Costs of Kyoto The Alberta Government has released a study (http://www.gov.ab.ca/acn/200202/11952.html) showing that the cost of Kyoto could be as high as $40 billion dollars, with the Alberta economy suffering as much as 5.5 billion dollars per year. Reading through the press release though, it quickly becomes apparent that this damage also includes estimates of… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2002 AU Insider : http://www.athabascau.ca/insider/2002/Feb01-02.htm#clc Meanwhile, Karen Wong, Manager, CLC, sends on the following note: “Bushwoman Bonnie” shaves for kids! Bonnie Nahornick has a big heart, especially for kids. She also has a lot of hair which she has decided to shave and donate to Wigs for Kids, a division of the Canadian… Read more »
West Jet Airlines officials are still unsure if the federal government will provide air marshals to police their flights, despite the fact that they have been informed of a travelers security surcharge of $12 that comes into effect April 1st. Transport Canada has already assigned air marshals to Air Canada flights while other airlines have… Read more »
TORONTO (CUP) — With the University of Toronto law school passing a contentious five-year plan that will nearly double tuition fees to $22,000 per year, York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School may soon follow suit. Cheryl Sullivan, director of communications at U of T’s faculty of law, says the plan is not about tuition fees… Read more »
The bourgeoisie has stripped of its halo every occupation hitherto honoured and looked up to with reverent awe. It has converted the physician, the lawyer, the priest, the poet, the man of science, into its paid wage- labourers. Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, “Manifesto of the Communist Party” From the 19th century Educators and doctors… Read more »
Physical pain is part of the human experience, yet it is a highly subjective one. Each person responds differently to a pain stimulus, and one cannot judge the degree of physical pain another is feeling – although it may appear obvious when another person is in pain, understanding the severity of such pain is subject… 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 »
This is the first of three columns about Sacred Heart Community School in Regina, Saskatchewan. The school has 450 students, in Grades Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8. In Part One, the staff and students work together to make positive changes in their school. Definitely Worth a Second Look! My son Adam is a happy Grade Three… Read more »
OTTAWA (CUP) — After months of delay, the federal government released two policy papers on skills and innovation last week. Despite the pre-release hype, student and faculty groups are unsure of the effect, if any, the papers will have on post-secondary education. Jim Turk, executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, said the… Read more »
Mary Walsh is the host of a new CBC television show, By The Book. It is a half-hour talkshow that offers viewers discussion “about books I like, with people I like,” says Walsh. Walsh is one of the two executive producers on the show. Michael Donovan, Salter Street’s daddy, is the other and the show… Read more »
BACKGROUNDER In its 25th year, Labatt and Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) have teamed up to sponsor the LPIA program which helps university/college students create their own summer jobs in their chosen field of study. As you know, it’s hard for most students to get “hands-on” work experience in their future career tracks. Each year… Read more »
WE NEED READER FEEDBACK! Any comments, suggestions, feedback, or submissions may be sent to Tammy Moore, Editor of The Voice at tmoore@ausu.org Many thanks for your writing contributions and support, and I look forward to hearing from you all! AUSU ACADEMIC COMMITTEE The AUSU Academic Committee is looking for new members interested in exploring new… Read more »
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “If at first you don’t succeed you’re running about average.” –M. H. Alderson