Opinion, University
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Why are the desks so low in Fisher Library?
Studying at Fisher necessitates agony-inducing stooping to the subterranean level of your laptop screen.
How USyd funds gunboats, attack helicopters, heat-seeking missiles for US military
USyd’s $3.41 billion investment portfolio is linked to F-35 fighter planes, Patriot missile systems, Apache helicopters, Predator UAVs, and heat-seeking Javelin missile systems.
USyd a ghost town: Strikers effect ‘historic’ cross-campus shutdown
Hundreds of staff and students mobilised to fight for better working conditions in a strike organised by the NTEU.
A masterclass in greenwashing by the University of Sydney
EnviroWeek included sustainability lectures, bake sales and floral treasure hunts – all while $338,130 of the USU’s funds was effectively financing BHP, Rio Tinto, and Woodside Petroleum.
Analysis
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AFP’s 416kg cocaine bust: Futile, performative and dangerous
Confronting the reality of mass drug seizures.
University
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Fisher, Law Library to resume 24/7 operation, but why has it taken so long?
Fisher’s reduced hours are a symptom of corporatisation in a competitive higher education sector, with COVID-19 wielded as justification for unprecedented cutbacks at the cost of the student experience.
Opinion, University
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Whither the pranks of yesteryear?
On the decline of zany schemes, high-octane heists and campus stunts.
Analysis, University, USU
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Who is the USU in bed with?
A critical look at the corporations involved in Welcome Week 2022
News
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University representatives express solidarity with Ukraine
On 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Armed Forces to invade Ukraine via its borders with Belarus and Russia.