We All Need a Little Space
A note from our editors on the launch of Space
In Defence of Suburbia
A suburban dweller re-imagines her bearings in a COVID-world.
By CDFor Us, By Us
When we create space, we create community
By JA Window Huge and Light Filled
How do we grieve the spaces we have lost?
By Phoebe ThompsonBusiness as Unusual at Australian Universities
The standard you walk past is the standard you accept
By Et Cetera EditorialArrival at Departure
Soo Choi on the place between house and home.
By Soo ChoiWhat to do About the Men in Stone
Joseph Haynes debates the complex issue of statue toppling, looking both to history and the future to consider the potential costs of this practice
By Joseph HanyesLessons from a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Jordan Michael makes educational fact out of science fiction
By Jordan MichaelEternal Sunshine of the Accessible University
I hope we never go back to campus
By Sal JanksBuilding a Future in the Dark
Designing a world without a blueprint.
By Paige RosemanRedrawing the Space Around Us
As the great Kevin Parker once sang, “Company’s okay, solitude is bliss”. Brighton Grace considers whether time spent alone might ultimately be beneficial for us all
By Brighton GraceIn Defence of Suburbia
A suburban dweller re-imagines her bearings in a COVID-world.
By CDWe All Need a Little Space
A note from our editors on the launch of Space
By Et Cetera EditorialBuilding a Future in the Dark
Designing a world without a blueprint.
By Paige RosemanWhat to do About the Men in Stone
Joseph Haynes debates the complex issue of statue toppling, looking both to history and the future to consider the potential costs of this practice
By Joseph HanyesBusiness as Unusual at Australian Universities
The standard you walk past is the standard you accept
By Et Cetera EditorialRedrawing the Space Around Us
As the great Kevin Parker once sang, “Company’s okay, solitude is bliss”. Brighton Grace considers whether time spent alone might ultimately be beneficial for us all
By Brighton GraceLessons from a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Jordan Michael makes educational fact out of science fiction
By Jordan MichaelEternal Sunshine of the Accessible University
I hope we never go back to campus
By Sal JanksFor Us, By Us
When we create space, we create community
By JArrival at Departure
Soo Choi on the place between house and home.
By Soo ChoiA Window Huge and Light Filled
How do we grieve the spaces we have lost?
By Phoebe ThompsonFun-dergraduate: Looking back on my early university years
Elli Miller considers what made his undergraduate years fun
By Elli MillerA Forgotten Woman of a Forgotten Time
What happens to knowledge when learning institutions collapse? Jordan Michael takesus on a journey through the universities of the Islamic Golden Age.
By Jordan MichaelMy Unhelpful, Unproductive Lamentations
Disappointed by 2020, the year of everything being cancelled? Read on to feel seen.
By Mikaela WebbUpon Second Viewing: The Power of Reappraisal
Binge re-watching your favorite shows in lockdown? Brighton Grace explores the unlikely upsides of 2020’s global hiatus, and how a critical approach to entertainment might benefit you in the long run.
By Brighton GraceClive James and the Australian Genius
Netflix? Nah, I’ve completed that. With more time on our hands than ever, COVID-19 has us all scrambling for new sources of entertainment. Joseph Haynes breathes life into a forgotten Australian author who just might be the answer.
By Joseph HanyesThe ‘Australian History’ School Curriculum: A Continuation of Colonial Paternalism?
Interrogating the origins of this country, one knowledge gap at a time.
By Paris NewmanLosing the Rhythm
Live music was once a quintessential part of the Australian university experience, so where did it go?
By Ella RobinsonRamblings of an imperfect feminist
B tries to reconcile her ideal vision of herself with some contrary historical evidence.
By BGraduating during Australia’s ‘journalism doomsday’
How do graduate journalists wade the waters of an Australian mediascape falling apart at the seams?
By Nell CohenREWIND: A note from the editors
Nothing less: Toxic perfectionism & university life
Angela Nguyen explores the myth of the perfect student, and where university culture of high achievement, social engagement, and co-curricular involvement leaves out burnt out and unhappy
By Angela NguyenThe Fall of the Western Canon
Canon Wars: Joseph Haynes gives his analysis of the fall of the Western Canon in contemporary academics, and whether or not it can be resuscitated.
