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Words by Nicholas Birchall Picture: SRC President Oscar Xi Shao Ong and his email to the SRC Executive In an email obtained by On Dit, SRC President Oscar Xi Shao Ong rejected motions to – Promote and endorse the August 7 protest against staff cuts on the Adelaide University Student Representative Council Facebook page – Promote […]

Words by Nicholas Birchall In a strange turn of events, former SRC President Ali Amin has today announced his candidacy for the next Vice Chancellor of The University of Adelaide. In an email obtained by On Dit, Mr Amin expressed his interest for the position to current Chancellor Catherine Branson. This comes days after the Australian […]

Words by Nicholas Birchall In an email from acting Vice-Chancellor Mike Brookes, the university endorsed the “broad principles of the Black Lives Matter movement.” Brookes noted that the University is “committed to the continued pursuit of equity by contributing to closing the gap of disadvantage faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people both in our […]

Words by Nicholas Birchall Pictured: former UofA Vice-Chancellor Peter Rathjen In a short email from newly-appointed Chancellor Branson to University of Adelaide staff and students, she detailed how the University Council had accepted Rathjen’s resignation, citing “ill health”. This comes after months of speculation following Rathjen’s indefinite leave amidst an ongoing ICAC investigation surrounding allegations of “improper […]

Words by Felix Eldridge The University of Adelaide’s 17th Chancellor At 4pm this afternoon the University of Adelaide announced to students that they had a new Chancellor. Catherine Branson AC QC is a former judge of the Federal Court of Australia and has served the University as its Deputy Chancellor since 2017, having joined University Council […]

Words by Felix Eldridge Last night the AUU Board voted to move student elections to a quasi-online election format. What this entails is rather than physical ballot papers, there would be voting conducted by iPads, laptops or other related devices. However, rather than implementing a system where students could vote from their homes via a link, […]

Words by Nix Herriot Photo: 2014 protests against University fee deregulation The COVID-19 pandemic is being used as the pretext for historic attacks on higher education. Education Minister Dan Tehan has proposed measures to slash public funding and saddle students with debt. These sweeping ‘reforms’, to be implemented from next year, would increase the cost of […]

Words by Things To Do At Adelaide U founders Credit: https://www.facebook.com/ThingsToDoAtAdelaideU/ Things To Do At Adelaide U is a passion project that we initially spearheaded to help support clubs. We’ve had this idea since we first got involved with the clubs community. We want to stress that we approached student reps and AUU staff on this […]

Words by Stasi Kapetanos Coronavirus has affected us all and we all have had to find ways to work around it. In America the plan seems to be to carry on, but even they cannot keep calm. With a healthcare system that is inaccessible to the average person and designed for profiteering, and a thoroughly […]

Words by Leah SchamSchurin *The following article in no way attempts to replicate or replace medical professional advice and assistance. If you or someone you know is experiencing poor mental and/or physical health, please consult a GP, councillor, or any other relevant professional. Credit: ChilledCow Fact number one: Life is stressful. Regardless of the responsibilities […]