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Recalibrate: A Note from the Editors

A message from the Editorial team on this final edition for 2020

By Et Cetera Editorial

Bridging the Divide

Phoebe Grant considers the in-between of a rural childhood and big-city youth

By Phoebe Grant

Art School Un-Confidential

A conversation with student artist Lucrecia Ramona de Jesus Uribe Restrepo

By Ella Robinson

What is the Purpose of History?

2020 marks an inflexion point in the annals of history. Joseph Haynes considers the place of the past to inform a better future.

By Joseph Haynes

Cutting the Grass

Why cutting funding for Environmental Science degrees hurts us all

By Justin Granger

Editorial: Job-focused universities will only hurt Australia

The 'Jobs-Ready Graduates' Package undermines the freedom and purpose of universities

By Et Cetera Editorial

The ‘F’ Word

How do we shake off the shackles of 'failure' at university?

By Celina Phillips

Recommendations: Keep the Summertime Sadness at bay

Keep your self entertained while we all thoughtfully keep away from one another

By Et Cetera Editorial

What is the Purpose of History?

2020 marks an inflexion point in the annals of history. Joseph Haynes considers the place of the past to inform a better future.

By Joseph Haynes

Bridging the Divide

Phoebe Grant considers the in-between of a rural childhood and big-city youth

By Phoebe Grant

Art School Un-Confidential

A conversation with student artist Lucrecia Ramona de Jesus Uribe Restrepo

By Ella Robinson

Editorial: Job-focused universities will only hurt Australia

The 'Jobs-Ready Graduates' Package undermines the freedom and purpose of universities

By Et Cetera Editorial

Recalibrate: A Note from the Editors

A message from the Editorial team on this final edition for 2020

By Et Cetera Editorial

The ‘F’ Word

How do we shake off the shackles of 'failure' at university?

By Celina Phillips

Cutting the Grass

Why cutting funding for Environmental Science degrees hurts us all

By Justin Granger

In Defence of Suburbia

A suburban dweller re-imagines her bearings in a COVID-world.

By CD

We All Need a Little Space

A note from our editors on the launch of Space

By Et Cetera Editorial

Building a Future in the Dark

Designing a world without a blueprint.

By Paige Roseman

What 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 Hanyes

Business as Unusual at Australian Universities

The standard you walk past is the standard you accept

By Et Cetera Editorial

Redrawing 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 Grace

Lessons from a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Jordan Michael makes educational fact out of science fiction

By Jordan Michael

Eternal Sunshine of the Accessible University

I hope we never go back to campus

By Sal Janks

For Us, By Us

When we create space, we create community

By J

Arrival at Departure

Soo Choi on the place between house and home.

By Soo Choi

A Window Huge and Light Filled

How do we grieve the spaces we have lost?

By Phoebe Thompson

Fun-dergraduate: Looking back on my early university years

Elli Miller considers what made his undergraduate years fun

By Elli Miller

A 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 Michael

My Unhelpful, Unproductive Lamentations

Disappointed by 2020, the year of everything being cancelled? Read on to feel seen.

By Mikaela Webb

Upon 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 Grace

Clive 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 Hanyes

The ‘Australian History’ School Curriculum: A Continuation of Colonial Paternalism?

Interrogating the origins of this country, one knowledge gap at a time.

By Paris Newman

Losing the Rhythm

Live music was once a quintessential part of the Australian university experience, so where did it go?

By Ella Robinson

Ramblings of an imperfect feminist

B tries to reconcile her ideal vision of herself with some contrary historical evidence.

By B

Graduating during Australia’s ‘journalism doomsday’

How do graduate journalists wade the waters of an Australian mediascape falling apart at the seams?

By Nell Cohen

REWIND: A note from the editors

By Et Cetera Editorial

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 Nguyen

The 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 Haynes

Recommendations: Keep the Summertime Sadness at bay

Keep your self entertained while we all thoughtfully keep away from one another

By Et Cetera Editorial

Art 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 Miller

Big 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 Blode

Interxiety: where technological apprehension, pandemics and anxiety collide

Enjoy your 20’s whilst they last, they say.