By Joseph HaynesRecommendations: Putting a Spring in Your Step
Keep your self entertained while we all thoughtfully keep away from one another
By Et Cetera EditorialArt vs Science: Will future medical students kowtow to Artificial Intelligence Doctors?
In an era where technology reigns supreme, Elli Izrailov considers how medical students come to terms with the presence of Artificial Intelligence.
By Elli MillerBig Changes Start with Small Steps
Think locally, reap global rewards. Josh Blode on the state of the world, and how to rectify it.
By Josh BlodeInterxiety: where technological apprehension, pandemics and anxiety collide
Going back to University is hard. Pandemics are hard. Simi’s trying to sift her way through both.
By Simi WestI went to Europe and all I got was this sense of empowerment
Passports and Prosts: How university exchange changed my worldview
By Sol Kochi CarballoFloating in a Lantern’s Glow
Jack Shanahan considers the grief of change in a stirring creative piece
By Jack ShanahanViral Ignorance: Why Australia’s teachers need to become scientifically literate
With fact and fiction pervading media and everyday conversation in equal measure, Jordan Michael makes the case for our teachers to have greater scientific literacy.
By Jordan MichaelDo We Need Personal Reform Before Revolution? Advice for Budding Revolutionaries
Slacktivists and Champagne Ideologues: Brighton Grace gives his insight into the paradoxes of campus politics, the allure of the collective, and what it might take to foster a more authentic activism.
By Brighton GraceShe’s Changed
Pushing back on expectation - inviting people to change, without the fear of judgement. A creative piece by Hannah Cohen
By Hannah CohenZoom zoom zoom – How a global pandemic can inspire evolution in education
Grab a name tag, stand 1.5 metres away, and sneeze into your elbow. In the wake of COVID-19, Jordan Michael takes you through your first day at the online Virtual University.
By Jordan MichaelEvolution and Revolution
A note from our editors on the first edition of 2020
By Et Cetera EditorialEnjoy your 20’s whilst they last, they say.
Navigating the inexorable tenuousness of being twenty something.
By Rebecca MaherTrimesters: the next attempt to milk the cash cow dry
In July, David Elliott reflected on the drawbacks of trimesters, after the University of Adelaide announced it was considering making the change.
By David ElliottGetting to the Roots
A note from our editors on the final edition for 2019, "Roots".
By Et Cetera Editorial#SAVEUWAP: WA Universities and Internationalism
The closing of UWA Publishing, and the unsettling trend that sees an abandonment of local concerns and culture.
By Stirling KainThe Student and The Megaphone
A reflection on the power of grassroots activism at university campuses
By Tan Way JienUnrooting Yourself From Expectations
On job applications, rejections, expectations, and TikTok
By Ruby HarrisThe Mixed-Race Student Experience
Sol Kochi Carballo on finding roots as a mixed-race student.
By Sol Kochi CarballoOn Laying Down New Roots in New Lands
An exchange student reflects on why international inequality cuts down our rosy cosmopolitan ideal
By Henry ChenMy, my, how can I resist you?: How an ABBA cover band brings the masses together
The ongoing universality of Swedish pop genius.
By Ella RobinsonThe Unbearable Uprootedness of Law School
Sometimes we shouldn’t have all the answers – Elizabeth Harris on the value of uncertainty
By Elizabeth HarrisWhy do university students still love Avatar: The Last Airbender?
Why "Appa Yip Yip!" never gets old
By Elli MillerHometown Glory
Gene Pinter on the ups and downs of attending university in the town you grew up in.
By Gene PinterHow the Centrelink automated debt system continues to fail students
Nell O’Grady surveys the individuals still receiving false debt letters from the government organisation.
By Nell O'GradyThe Rise Of Depressing Meme Culture
Is laughter always the best medicine?
By Shelby BrooksTop 10 Tips for a Digital Detox that Yoga Mums Don’t Want You To Know
Elli Miller divulges all the secrets you need to know in order to rid yourself of your toxic technology addiction
By Elli MillerFans of tomorrow: Esports in Australia
Being a fan of sports tomorrow means following more than the AFL; Australia too begins to ride the wave of esports.
