Anti-Semitism at the ANU
ANU Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Richard Baker, is personally investigating allegations that members of the ANU Jewish Students’ Association were harassed and intimidated by members of the ANU Socialist Alternative, at the ANU Market Day, on the 12th of February. Read the rest
Why Fines?
Unilodge management has recently introduced new penalties for the use of prohibited wireless internet routers in Unilodge residences
From February 25, a $200 fine may be applied to ‘Any resident found using a wireless or wired router, switch or hub connected to the ANU network in their rooms’ In addition, ‘The internet connection to the room will be disconnected until the resident has signed an agreement not to breach the policy in the future.’ According to ANU policy, the use of ‘all radio frequency (RF) spectrums across campus including unlicensed RF spectrums for wireless LAN and RF channel allocations’ is subject to the discretion of the university. Read the rest
No “policy to create fear”, only systemic “ill-treatment” in the West Bank
“Stone Cold Justice”, a Four Corners report aired in early February this year, exposed the devastating reality for Palestinian children, some as young as five, being arrested, interrogated, and abused in Israeli military detention centres. Read the rest
A Spliced Utopia
Watching Utopia is a difficult experience. It’s as if the footage has been spliced together from two very different worlds: on one hand there are an oppressed people struggling in impoverished third world conditions, something you might see in news footage of West Papua or the Gaza Strip. Read the rest
LOV3001with Professor Love: Why Porn Ruins Sex
Now I won’t go into the details about all the negatives of the porn industry but I want to send a message to all the lads on porn potentially ruining great sex. Read the rest
Yes, Female Tennis Players Deserve Equal Pay
An article in the preceding issue of Woroni by Gary Oldman “Do female tennis players deserve equal pay” requires a response, principally because it misses the key issue of effort. Read the rest
Sweet Jams
Mick Carton eases the back-to-school blues and widens our minds with the first episode of “Sweet Jams” for the semester – taking us through the best new tracks. Read the rest
Backstage O-Week with Woroni Radio
Woroni Radio gets intimate with the artists performing at ANUSA’s Big Bang Party during O’Week, check out the stream here. Read the rest
The Founding Peoples
March 12, 2014 By Nengi Bamir
…to include and embrace the Aboriginal Australian Nation as an enduring, and living part of Australia’s multicultural spectrum and continuum – not to relegate it to a historic footnote. Read the rest
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