By Anonymous Dear everyone drinking the UNSW Kool-Aid, I’m a dual degree student in their 5th year living at least 2 hours from UNSW. Commuting isn’t a ‘hassle’ for me. It’s a way of life. My life is so scheduled that I literally block out free time a month or …
Read More »The UNSW Council Explained
By Jack Zhou The spotlight has recently turned on the UNSW Council student elections. Many students have been wondering: what exactly is the Council? Is it like the SRC? Do they have any power at all? This article will hopefully address some key questions. The UNSW Council UNSW, like any …
Read More »Racist Student Politics in Australia’s Top Universities: UNSW and USyd
By Kat Wong UNSW and the University of Sydney are both Group of 8 universities that champion themselves as “exemplars in equity, diversity and inclusion.” But in the past nine months, both institutions have been hit with allegations of racist student council candidates. As voting opened for UNSW’s Council Election, …
Read More »On Body Image and the Perils of PCOS
by Maha Rauf Content Warning: PCOS, eating disorders, stigma. “You will never truly feel at home in a body you view as temporary.” If I had to describe how I felt about my body for most of my adolescent life in one word, ‘temporary’ is probably most apt. At age …
Read More »Reflections on the Inhuman Eyes and Hearts of the Dune Saga
By Thomas Smallbone Frank Herbert’s 6-book Dune saga is an outstanding work. It follows the tradition of good Sci-Fi in going beyond character drama to expand our views. It draws the greater part of this value from its world. The books of the Dune Saga concern themselves with the grander scale; …
Read More »Can I Offer You Some Lo-Fi Beats in This Trying Time?
By Shajara Khan On 22 February this year (aka, a lifetime ago), YouTube suspended ChilledCow’s livestream without any reason and terminated his account, creating a storm of outrage towards YouTube. The channel owner, only known as Dimitri, was left with the impression that his channel was lost to the copyright …
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