The only way workers can fight for their wages and conditions is to hit the system where it hurts, by withholding their labour and going on strike.
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The fight to free Palestine and cut the government’s and USyd’s ties to Israel is far from over. What the movement on campus needs to do now is get more organised and be prepared to hit the ground running next semester, arranging more forums, rallies, and sit-ins to defy USyd management until our demands for USyd to cut ties are met.
The one lucky winner becomes expected to dish out pithy little rhyming ditties to celebrate public events. Every time an official gets out of a car they’ll be expected to be there with a notepad, ready to compose a tawdry couplet in adoration.
But the lack of Australian narratives or genre development about a formative period of many of our lives limits our ability to use literature and stories to make sense of our own experiences or view them reflected back at us.
During my English degree, I’ve received very little instruction on how to actually close-read, often relying on rudimentary high-school techniques.
What emerged was an interesting blend of the SRC and USU. Funding for direct activism is rare, but the funding of social events often creates a platform for change.
The Law School should ultimately evaluate whether this current assessment format, which has been utilised over a long period of time, really equips students the best to become effective modern lawyers.
The rising cost of living is forcing students to make tough choices between paying rent, buying food, and staying warm, leading to increased stress and anxiety.
We can’t look away and pretend as if genocide is normal, which is what universities, the government and the media would prefer.
Exams are unavoidable, but we can at least take a moment to reflect on their place in the Arts course.