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By Shovan Bhattarai   With the start of a new term, after a fleeting two week break, hatred of the trimester system has turned into action. The “Cancel Trimesters” campaign is making a big splash on campus. In just one day, thousands of UNSW students have read anti-trimester leaflets, heard speeches …

THE GREEN DEAL: A MODEST PROPOSAL by Stephen Melhuish One of the most prominent topics in American politics this year has been a set of proposals collectively called the Green New Deal. The current form of the Green New Deal is a non-binding resolution before Congress that’s key goal is …

  By Sarah Hort   Student exchange is a popular option for UNSW Law students, with students able to study abroad for a year, semester or the summer or winter. The faculty promotes these exchange programs heavily (as the university promotes exchange programs regardless of the faculty, with a dedicated …

By Alicia D’Arcy, Features Sub-Editor   CW: queerphobia   On the evening of 13 September, the Queer Space was attacked when stickers left over from Mardi Gras were removed from the external door.   The stickers torn down were a large rainbow heart with “UNSW” written inside it and an …

By Harry Holbrook Photo by Shirley Hall   Students from Fossil Free UNSW shut down the Chancellery this morning to mark the release of a report highlighting the close ties between the fossil fuel industry and members of the UNSW Council.   A group of students blockaded several exits to …

By Meriadoc Wilson A trend within LGBT+ spaces of late is to vilify cisgender gay men, especially white ones. Being agender and gay, I’ve seen this firsthand, and at times have been complicit. Occasionally, I have even been exposed to the sentiment that gay men are no longer oppressed, and …