25 Days of Guild Elections, Day 4: Friend request, declined
guild politics is a life vicariously lived it is Tom Beyer and Liam Staltari pushing themselves to the cold glass screen of the 7:30 report and whispering as if to…
25 Days of Guild Elections, Day 3: What I dreamed about last night
I’ve never believed in the phenomenon of the cheese dream. I kind of thought that an adult claiming wild dreams after a bit too much jarlsberg was kind of the…
25 Days of Guild Elections, Day 2: Only one official complaint received so far
I’m dedicating today’s post to the kind man who offered me some Cheetos at 1am this morning in the Arts computer lab, and also to English lecturer Ned Curthoys, who…
25 Days of Guild Elections, Day 1: Yep, looks like we’re committing to this
Yesterday in the Pelican office, our ninth viewing of Taylor Swift’s new video was interrupted by loud clapping and chanting coming from the Sue Boyd Room. Because we prefer to…
Hard Times: What Socialist Alternative Can Learn from Wrestling
The first thing you notice about the Socialist Alternative-led protest against cuts to Arts majors is that none of its speakers, despite their presumed experience, know how to cut a…
Proposal to cut Arts majors passes through Academic Council
The UWA Arts Faculty’s proposal to cut its Gender Studies, European Studies, and Medieval & Early Modern Studies majors has passed through Academic Council this afternoon, despite student dissent. UWA…
Students Protest Major Cuts
The leaders of the ‘UWA Has Major Issues’ campaign ran a stall during common lunch hour today to raise awareness about the Arts Faculty’s proposed rescission of its Gender Studies,…
Guide to Left Politics on Campus
LABOR LEFT: Born-to-rule elites that thought ALP stood for Another Liberal Party. Have hacks and spies in every Club and Society on campus. Possible ASIO conspiracy UNIONIST: Thought United Voice…
The Problem With Guild Politics
University students are an opinionated bunch. It’s a trait we celebrate and defend vehemently. The question of whether UWA’s Student Guild should be politically impartial, however, is as gnarly as…
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…