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Words by Tom Haskell Local conservative, Eugene Brump, who has vowed never to listen to Triple J again following their decision to move the date of the Hottest 100 from Australia Day to the 27th of January, has lashed out at “leftist snowflakes” over their response to the refugee situation on Manus Island. This comes […]

words by Jack Crawford image source: abc.net.au While Jay Weatherill’s international nuclear dump project has been defeated for now, South Australians are still threatened by the Federal Government’s plans to establish a nuclear waste dump. They are targeting the Flinders Ranges and Kimba as potential sites. In the 1950s and ’60s, South Australia hosted nuclear […]

Words by Tom Haskell & Jenny Nguyen The AUU Board for the tenure of 1/12/16–30/11/17 conducted its last meeting on Monday night. On the agenda was a swag of constitutional amendments ranging from simple changes of heading to more controversial amendments to the standing orders of the Board. As well as this, NUS reaffiliation was […]

words by Jenny Nguyen Congratulations Michael! Economics student — and dark horse — Michael Reschke has defied the odds in his election to University Council. The newly condensed block of power will see Reschke representing undergraduate students for a term of two years. The Adelaide University Labor Club-backed candidate campaigned on a platform of smaller tutorials, stopping library cuts and […]

words and art by Kiri Marker Big data knows you better than anyone. Think about it. Your closest friends know only the versions of yourself you feel comfortable showing them. They may know you well, but the ‘you’ that they know is subject to all kinds of censorship. You have as many faces as you […]

Words by On Dit The electronic student evaluations of learning and teaching (or eSELTS for short) are a bi-yearly staple of a student’s end-of-semester checklist. They offer the chance for students to vent about their shitty tutors or dodgy lecturers, or maybe even praise the outstanding staff who make their degree worthwhile. More often than […]

words by On Dit Earlier, On Dit reported on the Adelaide Business Students Society (ABSS) amending their Constitution so that it would hinder the ability of International Students contesting positions on the committee. These amendments were: Allowing all ‘Faculty of Professions students’ to vote instead of just ‘business students’ and forbidding election material and instructions to […]

words by Jenny Nguyen hi warren. Earlier, On Dit reported on the State Government halving the undergraduate representation on University Council. This came into effect immediately and will take its toll on this year university council elections. Only ONE undergraduate student will be elected and they will serve a two year term on the newly condensed […]

Report by Tom Haskell Over the next eight months, Adelaide Uni will be losing 150 years of experience from its Library staff. This will come in the form of four highly skilled research librarians who are opting to retire from the Barr Smith Library as the Uni makes way for the introduction of ‘liaison librarians’. […]

words by Jenny Nguyen Jennifer Li is the third Progress member to be elected to the helm of the Adelaide University Union. She is the first female from this faction to do so. In a series of slightly heated but mostly civil set of events, these are the moments that transpired. Jennifer Li was crowned AUU […]