The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Wayne O’Toole (he/him), a brand new student just beginning his AU journey this May. Wayne is enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts, major in Sociology and a minor in Inclusive Education. From Unam’ki/Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Wayne stated, “I would like to begin by acknowledging… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
When I was in high school, there was a repertory movie house where you could see a double bill of classic or notable older films for just a couple of dollars. My friends and I would go there pretty often on Friday and Saturday nights, whenever we either weren’t working dishwashing, waitering or busing dishes… Read more »
Yip, yip, YOWL! In golf, trying too many practice putts can induce a case of the yips where a player will yelp in frustration as their motor skills cease to co-operate with the brain’s signals to engage in a gentle, repetitive, swinging motion. Like a dog whose paw has momentarily been trod on, the howl… Read more »
Sir Thomas Carlyle said, “A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.” Similarly, a loving heart is the beginning of all dreams. And we’ve got one day, each day, to come closer to realizing all our goals and dreams. So, how do we fit our hopes and aspirations into each passing day? First, let… Read more »
Artist: Louise Burns Album: Element Vancouver producer-songwriter, Louise Burns, has released her fifth studio album, Element. The album is available for streaming anywhere you get your music. Of the album, Burns says, “For me, there is nothing more radical than being joyful despite what you’re going through.” She adds that her new album is about… Read more »
Dear Barb: My parents just separated because my dad was having an affair with my aunt (mom’s sister)! I am devastated! I thought my aunt and my dad got along well, but I never figured this would happen. My mom is heartbroken and barely able to function. Meanwhile my dad wants me to be happy… Read more »
Technical glitches have a fateful feel to them: it’s like Murphy’s Law (where anything that can go wrong will go wrong) meets the original Jurassic Park (where a chaos principle ensures that a teensy bugaboo leads to an infinite regress of larger and larger foul-ups). So it was that when AU last month conducted an… Read more »
I recently attended a performance hosted by Candlelight, a live, multi-sensory musical concert that is hosted across the world. Local musicians showcase their interpretation of classical and contemporary pieces. For example, I attended a classical quartet featuring Bach, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven. If you’re someone who hasn’t been to a classical music quartet before, the idea… Read more »
People’s appeal towards conspiracy theories starts with the tin foil hat. No, seriously, it does. Hear me out, the hat goes on your head, and your head encompasses your brain, and the brain is what is responsible for a person’s ability to figure things out. At some point in our life, every one of us… Read more »
Over the past few years, some prominent voices have chosen to take the pop culture route and shame ‘fatness’, but also to speak about people who they know nothing about except for the fact that they may be “fat”. One would expect such comments to come from individuals that are trying to become “influencers” and… Read more »
Every once in a while, more often than I care to admit, I find myself going down a rabbit hole that’s difficult to climb out of. This week, I found a music video called “Hi Ren”, by a singer and rap-artist named, appropriately, Ren. I’m a few months late to this particular party apparently, but… Read more »
I have Gopi Krishna syndrome. It’s a great thing to have. Gopi Krishna was a Hindu who had a life-transformative experience: he underwent enlightenment through a physical bolt of energy that erupted throughout his spine during a Kundalini moment in meditation. As a result of the unwieldy power, he started going crazy and sought others… Read more »
Beyond “Not in My Backyard”: A rural response to the toxic drug emergency Tues, May 9, 10:00 to 11:30 am MDT Online Hosted by AU Communities in Transition news.athabascau.ca/events/beyond-not-in-my-backyard-a-rural-response-to-the-toxic-drug-emergency/ Register through above link Library Chat Tues, May 9, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Worth the wait. When course textbooks for three courses didn’t show up by the first day of study, a student wondered how long they usually take. After a number of responses were posted, including a few mini-rants about etexts, the original poster commented that the parcel with the textbooks arrived later that… Read more »
Scholarship name: Student Essay Contest Sponsored by: Fraser Institute Deadline: June 1, 2023 Potential payout: up to $1500 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be students studying in Canada or Canadian students studying abroad, and be either high-school, undergraduate, or graduate students in any discipline. What’s required: An online application including contact and academic info, along with… Read more »