Going back to University is hard. Pandemics are hard. Simi’s trying to sift her way through both.

By Simi West

I went to Europe and all I got was this sense of empowerment

Passports and Prosts: How university exchange changed my worldview

By Sol Kochi Carballo

Floating in a Lantern’s Glow

Jack Shanahan considers the grief of change in a stirring creative piece

By Jack Shanahan

Viral 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 Michael

Do 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 Grace

She’s Changed

Pushing back on expectation - inviting people to change, without the fear of judgement. A creative piece by Hannah Cohen

By Hannah Cohen

Zoom 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 Michael

Evolution and Revolution

A note from our editors on the first edition of 2020

By Et Cetera Editorial

Enjoy your 20’s whilst they last, they say.

Enjoy your 20’s whilst they last, they say.

Navigating the inexorable tenuousness of being twenty something.

By Rebecca Maher

Trimesters: the next attempt to milk the cash cow dry

Trimesters: 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 Elliott

Getting to the Roots

Roots Editorial

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 Kain

The Student and The Megaphone

A reflection on the power of grassroots activism at university campuses

By Tan Way Jien

Unrooting Yourself From Expectations

Unrooting Yourself From Expectations

On job applications, rejections, expectations, and TikTok

By Ruby Harris

The Mixed-Race Student Experience

The Mixed-Race Student Experience

Sol Kochi Carballo on finding roots as a mixed-race student.

By Sol Kochi Carballo

On Laying Down New Roots in New Lands

On Laying Down New Roots in New Lands

An exchange student reflects on why international inequality cuts down our rosy cosmopolitan ideal

By Henry Chen

My, my, how can I resist you?: How an ABBA cover band brings the masses together

My, my, how can I resist you?: How an ABBA cover band brings the masses together

The ongoing universality of Swedish pop genius.

By Ella Robinson

The Unbearable Uprootedness of Law School

The Unbearable Uprootedness of Law School

Sometimes we shouldn’t have all the answers – Elizabeth Harris on the value of uncertainty

By Elizabeth Harris

Why do university students still love Avatar: The Last Airbender?

Why do university students still love Avatar: The Last Airbender?

Why "Appa Yip Yip!" never gets old

By Elli Miller

Hometown Glory

Hometown Glory

Gene Pinter on the ups and downs of attending university in the town you grew up in.

By Gene Pinter

How 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'Grady

The Rise Of Depressing Meme Culture

Is laughter always the best medicine?

By Shelby Brooks

Top 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 Miller

Fans 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 Jien

Defamation, Facebook, and Memes

Why our judges could do with some more memes in their lives.

By Henry Chen

Click Me! You Won’t Believe What Happens Next!

A note from our editors on the launch of Click Me!

By Et Cetera Editorial

The 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 Editorial

Part Three on The Secret of Finding Direction Going Into University – The Finale

How Students Become Empowered by Finding Direction

Part III of Elli Miller’s case studies on the theme of ‘Directions’

By Elli Miller

The Digital Climate Change

Holding our generation accountable to the decline of data privacy.

By Jonathan Moallem

LinkedIn – 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 Robinson

An 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 Editorial

Growing Up Queer On the Internet

Rudy Rigg on how virality has shaped queer spaces online.

By Rudy Rigg

What 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 Carballo

I Got The Power?

I Got The Power?

A note from our editors on the launch of Power.

By Et Cetera Editorial

Campus freedom of speech not under threat, French Review finds

Campus 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 Zheng

From Stones to iPhones: Trends in Student Activism

From Stones to iPhones: Trends in Student Activism

How activists are calling the shots on contemporary issues.

By Sol Kochi Carballo

You have to break a few Eggboys to make an omelette

You have to break a few Eggboys to make an omelette

Ella Robinson on our love affair with Eggboy.

By Ella Robinson

Powerlessness in the face of a horrible tutor

Powerlessness in the face of a horrible tutor

How do you stand up to an insufferable tutor?

By Anonymous

Six Secrets of University Power: A Student’s Guide

Six Secrets of University Power: A Student’s Guide

On doing your homework before sitting the activist exam.