By Tan Way JienDefamation, Facebook, and Memes
Why our judges could do with some more memes in their lives.
By Henry ChenClick Me! You Won’t Believe What Happens Next!
A note from our editors on the launch of Click Me!
By Et Cetera EditorialThe lungs of the informed youth are on fire
The rise of misinformation and slacktivism in the age of Instagram.
By Soo Choi and Et Cetera EditorialPart Three on The Secret of Finding Direction Going Into University – The Finale
Part III of Elli Miller’s case studies on the theme of ‘Directions’
By Elli MillerThe Digital Climate Change
Holding our generation accountable to the decline of data privacy.
By Jonathan MoallemLinkedIn – How to make professional Tinder more than just a one night stand
Ella Robinson cuts through the buzzwords and headshots to come to terms with being linked out of LinkedIn.
By Ella RobinsonAn entree to the news diet with @thedailyaus
Five Insta news stories a day; a necessary spoonful of current affairs for a rushed millennial.
By Nell Cohen and Et Cetera EditorialGrowing Up Queer On the Internet
Rudy Rigg on how virality has shaped queer spaces online.
By Rudy RiggWhat Fake News Media Outlets Don’t Want You to Know (Shocking!)
At a time when people, including children, get their information about the world from the internet, it is necessary to teach them how to use it.
By Sol Kochi CarballoI Got The Power?
A note from our editors on the launch of Power.
By Et Cetera EditorialCampus freedom of speech not under threat, French Review finds
Honi Soit coverage of the recently released independent review on free speech at Australian university campuses.
By Alan ZhengFrom Stones to iPhones: Trends in Student Activism
How activists are calling the shots on contemporary issues.
By Sol Kochi CarballoYou have to break a few Eggboys to make an omelette
Ella Robinson on our love affair with Eggboy.
By Ella RobinsonPowerlessness in the face of a horrible tutor
How do you stand up to an insufferable tutor?
By AnonymousSix Secrets of University Power: A Student’s Guide
On doing your homework before sitting the activist exam.
By Henry ChenCampus Activists: What To Do About Provocative Speakers?
On how to protest strategically without it backfiring on the cause.
By Sue Curry Jansen and Brian MartinDesigning equality on campus
University: where gendered power structures and architectural design collides - a piece by Maddie Spencer.
By Maddie SpencerHow Students Become Empowered by Finding Direction
Part II of Elli Miller's case studies on the theme of 'Directions'.
By Elli MillerWhat I’ve learnt about power in five years
Elli Miller writes a letter on the topic power to his Year 12 self.
By Elli MillerWinning (he)arts & minds
How perceptions of profitability can lead to a drought in arts funding.
By Gene PinterDegrees For Sale
How to buy a degree from your local service provider.
By Soo ChoiFear in an election year
The potency of words from the upper-echelons of politics to the classroom.
By Dominic GianniniA Student’s Life With Endo
On getting through university while overcoming an invisible yet common condition.
By Rachel HempsallStressed out – just not enough to care
How the burnout generation is becoming more apathetic than ever
By Soo ChoiConfessions of a Female Perfectionist
On perfectionism, over-commitment, and how 'leaning in' isn't all that it's cracked up to be.
By Nell CohenWhat Politics Has to Do With Social Connection
How social media has transformed social relations, for better and for worse.
By Henry ChenWhy it’s Okay Not to Have Direction (Going into University)
Two case studies on the theme of 'Directions' by Elli Miller.
By Elli MillerMaster of None
Are you a jack of all trades, or a master of none? Maddie Spencer comments on the difficulties of choosing a masters degree.
By Maddie SpencerNot so Hot for Teacher
Ella Robinson schools us on the current dilemma of teaching teaching in Australia.
By Ella RobinsonMusings on the Melbourne Model
The pro's and con's of generalised undergraduate degrees, and playing in the sandbox before entering the big leagues.
