Hunting and Gathering on Campus
So you’ve been lost in the tropical grove for hours, haven’t eaten anything recently, and your next Centrelink payment isn’t for another thirteen days. Luckily, nature’s bounty is all around…
Review: Infinite Jest at the Flying Scotsman
Sunday nights in the back of the Flying Scotsman, that institution cherished by Perth’s student body, there’s an almost perfect setup. A few rows of plastic chairs before a low…
Charlie Hebdo
I recently drew my first picture of Muhammad. It was a 10-centimetre coal pencil sketch on the back of a serviette I made while waiting at a coffee store. Normally…
Namelessness
There is a particular solemn beauty about fleetingly meeting someone, and farewelling them, and realising that you will very likely never see each other again. Not those obligatory mundane exchanges,…
Virtual Nostalgia: The Path to Happiness
Remember the first time you rode a bike? That fuzzy feeling you just got is the result of getting nostalgic, one of the most common phenomenon amongst us humans and…
So You Want to Write to Your MP
It’s pretty hard to feel genuinely engaged with politics. When the major news of the day is the PM maniacally wolfing down a vegetable, or worse yet, one of Bill…
Pelican Presents A Selection of Notable Student Protest Chants
1990s anti-One Nation protesters Hey Hey, Ho Ho Pauline Hanson’s got to go Sexist, racist, anti-gay, right-wing bigots go away Racist, sexist, anti-queer, Liberals are not welcome here Say it…
Glory Hole Etiquette
Glory holes. Pomegranate sized apertures drilled between toilet cubicles, booths in adult bookstores or installed privately through bedsheets or mattresses. For a long time, glory holes were the domain of…
What Heirisson Island Means in 2015
This is your land, but now you must leave. You are being told by a stranger who is gladly ignorant of your culture and history that you must leave. Worse…
First Graduate Job Crisis
Life is a continuation of scary first experiences, but we grow and we learn. Some things become less scary because we realise that actually, everyone has to do them eventually.…