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Words by Felix Eldridge The University of Adelaide’s 17th Chancellor At 4pm this afternoon the University of Adelaide announced to students that they had a new Chancellor. Catherine Branson AC QC is a former judge of the Federal Court of Australia and has served the University as its Deputy Chancellor since 2017, having joined University Council […]

Words by Felix Eldridge Last night the AUU Board voted to move student elections to a quasi-online election format. What this entails is rather than physical ballot papers, there would be voting conducted by iPads, laptops or other related devices. However, rather than implementing a system where students could vote from their homes via a link, […]

Words by Nix Herriot Photo: 2014 protests against University fee deregulation The COVID-19 pandemic is being used as the pretext for historic attacks on higher education. Education Minister Dan Tehan has proposed measures to slash public funding and saddle students with debt. These sweeping ‘reforms’, to be implemented from next year, would increase the cost of […]

Words by Things To Do At Adelaide U founders Credit: https://www.facebook.com/ThingsToDoAtAdelaideU/ Things To Do At Adelaide U is a passion project that we initially spearheaded to help support clubs. We’ve had this idea since we first got involved with the clubs community. We want to stress that we approached student reps and AUU staff on this […]

Words by Stasi Kapetanos Coronavirus has affected us all and we all have had to find ways to work around it. In America the plan seems to be to carry on, but even they cannot keep calm. With a healthcare system that is inaccessible to the average person and designed for profiteering, and a thoroughly […]

Words by Leah SchamSchurin *The following article in no way attempts to replicate or replace medical professional advice and assistance. If you or someone you know is experiencing poor mental and/or physical health, please consult a GP, councillor, or any other relevant professional. Credit: ChilledCow Fact number one: Life is stressful. Regardless of the responsibilities […]

Words by Larisa Forgac In the famous words of Salt-N-Pepa: let’s talk about sex, baby! When you’re down to clown, in a mood for a root, or getting jiggy with it, you always need a good song to get you in the right mindset. Let’s be honest, when you break it down to its bare essentials, […]

Words by the UofA Women’s Collective “Another OnDit article…” you think. Yes, you’re right. Another OnDit article about the UofA Women’s Collective and their long, uphill battle for AUU club affiliation. Why is this still a debate? Just to recap: 2019 timeline 2020 timeline The Beginning: Equal Representation of Views The UofA Women’s Collective formed to […]

Words by Michelle Roylance UofA Pro-Choice Club logo Late last night, it was revealed that the UofA Pro-Choice Club’s application was rejected during in-camera session of the AUU board meeting a week ago. This decisions comes after last year’s controversy when AUU granted funding and a platform to the pro-life club LifeChoice to ‘promote the dignity of […]

Words by Larisa Forgač No one can deny that the COVID-19 pandemic threw some curveballs and shook up our lives in the way that we never could have expected. If these times are uncertain and confusing for all of us, then they are especially so for women. I write this article simply to point out that […]