By Henry Chen

Campus Activists: What To Do About Provocative Speakers?

Campus Activists: What To Do About Provocative Speakers?

On how to protest strategically without it backfiring on the cause.

By Sue Curry Jansen and Brian Martin

Designing equality on campus

Designing equality on campus

University: where gendered power structures and architectural design collides - a piece by Maddie Spencer.

By Maddie Spencer

How Students Become Empowered by Finding Direction

How Students Become Empowered by Finding Direction

Part II of Elli Miller's case studies on the theme of 'Directions'.

By Elli Miller

What I’ve learnt about power in five years

What I've learnt about power in five years

Elli Miller writes a letter on the topic power to his Year 12 self.

By Elli Miller

Winning (he)arts & minds

Winning (he)arts & minds

How perceptions of profitability can lead to a drought in arts funding.

By Gene Pinter

Degrees For Sale

Degrees For Sale

How to buy a degree from your local service provider.

By Soo Choi

Fear in an election year

Fear in an election year

The potency of words from the upper-echelons of politics to the classroom.

By Dominic Giannini

A Student’s Life With Endo

A Student's Life With Endo

On getting through university while overcoming an invisible yet common condition.

By Rachel Hempsall

Stressed out – just not enough to care

Stressed out - just not enough to care

How the burnout generation is becoming more apathetic than ever

By Soo Choi

Confessions of a Female Perfectionist

Confessions of a Female Perfectionist

On perfectionism, over-commitment, and how 'leaning in' isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

By Nell Cohen

What Politics Has to Do With Social Connection

What Politics Has to Do With Social Connection

How social media has transformed social relations, for better and for worse.

By Henry Chen

Why it’s Okay Not to Have Direction (Going into University)

Why it’s Okay Not to Have Direction (Going into University)

Two case studies on the theme of 'Directions' by Elli Miller.

By Elli Miller

Master of None

Master 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 Spencer

Not so Hot for Teacher

Not so Hot for Teacher

Ella Robinson schools us on the current dilemma of teaching teaching in Australia.

By Ella Robinson

Musings on the Melbourne Model

Musings 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 Rumball

Mental health support: a “wasteland” between the GP and emergency services

Mental 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 Giannini

Starting your year with direction

Et Cetera Directions

A note from our editors on the launch of Directions.

By Et Cetera Editorial

STEAM: Putting the Arts in STEM

STEAM: 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 Carballo

University 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 Blood

Work integrated learning: the dullest jewel of the academic crown

Finding a job is really a job in itself.

By Ben Janover

Teaching matters – or does it?

How one lecturer broke the silence on university priorities, and why it’s time for things to change.

By Jo Friedman

Let’s talk about your future

A note from our editors on the launch of Future.

By Et Cetera Editorial

Alumni-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 Harris

The 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 Cross

Bad news

We are living in the best time in history.

By Bella Ruskin

I was rejected from every summer internship I applied for (haha)

Welcome to failure. Embrace it.

By Anonymous

6 ways to self-induce a breakdown about your career prospects

Girl, 22, has a bright future in unemployment.

By Caroline Wang

Studying the future

You don't need to be a scientist to up-skill as a futuristic badass.

By Nick Blood

What we owe to our future selves

Why your time at university will follow you into the 'real' world.

By Soo Choi

Dead loss degrees and the importance of disruption

Why we need to future-proof our education.

By Bridget Rumball

Climate Change: Just A Dinner Table Conversation in Wentworth

On keeping cups and throwing out politicians.

By Nell Cohen

About UATSIS

The story of the Union of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students.

By Songlines Editorial

The Power of Black Women

A poem on how black women shape our communities.

By Makayla-Mae Brinckley

Blak 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 Williams

Contributors to Songlines’ First Issue

Introducing all the students that contributed to this edition.

By Songlines Editorial

Ode-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 Thompson

Growing

Makayla explores how identity is a continuous journey.

By Makayla-Mae Brinckley

Us 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 Thompson

Because of Her, We Can

Indigenous leaders and advocates: paving the way for young Indigenous women

By Makayla-Mae Brinckley

An Art Experiment

A Wiradjuri and Maori woman exploring culture and identity in her artwork.

