I’m a troglodyte. However, I’ve embraced modern distance education with a passion. It’s a tumultuous affair carried out over vast distances interjected with?or so it seems to me?long periods of silence. There are days when my email inbox welcomes me with a cryptic ?There are no messages in this folder? as I wait expectantly for… Read more »
Library Voices is a 10-member band that formed in Regina in March and has been performing steadily ever since their third week together. They’ve just recorded their six-song debut EP, Hunting Ghosts (see review in this issue), and are planning a full-length CD for release this fall. At the time of this interview the band… Read more »
Toronto is the largest city in Canada and considered to be its commercial and financial hub. Situated on the northwest shore of Lake Ontario, the city is home to over 2.5 million inhabitants. Including the city’s outlying areas (known as the Greater Toronto Area or GTA), Toronto is home to over 5.3 million people?nearly half… Read more »
For many, the process of completing their first undergrad degree can feel a little like being lost in a maze: navigating program requirements, filling out registration and funding forms, keeping track of assignment and exam schedules. And just when it looks like academic life is all figured out, there’s the whole new set of challenges… Read more »
Jacob McArthur Mooney Jacob McArthur Mooney grew up in Nova Scotia and attended university in Newfoundland. He is now pursuing an MFA at the University of Guelph. His first book of poems, The New Layman’s Almanac, was recently published by McClelland & Stewart (see the Mindful Bard review here). He edits the web journal ThievesJargon.com… Read more »
Background Favism is characterized as an enzymatic deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD). It is believed to be one of the most common enzyme deficiencies worldwide, affecting nearly 400 million people. G-6-PD deficiency can lead to jaundice, hemolysis (bursting of red blood cells), or acute hemolytic anemia or a chronic spherocytic type (premature destruction of red… Read more »
What is Low Back Pain? Low back pain (LBP) is a common disorder leading to lower back distress. Depending on its clinical manifestations, it can be acute (transient) or chronic (persistent). Generally, acute LBP lasts less than three months. Conversely, chronic LBP lasts longer than three months and is often progressive. LBP is widespread, and… Read more »
In Tegucigalpa, summer lies over the palm-shrouded streets like a blanket some torpid god has thrown carelessly upon the slovenly city. The courtyard’s metal gate crackles when opened. It’s early in the a.m. The day’s heat will build, until my nostrils fill with a metallic smell. I hear the water vendor’s groaning cart roll downhill… Read more »
Summer is finally here and we all want to get out and enjoy the sunshine. However, as we are undoubtedly aware, the sun poses serious risks to our health, and skin cancer has been on the increase in Canada for the last 30 years. According to Health Canada, in 2005 there were approximately 78,000 new… Read more »
STUDENT: Carol Poszgai For working mom Carol Poszgai, obtaining a bachelor’s degree is so important that She’s made time to do so even while raising three toddlers. Carol, now in her final semester of Athabasca University’s Human Resources and Labour Relations post-diploma program, explains how her long-term goals are helping her combat the temptation to… Read more »