Around 380 BC, Plato wrote the Gorgias, a fictional dialogue between Socrates and a group of sophists at a dinner party. The work follows the principle of Plato’s other dialogues: the group debates amongst themselves about the true nature of political rhetoric through the Socratic method. Both Socrates and Plato believed earnestly in the intellectual…
Opinion
When it comes to dating, do you have a type?
Most of us have a preference, but have you ever stopped to think why you're attracted to certain people and not others?
And whether underlying that attraction, or lack thereof, lurks some kind of prejudice?
Millions of people tune in every year to watch Love…
True crime is everywhere. Turn on the TV, pick a podcast, or go on social media, and you’ll find it. Of course, there is good reason for this - we all love true crime. I’ll admit it, I’m an addict, and binge-watched Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, a 10-part Netflix series looking into the life…
Zoe Edgerley reflects on 20 years of undergraduate women at St Andrew’s College
This past week the Republican controlled Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. This heartbreaking action reverses the decision in 1973 that made abortion legal and recognised a woman’s constitutional right to abortion under the fourteenth amendment, the right to privacy. In 1973…
Maya Smith reflects on 20 years of undergraduate women at St Andrew’s College
Growing up, I was fortunate to never feel like I had to fight to be equal with my brothers. My parents created a culture in our house where gender wasn’t a factor that had to be overcome in the mundane day-to-day expectations…
Clancy Aboud tackles the perennial Nick Kyrgios conundrum.
Every sport has its villains. Look no further than the theatrical antics of UFC fighter Conor McGregor or the former NBA star Dennis Rodman. But that doesn’t mean that you don’t want these guys in your corner. They’re the characters that we love to hate, but more…
Alex Malouf reflects on the concept of hatred and situates it in the current political climate.
Hate.
The word ‘hate’ is, at least in English, a very vague concept. You can use it for just about any kind of negative relationship with anything, regardless of how severe it actually is. You hate stubbing your toe…
Emily Hewitt-Park takes us through the case for bail reform laws, as Australia’s political and social landscape continues to change.
Many of us can recall where we were the morning Man Haron Monis held eighteen individuals hostage in a Lindt cafe in Martin Place .
I was twelve years old and in Year 6. A…
For Earth Day 2022, St Andrew’s College Sustainability Society secretary, Faith Roche investigates the superficiality of the sustainability movement and considers what more can be done.
Happy Earth Day, folks!
This April 22nd you can switch on your green choices for a day, a week or even two. You could ride your bike to work,…
For International Women’s Day, Gemma Hudson reflects on the social conditioning of gender in society and advocates for substantive change.
We like it when people are nice, but we especially like it when women are nice. We like it when they’re accommodating, respectful, diplomatic. We’re told that no matter what happens, there is nothing to…