British Columbia: The Land of Forgiveness The provincial government of British Columbia is expanding (http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/nrm_news_releases/2004MAE0060-001036.htm) their loan forgiveness program. Under this program, students in certain courses of study can have their loans eliminated by agreeing to work in locations that have a high need for those types of professionals. The program used to apply only… Read more »
The thing I enjoy most about the Christmas season is the opportunity it brings for indulging in luxury. Before you accuse me of shameless materialism, or start to think that I’m wealthy or privileged, I’ll point out that I’m not talking about the sort of luxury that only a well-padded bank account or a high… Read more »
Book Ban Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian dissident and the first Muslim woman to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize, is being prohibited from publishing her memoirs in the United States because of laws that forbid “trading with the enemy.” Ebadi is a persuasive voice in the struggle against an Islam commandeered by fundamentalist extremists. This… Read more »
AUSU Christmas Hours Over the Christmas Holidays, AUSU will be closed for the same duration as the university. Our hours will be as follows: Dec 24, 2004: office closes at 3:00 pm, MST Dec 25, 2004 through Jan 3, 2005: Office Closed Jan 4, 2005: Office open at 8:30 am, MST Are you in Need… Read more »
Dear Barb; I’m in my first year at University and many miles away from my home. Therefore, I will not be able to afford to fly home for Christmas this year. This will be very difficult since this is the first Christmas I have not been with my family. Is there anything I can do… Read more »
It’s Christmas Eve sometime in the distant past, and I’m in a ski cabin in the Kootenays that my roommate Todd and I rented with the last of our summer tree planting money. With both of our families in remote places, we decided to “get away from it all” this year. At this point in… Read more »
WHAT’S NEW ON PRIMETIME THE AMAZING RACE Last week, 9 Teams set out from Norway and traveled to Sweden where they visited the ice bar as well as IKEA and had to do some tedious staff chores. Later, they had to unroll hay bales to search for a clue. It took Lena over 8 hours;… Read more »
I no longer remember where it originally came from. It’s written in red permanent marker on a piece of yellow foolscap spattered with a couple of decades worth of spilled tomato sauce, red wine, oil and who-knows-what-else. For many years now it’s been committed to memory, and remains folded at the bottom of the kitchen… Read more »
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) Director: James Foley Adaptation: David Mamet Original play: David Mamet Actors: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Johnathan Pryce, Bruce Altman, Jude Ciccolella. BRIDEY: Always did love this picture. Love it the more each time I see it. Wow. That jazz is so jazzlike as… Read more »
Body Found In Iraq Not Hassan’s Dental records show that the body of a Western woman found in Iraq is not that of hostage Margaret Hassan. Foreign Office says that London still thinks she is probably dead. Hassan was kidnapped on October 19 as she was being driven to work in Baghdad, where she was… Read more »