Author of the bestselling and award-winning Canadian novel, The Break. Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry winner for her book of poetry, North End Love Songs. And now, one of us. Meet Winnipeg’s Katherena Vermette, AU’s 2018-2019 Writer-in-Residence. What is a Writer-in-Residence, you ask? The Writer-in-Residence is an appointed position held by an award-winning Canadian… Read more »
‘Entitlement: Old as the Hills’ etc Nobody wants to be called entitled, even if it’s true. As university students we’re at risk of becoming branded with this pejorative term regardless of our age; protesting our innocence may seem of no avail. After all, only an entitled person would complain that the label was unfair! And… Read more »
I think it’s fair to say I have few needs and simple tastes. Just kidding. In reality, my needs are embarrassingly abundant, and can be convoluted to the point of byzantine. They’re also hard to tell apart from my “wants.” The way I see it, it’s a tough and shitty old world sometimes, and we… Read more »
Many online behavioural blogs claim that how we deal with finances is directly related to our first memory of “money” or what it symbolizes. Digging deep into our money memories helps us gain awareness about how we think and feel about money and about how we handle our finances—whether we perform these actions consciously or… Read more »
I had a morbidly obese friend. I was obese at that time too. Once, when we ate lunch together, I gasped when I saw him eat a whole muffin in one swallow. I asked, “Don’t you worry about choking?” We then bonded over tales about our uncontrollable weight. After that day, I didn’t see my… Read more »
Alex Cégé: voice, acoustic guitar Jici LG: electric guitar, voice, acoustic guitar JPhil Major: bass, voice, acoustic guitar Raphaël Liberge-Simard: percussion Florent Schmitt: electric piano Mangeur de Rêves (“Dream Eater”) is a Montreal-based folk-rock band that formed in 2016. The band has just released their debut album, Histoires a l’envers (backwards stories), a masterpiece of… Read more »
As an AU student, we may have priorities ranging from working part-time to completing our degrees while supporting a dependent. And one of the largest housekeeping chores is grocery shopping to maintain a healthy and varied diet. However, certain times of the year, including midterm and final exam season, many students may not have the… Read more »
Does your teenage sister have autism but knits toques and mitts for the homeless? Does your 94-year old Grandma have more style than Katy Perry? Do you dream of cycling across Canada to prove your disease is not a life sentence? Well, then you’ve got a documentary in you: “Most people take the route of… Read more »
ENGL 303 (A History of Drama Part 1: Early Stages) is a three-credit course that traces the history of Western theatre from its Greek origins to the beginning of the eighteenth century in England and France, with specific references to the plays in a core anthology, The Wadsworth Anthology of Drama. This course has two… Read more »
Let’s just start off with the good stuff. Our feature article this week is an interview with AU’s newest writer-in-residence, Katherena Vermette. Tania Parker talks to this Governor General award-winning writer about her routine and what she’s going to be doing while serving as AU’s writer-in-residence. The writer-in-residence program is one that, like the Write… Read more »
Most According to the Canadian Provincial Health Services Authority, February is Heart Month, which makes sense since it contains Valentine’s Day on the 14th. Maintaining a healthy heart, that amazing organ continuously beating in your chest from birth until death, generally unnoticed, is important to your present and future well being. A strong ticker delivers… Read more »
Current AU students, entrenched in the seemingly endless struggle toward their degrees, may think I’m crazy. But after finishing my degree at AU last year, I returned to take one more course. I’m not a sucker for punishment. I’m not turning into a career student. I just decided to take one course simply for the… Read more »
Prime Minister Trudeau’s government passed more than 200 changes in the way Canadian elections take place. Some of the changes that Canadians should be aware of include limiting the length of federal election campaigns, allowing those outside the country for more than five years to vote, and new ways to punish “politically motivated groups such… Read more »
Zotero and Mendeley Citation Management Tools Tues, Feb 19, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library library.athabascau.ca/orientations.html No pre-registration necessary Student Town Hall Tues, Feb 19, 11:30 am to 2:00 pm MST Peace Hills Trust Building, Room 1222, 10010 – 109 St NW, Edmonton AB In person and Online Hosted by… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Isabella wonders if she needs to wait for her final marks before she can apply to graduate; short answer is “nope!” Courtney asks if other students have tried doing courses quickly, one at a time, rather than several at once; overwhelmingly, they have. Other posts include AU library, going from laptop to… Read more »
This space is provided free to AUSU: The Voice does not create or edit this content. Contact services@ausu.org with any questions. IMPORTANT DATES Feb 15: March degree requirements deadline Feb 18: Office Closure Feb 19: AUSU Council Meeting Feb 19: AU Zotero and Mendeley Citation Webinar Feb 28: Deadline to apply for course extension for… Read more »
Scholarship name: A-1 Auto Transport Scholarship Sponsored by: A-1 Auto Transport Deadline: March 10, 2019 Potential payout: up to $1000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be full- or part-time students in an accredited or non-accredited institute, truck driving school, or other logistics program, and have a GPA of at least 3.0. What’s required: An email with… Read more »
Dear Barb: I don’t know if you can help me, as I’m in a bad place in my life and don’t know how to move forward. Several years ago, me and a couple of buddies went out partying and I ended up driving home. I knew I shouldn’t have been driving, but I thought if… Read more »
