NUS backdoor deals result a step back for women’s rights
Following accusations of vote rigging and corruption in 2009, the peak body representing Australian university students, The National Union of Students’ decision to block discussion on abortion...
View ArticleHot chocolate and war crimes
The probable opening of a Max Brenner chocolate store at UNSW this year has prompted concerned students to question the decision to allow on campus a corporation affiliated with elements of the Israeli...
View ArticleCarr looks to Indonesia for Asian Century
Since the Federal Government’s publication of the Asian Century White Paper last year, Asia’s growth as a major world power and how that will impact Australia has been the subject of much discussion....
View ArticleWill Retail Investment Improve Student Experience?
Following a year of budget cuts and financial concern, UNSW announced the establishment of a new division last October. In the same month, the university confirmed that new retailers, including an...
View ArticleStudents Left Out of COFA Redevelopment
Unheralded delays on the redevelopment of the Arc common room at the newly reopened College of Fine Arts (COFA) campus have left students without a distinct, Arc-owned common room for the foreseeable...
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UNSW’s new colleges are here, but at what cost?
With the new Kensington Colleges buildings on the verge of completion at the end of last year, hundreds of incoming and returning residents were looking forward to spending 2014 in the brand new...
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Shortlist #3
New academic withdrawal procedure set to ‘out’ students with disabilities Under a new procedure for academic withdrawals from courses, applications made after the census and academic withdrawal dates,...
View ArticleUNSW scores below USyd, Melbourne in SSAF report card
UNSW has ranked third in the 2013 National Union of Students (NUS) report on the implementation of the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF), behind USYD and the University of Melbourne. In 2014,...
View ArticleSpecial resolution to remove SDC convenor passed
A special resolution to remove the 2014 Student Development Committee Convenor, Andrew Shim, was passed through the SDC on Wednesday night. The meeting, presided over by Arc Chair, Chris Mann, was over...
View ArticleNoodle House Yarns – Arc Board Elections
By David Bailey-Mckay I write this article during Arc Board and university council elections. At the same time, the Bunyip Aristocracy has handed down a budget worthy of Ancien Régime. This article,...
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