Today, the Courier Mail is reporting on The University of Queensland’s plans to demolish the historic student union complex and Schonell Theatre for a new airport-style “commuter lounge” with a towel service. This farce is almost worth laughing at, but it ultimately forms the basis for the most violent attack on student unionism and free […]
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Recently, deprived of my sanity whilst cramming for mid-semester exams, I found myself in the Lawbry bathroom. There I sat, my eyes wandering to a sticker on the door in front of me; ‘bins are for the disposal of feminine hygiene items only.’ At first (perhaps I’ll blame my temporary stress-induced insanity), I accepted it […]
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As part of UQ Life’s SWOTVAC activities on the St Lucia campus, the division spent $1,050 on smoothie bikes. In return for the $1,000 spend UQ Life got the use of 2 bikes from The Smoothie Cycle, 6 jugs, 2 staff for 4 hours, and 200 organic smoothies. Other expenses for their SWOTVAC activities included […]
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The University of Queensland has come under fire from the UQ Union Women’s Collective over the university’s handling of and response to sexual assault and harassment. The Women’s Collective issued a statement on May 24, in response to stories published in The Australian newspaper on May 22 detailing the alleged sexual harassment and assault of […]
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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and forced the University of Queensland to move courses online the university needed a way to conduct invigilated exams in an online learning environment, for the university that solution was ProctorU. The decision to use ProctorU was met with pushback from students and academics over privacy concerns, now Semper can […]
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To me, gaining respect starts with defiance. I am a woman, but who does that make me? I am told to dress moderately, but not like a prude, don’t be too loud, be seen but not heard, keep my legs closed, but I MUST have children, and I mustn’t be too fat, or too thin, […]
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It was announced on March 16 that top executives from The University of Queensland including Chancellor Peter Varghese will front the Parliamentary Inquiry into national security risks affecting the Australian higher education and research sector. Set to appear before the inquiry via video conference at 12:45pm on Friday March 19, Chancellor Varghese will be joined by […]
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During most people’s introduction to university the UQ administration is their friend, and the student union is their smaller, much poorer friend. Over time however, if they pay attention, students will typically come to a more complete (and cynical) understanding of the various players in the petty power games that underlie the corporate side of […]
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For some time now, I’ve been hooked on trying to consume all the ClassicsTM in time to be considered cultured. For some reason the deadline in my head is 30, which still seems a lifetime away, but there are just oh so many classic films out there. Even just a few years ago it seemed […]
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On February 18 Australian students visiting the Semper Floreat Facebook page discovered a lack of content as Facebook blocked Australian’s from viewing news on Facebook in response to the Australian Government’s attempts to force tech companies to pay publishers for news that appears in people’s feeds. However the ban has not limited to news organizations […]
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