By Bridget RumballMental health support: a “wasteland” between the GP and emergency services
While recent funding boosts demonstrate an acknowledgement of the issue, a more comprehensive overhaul of the system, and youth-focused action, is needed to tackle the spike in mental health problems.
By Dominic GianniniStarting your year with direction
A note from our editors on the launch of Directions.
By Et Cetera EditorialSTEAM: Putting the Arts in STEM
Progress can take us in many directions. Well need the arts can help us choose the right path, argues Sol Kochi Carballo
By Sol Kochi CarballoUniversity for its own sake: Imagining the future of learning in an automated utopia
Is university really preparing us for a post-automation future? Or are we just attending degree factories?
By Nick BloodWork integrated learning: the dullest jewel of the academic crown
Finding a job is really a job in itself.
By Ben JanoverTeaching matters – or does it?
How one lecturer broke the silence on university priorities, and why it’s time for things to change.
By Jo FriedmanLet’s talk about your future
A note from our editors on the launch of Future.
By Et Cetera EditorialAlumni-lati
Why your university will send you and your graduating cohort out into the world to infiltrate major corporations and seats of power.
By Elizabeth HarrisThe slippery slope of censorship
After a censorship scandal at the University of Otago made global news at the end of May, censorship has flashed back onto the student magazine radar.
By Hannah CrossBad news
We are living in the best time in history.
By Bella RuskinI was rejected from every summer internship I applied for (haha)
Welcome to failure. Embrace it.
By Anonymous6 ways to self-induce a breakdown about your career prospects
Girl, 22, has a bright future in unemployment.
By Caroline WangStudying the future
You don't need to be a scientist to up-skill as a futuristic badass.
By Nick BloodWhat we owe to our future selves
Why your time at university will follow you into the 'real' world.
By Soo ChoiDead loss degrees and the importance of disruption
Why we need to future-proof our education.
By Bridget RumballClimate Change: Just A Dinner Table Conversation in Wentworth
On keeping cups and throwing out politicians.
By Nell CohenAbout UATSIS
The story of the Union of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students.
By Songlines EditorialThe Power of Black Women
A poem on how black women shape our communities.
By Makayla-Mae BrinckleyBlak Women on Blak Women
The girls talk intersectional feminism and how you can be a better ally to your blak sisters.
By Georgia Anne and Rhiannon WilliamsContributors to Songlines’ First Issue
Introducing all the students that contributed to this edition.
By Songlines EditorialOde-Reconciliation
How do you reconcile a genocidal society with a people that have been oppressed in their own country? You don’t.
By Serena Rae ThompsonGrowing
Makayla explores how identity is a continuous journey.
By Makayla-Mae BrinckleyUs vs Them
A glimpse into the gentle reality of white Australia and the jarring experiences of People of Colour. Does a “fair” go apply to those who are not ?
By Serena Rae ThompsonBecause of Her, We Can
Indigenous leaders and advocates: paving the way for young Indigenous women
By Makayla-Mae BrinckleyAn Art Experiment
A Wiradjuri and Maori woman exploring culture and identity in her artwork.
By Ngaire PakaiThe Melting Pot
How a small community kitchen can make all the difference.
By Kiowa Scott-HurleyJacaranda
Trees that light up the streets.
By Kelly KilduffA Healthy Mob
The importance of having strong support structures in the LGBTQI+ community.
By Ngaire PakaiWelcome to Songlines
A message from the Songlines editorial team.
By Songlines EditorialInternationally unrecognised
On the guilt and incompatibility of an international student taking her degree back home.
By Veronica MaoHow to break your own heart
The pass/fail myth.
By Caroline WangThe oxymoron of independent education
Being a good student means being critical of everything. Including your professors.
By Soo ChoiSaved by the bell (curve)?
How normative marking schemes, a university standard, are deflating our grades and creating a hypercompetitive culture.
By Elizabeth HarrisA case for the classics
Why studying a classical language can be so important to a well-rounded education.
By Benjamin EzzesA (very) brief guide to translational research
Translating the information learned from research to help solve practical problems.
By Khalia PrimerOn course to change course
Sometimes, we choose the wrong path, or we find something better suited to us.
