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Blackout poetry: saccharine-free USU board thank you statuses / p. 12 After an unfriendly vote, the The disunity of the left is the The case against constitional state of abortion access in truth of the world: Young recognition of Indigenous NSW / p. 18 Labor State Conference / p. 6 Australians / p. 11 Study drugs p. 14 S1W12 / FIRST PUBLISHED 1929 PUBLISHED S1W12 / FIRST HONI SOIT LETTERS Acknowledgement of Country Fan mail Angry Best We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. The University of Sydney – where we write, publish and distribute reacts only Honi Soit – is on the sovereign land of these people. As students and journalists, we recognise our complicity in the ongoing colonisation of Indigenous land. In Wow react Sad react recognition of our privilege, we vow to not only include, but to prioritise and centre the experiences of Indigenous people, and to be reflective when we fail to. We We are nothing if not adaptive to will of recognise our duty to be a counterpoint to the racism that plagues the mainstream media, and to adequately represent the perspectives of Indigenous students at It’s great to see that the University of Just want to rant that Facebook just re- the digital revolution. Since it seems our our University. We also wholeheartedly thank our Indigenous reporters for the continuing contribution of their labour to our learning. Sydney uses the Great Hall as a venue moved the thankful react and I’m really readers prefer to let out their anger via of the for hire, with the lavish Crichton wed- sad about it. a convienient Facebook comment, over ding reportedly spending $20,000 an outdated email letter, we are going alone just to have the toilets cleaned Robert Tannous Who made this to start publishing the weekly highlights. Editorial Contents spick and span in readiness for guests. First Year Science. 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They are running to be punching bags. Honi is Opinion / 9 Natassia Chrysanthos Siobhan Ryan too late, all seats were taken and so I may have missed over the week. always too left for the right and too right for the left. Ann Ding Friday for publication. Keep This article is false. There are no fac- Michael Sun missed seeing my daughter being pre- The editorship qualifies you uniquely well for a job Perspective / 11 Justine Landis-Hanley tions in the liberals. Maani Truu sented with her double degree. Dur- it under 300 words and in a dying industry: print journalism. It pays less and Aidan Molins demands more hours than any comparable job on Creative / 12 ing the graduation ceremony attend- include your name, degree, Kerrod Gream campus. For all that, editors are not martyrs — Honi ees were invited for lunch. 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It is not a I have not yet used the angry react national Students’ Officers were due Where have we— eight years, possibly as a result of the Venn diagram. Regulars / 25 button on Facebook but I would in re- to submit reports. This was incorrect; campaigning period being shortened. — Run only when you understand that the ‘Honi sponse to the Bondi vet replacement the Officers who were due to submit I am tired of seeing chalk saying hope clique’ is just a byword for the people who care The Garter Press / 26 story being on the same page as cuts reports were the Interfaith and Inter- has risen, by the EU. piss off with your enough about the paper to make it happen. to universities. How could they possi- campus Officers. Honi would like to manipulation, I am a pagan and for — Run for Honi. It’s great. bly be equal stories. How can we care extend an apology to those Officers me hope never fell, it never will. 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