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Editorial—A Real Scare for Friday the 13th

This morning, the email hit my box from AU that the Board of Governors had approved tuition increases of 2% for both undergraduate and graduate programs and courses, to take effect on September 1, 2025.  This increase is the maximum allowable by law for this year for Alberta students, and AU has, as per usual,… Read more »

Chance Encounters and Life Paths–AU and Learners

About a week after spending an afternoon with Athabasca University’s Dean of Business to commemorate receiving the “Rising Star” award, photos and videos of Athabasca University award winners were shared and made the rounds online.  Kids I grew up with in the Heron Gate area, nearby communities, and that I went to school with also… Read more »

Creating a Movie to Spread Unconditional Love

I created my most magnificent video yesterday, based on a gorgeous poem from a loved one.  I showed it to my cinema manager friend, and she said, “It’s beautiful!” I will put this video message of love in the cinema pre-show for a month once I get the tax credit or full-time work.  The video… Read more »

The Glow From Small Coloured Lights

As we know, for all of its beautiful and precious moments, the world can be a stressful and worrisome place.  So much time spent fretting over things large and small.  Do we invite creepy uncle Fred to the Christmas Eve get-together again this year?  What will the job market look like when I finally graduate… Read more »

Editorial—Winding Down

Welcome to the last month of the year. The month when, because of Holiday season, everybody’s studies start winding down, even if they don’t want them to.  Sure, a lot of us plan to use the holidays as that time to really bear down on our courses, thinking that the lulls in work schedule will… Read more »

Everything I Ate in Japan—Part I

Recently I had a very short trip to Japan for a single week, but there was so much interesting food that I found that this article is in two parts. Since WestJet has started offering direct flights to Tokyo, it made much more sense to visit Asia than to fly to the east coast of… Read more »

The Right Place at the Right Time

I am a firm believer in the idea that everything happens for a purpose, and for my good.  This is all swept up in my religion, but this maxim doesn’t necessarily have to be linked to faith; I’ve met plenty of people who believe in this idea but not in any particular god.  Yes, my… Read more »

The Age Advantage

I once participated in an interview where I was asked to discuss my experience working in a group comprised of individuals of varying ages.  I shared an encounter from my previous role in the advertising industry as an HR professional.  In that position, I was part of a project committee consisting of eight members with… Read more »