Semper Floreat is the University of Queensland Union's free & independent student newspaper.
The University of Queensland Union (UQU) Secretary posted on September 8, notice of the 2021 UQU elections. Nominations will be open from September 13 to September 17, with the elections to take place from October 11-15. Semper Floreat will be holding a presidential debate night in the week before the election period and encourage all […]
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At a meeting of the clubs & societies committee on August 17 the committee passed a motion making it so that all annual general meetings, special general meetings, and inaugural general meetings must be held in person. The motion reinforces current practices in response to people breaking rules and does not change practices. In response […]
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The University of Queensland has come under fire from the UQ Union Women’s Collective over the university’s handling of and response to sexual assault and harassment. The Women’s Collective issued a statement on May 24, in response to stories published in The Australian newspaper on May 22 detailing the alleged sexual harassment and assault of […]
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The Labor-backed ‘Empower’ ticket will not appear above the line on 2019 election ballots, the University of Queensland Union’s Electoral Tribunal has ruled today. The electoral group had originally nominated under the name ‘Together’ after the split of the incumbent Focus ticket. It would have marked the first time since 2017 that students from Labor’s […]
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This Wednesday night, the University of Queensland Union is holding a Student General Meeting. You’ve probably seen the signs and you’re wondering: “What the H is an SGM?” Semper is here to answer that for you. This General Meeting will consider two questions. Firstly, whether or not a new Schonell Theatre should be run by […]
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At the February meeting of UQ Union Council, your student representatives voted to condemn UQ’s proposed smoking ban. You’ve probably seen the big purple signs all over campus announcing that UQ will be smoke free from July 1st this year. And if you haven’t yet, then you need to attend more classes. The decision follows […]
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UQ Union President Jeremy Lwin likes to tell people about his patented Open Door Policy, but some students aren’t quite sure why it actually exists. Here are some of our top uses for Jeremy Lwin’s Open Door Policy. Get Out of the Rain Precipitation is at 60% and the wind is 23km/h today, so today’s […]
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The Scoop UQ’s famous Market Day has delivered all of its usual fun this week: freebies, ear-splitting basslines from the main stage, and student politics drama spilling onto the Great Court. UQ’s Labor Left Club have petitioned the UQ Union President to disband a new committee that investigates clubs for misbehaviour after the committee banned […]
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Today marks a sacred day, or at least a feared one by many ‘regular’ students. If you haven’t already seen them in their bright shirts and eagerness to hand you one of those be all or end all campaign leaflets, you must be living the high life at another campus. But listen up, as someone […]
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Today we have seen confirmation of what students have been saying for decades. The rates of sexual assault and harassment at University campuses are staggeringly high. In 2015/16 1.1% of UQ students have been sexually assaulted in a University setting. 28% have been sexually harassed on university grounds – or during travel to and from […]
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