Words by Felix Eldridge The Adelaide University Union Board is the management arm of the AUU. It is comprised of 10 directors, elected for two-year terms on rotation so that every year there are 5 new directors. Historically, vacancies of the Board due to resignations or subsequent ineligibility have been filled through by-elections, where candidates would […]
Words by Nicholas Birchall O’Week 2020 — Credit: Adelaide University Union The Fringe and Adelaide Festival are undeniably some of Adelaide’s most hotly anticipated calendar events. Attracting close to 35,000 interstate and international visitors, together they generate a staggering $95 million in gross economic expenditure. The Royal Croquet Club undeniably plays a significant part in the city’s buzzing […]
Words by Nicholas Birchall Update: On Dit would like to note that Stella Woo, who sat on the Clubs Committee in 2019 and was present at the meeting on September 19th, is currently Adelaide University Union President, and by virtue of her position, still sits on the Clubs Committee in 2020. Original Story Below On Dit […]
Words by Nicholas Birchall On Tuesday the 25th of February SRC General Secretary Isaac Trumble moved a motion to disallow the Women’s Collective from operating from the SRC stall during Clubsland, as well as stopping the Environmental Officer Ahmed Azhar promoting the Climate Strike. In this email (displayed below), Mr Trumble moved this motion, with it […]
Words by Nicholas Birchall Yesterday (27/2) a protest was staged by several university students from the Socialist Alternative, against the presence of the ‘LifeChoice’ club at AUU Clubsland. LifeChoice has been surrounded by controversy since its approval by the AUU Clubs Committee last year, primarily due to its negative views on abortion. Credit: Socialist Alternative Adelaide […]
Words by William Miller Credit: ABC News Life is bleak, uni sucks, you never have enough time to do what you want, the train is always late and the news is always bad. So what’s the point? How did we come to this? There is a culture of anxiety that pervades the social consciousness. It speaks to […]
Words by Nicholas Birchall RCC Info Kiosk Students have been disappointed today by the news that they will be unable to collect their Royal Croquet Club membership cards. For reasons yet to be determined, the RCC Info Kiosk has today turned away students looking to collect their memberships, frustrating many. This runs contrary to information initially provided […]
Words by Felix Eldridge ‘Pork barrelling’ is the term used to describe targeted government spending in marginal electorates to improve the governing party’s chances of winning those seats. These spending measures take several forms, but infrastructure projects or community grants are the most common. Recently, the Federal Government has come under fire for using sporting club […]
Words By Nicholas Birchall Hub-Central. Credit: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/ Yesterday (the 13th of Feb), students, led by Student Representative Council (SRC) members Ahmed Azhar (Environmental Officer) and Ben Foster (General Councillor), set up a stall in Hub Central in a commitment to stand against what is being perceived as a racist travel ban for those travelling from China […]
Words by Nicholas Birchall Credit: https://www.facebook.com/adelunibar/ As Uni students, ‘value for money’ is always one of our top considerations when purchasing anything. At the end of 2018, we learned that the pseudo-pub on campus, affectionately known as ‘Unibar’, would soon have a new home and new management. For some, this sparked outrage, fearful of losing something […]
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