• Lead Story

    President Grilled While Libs Bake

    Monday, April 23 2012

    Sally Whyte

    After a tough interview on 3AW, UMSU President Mark Kettle faces questions about the Student Union not laying a wreath for ANZAC day.

  • Screen

    Best Films About Making Films

    Thursday, April 19 2012

    Ben Volchok

    With The Artist and Hugo sweeping this year’s Academy Awards, here are the five best films about making films that aren’t documentaries (that I’ve seen, anyway).

  • Features

    Ana, Mia and Me

    Thursday, April 19 2012

    Scott Woodard

    In February, blogging website Tumblr controversially banned blogs that “actively promote and glorify self-harm,” with a specific focus on those advocating anorexia and bulimia. Tumblr’s decision has drawn public attention to a secretive online community where eating disorders are embraced as a way of life.

  • Features

    High on Life

    Thursday, April 19 2012

    Briar Lloyd

    Foreign Minister Bob Carr has recently called for a “de facto decriminalisation” of certain drugs, whilst an Australia21 report has declared Australia’s ‘war on drugs’ a failure. Carr’s call for decriminalisation was immediately opposed by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, putting her at odds with Carr and former police chief Mick Palmer.

Sound

Tuesday Bands: A Conversation with Barbariön

Wednesday, April 18 2012

David Threlfall

Just before Barbariön started to play to a pretty full North Court, I wasn’t sure to expect at all from our interview afterwards. For those of you who don’t know who or what Barbariön are, and sadly missed their BBQ slot, imagine a time-transcending historical re-enactment in musical form in an outer suburban pub 15 minutes before closing time with three shredding guitars, beards everywhere and someone waving a smoking LED-eyed bearded skull on a pole at you while screaming noises and obscenities befitting a pirate. Got it?

Features

A Silent Gamble

Wednesday, April 18 2012

Emma Koehn

What’s $500 to you? A couple of weeks rent? Too much to spend in one week on playing cards with your mates? Would you let people know if you lost that much? The standard media image of a problem gambler is a family man or woman in their 40s, but the community affected by dependence on betting is more complex—and uni students make up part of a cohort struggling in silence.

Politics

A Woman in the Lodge

Wednesday, April 18 2012

Julia Hammond

It’s 9.30pm on a Wednesday night and you’re sitting down to watch the newest sitcom At Home with Julia. Why, you may ask, is there a show about our Prime Minister? What makes this one different to the others? Well, dear reader, this PM is female. In fact she is unconventionally female. No husband, children or picket fence. Instead—one hairdressing partner and one fluffy dog.

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Brain Food

Julia Matthews

Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come… IT’S EXAM TIME! Time to dust off your desk, top up the coffee pot and hunker down for a period of intense studying.

Across the See-Tho

Partying in the USA: Fraternities, college bars and the American drinking culture

Michelle See-Tho

More often than not, the phrase “American college experience” evokes scenes from Animal House, Road Trip and Old School, of frat parties where doing keg stands, playing beer pong and chugging out of red party cups are standard must-dos.

My Adopted Home

Us vs. them

Marcella Purnama

Every time we international students walk into a tutorial, we instinctively walk to the table that has other international students. When we hang out, we usually hang out with international students. But why does this segregation happen?

Tryall and Error

Golf

Carlynne Nunn

Hey. Hey guys. Did you know that people play golf? And did you know that golf is one of the more obviously stupid things to have ever been invented?

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    Above Water

    Above Water is the annual creative writing anthology published by the Student Union’s Arts and Media (Farrago) Departments. All Melbourne University students are invited to submit. Submissions are now open and close at 5pm, Friday 25 May 2012.

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