Comment and Critique
Identity - Poem
“Can true identity be, if no one can see? And who am I really if no one can tell me?” - Jackson McFarlane
Personal identity – a quick and dirty look through the lens of philosophy
“We almost certainly need our bodies to exist in this world, but is that all we consist of? All we are? Can it change without changing who we are?” - Leah Holden
Identity describes every entity except humans.
“To be human is to have so many diversifying factors, that you never truly fit under the right category.” - Ghaida Moria
“A search for belonging”
“This tension caused me to leave Melbourne in order to explore my identities and I embarked on a seven month long journey” - Vasili Pittas
Thousands sign NUS petition to end deadnaming at university campuses
“If you want to help ensure university campuses are safe and inclusive spaces for all, you can sign the petition here: https://www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/stop-deadnaming-at-universities”
-Callum Burkitt
“Stop Making Democracy Worse”? A rebuttal
In this “listicle”, Fatma Turac responds to a previous Rabelais article on voting, providing an argument as to why Australians should make their voices heard this election and head to the polling booths.
Stop Making Democracy Worse
In this fiery opinion piece Daniel Saunders goes through all arguments for compulsory voting and rebuts them, concluding that potential voters should in fact not vote at all this election.
Preston Market to be reduced by 80%. Shouldn’t it be a heritage site by now?
"Say for instance, what if a business hub that has been bustling since 1970 (that’s over 50 years), is now battling – what can only be called – savage gentrification."
- Fatma Turac
Glasgow: Yet another COP-out
The COVID-safe Melbourne contingent will meet at the State Library of Victoria at 1pm November 6 - be there and bring your friends.
The culture of catcalling
In 2014, a video went viral where a woman spent 10 hours walking in silence in NYC getting catcalled. Whistles, winks, honks and body-shaming comments have been part of a growing culture of street harassment for many years.
The Right to Leave One's Country: call for urgent resolution of Australia's violation of human rights
Australia’s Biosecurity Act 2015, its International Civil and Political Rights Article 3(4) derogation, and the consequential violation of human rights.
Exclusive with former Hong Kong legislator Ted Hui
Ted Hui, former Hong Kong legislator, provides an exclusive insight into Hong Kong's situation and the National Security Law.
Does Scott Morrison’s hair serve as an analogy for his leadership? (A very biased piece!)
A light-hearted but equally critical look at Scott Morrison's hair.
WHY YOU SHOULD COME TO THE GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE ON MAY 21
A Global Climate Strike is happening this Friday, 21/5. Meet the LTU Students for Climate Justice Contingent at the State Library at 12pm.
Doing a PPE degree with Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia specifically affects the economics portion of my PPE degree, numbers on the page turn into a soup of digits that are virtually unfathomable!
Studying Abroad (Domestically)
The experience of studying online was kinder to me than most, thanks especially to my Creative Arts degree: writers are already goblins who are rarely seen outside their dwellings and without their laptop.