By Ngaire Pakai

The Melting Pot

How a small community kitchen can make all the difference.

By Kiowa Scott-Hurley

Jacaranda

Trees that light up the streets.

By Kelly Kilduff

A Healthy Mob

The importance of having strong support structures in the LGBTQI+ community.

By Ngaire Pakai

Welcome to Songlines

A message from the Songlines editorial team.

By Songlines Editorial

Internationally unrecognised

On the guilt and incompatibility of an international student taking her degree back home.

By Veronica Mao

How to break your own heart

The pass/fail myth.

By Caroline Wang

The oxymoron of independent education

Being a good student means being critical of everything. Including your professors.

By Soo Choi

Saved by the bell (curve)?

How normative marking schemes, a university standard, are deflating our grades and creating a hypercompetitive culture.

By Elizabeth Harris

A case for the classics

Why studying a classical language can be so important to a well-rounded education.

By Benjamin Ezzes

A (very) brief guide to translational research

Translating the information learned from research to help solve practical problems.

By Khalia Primer

On course to change course

Sometimes, we choose the wrong path, or we find something better suited to us.

By William Ton

Open-ended questions

International students aren’t looking for pity. We would love to bring colour to your lives.

By Daniel Kang

Products of their time

The history of economic ideas is seldom studied.

By Felix Ryan

What you really need to know about knowledge

A note from our editors on this Knowledge edition of Et Cetera.

By Et Cetera Editorial

Order in the court

What you'll learn outside the lecture hall.

By Simone West

Ps make degrees, but they don’t make a life

Why do we define success at university only by WAM?

By Bridget Rumball

Writing right

Why we need a mandatory foundational writing subject to rescue those students who can't.

By Elizabeth Harris

Art vs science

A facile and dangerous debate.

By Nick Blood

Volunteering for a wake up call

The complicated lessons learned from volunteering overseas.

By Nisha Labade

Ending queer youth homelessness

How student-led campaigns are driving the fight.

By Dylan Lloyd

Feminist 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 Blood

Finding a voice for international students

Encouraging involvement with broader campus life.

By Jacky He

Activism in focus

How can we best use our resources to help others the most? Effective Altruism and Amnesty International give their answers.

By Olivia Morris

Are you asking for it?

Examining university sexual consent modules

By Athina Kakkos

We need to speak up!

University is a high pressure environment. It’s no wonder that so many of us are struggling.

By Jess Goringe

What you should know about the changing face of university management

What's to be done about the corporatisation of our educational institutions?

By Elizabeth Harris

From art school to activism

Why I chose to devote myself to the climate justice movement.

By Georgia Wilson-Williams

US 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 Mengem

Advocating for your welfare

NUS Welfare Officer Jordon O'Reilly explains how the peak student representative body operates.

By Raphael Mengem

Facing the flood

Nina Funnell on the trauma of staring down sexual assault

By Teyah Miller

What we can learn from Emma Gonzalez

And why we need to talk about angry activists.

By Nell Cohen

Exploitation 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 Editorial

Open 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 Editorial

Weight 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 Taylor

Lost in translation

A personal history of workplace exploitation as an international student.

By Veronica Mao

Sustainability and your mental health

The unsustainability of studying sustainability.

By Nick Blood

The burden of proof

Perhaps this article is adequate proof of English proficiency.

By Kida Lin

Economic abuse in young people

Why students are particularly vulnerable to this hidden problem.

By Isadora Bogle

Should 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 Duval

Summertime sadness

Being prescribed happiness over a four month period is not only taxing, but potentially harmful.

By Bridget Rumball

Off 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 Morris

Classism is never classy

Are our universities disconnected from the real world?

By Kergen Angel

Interviewers, 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 Visontay

Getting our bite back

Has student journalism been defanged? An interview with Sally Percival Wood on her book Dissent.

By Angus Dalton

A letter to Asian girls

Have you ever wanted to wake up white?

By Caroline Wang

You’re the voice?

Finding a place above the politics at the National Union of Students National Conference.

By Elias Visontay and Olivia Morris

Welcome 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 Editorial

Edge 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
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