Words by Felix Eldridge The relationship between the Adelaide University Union (AUU) and the Student Representative Council (SRC) is fraught with unaccountability, inefficiency and hostility. There is only one effective long-term solution to these problems: The abolition of the SRC and subsequent incorporation of its functions into the AUU. The AUU is the stronger, more senior, […]
Words by Darcy Mounkley Dr Melfi’s Husband: Well, you’re gonna have to have someone escort you to your car at night. Dr Melfi: What’s that supposed to mean? MH: That’s what the rape counsellor woman told me. Deserted parking garages are where a huge percentage of these attacks happen. M: You think this is my fault. […]
Words by Georgia Wiley After two years of studying Development Studies I sold my soul and moral superiority to transfer into Economics. My first-year econ courses were largely dominated by commerce students, resentful that BES is compulsory (rational people). As my degree went on, the majority of the commerce kids filtered out leaving only those of […]
Words by Fahad Ali I became engaged in politics in my first year of university. The noxious call-out culture of the contemporary Left meant that I had to tread carefully. Check your privilege. Watch your words. Don’t anger the beast. And all this, while I was still trying to figure out who I was and what […]
Words by Katerina Grypma Artwork by Nozhat Hassan I realised I was a part of nature years before I realised I was a woman. Climbing and bleeding, discovering and collecting the insects and animals all over my backyard as a kid, I felt more in touch with non-human life than I have ever since. To me, ecofeminism — a […]
Words by Olivia De Zilva The 2000s is a time us millennials have great nostalgia for. Tamagotchis, crimped hair, butterfly clips and Goosebumps novels were the things that made us into the people we are today. But what about the music? Read below for our top picks on the essential sounds of the 2000s. Featuring plenty […]
To: Anne Hewitt (Convener) and the AUU Election Tribunal Cc: The AUU Board, the general student population Dear Ms Anne Hewitt, I wish to begin by echoing the AUU itself in thanking you for your thorough and rigorous review of the 2018 student elections. Your role is an oft overlooked but utterly vital one. I write not […]
Words by Clare Nolan In life, three things are certain — death, taxes, and debates about sugar taxes. The annual should-we-or-shouldn’t-we debate about implementing a tax on food and beverages with a high sugar content was sparked again by a Four Corners investigation into the obesity epidemic in Australia a few months ago. You may have read some […]
Words by William Miller Hollywood, 1933. Louis B Mayer, the co-founder of MGM studios and a giant of the industry, calls celebrated star William ‘Billy’ Haines into his office. Soon after this meeting, Haines’ acting career is over. Haines was a hugely successful leading man in the silent era but, with the advent of sound in […]
Words by Lucy Turner Artword by angvs.art Neuralink Is it no surprise that the founder of a company that seeks to aggressively speed up Brain Computer Interface (BCI) technology is the visionary, Elon Musk? His company, founded in 2016, named Neuralink aims to use and develop existing technology such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and […]
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