Category: NEWS
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NatCon is risen: Day two
If you happened to walk by Federation University’s Q2 building at 9am on Tuesday morning, you would have noticed a sorry sight. Hungover people in blue shirts that say ‘Unity’ lying in the sun, student media desperately searching Google Maps for a nearby cafe and others kicking a footy out on the nearby oval. What…
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Where’s NLS? NatCon day one
The National Union of Students’ National Conference descended on a cold, grey and rainy Ballarat on Monday, arguably a fitting tone for the day’s proceedings. After a lengthy check-in, the conference opened a respectable two hours late at 4pm, and only managed to survive one of the two sessions planned for the day. We’ll start…
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Natcon 2023: What is it – and why care?
Well, it’s that time of year again. Christmas lights are beginning to colour the streets, Mariah Carey is playing in the shops again and student politicians are preparing their vocal chords for the annual screaming match known as NatCon. So, what is this so-called ‘stupol schoolies’ anyway? And why should you care? The National…
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UOW Theatre and Performance’s ‘The Flu Season’: The Snow Romance
‘The Flu Season’, written by Will Eno and directed by Michelle Fry as part of their honours course, was a fascinating and deeply moving production, playfully pulling between sadness and sharp humour. Set in the depressing scene of a psychiatric centre, ‘The Flu Season’ exposes the expanse of human experience by placing its setting in…
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The Final Crescendo – Reviewing GradFest
Friday 10th of November, I had the pleasure of attending UOW’s Music Gradfest. This event was hosted by the third-year creative arts, music students of Wollongong Uni. Mesmerised is an understatement. These were regular people who you’d pass by casually on campus, but Friday night at the Jillian Broadbent building revealed their undeniable talent. You…
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Musings – Interviewing UOW Music Students
A couple weeks ago we had a chat with UOW third year music students Tom Price, Ella Grace, Jess Anderson and Daniel Munro about their music, their time at uni and the Music GradFest held earlier this month. Get to know the musicians below and commit their names to memory because you’ll discover, just as…
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Wollongong, a city I love
Wollongong, a city I love. Wollongong has been more than just a location; it’s a community where I’ve forged meaningful connections, found a new place to call home, and experienced a unique way of life. From the warmth of newfound friendships to the breathtaking beauty of the beach, every moment has contributed to my love…
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UOW Theatre and Performance’s ‘The Antipodes’: A Writer’s Take on Actors Playing Writers
DISCLAIMER: As a reviewer and writer, I feel it is my duty to disclose my closeness to this play to maintain reviewer integrity. Full disclosure, I know most of this cast and crew well and one of them is in fact my boyfriend, Mitchell Lee. The Antipodes by Annie Baker is a play about a…
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UOW Theatre and Performance’s ‘The Iphigenia Project’: The Delirium of Grief and Warfare
‘The Iphigenia Project’ follows the production of two plays, Iphigenia and Clytemnestra by Suhayla El-Bushra and Lulu Raczka, respectively, that independently and correspondingly explores the sacrificial burden of duty and grief amidst a background of war. Clytemnestra, while not as action-packed as its predecessor, demonstrates a necessary meditation on love and grief following the sacrifice…