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Hidden spots at UQ St Lucia 

Dr Mary Mahoney AO Amphitheatre  The recently revitalised amphitheatre, nestled by the UQ lake, is the perfect place for a lunchtime picnic with friends, relaxing, reading a book, or catching up on some study! The area is also used for cultural activities, so if you’re lucky, you may catch a performance!  Café Nano  Open 7 […]

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UQU Collectives

There are a handful of student collectives at UQ that are like clubs, except membership is free and automatic based on a shared marginalised identity (except for a couple of special ones!). If you’re a collective member, you can have as much or as little involvement with your collective(s) as you like – they’ll still […]

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UQ St Lucia Toilet Reviews

Hartley Teakle (Levels 2 and 3)  El:  Hartley Teakle is notorious for its odd layout and Kafkaesque nightmare vibe, so naturally, its bathrooms would be the same. On the third level, all the toilets are separated, with the women’s bathroom next to the elevator and the men’s next to the wing entrance. The bathrooms are […]

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Why I’m camping on the great court for Gaza

The world is witnessing the worst crime against humanity in a generation. In the 7 months and counting since Israel began its genocidal campaign in Gaza, an estimated 34,000 Palestinian civilians have been murdered, including 10,000 children. Thousands more are likely trapped under the mounds of rubble amassed from Israel’s relentless bombing. Only a small […]

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The mouldy stench in UQ’s heritage buildings.

Here at the University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus, we are fortunate to learn and study in heritage buildings of rich historical architecture. The elegant exterior of the Goddard Building is decorated with sculptured features that are remarkable and well-maintained, but its interior might not get the same treatment. A shared office space between PhD […]

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Anticlimactic end to UQ Union’s last TOGA Party – Ever?

Mother Nature has intervened in UQU’s much-anticipated annual TOGA party, which was scheduled to take place today but has officially been cancelled due to poor weather conditions. The overnight rain, which has continued through the day, has rendered the party’s venue (The Great Court at UQ’s St Lucia campus) completely unusable. Speaking with the contractors […]

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