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Adelaide Uni students swipe left on Swipe Right: student elections result in Liberal wipeout

Words by Ethan Penglase Swipe Right, the election outfit of the Adelaide University Liberal Club, saw its primary vote in the 2018 student elections almost halved under the management of Hugh Sutton. Swipe Right has failed to secure a single AUU Board or SRC position after its share of the total votes cast halved. In 2017, […]

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A Conversation with Emily Taheny, Luke McKenzie and Marion Pilowsky

Interview by Austin Frape I had the chance to talk with Australian actors Emily Tahney and Luke McKenzie, as well as writer and director Marion Pilowsky, who are all currently touring with their new Australian romantic comedy, The Flip Side. The film tells the story of a chef named Ronnie (Tahney) who once had a relationship […]

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Interview with Sam Cromack

Interview by Andy Nguyen Two legends of Triple J — Ball Park Music and San Cisco — are teaming up for a tour all across Australia starting in September. With so much indie goodness packed into one show, it is bound to be a ripper of a time. I was given the opportunity to interview to Sam from Ball Park […]

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Ecoversity, more like ecotoryism

Words by Anonymous If there was a takeaway lesson from the plastic straw cull, it should be that corporate environmentalism proves to be a glass half empty approach to climate change. This is because banning plastic straws only serves a dual purpose for business; generally, it is a cost-cutting measure (one less liability!), that does […]

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What is really going on in the United States?

Words by Kent Getsinger The answer won’t be found in the news. Bluntly, not Trump. But Trumpism. The discussion of Trumpism is what is largely missing when the media reports on US politics. It is not his tweets, executive orders nor his hyperbolic insinuations towards the media “bias”. It’s something different. When discussing Trumpism the […]

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‘It’s extremely inappropriate’: Tahlia Penn slams Oscar Ong’s conduct on Clubs Committee

Words by Ethan Penglase Clubs Committee Chair Oscar Ong allegedly encouraged a ‘pro-life’ club to make an application to become a registered club despite the expression of interest being rejected. Oscar Ong is one of the front runners for AUU President this election Earlier in the year, pro-life club LifeChoice Adelaide submitted an expression of interest to […]

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An open letter to St Mark’s College,

It’s been a while, three years in fact, since I walked amongst your grounds. Three years since my mother dropped me off inside your gates, a goodbye filled with hugs and tears but also the comforting thought that you would look after me — you promised that. Five months ago I got a message from a friend: […]

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Private school networks help local student politician to boost latest profile update

Words by Jennifer Nguyen Prospective SRC general councillor, Bill Briller, has today announced his candidacy for student elections through their social channels, at “prime time” no less. “Hey guys, it’s that time of the year again”, the post begins coyly, “my name is Bill and I’m running to be your SRC GC”. Accompanying this press release, […]

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Spaces and places in academia

Words by Chloe Cannell Chloe Cannell talks to current PhD students Shawna Marks, Paul Chambers and Simone Marangon about the upcoming Gender, Sex and Sexualities (GSS) postgraduate conference, and their involvement as members of the organising committee. The fifth annual South Australian Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Gender, Sex and Sexualities conference will be hosted […]

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Luther and Confucius at Work: The Convenience of Stereotypes

Words by Rui Sihombing There’s a peculiar narrative of what lays behind the enduring stagnation of the European economy. You’ve probably heard some sort of variation of it, you might even believe it, and just for the sake of rhetoric allow me to present a stylised and exaggerated version of it. The diligent, productive industrial […]