… Read more »
A continuation from last week’s paper… Women’s magazines gain a significant portion of their advertising revenue from the makers of diet products, and their content is carefully structured to support those who fund them. This is especially true of magazines that focus on beauty and/or fitness. To understand why this situation can lead to magazines… Read more »
Thanks to all of you who have been providing us with such great feedback on The Voice. Please continue providing your opinions, comments and support; any submissions can be sent to tmoore@ausu.org Accepted letters to the editor have not been edited, nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of The Voice staff, AUSU, or Athabasca… Read more »
One of the most significant religious trends of the past century has been the return to Goddess based Earth-centred religions. Many are based on ancient European societies that we are only beginning to understand, while others draw from Native American and South American Indian shamanism. New initiates, however, often do not have indigenous American roots,… Read more »
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 »
Friday’s decision to award Jamie Sale and David Pelletier gold medals was nothing more than an attempt by the IOC to appease the public and deflect attention away from deeper problems that plague a number of judged sports. While there seems to be little question that Sale and Pelletier were marked unfairly, it is unclear… Read more »
Friday marked the official opening of the XIX Olympic Winter games – an event traditionally marked by increasingly crass and self-referencing opening ceremonies by the chosen host city. This year, as in the last two decades, the ceremonies had little to do with athletics or athletes, and more to do with presenting the international television… Read more »
The last decade has seen a sharp increase in the number of television ads for prescription drugs. They have become so common that we might assume that these commercials are legal in Canada. In fact, Canada prohibits direct-to-consumer drug advertising but because so many of our available television stations are based in the US we… Read more »