Category: Features
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Meeting O-Week Stars
With o-week having come to an end and the grind of uni underway, here’s The Tertangala’s scoop on the serious talent we got to witness. I had a chat with some of the musicians who are defining the golden standard of artistry on display right here UOW – o-week and beyond, you’ll want to commit…
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Rose and Crown – Travel Tuesdays with Serena
“Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscious; this is the ideal life” -Mark Twain Welcome back, readers, to this week’s edition of Travel Tuesdays with Serena. The past few days have been both excitingly eventful and dreadfully uneventful at the same time. I thought once I got here I would be more than keen…
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Delighted in Solitude: Travel Tuesdays with Serena
“Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.” -Aristotle Welcome back to my travel column. The first day in a foreign country alone is, in my opinion, one of the most exciting and at the same time scary moments in one’s life. I can say with absolute certainty that I…
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How to lead? Nietzsche and Machiavelli: From Fear to ‘The Will to Power’
How to be a good leader? That has been one of the most difficult questions that our society struggled with throughout the years. For me this is a very difficult question since so many elements and qualities contribute to a good and well-functioning leader. In an attempt to answer this question, I will use two…
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The Ghost of Mount Keira
By Max Mandile Mount Keira harbours dark secrets. I’ve often felt a sense of unease in the area… a sense of wonderment. Living so close to it, I would often hear strange noises echo from the mountain and would see weird things occur when summiting the mountain at night (once the sky even glowed orange, visible…
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Merrigong X presented Landed by Frumpus at the IPAC
Merrigong X presented Landed by Frumpus at the IPAC All-women performance group, Frumpus, returned to IPAC with their new show, Landed. Their nonsensical performance left audiences with a wonderful but strange feeling of confusion. The group, made up of Cheryle Moore, Lenny Ann Low and Stephanie Hart, formed in the 90s and after…
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Centre Stage: From UOW to Sydney
UOW graduate Irelish Barker and 2nd year student Anna Krywyj Moore are both emerging artists working with Shopfront Arts Co-Op and Q Theatre Penrith in an artist residency program called ArtsLab. Along with two other artists, they have put together works for the ArtsLab: Drifters festival taking place at 107 Redfern and The Joan, Penrith.…
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Talking Poetry: Free Verse on RadioU
The university’s very own radio station was formed last semester and features a diverse range of news, music and entertainment hosted by students for students. I got to chat with the two hosts of a poetry show and discovered how they’re hoping to make waves in the local poetry scene. Kirsten: Tell me a little…
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Protests, unions, sex work, and international students: Day three of Edcon.
We are all getting a bit worn out, but to the credit of all, Edcon once again descended on UQ to more drama and yelling. Welcome to the Tertangala’s third daily recap of Edcon 2023. Anti-war movements The topic of this morning’s plenary was the history of anti-war movements in Australia. Rowan Cahill addressed…