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10 things that happened at Question Time: Stupol Panel

Words/tweets by Jenny Nguyen Photos by Angus Yallop Hack (noun) An ambitious undergraduate student who thinks it’s totally normal to yell out ‘shame’ and ‘hear, hear’ in real life. Wintery Tuesday evenings are for Hacks to convene in Lower Napier. Hosted by the Arts Students Association, the panel aims to provide some transparency about student union elections […]

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STUPOL through the ages

words Hayley Mohacsy and Connie Tran Ah, Stupol. Tis the season of campaigning candidates, election promises, and individuals being inundated with multiple flyers (pls recycle). It happens every year, but how exactly did it come to play and was there ever a time when elections… didn’t exist on campus? STUPOL THEN The Adelaide University Union […]

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Etymology lesson: what is a ‘cuck’ and where did the word come from?

Words by Andre Bemmer Artist interpretation of Steve Bannon aka ‘King Cuck’ Many species of Cuckoo birds are brood-parasites and lay their eggs in the nests of other birds. From this particularly naughty habit comes the word ‘cuckold’ (short: cuck) which is the husband of an adulterous wife — the husband of which is often unaware of his […]

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My Submission to the “Respectful Debate”

Words by Darcy Mounkley I had my first real crush one someone when I was about 12. They were smart and beautiful. They would recommend me books sometimes, which I would read as quickly as possible so that I could have an excuse to talk to them the next time we met. I didn’t really […]

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Three Tall Women Review

Directed by Geoff BrittainWords by Austin Frape Adapted from the 1991 play by Edward Albee, Three Tall Women is the University of Adelaide Theatre Guild’s latest production from director Geoff Brittain and stars Jean Walker, Rachel Burfield and Jessica Carroll. The play centres around three unnamed women having a conversation in one room. Through their […]

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UofA “We are sorry for every instance of sexual harassment and assault”

Words by Tom Haskell The University of Adelaide apologised for all instances of sexual harassment and assault at a public forum today “This is our problem so we need to build the solution for it.” These were the closing remarks from Pascale Quester, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), for the forum on yesterday’s report into sexual harassment […]

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UofA students four times more likely to experience sexual harassment during student placement…

Report finds that students from Adelaide are more likely to be sexually assaulted than students from UniSA and Flinders Words by Tom Haskell CW: Sexual Assault A report released today by the Australian Human Rights Commission has revealed that in 2016, 51% of students surveyed had faced sexual harassment. Of this figure, 63% are women. 6.9% […]

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Email tirade attacks ‘Pretty Face’ poised to be the next President of the SA Young Liberals

Words by Tom Haskell The Email in question On Dit has obtained an email written by a disgruntled member of the SA Young Liberals describing the expected future President as a ‘Show Pony’, a ‘Presidentess’, and a ‘pretty face’. In the email, the member who goes by the pseudonym of ‘The True Conservative’ has lashed out […]

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10 things that definitely occurred during the examination period

freak out. a lot. board the G10/20 busses from the CBD with a dozen other students heading into Wayville for exams Adelaide Metro, an old friend. create a Snapchat of this nature to send to all your peers 4. doubt yourselves and turn to group prayers 5. forget something last minute 6. visited the Adelaide University […]

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Having a hard time with erectile dysfunction

Words by Anonymous “ED” is something everyone experiences in one way or another, it is something anyone involved in a relationship with at least one penis-bearing-person must deal with. It’s easy to brush off once or twice perhaps, especially when drunk, or with a long-term partner, or maybe with a lot of built up sexual […]