End of Semester Freak Out
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, in these hard time’s procrastination is my partner in crime, the monkey on my back always suggesting better ways to spend my time. I can always write that essay later…. right? Yet, there always seems to be another later, as if my ability to procrastinate is so advanced now I have mastered the art of creating fictitious amounts of time. Which would be fine if it didn’t become all too clear, that time was not fictitious at all,... Read More
A Day at SBS
It was a brilliantly sunny morning the day I began my one week long internship at SBS TV News: much to my ignorance for the pouring rain that was to come for the rest of the week. But I think it was an accurate reflection of what it was like to work for a big television channel. It was an amazing experience, something almost all journalists aspire to. I know, some may say that their aim is to be a written journalist , radio or TV journalist. But your decision should remain open... Read More
Musically Studying
Am I the only one who can study with music on? Sometimes, when you have a rather dreary book in front of you, or a large booklet of notes taken from a friend so you can highlight the living daylights out of it, you just feel the world around you is too silent. You’ve searched for this area, whether it be your room or the library, you’ve found you’re spot, but something is missing. Something loud. And musical. For me personally, I remember that during my HSC, there was very... Read More
Sounds Sunny
Album Review The Shiralee by TheRedSunBand If you are the type of person who enjoys the grunge music of the 90’s or the psychedelic feeling of the 60’s then TheRedSunBand and their second album The Shiralee is just right for you. The band’s sound is a mixture or classic grunge, mixed perfectly with a psychedelic edge. In other words they play pretty, loud, dark, sad dream-pop. The Sydney based band consisting of Sarah & Lizzie Kelly and Jasper Fenton released their... Read More
Not quite sci-fi
Never Let Me Go Directed by Mark Romanek We are constantly running from the end. The idea of death scares the bejesus out of most of us, and society will do absolutely everything to delay the day that death knocks on our door. But what most of us don’t realise that we are all dying, slowly (some faster than others) as each day we get one step closer to our inevitable fate. Mark Romanek’s adaptation of the novel Never Let Me Go is haunting in its story of love, death and how... Read More
Friends hustling jobs out to friends
Warren (www.warren.smn.net.au) is a site run by students of the Bachelor of Design for their peers. It's a neat community that builds on skills and relationships. Warren is a sister site of DEGREE! University students are reliable in the sense that they are always in a state of motion, moving between full time study to part/full time work, possibly an internship and always a night out on the piss. And to say this draining lifestyle will be the easiest part of our lives is... Read More
A Trek Through Parra Campus.
To all those UWS Parramatta Students that drive to Uni… WE KNOW HOW YOU FEEL! Those of you that don’t know, it is apparently difficult to find parking at the Parra campus. Geline and Laura decided to check this out themselves. THEY WISH THEY NEVER DID ! WALK from THE EDGE of North Campus to the shuttle bus Wait about 10 minutes. Destination in front of Building EA at the South Campus. MISSION AND A HALF ! -Geline Garcia and Laura Ranola- Read More
The Job Hunter
This week Rebecca reviews a film made by one of our very own. The Job Hunter Directed by Saber Baluch Here at Degree, not only do we love bringing you the latest in film from around the globe, but we also love showcasing the talent that UWS has to offer. This week I am lucky enough to be able to do both! The universal struggle for independence from our parents is something that we have all experienced at some stage. Relationships, cars, jobs, are all matters where we strive to... Read More
What Royal Wedding?
For the most part the royal family is like Australia’s old Aunty Mable. Rarely remembered until she insists on visiting. Her arrival is anticipated with a sense of foreboding (everyone knows Aunty Mable isn’t easy to please) yet she is greeted with smiles and enthusiasm, as she tells us stories of when we were just knee-high brats, complaining about our hair and asking why we aren’t yet married. Disney has indoctrinated many women with a love for the ‘Princess’ that... Read More
