25 Days of Guild Elections, Day 1: Doing this was never in our job description Pelican29 August 2016 Why are we doing this. Voice0 Comments76 views
Another nasty surprise: UWA now to axe 230 professional staff Pelican25 August 2016 Last Christmas, the Vice-Chancellor announced that 200 professional staff were to go. Now that number has risen to 230. Kate Prendergast reports. Voice3 Comments497 views
UWA’s woeful sexual harassment reporting procedures under reform following pressure from Student Guild Pelican24 August 2016 Unclear, at times bizarre, and lacking in adequate information and support, the current procedure for reporting sexual harassment on campus is at last getting an overhaul - thanks largely to pressure and recommendations from the UWA Student Guild. Is the review's timing just that little bit too coincidental with the 'Respect. Now. Always.' campaign currently being rolled out around the country? Kate Prendergast reports. Voice0 Comments183 views
The Save the Children Book Sale is here. But are you ready? Pelican19 August 2016 Godspeed. Literature and Creative WritingVoice0 Comments56 views
There is No One Kind of Muslim Art: Words with Curator Hamida Novakovich Pelican12 August 2016 Hamida Novakovich, curator behind the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery’s late HERE&NOW16 / GenYM exhibition, talks to Kate Prendergast on the widespread misconceptions surrounding contemporary Muslim artists and contemporary Muslim art. Voice0 Comments270 views
UWA Goes Public With ATAR Data In Ongoing Bid to Claw Back Prestige and Trust Pelican10 August 2016 Making good on its promise to the government's Higher Education Standards panel earlier this year, UWA has moved towards greater transparency on its admissions process. Kate Prendergast reports. Voice1 Comment239 views
Cover Artist Profile: Clare Moran (Ed.4 Trash) Pelican3 August 2016 Pelican spoke to artist Clare Moran about her Cover Art for Edition 4 #Trash. Voice0 Comments54 views
LWAG Posters for All-Muslim Exhibition Defaced: Words with Artists Abdul and Abdul-Rahman Abdullah Pelican31 July 2016 In June, posters advertising the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery's HERE&NOW16 / GenYM exhibition – which showcased the works of nine emerging young Muslim artists – were defaced and torn down. Featured artists and brothers Abdul-Rahman Abdullah and Abdul Abdullah give their response to the incident here. Voice1 Comment172 views
“Questions to be Answered”: Staff Uncertainties Remain as UWA Restructure Moves into Next Phase Pelican24 July 2016 The UWA Renewal project has moved onto its so-called ‘Build’ phase, after it was last week announced that the current nine faculties will be squashed down to just four. On Friday’s Open Forum, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Dawn Freshwater assuaged few anxieties over what was to come next for staff, leaving them still in the dark as to whether they will have a job at the end of the year, how they would fit into the final structure, and under what terms of contract. Kate Prendergast reports. Voice0 Comments329 views
The Tav Has Eyes: Student Guild Approves CCTV Use and Access Policy Pelican18 July 2016 CCTV in the Tav is now definitely a happening thing, with the Student Guild passing a Use and Access policy at the Council Meeting last month. Kate Prendergast reports. Voice0 Comments33 views
