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Education? In This Economy?

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Welcome to the 2024 academic year, and more importantly to the institution, which is supposed to serve you with quality education, equivalent to the amount we pay.  Except it doesn’t. Now, more than ever, universities are shifting towards an increasingly privatised model that cares little for the standard of education it delivers.   Historically, university and access to education has long served as a barrier to divide the ruling class from those below them. Today, although there have been advancements in access, particularly for historically disenfranchised groups like women, universities remain a ground for profit making and division. Instead of setting
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Opinion

Why You Should Get Involved in Radio Monash

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Georgie McColm is President of Radio Monash. Why You Should Get Involved in Radio Monash This Year! Radio Monash, aka Radmon, is one of the coolest places you can be on campus. Starting all the way back in 1972, we have a long history of providing students with awesome opportunities to get into creative media. Whilst we may have radio in the name, Radio Monash is a lot more than just radio!   So What is Radio Monash, and What Do We Do? Radio Monash is an independent radio station that is run for students, by students. We are the
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Analysis

Ships, adulthood, and piña coladas

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Words by John Sopar   “You’re an adult now.” I remember my father speaking these words to me on my eighteenth birthday, the age at which I stepped into legal adulthood. The funny thing was, I didn’t feel any different. I didn’t feel any wiser, any more experienced in life, any more mature. I just felt like myself, as I had the day before, and the day before that. We went out to dinner to celebrate my ability to legally order myself a cocktail at our restaurant of choice. Of course I’d had alcohol before that night though, so that
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