On the night of the 11th of August, I was talking with friends about how Guam might not be there tomorrow. It was a weird thought, would this be my 9/11 or Diana? It obviously wasn’t, but it nearly felt like it. However, this hypothetical question of what happens if you decide to blow up […]
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By Akanksha Singh Sure, the title sounds click-baity, but it’s entirely possible. Don’t get me wrong, sun protection is important— especially if you live in a place where the ozone layer has a “moderate” sized hole (plot-twist: it’s not Australia). Regardless, ozone depletion is a global concern, and so is skin cancer. According to […]
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So the Marriage Equality debate is well and truly underway and we have seen some rather unexpected (read: highly expected) turn of events. But here we are about to spend $122 million but I would like to think about some of the other things we could have spent it on. Yes, this is overkill but […]
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For thousands of years, our world’s climate has continuously and dramatically changing. Geological records indicate fluctuations in global temperatures and extreme weather patterns to be normal; however, as society advances and technology evolves, greenhouse gases increase resulting in global temperatures rising at increasingly alarming rates. Not only does this impact the survival of humans, our […]
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Ah youth, I feel you slipping away. 25 is most definitely the end of youth. Much more so than 21, or the devastatingly youthful 18. 25 is when your brain stops developing, the last burst of the development of the pre-frontal cortex is over. You are now who you are going to be for the […]
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If you’re a thrill seeker like me and are up for a bit of a challenge, then volcano chasing is just what the doctor ordered. Recently I had the opportunity to trek the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, said to be one of the world’s greatest active volcanoes. This trek took me on a 19.4km journey, 8 […]
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Fortitude Valley is Brisbane’s cesspool of music, clubs, bars, and drunken bad life choices, and essentially it will start to overflow during the 5th to the 8th of September this year because we have the wonderful Bigsound Festival. Bigsound festival is one of the biggest festivals to hit Brisbane’s own Fortitude Valley, and highlights the […]
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As much as I want to brag about that I knew how to use a cassette before ‘13 reasons why’. I evidently have Netflix, Stan, Spotify, Apple music, the lot and I probably spend a little too much time using them. We can all see that these services have dramatically changed the music and film […]
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Bad Girl from Curious film, really turns that question on its head. All Australian made, the psychological thriller starring actors such as Samara Weaving and Sara West is now showing across the nation. Locally, premiered at UQ’s own Schonell Theatre last month. This film uses intricate and beautiful cinematography to accompany this psychological analysis of […]
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In the very different and distant world outside the world of UQ, things have been afoot. I know, I am shocked that there is a world outside UQ too! But I recently ventured to this strange place called “the Griffith University” for a panel hosted by the Griffith SRC. The panel consisted of Milton Dick […]
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