The year 2014 promises to be a momentous one for Student Representative Council (SRC) elections on campus. Dominated though they are by small campus political and activist groupings, at least a few thousand students vote every year in an election which grants its victors control of almost $300,000 in student …
Read More »Leard protesters delay mine, vowing to continue fight
Thom Mitchell [twitname]Thom_Mitchell[/twitname] Last Thursday activists won a battle in their years-long war against a new coal mine in the Leard State Forest. The Maules Creek Community Council successfully sought an injunction in the NSW Land and Environment Court to stop clearing, which began on May 27. The proponent, Whitehaven …
Read More »Strong play by Aussie Women’s Cricket Team, but where’s the fanfare?
The Australian women’s cricket team put on an impressive display in the final Twenty20 match against England with another seven-wicket victory. Sharp in the field and dominant with the bat, the Southern Stars were in the driver’s seat from the get-go. Australia won the toss and began with a blistering …
Read More »Gratification, Inc.
After much consternation on the bus, Frederick decided he would have sex with Fiona, his high school sweetheart. No, it would be a threesome: Fiona, himself, and a younger Joni Mitchell. His mind had been made. He hopped off the bus at Leicester Avenue and walked through the entrance of …
Read More »UNSW’s Winter Olympics: Meet Callum Watson
In the latest series of UNSW students moonlighting as Olympians, Callum Watson talks to Ammy Singh about the travels and travails of cross country skiing, the Olympic dream, and life as a greenie. Q: Your parents put you on skis as soon as you could walk. What has it taken …
Read More »UNSW’s Winter Olympics: Meet Scott Kneller
Another spotlight on a UNSW Olympic hopeful; Ammy Singh speaks to Scott Kneller about Ski Cross, Sochi and how he got there. Q: You got to Sochi last night. How is it? We’ve heard a few horror stories about accommodation, but hopefully it’s good? A: Yeah, actually, it’s pretty amazing. …
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