COVID-19 Liveblog
UniMelb online learning transition leaves students and staff without support
On March 16, the University announced lectures and tutorials with over 500 students were required to cease face-to-face teaching by the following day. Classes with over 25 students but fewer than 500 will need to be online-only by March 30.
Melbourne Law School's Response to COVID-19
The Melbourne Law School has announced plans to make available recordings of all streams of compulsory subjects in response to growing concerns around COVID-19.
Review: Goodbye, Elton John
This concert was 50 years in the making, and my goodness did it exceed my highly-set expectations! After performing in Melbourne multiple times throughout his long and successful career, Sir Elton John took his last bow on a Melbourne stage on Sunday 15th December. This 150th show of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour was performed at a packed Rod Laver Arena, full to the brim of fans who were eagerly awaiting the chance to see Elton perform one last time.
Campus
UMSU Annual Elections
30 July 2020UMSU Annual Elections The University of Melbourne Student Union Elections will be held from 7th-11th September to elect student representatives for 2021. The UMSU constitution requires elections to be held on paper, not online. Consequently, voting will be held through a combination of in person (if possible) and postal voting. Voting for University Council Student […]
Conflict Surrounding Performative Allyship in UMSU Students’ Council
7 July 2020CONTENT WARNING: racism, white supremacy, police brutality, First Nations deaths in custody and other references to cultural genocide that have in particular impacted First Nations People of Australia. This article includes references to deceased First Nations People. When Jessie Ferrari, the Indigenous Representative on Students’ Council, alongside councillor Thonya Deverall and the University of Melbourne […]
A Hidden Struggle: COVID-19 and International Student Mental Health
6 July 2020According to international students from the University of Melbourne, the COVID-19 crisis, in particular its effects on their academics and financial situations, has had a detrimental impact on their mental health.
Daniel Andrews Announces Postcode Lockdowns
30 June 2020Premier Daniel Andrews has issued stay-at-home orders for several suburbs in Melbourne after recent spikes in positive cases of COVID-19 in Victoria.
“Apology without action means nothing”: First Nations students denounce the destruction of sacred sites
18 June 2020On June 17, the University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU) Indigenous Department and and the other UMSU student representative departments released a joint statement condemning Rio Tinto’s destruction of a sacred site in the Western Pilbara, referring to the mining company’s decision as “an act of cultural genocide”.
Nonfiction
Florence Price, Delia Derbyshire & Wendy Carlos
14 July 2020Welcome to Canon in She, a column about female composers of Western classical music, and a few major trailblazers in electronic music as well. Today, I present three brilliant women from the 20th century.
Spilling a Little Tea on the Fast Fashion Industry
13 July 2020So, yesterday, I saw a Facebook post that said, ‘Sis, you still crying over a guy with only four sets of clothes?’.
A Sex and Dating Guide During COVID-19
25 April 2020With many countries going into lockdown and millions staying home, the coronavirus is definitely the biggest cockblock of 2020. Couples and single folks alike are wondering: “How the hell do I get freaky in a time like this?”.
The Curtain Calls For You to Think
23 April 2020If I would say one thing about Come From Away, other than that it is worth every minute and dollar, it would be that it highlights that amidst suffocating hate, it is possible to find that lemon-drop of kindness in you.
OPINION: Observing Australia During the Bushfire Crisis
23 April 2020The last few months in Australia have seen frustration and confusion towards the Australian Government and their response to bushfires among the residents of the country.
Creative
Losing Grip
23 April 2020John woke up with a grenade in his hand.
That wasn’t the worst of it. His alarm said he was going to be late for work.
gallery of rotten riches
25 March 2020under the withered moon of catastrophe
a strain on the blueberry sky.
Culture
Review: We Are Family: what really matters for parents and children
30 July 2020Susan Golombrok: We are family: what really matters for parents and children Scribe Publications, 2020. ISBN, 9781925713701pp. 320 , $32.99 Professor Susan Golombrok has spent years researching families and how they have changed in the 21st century. From queer couples being able to adopt to Kim Kardashian surrogacies, Golombrok packages her learnings into a […]
‘Feeling’ Zachary Leo’s New Sound
28 July 2020In today’s age where the majority of mainstream music is filled with mind-numbing beats, Zachary Leo’s sound is a breath of fresh air. The 21-year-old Melbourne based artist began his journey in 2019 releasing the singles She and Lay You Down, and more recently released the extremely catchy single Not That Easy. Fresh off a […]
Review: Henry Green’s ‘Half Light’ feels like waking up on a day off
6 July 2020Suffice to say that in the Year of Our Lord 2020, we’ve all had our fair share of emotional rollercoasters. There are moments when you feel inspired and in control, there are other moments when you feel anything but. Sometimes, it’s almost like you’re sleepwalking. From his attic studio, dream pop artist Henry Green has […]
Review: Partition Voices
16 May 2020Bari is the Bengali word for one’s ancestral home; it is your desh, the place that always holds an important key to understanding who you are. For those uprooted – and often traumatised, as the people in this series of true stories often are – the idea of bari is a confusing one…
Review: Goodbye, Elton John
17 March 2020This concert was 50 years in the making, and my goodness did it exceed my highly-set expectations!
After performing in Melbourne multiple times throughout his long and successful career, Sir Elton John took his last bow on a Melbourne stage on Sunday 15th December. This 150th show of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour was performed at a packed Rod Laver Arena, full to the brim of fans who were eagerly awaiting the chance to see Elton perform one last time.