Where Did All The Butches Go?
“Butch is masculinity without men, femininity without compromise, and queerness without apology”. If you’ve been in lesbian circles lately, or especially if you’ve tried dating as a lesbian, you’ve probably heard people joke about the “masc shortage”. Well, if we’re facing a masc shortage, then we’re in the midst of an all-out Butch Crisis. But […]
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Ali’s Aerie (Queer Edition)
The primary subtractive colours of cyan, magenta, and yellow can be mixed to create all the colours of the rainbow. For our Queer Edition, I’m gifting you birdies proudly displaying these colours. Cyan – Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) A recently-published study, ‘Personality predicts song complexity in superb fairy-wrens’, reveals that superb fairywrens’ beautiful songs hold […]
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TERFBUSTERS Counter Protest Recap
Author’s note: This is a very scattered recap of the event. I originally had no intention of writing a recap when I first decided to go. However, as things began happening, I started taking some notes, but my focus was mainly on being present at the event and standing up for my community. On Sunday, […]
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Candlelight Concert Success at UQ
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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Monumental UQU General Meeting One Year Anniversary
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 […]
Continue ReadingEDITION: Semper Through The Ages
Semper Through The Ages was published in late April, 2025. The unformatted articles are also available online. Views: 37
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Review: MO Theatre’s PRAMKICKER at Queensland Theatre
PRAMKICKER is a sharp, witty and ultimately empowering insight into the plight of the modern woman. Sadie Hasler’s play is unflinching in its open address of motherhood, feminine rage, and what it means to choose what you truly want and figure out who you are as an adult. And it leaves no stone unturned in discussions […]
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Academic Advocacy Network
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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ATTENTION: Gatton Students!Ravensbourne: Your Next Weekend Adventure
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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Student Politics: Through the Ages
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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