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Patrick Kennewell elected University Council undergraduate representative 2019–20

Words by Felix Eldridge Over the last two weeks, the University held an election to fill the vacant Undergraduate Representative position on its University Council. Patrick Kennewell, a fourth-year medical student has emerged victorious from a pool of four candidates. Patrick has experience as a former health and medical sciences faculty board member and is a […]

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In the Game of Thrones: You Default Or You Die

Words by Madeleine Pemberton It’s almost April, which means two things to most students: Uni returns, and so does Game of Thrones. For 6 weeks, Uni work will be on the back burner, but for some, the analysis won’t stop on Monday nights. George R.R. Martin has made evident that he has researched and focused […]

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SRC takes leave of its senses — motion to pardon AWOL members fails

Words by Felix Eldridge Report of the SRC meeting that took place on April 1st. The meeting kicked off at 6.33 with the SRC President Ali Amin commenting that a motion passed at the last meeting regarding leave of absences was passed in the wrong format, saying that it should have been raised during ‘apologies’ […]

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Brexit

Words by Nicholas Falcinella You don’t hear of many couples divorcing after forty years. There’s too much baggage, too much shared history. Perhaps even more prohibitive to a conscious uncoupling is the inevitable intermingling of finances and assets. Who gets the house? The kids? How do you prevent reinstating a hard border between the Republic […]

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Twelfth Night, Twelve Girls

Words by Lisa Cooper Play Rehearsals, (yas queen) Master’s student Lani Gerbi is creating more space for women in Adelaide’s theatre industry through her staged play reading of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy Twelfth Night, which features an all-girl cast. The young ensemble cast of 12 girls will bring to life the tale of two twins, Viola and […]

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AUU and SRC clash: Constitutions, Committees, and Coal Mines

Words by Felix Eldridge A report about the events transpired during the 18th March AUU and SRC meetings. AUU Board: At about 6 o’clock the board meeting began. To kick off the proceedings, newly minted AUU Board Director Angus Heaton was elected to the position of Student Media Chair, a position recently vacated by AUU […]

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Oxbridging the Gap

Words by Samantha Bedford Feeling the pressure of commencing or returning to study is a common experience for many tertiary students. With the jarring sound of the Centrelink on-hold string concerto ringing in our ears, we repeatedly refresh seek.com, waiting for an appropriately ‘unskilled’ job advertisement in the hope of supplementing our meagre fortnightly youth allowance […]

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Mercury is in retrograde and I’m freaking the fuck out

Words by Olivia De Zilva Mercury in Transit. Image via. Wikipedia Mercury has been in retrograde since the 5th of March and will continue to do so till the 28th. For those who don’t understand the phenomenon of Mercury Retrograde in popular culture, it’s basically become a scapegoat or actual validation of why things are […]

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Adelaide Fringe 2019: Paul Foot ‘Image Conscious’

Review by Olivia De Zilva Where: The Factory at The Garden of Unearthly Delights When: 13–17th of March Cost: $27–$35 Paul Foot is image conscious for the 2019 Adelaide Fringe. Image via. Adelaide Fringe Paul Foot puts his foot in it in his new show Image Conscious at this year’s Adelaide Fringe. Bombastic, outrageous and unashamedly […]

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Adelaide Fringe 2019: Kevin the Vampire — ‘Two Sharp Teeth’

Interview by Olivia De Zilva Kevin the Vampire. Image via. Lucy Parakhina. We spoke to Kevin the Vampire about his Fringe show ‘Two Sharp Teeth’ playing for the remainder of the festival at The Garden of Unearthly Delights. Kevin has been in the comedy circuit longer than even the most seasoned comedians, with over 400 […]