Words by Felix Eldridge The State of the Union (SOTU) column is a permanent feature in On Dit. This column enables the President of the AUU to inform students of their plans and achievements. Startling revelations have now come to light regarding allegations that a former AUU President substantially copied the work of a previous AUU […]
Words by: Lawrence Hull With the contest for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party heating up, many policy issues are being put forth, with fiscal policy becoming a pivotal talking point. Both Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are proposing various tax reforms to pay for their proposed ideas of Medicare for all, government funded college […]
Words by Maxim Buckley An event that I didn’t know about (and I’m sure the majority of Adelaide Uni students don’t know about) is the annual Waite vs. Roseworthy football and netball competition. Once a year, all of the utes, Akubras and actually used and dusty RM Williams that the two campuses have to offer […]
Review by Jack Eccleston Chaos reigned as Melbournian noise-art-punk-psych heavyweights, Tropical Fuck Storm brought their blistering live show to The Gov for the penultimate leg of their Australian Tour in support of the quartet’s sophomore album ‘Braindrops’. Riding high off the success of last year’s acclaimed effort ‘A Laughing Death in Meatspace,’ (the group’s first […]
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 […]
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