Tag: UOW
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O-Week: The Thursday
Thursday’s sort was a successive lineup of three bands playing at the UniBar. The problem is that O-Fest has it’s spectacle located outside UniBar, music and play around the duck pond and such, and club stalls circling the whole library-cafeteria-jugglers-lawn perimeter; if anyone was to be at UniBar, it was probably because something loud and…
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Hold the Note
It’s late morning, and the paterfamilias has donned his formal attire. The toga cloaking the loose folds of his chiton is blue with a fluffy grey lining on the collar and sash. His bare feet are swathed in a pair of long woollen socks, pulled high over the rolls of his baggy grey sweatpants. From…
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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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UOW Theatre and Performance’s ‘Justified and Ancient’: Chaotically Captivating
The Scream is a painting by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. The Scream is one of the five most famous paintings in the world. The Scream was painted in 1893 In the background of the painting are two men dressed in black wearing black top hats. These two men were the then representatives of the…
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UOW Theatre and Performance’s ‘Juliet & Romeo’: Wayward Kids in the Carpark
A Theatre Review by Paige Jenkins and Skyla Yorke. Theatre lovers filled the foyer of UOW’s Jillian Broadbent building on Friday night to watch the first of many shows put on by the University’s theatre majors, ‘Juliet and Romeo’, directed by Tim Maddock. The performance, a final assessment for the semester, was a smashing and…
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Many Voices, and Queer Support in the Regions. Edcon Day Two.
Welcome to the Tertangala’s second daily recap of Edcon 2023. The Voice The day began with a plenary on the upcoming voice referendum. The day started with Patrick Taylor, the NUS’ First Nation’s officer, addressing the conference about the efforts the NUS is taking in the Yes campaign. Bailey Riley, the NUS President, said, “Everyone…
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Yeehaw United’s Ela Akyol elected as WUSA President
Yeehaw United’s Ela Akyol has been elected President of the Wollongong Undergraduate Student Association. Running under a joint Labor caucus, Akyol received 302 votes, beating Left Action’s Jack Mansell by 34 votes. In a significant move, both Labor factions decided to run under a joint caucus, making use of Unity, Labor Right’s youth faction name…
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Psych student takes aim at school’s “exploitative” flyer contest
A first-year psychology student says a School of Psychology flyer contest to promote respectful behaviour on campus should have been a paid gig instead. An email sent to psych students in early July called for flyer designs to promote the school’s Behaviour Statement, it’s response to the 2021 National Student Safety Survey. “Our statement document…
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The Tertangala Prose and Poetry Contest
Looking for a writing contest that values your unconventional ideas? Want a chance to experiment with your writing AND get praise for it? The Tertangala Prose and Poetry Contest is looking for your best contemporary work. You’ll be judged against four criteria: experimentation, originality, engagement and skill. Each winner from two categories – prose and…