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Love & Virtue

By Diana Reid Reviewed by Michelle Roylance “It’s fucked,” I said. “Like if you don’t think about it too much then it’s so fun. All the parties and being surrounded by friends all the time. But that’s the problem, right?” – pg 48. Love & Virtue encompasses everything about university that is and is not […]

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Goodbye Enquiring Mind, hello Indigenous knowledge & STEM electives

Words by Ivan Jankovic The DVCA told us the decision to axe ARTS 1007 was partly due to the controversial JobsReady Graduate bill For years, new students in the Arts Faculty have bonded over their mutual, surprisingly deep-seated hatred of ARTS 1007: Enquiring Mind, a compulsory first-year course, and usually among their first tastes of university learning. […]

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Opinion

Sex and the (Small) City

The best dating strategy is giving up Emelia Haskey iStock by Getty Images With my busy schedule involving juggling study, work, and my plans to nationalise the production of Moscato, I’ve been taking some time away from the dating scene. The sheer bliss of not constantly checking your tinder messages and trying to come up with […]

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Opinion

School Strike 4 Climate: This isn’t an issue for future generations; it’s the reality now

Words by Anjali Beames 2019 School Strike 4 Climate at SA Parliament. Credit: InDaily. My name is Anjali Beames and I’m a 15-year-old climate activist, and organiser for School Strike for Climate. School Strike for Climate is a global movement run by students of all ages, genders, races, sexualities, and backgrounds. We are one of the biggest […]

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Review: 4000 Miles (Adelaide University Theatre Guild)

Words by Beck Rowse Grief, politics, and family take centre-stage in Amy Herzog’s Pulitzer finalist Laura Antoniazzi and Jackson Barnard in 4000 Miles. Venue: Little Theatre, University of Adelaide Directed by Erik Strauts Written by Amy Herzog Length: 2 hours + intermission You sit on a couch in a cosy New York apartment. Your feet rest on a […]

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UofA job cuts: Uni backtracks on numbers, but outlook still grim says NTEU

Words by Ivan Jankovic The Faculty mergers will result in 104 job losses, according to a leaked proposal On Thursday 30 September, UofA staff were provided with a Draft Change Proposal (DCP) which explained how the proposed organisational restructure would affect existing jobs. Largely owing to campaigners from No Adelaide University Cuts, the document has been circulated […]

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2021 Student Election: What Happened

Words by Stasi Kapetanos Anyone who follows On Dit twitter (@OnDitMagazine) should know that the student elections, which seemed to be bothering everyone just a few short weeks ago, were a resounding victory for the political left in student politics. Starting with the Adelaide University Union (AUU) board, we saw the Labor Left and Right […]

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Film Review: Pig

Words by Bree Pollard A strange, beautiful film with an outstanding performance by Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage as Robin in Pig. Directed by Michael Sarnoski Starring Nicolas Cage Released 16 September 92 mins Michael Sarnoski’s directorial debut, Pig, follows truffle forager Robin Feld (Nicolas Cage) searching for his beloved truffle-finding pig after she is kidnapped. I went into […]

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Review: The Triumph of Man (Theatre)

Words by Jialun Qi A bombastic and bamboozling offer from Rumpus Theatre Cast of The Triumph of Man. Photos by Laura Franklin. Venue: Rumpus Theatre, Bowden Directed by Mary Angely Written by James Watson Length: 2 hours + intermission 2/5 stars The Triumph of Man is a funny play — sort of like a rollercoaster that was going extremely […]

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“Taboo”: Why can’t we talk openly about women’s menstrual health?

Words by Emily Tattersall Illustration by Issi Moore. Periods. There are plenty of different ways to describe them, but put simply, they refer to the vaginal bleeding that women experience as a part of their monthly cycle, for the majority of their lives. Yet, menstruation is still considered to be a taboo in society, which seems […]