UQ, the Union, and You
During most people’s introduction to university the UQ administration is their friend, and the student union is their smaller, much poorer friend. Over time however, if they pay attention, students will typically come to a more complete (and cynical) understanding of the various players in the petty power games that underlie the corporate side of […]
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LGBT+ rights – rapidly growing e-petition
An e-petition started on the 15th of February by Esther Vale and sponsored by Michael Berkman, the Greens MP for Maiwar, has seen remarkably large number of signatures with it being one of the fastest growing active e-petition on the QLD parliament website. The e-petition seeks to recognise LGBT+ people in the Birth, Deaths and […]
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Studying from home
These past few semesters have been very different from the norm with the coronavirus pandemic leading to all UQ courses being offered via flexible delivery, and most students taking their courses online, at least in part. While a large section of the general workforce has transitioned to working from home, people have raised the point […]
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Sexuality and identities
In response to the anonymous love letters I have received enquiring about my sexuality. Performance in accordance with sexualities entails the fulfilment of the requisite coordinates on a multiplexed system which consists of: consent, in its primacy; actions, of one or more minds; objects such as bodies; immediate contexts or settings; broader narratives; and, any […]
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You don’t need Netflix, you have a better, free* alternative
For some time now, I’ve been hooked on trying to consume all the ClassicsTM in time to be considered cultured. For some reason the deadline in my head is 30, which still seems a lifetime away, but there are just oh so many classic films out there. Even just a few years ago it seemed […]
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Facebook hides Semper content
On February 18 Australian students visiting the Semper Floreat Facebook page discovered a lack of content as Facebook blocked Australian’s from viewing news on Facebook in response to the Australian Government’s attempts to force tech companies to pay publishers for news that appears in people’s feeds. However the ban has not limited to news organizations […]
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Peter Hoj named University of Adelaide Vice-Chancellor
The University of Adelaide has announced that Professor Peter Hoj, AC will be its new Vice-Chancellor. Professor Hoj served as UQ’s Vice-Chancellor from 2012 to 2020. For Professor Hoj, it is a return to the University that appointed him a Professor of Viticulture (winegrowing) in 1995, and where he continued to work until 2004, when […]
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A Marxist analysis of Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution (2019) directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Motonori Sakakibara is a remake of the first Pokémon film ever released Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998). The story begins with the creation of Mewtwo, an artificial Pokémon which is a modified clone of the Pokémon Mew. This article […]
Continue ReadingGreater Brisbane to go into lockdown
From 6pm on Friday January 8 to 6pm on Monday January 11, people living in Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Moreton, and Redlands council areas will be required to stay home, as the Greater Brisbane area goes into lockdown. The lockdown comes after a cleaner at quarantine hotel tested positive to a highly infectious strain of coronavirus […]
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Credits, 2018-2020
Yesterday marked my last day as the Chief Editor of Semper Floreat, and the illustrious incoming chief, Matthew Johnson, has given his blessing for me to wrap up the past few years before handing over the quill. I want to start by thanking the readers of Semper. Whether you’ve been picking up the paper just to […]
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