Untying the strings: Lucy Watson and Bryant Apolonio

Bryant Apolonio and Lucy Watson ride a rollercoaster
A means to an end: Xiaoran Shi

Within these pages, death speaks in myriad voices: a female vigilante wearing the armour of a Roman goddess seeks retributive justice on page 7, a deeply personal account of euthanasia makes a compelling case for legalising assisted suicide on page 10, a visit to Graceland reveals how death has not hindered the evolution of an […]
A statement from the 2013 Editors of Honi Soit on the USU Board’s plan to expel Tom Raue
A few weeks ago, we published an article about collaboration between police and the University at this year’s strikes. That article included a sentence from a confidential USU report. The sentence was something a USU staff member recalled a police officer saying. It was leaked to us by Tom Raue, the USU’s Vice President. As […]
The art of listening: Mariana Podesta-Diverio

As easy it is to become apathetic about the current state of Australian politics and give up altogether, your vote will help lessen the possibility of an Abbott-led government. Use it wisely. But of course, you’ve heard this all before, so I’ll leave it here. Don’t let him win. Now, onto more practical matters. Being […]
The death of conviction politics: Avani Dias

Avani Dias explores the death of conviction politics in the lead up to the federal election.
It’s personal: Hannah Ryan

Being political isn’t just about standing on a picket. This week’s Honi tells personal stories, reveals cultural structures, lifts veils and opens windows, exposing the private, and encourages you to live in defiance of the cultural authoritarianism we are all subject to but largely blind to.
Glasnost and Sydney University: Max Chalmers

Forced to constantly sell itself to the world, the University of Sydney has become closed off, for fear that something might offend the customers it so badly needs.
Who cares about Kevin: Nick Rowbotham

Can Kevin Rudd win the election on September 7? Who knows, and in some ways, who cares. There are more important questions, like: why is ecstasy so expensive in Australia? And why would you risk attempting to smuggle drugs into a festival when no less than 282 people were caught in possession of them at […]
The life of Honi to come: Bryant Apolonio

Bryant Apolonio looks back on a semester’s worth of newspapers
The word games people play: Xiaoran Shi
Xiaoran Shi asks you to watch your language
Honi Soit and Sydney Uni culture: Bryant Apolonio

Bryant Apolonio writes about student creativity and your good old newspaper
Why patriarchy is not enough (as a conceptual framework): Mariana Podesta-Diverio

The ongoing struggle for women’s liberation is by no means secondary to the struggle of the working class. In fact, the two things are inextricably connected.
Editorial
What will be the legacy of 2012? Leading article from the year’s final regular edition of Honi Soit.
Editorial
Dearth of female Nobel Prize winners shows the fight for equality is far from won.
Editorial
Whether queer or not, all students should be able to take something valuable out of this special edition of Honi Soit, writes Editor-in-Chief Fahad Ali.
Editorial
Student politicians tend to promise much and deliver little.
Night-time economy must deliver the goods

Young Sydneysiders want good music and great times when we go out – give that to us or we will make it happen ourselves.
LifeChoices must be given the benefit of the doubt

Libertarianism is a double-edged sword – conservative voices are heard on campus: to decry their right to exist is to deny the liberty that dissidents are trying to defend.
The 2012 Editorial Team

We are your editors of Honi Soit for 2012! Below are some of the highlights from our election campaign website.