Words by Samantha Bedford Credit: Lan Truong Due to the negative perception of the beauty industry as reinforcing the objectification of women, it has now adapted its marketing to popularise the “natural look”, to be achieved with as many products as is possible to sell. Corporate advertisers have cleverly incorporated the language of progressivity into their […]
Words by anonymous Recently, the Chinese Students Association was disaffiliated from the Adelaide University Union. The reasoning given is that the club failed to follow the union rules including record keeping and a democratically elected executive. However, in the context of current international politics, and the mud fight that is student politics, ulterior motives must […]
Words by Sam Chapman There are 6 major factions at the University of Adelaide, double that of any other South Australian University. All of them differ on policy, effectiveness once in power and their target constituency. Grades have been awarded to the effectiveness of their campaign, taking into account electoral and primary gains and losses, […]
Words by Rory Spiers Illustration by Emily Savage Roseworthy is a small country town situated roughly 50km north of Adelaide, far enough away to be overlooked by North Terrace based student leaders. This sleepy little town is also home to the University of Adelaide’s School of Animal and Veterinary Science. The Roseworthy Campus itself caters to […]
Words by Samantha Bedford Bundaberg is the 9th largest city in Queensland with a population just shy of 100,000 people. What was it like growing up in Bundaberg and performing at friends’ house parties? And what are your thoughts on Queensland Diesel? I’m actually in Bundaberg right now! And I reckon Queensland Diesel (Bundaberg Rum) […]
Review by Melissa Griffin, photos by Jonathan James BOT. Photo by Jonathan James, ‘The Trapdoor Project’ Birds of Tokyo kicked off their Good Lord national tour in Adelaide on September 12th, with a sold out two-night run at The Gov. Opening for the Aussie contemporary rockers was 21-year-old Melbourne singer Samsaruh, who quickly gained the attention […]
Review by Emily Savage Illustration by Emily Savage Charmingly awkward, funny and with hallucinatory surrealness, Windmill Theatre Company’s Girl Asleep returns to the stage 5 years after its first performance. The play originally premiered at the 2014 Adelaide Festival before being adapted for the screen in a film described as a stylistic fusion of “Napoleon Dynamite”, […]
Interview by Imogen Hindson Editor Imogen Hindson sat down with Adelaide University students Jana and Hanna, who are behind the organisation of Adelaide’s upcoming OXJAM event — a gig raising funds for climate change. We talked about the gig itself, the important work Oxfam is doing to eradicate global poverty, and the necessity of collective action in […]
Maxim Buckley (we can’t find his birth certificate, his landline rings dead, all the letters we send are returned and even his alleged family won’t speak to us) reports. Graphic design by Maxim Buckley. Can you see it’s my passion? Wow, what a week. That certainly was really long and draining. Thank god who won did. […]
Maxim Buckley (definitely a real person) and Samantha Bedford (unconfirmed) report. With the change of the seasons being confusing and many students not yet knowing what to wear, it certainly is a confusing time on campus. It seems even the StuPol candidates haven’t been immune to this. Earlier this week, Electi-On Dit witnessed shirts and […]
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