Ahhhhh, August in your favourite provincial or national park. The sky is cloudless, the wind still. The air, shimmering with a late summer haze, hangs with a brooding silence that speaks of the distant coming of fall. Birds sing, and the ground cover rustles as busy little animals scurry on their errands, invisible to all… Read more »
Convocation 2010 AUSU wishes to congratulate this year’s graduates, whether attending Convocation in person or by distance. We wish you the best of luck in your future pursuits. You are an inspiration to all AU students! AUSU Executive Election AUSU has recently held its internal election for the Executive. We wish to congratulate Barbara Rielly… Read more »
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There’s a popular little reality show called So You Think You Can Dance. I have to confess I’ve never seen it, but the title sticks in my mind because I always, in a dark, autonomic recess of my brain, convert it to something else: So You Think You Can Write. Because writing’s easy, isn’t it?… Read more »
Life, or at least my life, has the habit of turning on a dime. Or maybe more accurately, the idea for change comes quickly, but the actual deed takes much longer. Case in point: in February, I read a special Edmonton Journal pullout section on the funeral industry. The article that captured my interest and… Read more »
Book: Sherene Razack, Malinda Smith, and Sunera Thobani, eds., States of Race: Critical Race Feminism for the 21st Century Publisher: Between the Lines, 2010 ?These groups became communities of people without ?the right to have rights? and live in areas where violence may be directed at them with impunity. All such excluded groups are racialized,… Read more »
Cochemea Gastelum is a Yaqui jazz saxophonist and recording artist. As a member of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, he backed up Amy Winehouse in performance of and in the recording studio for her album Back to Black. The Electric Sound of Johnny Arrow, Gastelum’s first solo album, was recently reviewed in The Voice. Two… Read more »
Choosing to learn by distance doesn’t mean you have to give up the opportunity to get student discounts at the movies, the bookstore, or the train station. According to the Student Calendar, every ?active Athabasca University student? is eligible to request a photo student identification card. To apply, you need to mail or fax the… Read more »
At Home: Prairie Plague The plague?the legendary Black Death?stalked European cities and villages more than 650 years ago, but that doesn’t mean It’s dead and gone. It still lurks in the modern world, and has even been found a little too close to home. As The Globe and Mail reports, a prairie dog dead from… Read more »
As August deepens into late summer, the harvest begins rolling into farmers? markets everywhere. we’re all aware of the environmental benefits of home preserving fruits, vegetables, and herbs, but the task of preparing it all seems daunting. These links suggest that it might be quite easy to set out on the journey toward ecological self-sufficiency…. Read more »
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