Do you know all the words to Canada’s national anthem? Can you rattle off the names of every prime minister?and the years they were elected? Whether You’re a whiz on Canadiana or need to brush up on the names of the capitals, the Talk About Canada!? Scholarship Quiz is back and you could win some… Read more »
One of the biggest factors underlying the global financial mess was easy credit. For years, banks and brokers made staggering profits by coming up with new ways to get people into mortgages?even people who would never be able to afford the spiralling interest rates on those sub-prime loans. Even with the depths of the financial… Read more »
Excuse me, Sir. I don’t mean to be disrespectful, and I don’t mean to be rude. But there are some things you ought to be aware of. You should know, for example, that the brain of that moth that you never would have noticed, the one squashed on the grill of your Mercedes SUV, is… Read more »
Release date: October 7, 2008 Label: Vagrant Records Tracks: 12 Rating: 6 Life is Not a Waiting Room is the fourth album released by New Jersey’s Senses Fail; their third with Vagrant Records and also their third to have charted on international music charts. This record has charted at number one on the US indie… Read more »
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CD: Rory Block, Blues Walkin’ Like a Man Release date: 2008 Label: Stony Plain Records A Place in the Blues Pantheon for Little White Girls from New Jersey ?Blues Walkin’ Like a Man transcends gender. The blues got so bad that they manifested into human form and began walking down the road beside you …. Read more »
2009 AUSU Handbook/Planners The 2009 AUSU planner pre-order form is up! You’ll find the order form on the AUSU home page, but please note, the planner will only be sent out when it arrives in our office in December. Anyone who pre-orders will be in the first batch of planners mailed out. If you order… Read more »
Jeanne (Doucet) Currie is an Acadian recording artist living in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. From July to September 2008 her third CD, Serrons-nous la Main, was one of the top 10 songs on Franco Country, Radio-Canada, Galaxie. She was one of the artists featured in ?Members News? in the SOCAN French magazine Paroles et Musique… Read more »
Visions and Contemplations Making wise choices for the future means being informed. If you’re looking for a place to start, these films examine some of today’s important social, political, and environmental issues: The Corporation, Who Killed the Electric Car, Zeitgeist, Seeds of Change, and Loose Change. These films and others are available online at Google… Read more »
Despite turmoil, career climate warm for upcoming graduates: job experts OTTAWA (CUP) ? Job prospects for the class of 2009 may not be as dismal as a rising national unemployment rate and a recent increase in layoffs suggest. With 71,000 Canadian jobs cut in November?66,000 of those in Ontario alone?upcoming graduates are left wondering whether… Read more »
At Home: Harper and Obama to meet, possibly disagree over NAFTA Although spokespeople for the Obama administration cannot give details on the agenda or specify a date, they have announced that once Barrack Obama becomes president of the United States on January 20, his first international trip will be to Canada. The current president-elect has… Read more »
If you want to get the latest scoop on what’s happening at AU, look no further than their Magazines and Publications page?the place to be for student news, links to scholastic journals, and newsletters. You’ll find Open Magazine, full of great articles and interviews (be sure to check out the fascinating history of AU in… Read more »
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