diversity moves in: queer players stake a claim in gamer territory
Author: Emily Spindler-Carruthers Originally published in the Swinburne Standard. When hero Ellie battles through the cycle of revenge in post-apocalyptic PS4 game The Last Of Us Part II, she is supported by her girlfriend, Dina. The two call each other pet names in...
letters from emily
Author: Eli Thomas “I wish I could play the ukulele...” There was no explanation, no greeting. The letter, which had been tucked away in a box of childhood toys in a blank, unmarked envelope, didn’t start with a “hello, my name is…”. Nor did it need to. I recognised...
top 10 modern anthems for female empowerment
Author: Molly Davidson I’m sure many of you, like me, are not immune to belting out feminist classics like Helen Reddy’s I Am Woman. Fists clenched; eyes clamped shut as we hit all the high notes with (what we believe to be) precision. When these songs were originally...
COVID-19 Series: #7
Author: Tina Tsironis 2020, for lack of a better metaphor, is an onion. A ridiculously frustrating and repetitive onion, with craploads of layers. Yes – I kind of stole this metaphor from Shrek. Sue me. (Please don’t sue me). Honestly, though – the first few layers,...
COVID-19 Series: #6
Author: Andrew Dopper “I’m not insane!” screams the hysterical man, hair plastered to his head with sweat. A psychiatrist sits him down. Momentarily calmed, the man begins talking, recounting his return to California. “At first glance, everything looked the same,” he...
how to manage your student income during a pandemic
Author: Alex Harvey, Money Coach Money can either make you miserable or help support the realisation of your deepest dreams. - Bari Tessler If managing a student income wasn’t hard enough, meet Rona. Rona’s here to shake up what you thought you knew and give you a...
COVID-19 Series: #5
Author: Jananie Pathiraja Content Warning: This article references eating disorders and homophobia. In the event of a great disaster, humans go through five stages of grief. With denial comes the ignorance of the ongoing global change - until it is shoved right under...
Iso Pet Peeves: Lockdown 2.0
Author: Grace Ashford By now, I’m sure everyone has experienced their fair share of frustration regarding all things corona. But is there anything more irritating, blood boiling and hair-pullingly exasperating than having to go back into lockdown because a security...
COVID-19 Series: #4
Author: Imogen Williams One thing keeping me entertained during isolation is scouring the weekly TV guide for films showing free-to-air. I have seen great films such as The King’s Speech, and not-so-great films such as Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. One of the...
a fool’s paradise: the lost history of the idiot
Author: Andrew Dopper Idiot. The word chatters off the tongue as it hits the roof of your mouth once, then twice, like the flourish at the end of a Spanish dance. Even those with a weaker grasp of the English language know both the word and the meaning. But what does...
COVID-19 Series: #3
Author: Jessica Murdoch When the stay at home orders were announced, mixed amongst my general concern was a sense of excitement that isolation would provide an excellent opportunity to catch up on reading, and allow me to (finally!) get to all those TV shows people...
federal government pushing university sector “off the cliff” with proposed hecs reforms
Author: Millie Spencer University students’ HECS/ HELP loans will face termination if they fail more than half of their units, under the Federal Government’s proposed Job-Ready Graduate Package. National Union of Students (NUS) President Molly Willmott says the...