Women about campus
Art: Brigitte Samaha In 2015 I campaigned on the Redfern run and a potential voter told me if I bothered him again he would lock me in a dungeon, and that I wouldn’t enjoy what he would do to me down...
View ArticleHoni Soit saves pedestrian lives
A pedestrian buzzer at the City Road crossing has been repaired after angry lobbying from the Honi Soit editorial team. The buzzer, situated on the east side of City Road (outside Hermann’s) is thought...
View ArticleStudent disability info ‘lost’ by uni was unencrypted and unsecured
The disability information of nearly 7,000 current and former students of the University of Sydney “lost” in a major privacy breach in February was unencrypted and unsecured, an internal review of...
View ArticleDoes the USU still need an affirmative action policy?
In May 2007, every person walking up and down Eastern Avenue in a coloured shirt, begging passing students to step inside a booth so that they could send a vote their way in the race to become a USU...
View ArticleAll work, no pay
My first internship was for a charity last year, for about two months, one day a week. It wasn’t a mandatory component of my degree (Arts), but I wanted to get some experience before starting my...
View ArticleInteractive: Which USU candidate should I vote for?
We quizzed the candidates, trawled through their overly-loud Facebook pages and pulled a little algorithmic trickery to help you decide how to vote. Just answer the questions: Next Question You’re...
View ArticleUSU election liveblog
Follow along with the action on the final day of polling as we catalogue the ups and downs of the USU election
View ArticleCombating college culture
February 2014: it’s Kendra Murphy’s third morning at St Andrew’s College. She wakes to the crackle of a senior student’s voice echoing through the halls over the central PA system. The voice greets the...
View Article2016 USU Board Directors announced
The USU has seen the highest number of women ever elected to its student board, with all five of the winners in tonight’s USU Board Director Election identifying as women. International student Koko...
View ArticleSuit yourself
Suit prices vary considerably between brands, regardless of sex. In wallet-friendly brands such as yd. and Ben Sherman, a typical suit will cost between $100 and $500. Shoppers may have noticed a few...
View ArticleFlip it and reverse it
The University of Sydney Union (USU) wants to make some changes to its governing document. One could be forgiven for thinking the poor sod tasked with drafting these changes did so in an empty...
View ArticleStaying in, dropping out
Many of us think about it, fantasise about it, tell USyd Rants we are going to do it, but how many of us actually follow through? Hundreds of students have dropped out of University in these last ten...
View ArticleLiberal Club’s membership dissolved by USU, AGM postponed
The Sydney University Liberal Club’s (SULC) membership list has been dissolved and its AGM postponed by the University of Sydney Union (USU) following sustained in-fighting between club factions led by...
View ArticleUSU finances ‘on track’ to break even in 2017: AGM
Uncontroversial is the best way to describe Tuesday morning’s Annual General Meeting of the University of Sydney Union (USU). Just 71 of the Union’s 16,000 members attended the meeting, which saw the...
View ArticleSRC live blog
Follow updates live for the final SRC meeting of semester when the budget for the organisation is due to be handed down.
View ArticleMichael Rees elected USU President
Wednesday evening’s USU executive elections played out as expected, with Independent Michael Rees becoming President in an uncontested ballot. Atia Rahim (Student Unity) was elected Vice-President;...
View ArticleWhy all USyd library fines are unenforceable
There are currently many thousands of dollars owed to University libraries from students. When these fines are above a certain threshold, students can be prevented from graduating, accessing University...
View ArticleThe honour society
In cramped offices in the inner Sydney suburb of Ultimo, the Golden Key International Honour Society’s headquarters for the Asia-Pacific feel more like a family tax accountant or a business startup....
View ArticleThe Last Cabaret on Earth
In 2007 Christopher Hitchens published an article called “Why Women Aren’t Funny” and honest to god I would resurrect him from the grave so that the cast of 2016 Wom*n’s Revue could give him an...
View ArticleAttack and defence
I should preface this article by making a few disclaimers – firstly, that this is my third year living at one of USyd’s residential colleges. In the wake of a recent media onslaught centred on...
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