Semper Floreat is the University of Queensland Union's free & independent student newspaper.
When I think of you, I think of the poem ‘Simplify Me When I’m Dead’ by Keith Douglas, specifically the lines, “Thus when in a year collapse particular memories, you may deduce, from the long pain I bore the opinions I held, who was my foe and what I left, even my appearance but incidents […]
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Queer Fest was a massive festival with a ring of 55+ stalls, food trucks, a stage, and plenty of areas to kick back and chill. It was an explosion of queer creativity and community, with all types of creatives represented behind stalls and on stage. Artist stalls were loosely grouped by discipline and this grouping […]
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I had the pleasure of attending the UQ Union International Collective’s Candlelight Concert on the 3rd of June. The advertisement for the event outlined a night of music and candlelight underneath the stars out at the Amphitheatre on the UQ lakes. However, I was informed by the organisers that, due to the cooler-than-expected evening, the […]
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Today marks one year since the monumental University of Queensland Union student general meeting. The meeting was held on May 29, 2024. Leading up to the general meeting, there was significant discontent from many students regarding UQ’s inaction towards the genocide occurring in Palestine. In May last year, UQ Muslim Students for Palestine called out […]
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Here at Semper, we’re proud of our rich history as the UQU student newspaper. As the times and content have changed, so has the formatting – what began as hot-type hand-setting and composing has evolved to hyperlinks and Instagram posts. So, join us on a trip down memory lane as we appreciate all the different […]
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1966 – Vietnam War Fund The Vietnam War was raging on and Australia had joined the war by this point. The Semper Floreat in the 60s showed a keen interest in reporting on a wide range of student politics (‘stupol’). Throughout my research into the period of Semper Floreat throughout the 60s and 70s, various […]
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An hour’s drive North of Gatton campus lies the Ravensbourne National Park. Over the Easter Holidays, I took a trip up to visit and would like to encourage you to head North and enjoy the nearby forest. Ravensbourne is the casual hiker’s dream location. Its many towering trees provide ample housing for a large variety […]
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The UQU Students’ Rights Collective, under the guidance of the Academic Officer Lucy Den Houting, launched a new body, the ‘Academic Advocacy Network’ (AAN). During the UQU’s budget meeting, the council voted to encode the AAN in UQU regulation. This means that in the years to come, the Academic Officer must continue to hold AAN […]
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1944 – University and the War UQ, like most institutions throughout Australia, took part in the Second World War effort. Quotas were fixed for the university to meet in regards to research and other special work that arose out of the need to prepare Australia for war. Courses in malaria control, refrigeration technology and combating chemical […]
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I’m sitting in the Fryer Library, flipping through a collection of Semper Floreat issues from 1966. An orange slip of paper is nestled between the pages of an edition published on 17th March 1966. The words “Vietnam Protest Week March 21-27” are in a large, bold font. Some of the items on the agenda include […]
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