Write for The Voice and win money for your education! The Voice is launching its 2008 writing contest, with categories for both fiction and non-fiction. We’ve got over $1,000 in prizes to give away: one winner in each category will receive a scholarship of one Athabasca University undergraduate course. Please read the contest rules and… Read more »
Doctor Sparkles is a ukulele-strumming San Francisco singer-songwriter whose songs are written in swing, cabaret, blues, klezmer, and other noble musical traditions. His latest CD, Monkey Swing, Monkey Doo was self-produced (see Voice review here). He is now working on his next album, Scary Country. In his own words: The li?l fella that would become… Read more »
Public health care, or Medicare, in Canada is a relatively new phenomenon. It was founded on the principles that a health care system should be publicly administered, comprehensive, universal, portable and accessible to all Canadians. This universal coverage is provided to all Canadians by their provincial health insurance plans. The costs are shared between the… Read more »
Write for The Voice and win money for your education! The Voice is launching its 2008 writing contest, with categories for both fiction and non-fiction. We’ve got over $1,000 in prizes to give away: one winner in each category will receive a scholarship of one Athabasca University undergraduate course. Please read the contest rules and… Read more »
Feminism is dynamic and about change, about a reorganization of power, confronting stereotypes and challenging the status quo. In WMST 266, explains course tutor Dr. Arlene Young, ?Students learn how women have been excluded, or written out, of almost every human activity and learn possibly for the first time about many of the contributions women… Read more »
Elisa Albert writes fiction and teaches creative writing at Columbia. Her first novel, The Book of Dahlia, (see Voice review here) was recently published by Free Press, a division of Simon & Schuster. Albert previously authored the critically lauded short story collection How This Night is Different. The Origins of The Book of Dahlia I… Read more »
What is a dental hygienist? Dental hygienists remove deposits from teeth, educate patients on techniques to healthy oral hygiene, and provide preventative and health promotion strategies regarding dental care. According to the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario, a dental hygienist is an oral health professional who is a registered member of a governing body…. Read more »
The time on the computer screen reads 11:18 p.m., and the loneliness sets in. (In truth, the accuracy of this time is questionable as my computer is often many hours ahead, and the date setting is often many years behind; 1982, to be exact.) Regardless of chronological inaccuracies, there is still the slightest twinge of… Read more »
Reginald Shepherd is an American writer and academic. He has published five books of poetry. His latest work, Orpheus in the Bronx, a group of essays proposing a new understanding of?and direction for?modern poetry, was published by the University of Michigan Press as part of its Poets on Poetry series. The Voice recently reviewed Orpheus… Read more »
What is a Respiratory Therapist? Respiratory therapists (RTs) are allied health professionals providing individuals with cardio-respiratory and respiratory care. RTs assess and provide therapeutic treatment to those suffering from respiratory problems, in collaboration with other health care workers. Some of the diseases treated by RTs include asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia, and pulmonary… Read more »