By William TonOpen-ended questions
International students aren’t looking for pity. We would love to bring colour to your lives.
By Daniel KangProducts of their time
The history of economic ideas is seldom studied.
By Felix RyanWhat you really need to know about knowledge
A note from our editors on this Knowledge edition of Et Cetera.
By Et Cetera EditorialOrder in the court
What you'll learn outside the lecture hall.
By Simone WestPs make degrees, but they don’t make a life
Why do we define success at university only by WAM?
By Bridget RumballWriting right
Why we need a mandatory foundational writing subject to rescue those students who can't.
By Elizabeth HarrisArt vs science
A facile and dangerous debate.
By Nick BloodVolunteering for a wake up call
The complicated lessons learned from volunteering overseas.
By Nisha LabadeEnding queer youth homelessness
How student-led campaigns are driving the fight.
By Dylan LloydFeminist campaigns key to reversing climate change
Educating young women and ensuring access to birth control would have a massive impact in reversing global warming, data shows.
By Nick BloodFinding a voice for international students
Encouraging involvement with broader campus life.
By Jacky HeActivism in focus
How can we best use our resources to help others the most? Effective Altruism and Amnesty International give their answers.
By Olivia MorrisAre you asking for it?
Examining university sexual consent modules
By Athina KakkosWe need to speak up!
University is a high pressure environment. It’s no wonder that so many of us are struggling.
By Jess GoringeWhat you should know about the changing face of university management
What's to be done about the corporatisation of our educational institutions?
By Elizabeth HarrisFrom art school to activism
Why I chose to devote myself to the climate justice movement.
By Georgia Wilson-WilliamsUS universities more affordable than Australia’s. For real
How the budget media lock-up and an international study reveal the cost of being a student in Australia.
By Raphael MengemAdvocating for your welfare
NUS Welfare Officer Jordon O'Reilly explains how the peak student representative body operates.
By Raphael MengemFacing the flood
Nina Funnell on the trauma of staring down sexual assault
By Teyah MillerWhat we can learn from Emma Gonzalez
And why we need to talk about angry activists.
By Nell CohenExploitation and wasted time
The reality of unpaid internships
By Hannah Gee“Ak-shun”
A note from our editors on this Activism edition of Et Cetera.
By Et Cetera EditorialOpen letter: the government has blocked all student media from accessing the budget lock-up
Young people at least deserve the respect to be able to examine the government’s policy.
By Et Cetera EditorialWeight of our world
First Nation Australians who have succeeded in the system find ourselves carrying the terrible weight alone - at the expense of everything else we are.
By Ethan TaylorLost in translation
A personal history of workplace exploitation as an international student.
By Veronica MaoSustainability and your mental health
The unsustainability of studying sustainability.
By Nick BloodThe burden of proof
Perhaps this article is adequate proof of English proficiency.
By Kida LinEconomic abuse in young people
Why students are particularly vulnerable to this hidden problem.
By Isadora BogleShould I tell them I’m queer?
For the most part, queer people don’t get to control how they are represented in the media.
By Andrea DuvalSummertime sadness
Being prescribed happiness over a four month period is not only taxing, but potentially harmful.
By Bridget RumballOff the record
We spoke with student journalists about what it's like to report from the National Union of Students National Conference.
By Elias Visontay and Olivia MorrisClassism is never classy
Are our universities disconnected from the real world?
By Kergen AngelInterviewers, Interviewed
We turn the mic on ABC journalist Nas Campanella as she speaks about her career, and how she's navigated it with a disability.
By Elias VisontayGetting our bite back
Has student journalism been defanged? An interview with Sally Percival Wood on her book Dissent.
By Angus DaltonA letter to Asian girls
Have you ever wanted to wake up white?
By Caroline WangYou’re the voice?
Finding a place above the politics at the National Union of Students National Conference.
By Elias Visontay and Olivia MorrisWelcome to Et Cetera
As we launch, a note from our editors on the founding of Et Cetera, and the role we aim to play.
By Et Cetera EditorialEdge of the sword, tip of the tongue
A look at the history of student journalism, and where it's headed in the internet age.
By Martin Ditmann